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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1932

353 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 11 of 18

Exporting Coined Gold Charge Against Gold Buyer. Auckland

Daily Examiner · Saturday 6 August 1932 · page 5

George Washington, 36, a gold buyer, was charged at the Police Court yesterday with exporting coined gold, 207 sovereigns and 219 half-sovereigns, without…

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Coal Industry Freights and Output. Lithgow

Daily Examiner · Saturday 6 August 1932 · page 4

Speaking at Lithgow to-day, the Premier, Mr. Stevens, said the Government did not intend to give any subsidy to the Railway Department for the purpose of…

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Seizure of Gold. Wellington (N.z.)

Daily Examiner · Monday 8 August 1932 · page 3

Just before the sailing of the Zealandia, Customs officers seized gold valued at £150, which was found in luggage belonging to a married couple. After the…

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Gold Find in N.Z. River. Wellington (N.z.)

Daily Examiner · Monday 8 August 1932 · page 3

The discovery of coarse grains of gold in the Ngaruroro River, Hastings, by unemployed relief workers engaged in the river improvement scheme, caused some…

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Vic. State Coal Mine Notices of Dismissal. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 10 August 1932 · page 5

On Saturday and yesterday notices of dismissal were served on about 150 State mine employees, making nearly 400 in the last two or three weeks. It is stated there…

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Search for Gold Police Disappointed. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 10 August 1932 · page 5

The passengers who arrived from New Zealand by the steamer Zealandia to-day witnessed an unusual spectacle of a party of police boarding the steamer to search…

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Australia's New Tyre Dunlop "Gold Seal" Features, Silence and Extra Mileage

Daily Examiner · Thursday 11 August 1932 · page 3

Considering the outstanding service and mileage being obtained from tyres by motorists throughout the Commonwealth, it is almost amazing that…

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Melting Down Gold Plate

Daily Examiner · Saturday 13 August 1932 · page 4

Canon Alexander, of St. Paul's, has explained why the Cathedral's £10,000 gold communion plate is to be melted down. The plate was presented to St…

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Local and General Mining Activity

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 16 August 1932 · page 2

There is still a good deal of mining activitiy in this district. Sitting as Mining Warden at Coramba court house on Tuesday, Mr. Hawkins dealt…

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Richest for Years Bendigo Gold Crushing. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 16 August 1932 · page 5

Bendigo's richest crushing for some years was recorded to-day, when the Hercules gold mine at Long Gully returned a yield of a little less than 20z to…

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Jockey's Gold Whip Stolen

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 17 August 1932 · page 4

Clothing, a small sum of money and other articles, altogether valued at £2915, the property of A. Mabien and D. Castle, jockeys, were stolen from their room at…

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Good Gold at Drake

Daily Examiner · Friday 19 August 1932 · page 4

Considerable local interest has been aroused by the consistent good fortune of Mr. G. Parker, of Drake, who has been prospecting for some time in the vicinity…

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State Coal Mine Miners Agree to Rationing. Lithgow

Daily Examiner · Monday 22 August 1932 · page 3

An aggregate meeting of Lithgow miners was held to-day. It was decided to again interview the Government regarding certain proposals put forward by…

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Sixteen Years Life of Broken Hill Mines. Broken Hill

Daily Examiner · Monday 22 August 1932 · page 3

Addressing a meeting of metallurgical experts here Mr. A. Fairweather, superintendent of the south mine, declared the life of Broken Hill mines was 16 years…

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Vic, State Coal Mine Tribunal Recommends Wages Cut. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 24 August 1932 · page 5

The coal tribunal appointed by the Government to inquire into the wages dispute at the Wonthaggi State coal mine recommended a reduction of 20 per cent…

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Mine Sealed Up. Newcastle

Daily Examiner · Thursday 25 August 1932 · page 3

In the interests of safety it has been decided to seal up the Myall colliery at Cardiff, following the discovery of a fire and carbon monoxide fumes. It is…

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Gold for New York £359,800 Worth From Australia New York

Daily Examiner · Monday 29 August 1932 · page 5

The Federal Reserve Bank has announced that 1,799,000 dollars worth of gold had arrived at San Francisco to-day from Australia…

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Lithgow State Coal Mine Transferred to Mines Department. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 31 August 1932 · page 5

The State Cabinet to-day' decided that the State coal mine at Lithgow should be operated in future as a State undertaking…

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Gold Cup Match Kangaroos Defeat Lawrence

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 31 August 1932 · page 6

South Grafton Kangaroos defeated Lawrence for the Lawrence Gold Cup, after an evenly contested week-end game, by 9 to 8. The visitors' success can be…

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Gold Smuggling Suspected Detectives Board Liner. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 31 August 1932 · page 5

Detectives this morning boarded the liner Maungunui, on arrival from New Zealand, and questioned two men and a woman, whom they believed were…

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