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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1932

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Gold Recovered From Sunken Liner Egypt. Paris

Daily Examiner · Saturday 25 June 1932 · page 5

Divers on the Italian salvage ship Artiglio raised several tons of gold from the liner Egypt's storage room, which was filled to its capacity. The salvage…

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Gold Haul £800,000 From Sunken Egypt Being Taken to London. Paris

Daily Examiner · Monday 27 June 1932 · page 5

The Italian salvage vessel, Artiglio, has raised about £800,000 worth of gold from the liner Egypt's storeroom, comprising gold bars and sovereigns. She is…

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Promoter's Hopes Big Gold Production Company. Perth

Daily Examiner · Thursday 30 June 1932 · page 6

E. Claude de Bernalee, chairman of the gold bonus delegation, states he intends to visit England with the object of forming a gold production company, with a…

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In Mine Shaft Old Man's Body Found Aborigine Sentenced to Death Perth

Daily Examiner · Thursday 30 June 1932 · page 4

In the Criminal Court yesterday, an aborigine, Narrawarra, was sentenced to death for the wilful murder of Thomas Wall, 70, a prospector, near Laverton…

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Mining on Catchment Area

Daily Examiner · Friday 1 July 1932 · page 5

An unusual application was before. Armidale City Council at its fortnightly meeting when the fact was made known by the Public Works Department that a…

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Increasing. Eastern Coal Trade. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Friday 1 July 1932 · page 7

The Minister for Commerce, Mr Hawker, stated to-day that during the three months ended March, 1932 Australia exported 47,356 tons of coal to the East,…

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N,z, Coal Strike Efforts to Settee Fail. Auckland

Daily Examiner · Monday 4 July 1932 · page 3

Efforts to settle the coal strike [?] failed, and the dispute appears li[?] last some time. It is probable l[?]ders for coal will be lodged in A[?]…

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N.Z. Coal Strike Mines to Open with Free Labor. Wellington (N.z.)

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 5 July 1932 · page 5

Following on the decision of the miners not to accept the owners’ terms a meeting of mincowners to–day resolved to open the mines to–morrow…

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Central and Upper Bucca Gold Mining Operations Developmental Road

Daily Examiner · Thursday 7 July 1932 · page 1

Milder weather is prevailing after a week of southerly winds. The showery conditions have given good results the pasture lands, and although the nights…

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Still Idle New Zealand Collieries Position at Waikato. Wellington (N.z.)

Daily Examiner · Thursday 7 July 1932 · page 5

The Waikato collieries still remain idle. Following an announcement by the owners that the mines would be opened for work on Tuesday morning, not a…

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U.S. CONGRESS Fate Of Relief Bill Wets of Both Parties Active Gold "Hidden, Hoarded and Cornered." Washington

Daily Examiner · Thursday 7 July 1932 · page 5

Congress was reconvened to-day after the holiday recess. The leaders continue to express hopes for an early adjournment. However, a number of incidents indicate…

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Gold Mining Bucca Creek Output Prospects of Electricity

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 8 July 1932 · page 1

At Mr. Henderson's battery at Upper Bucca quite a number of crushings have been put through lately. Of 15 tons from Nutley Brothers…

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Coal and Coke Cut in Railway Freights to Assist Trade. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 8 July 1932 · page 5

In an endeavor to assist the coal trade The State Government has decided temporarily to reduce, railway freights on mat and coke to the 1920 level. In…

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N.Z. Miners' Strike Work to Commence with Volunteer Labor. Wellington, N.Z.

Daily Examiner · Friday 8 July 1932 · page 5

Notwithstanding the conference of coal miners and owners. which will be held at Wellington at Government instigation to bring about a settlement of the dispute…

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Mount Arthur Mine Gold at Lionsville?

Daily Examiner · Saturday 9 July 1932 · page 4

The Mount Arthyr gold mine, Lionsville, has been secured by a registered Sydney company and under the management of Mr. G. Sutherland operations will…

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Queensland Gold Shares Advance. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Saturday 9 July 1932 · page 6

Strong support of the Queensland gold mining companies continues on the Stock Exchange. Australian gold development shares rose £100 to £400, representing an…

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State Coal Mine Operations to Be Suspended Skeleton Staff to Remain Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 13 July 1932 · page 5

After a meeting of the State Cabinet to–day, Mr. Stevens announced that the Government had decided in the interests of economy, to suspend operations at the…

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N.Z. Miners' Strike. Wellington (N.z.)

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 13 July 1932 · page 5

By a four to one majority the Northern miners decided to accept a compromise agreement, and work will be resumed to–day. The owners undertake to avoid…

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Search for Gold Expedition to the Interior. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 13 July 1932 · page 2

An elaborately equipped expedition led by Mr. C. Chapman, of Roma,will leave Brisbane on Thursday to search for gold, in Central Australia…

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Gold Jewellery for Minting Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Thursday 14 July 1932 · page 3

Gold jewellery, of a gross weight of 200,000 outcomes, was received at the Melbourne Mint during the past 12 months…

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