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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1933

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To Proceed Work Of World Conference Some Decision To-day Move of Gold Countries. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 10 July 1933 · page 5

The decision of the bureau of the World Conference to proceed with the work to the utmost extent possible necessitates a complete review…

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Bullahdelah Alum Mines

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 11 July 1933 · page 2

A new company has obtained the sole rights to the alum deposits of the alum mountain, near Bullahdelah, and any plant on the site. A recent…

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Further Split Southern Miners and A,l,p, Expulsion of Member. Wollongong

Daily Examiner · Friday 14 July 1933 · page 5

Another development in the dispute between the State Labor party and the Miners' Federation occurred yesterday, when it was announced that the delegate…

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Bullet in Head Shot Fired at Mining Camp Victim Refuses to Tell. Alice Springs

Daily Examiner · Saturday 15 July 1933 · page 5

Although in a critical condition suffering from a severe bullet wound in the head, Frederick Lehmann, a young German immigrant, who was admitted to…

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Valuable Strips of Gold Missed by Melbourne Thieves. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 19 July 1933 · page 5

Thieves who broke into a jeweller's shop in the city last night knew very little about gold. Although hundreds of pounds worth was lying about the shop…

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'Gold for Notes' Duped Doctor's Story Government Officials Indignant. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 19 July 1933 · page 5

Indignation was expressed by members of the State Treasury to-day, at the allegation of Dr. S. L. Kochhar, medical practitioner, of British Guiana, who was…

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Mining at Moonee Coramba Warden's Court Suspension of Labor Conditions

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 19 July 1933 · page 7

In the Warden's Court, Coramba, William John suspension, through his agent, Mr. Win. McGill, applied for six months suspension of labor conditions on…

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Petrol At 1 A Gallon? Oil From Coal British Proposition in Australia Also Guaranteed Preference Work for Thousands of Men. London

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 19 July 1933 · page 5

The Prime Minister (Mr. Ramsay Macdonald) announced, in the House of Commons to-day that legislation would be introduced in the autumn to…

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Huge Chemical Project Use 1000 Tons of Coal a Day. London

Daily Examiner · Thursday 20 July 1933 · page 5

Imperial Chemical Industries announces that it will erect a hydrogenation factory directly employing 3500 persons, including miners, in addition to many others…

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A Broken Promise No Gold on Demand

Daily Examiner · Friday 21 July 1933 · page 6

It has been decided to delete from the new Commonwealth notes the promise to pay their face values in gold. This has long been broken, and now has no…

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Flying on Coal Oil Home Defence Air Squadron. London

Daily Examiner · Friday 21 July 1933 · page 5

The Under-Secretary for Air, Sir Philip Sassoon, stated in the House of Commons to-day that the home defence air squadron was flying solely on oil extracted from…

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State Coal Mine Losses

Daily Examiner · Saturday 22 July 1933 · page 4

Decreased output owing to industrial disputes limited the operations of the State coal mine at Wonthaggi (Vic.) for the year ended June 30 last, and it is…

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Finding of Gold Would Populate N. Australia Opinion of Bovril's Chairman. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 24 July 1933 · page 5

Lord Luke, presiding at a meeting of Estates Control, Limited, said that some people apparently expected that North Australia was going to blossom like the…

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Coal From Newcastle Six Months Exports Increase. Newcastle

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 25 July 1933 · page 5

Exports of coal from Newcastle during the six months ended June 30, 1933, totalled 128,568 tons more than the corresponding six months of last year. The…

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Oil From Coal Inquiries by Commonwealth. Canberra

Daily Examiner · Thursday 27 July 1933 · page 5

The Minister in charge of development (Senator McLachlan) stated to-day that Mr. Rogers, the Commonwealth's fuel adviser, had communicated with him from…

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Chamber Commerce Meeting At Grafton Butter Production and Marketing the Search for Gold

Daily Examiner · Thursday 27 July 1933 · page 7

Members of the Grafton Chamber of Commerce met at the Grafton Town Hall last night, there being present:--Messrs. R. C. Braithwaite, J. B. McDougall, W…

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Amazing Escape Pit Cage Crashes 1350Ft, Twelve Miners. Miss Death Auckland

Daily Examiner · Friday 28 July 1933 · page 5

When a cage descending a shaft of Waihi mine broke away through the pulley clutch breaking, 12 occupants were plunged down 1350 feet, but miraculously…

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Country Men and Gold Passes

Daily Examiner · Saturday 29 July 1933 · page 4

When the Legislative Assembly reassembles the foundations of the reformed Upper House will be laid by a ballot of members of both Houses of Parliament. Reports of defects in the scheme of reform and veiled suggestions that parts of the new law are ultra vires the constitution have been made but…

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New Market for Coal Home-produced Petrol. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 31 July 1933 · page 5

The Goal Utilisation Council states that a new market for coal as large and valuable as that represented by the entire British war industry is in prospect as…

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Miners' Federation Question of A.L.P. Affiliation. Newcastle

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 1 August 1933 · page 5

On behalf of himself and all other members representing coal mining constituencies in the north, Mr. J. M. Baddeley has issued a statement to members…

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