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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1933

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Hostility to Lang Miners Federation Speeches. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 2 August 1933 · page 5

Astonishing hostility towards the leader of the Labor party, Mr. Lang, was displayed in a series of sensational speeches delivered by…

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Lang Assailed By Miners Revolt Expected The Lang Labor Movement Trouble Over Control Expulsion Threat Bombshell. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 2 August 1933 · page 5

It was learned to-day that the Garden-Glaves faction had decided to expel W. Evans, a prominent member of the Lang executive, from the…

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BREAKAWAY Southern Miners And A.L.P, Setback for Lang Faction Opinions Reversed Since Bulli. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 3 August 1933 · page 5

Although the ballot being conducted on the northern coalfields to determine whether the Miners' Federation will break away' from' the…

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Gold Mining in New Guinea an Interesting Letter

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 4 August 1933 · page 3

Mr. Dou McRae, of Barrington, recently received the following interesting letter from Mr. Joe Bryan, of Surprise Creek, via Wau. New…

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Truce Reached Coal Strike in America. Washington

Daily Examiner · Monday 7 August 1933 · page 5

Administration officials announced that a truce had been reached in the bituminous coal strike. The man will return to work, and have been granted minor…

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Gold Paint Fatality

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 8 August 1933 · page 2

Mrs. Ivy Burniston, aged 39, wife of Mr. Roy Burniston, of Bathurst street, Singleton, was doing some artistic card work, when some gold paint entered a…

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Miners' Grievance Work Stoppage Advocated Slashing Attack on Baddeley. Wollongong

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 8 August 1933 · page 5

After vigorously protesting against a continuance of stone dusting in mines, aggregate meetings of miners, held at Woonona and Helensburgh yesterday,…

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'This Oil Business' Wide Ramifications Advantages Over Coal

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 9 August 1933 · page 8

The address at the recent weekly luncheon, of Arimidale Rotary, Club was given by Mr. J. F. Morrison, district superintendent of the Shell Oil Company at…

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Notes for Gold

Daily Examiner · Monday 14 August 1933 · page 4

An unusual feature of the "notes [?] gold" swindle worked on a visitor to Brisbane was that two confidence men, who worked the trick, gave the vietim…

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Pegged As Mining Claim Proposed Site for University. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Monday 14 August 1933 · page 5

A small party of Carlton residents, led by Mr. Barry, M.L.A., carried six large wooden pegs to the old Carlton ground and pegged out the whole area of…

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State Parliament Govt. Supporters Confer Upper House Election Gold Fass Problem Unsolved. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 16 August 1933 · page 5

A meeting of the arliamentary supporters of the State Government was held to-day. The Address in Reply to the opening speech delivered…

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Black Bull Creek Mining

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 18 August 1933 · page 2

A nugget of smelted gold brought to Dorrigo on Wednesday evening by Mr. Hughie Graham turned the scales at 25ozs. 8 cwts. Mr. Graham…

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Three Men Killed Premature Explosion at 600Ft. Level in Mine. Perth

Daily Examiner · Friday 18 August 1933 · page 5

Thomas William Bennett (43), Stanley Maurice Somerville (37), and David Moorehouse Greep (29), were killed when a premature explosion…

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PALACES Sultans In Java Travel in State Gold Coaches and Harems. (No. 5)

Daily Examiner · Friday 18 August 1933 · page 7

Sultans still maintain their dignify in Java, but not their power. They live in palaces, with a great retinue of servants, maintain harems, and keep up the ancient…

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Gold Buyer Without a License

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 22 August 1933 · page 4

Before Mr. H. Hawkins, P.M., at the Grafton Police Court yesterday morning, George Albert Jones, 29, was charged with having, at Grafton on August 19, acted…

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Goldfield's Epic Fight With New Guinea Kanakas Brave Man Killed Heroism of the Women

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 23 August 1933 · page 8

Mr. Tom Yeomans, the well-known pioneer, scout of Placer Development, Ltd., and Gulolo Dredging, Ltd., sends particulars of the sensational fight at Ramu,…

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Gold Cup Match Kempsey v. Coff's Harbor

Daily Examiner · Thursday 24 August 1933 · page 6

COFF'S HARBOR, Wednesday. Next Saturday a special train will carry the Coff's Harbor Cup team and supporters to Kempsey where an effort will be…

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Claude Bridge Gold Cup Coff's Win From Kempsey

Daily Examiner · Monday 28 August 1933 · page 1

Coff's Harbor were successful yesterday in lifting the Claude Bridge Gold Cup from Kempsey, whom they defeated by 11 points to seven. The game throughout was…

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Mining Shares Active Due to Hugh Price of Gold. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 29 August 1933 · page 5

Due to the high price quoted for gold in London,shares in various gold mining companies were eagerly sought after on Sydney Stock Exchange to-day. Sales were…

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A New Home Kempsey's Gold Cup

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 29 August 1933 · page 3

Coffs, Harbour scored another greal win on Saturday, at Kempsey, when they won the Gold Cup, which is now on view with other trophies in…

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