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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1933

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Currency Confusion 'Gold Bloc' in Europe? London

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 29 August 1933 · page 5

Referring to currency confusion, the "Daily Telegraph" says the pound and dollar last week were each left to find their own level, the Exchange Equalisation…

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Fall in Gold Prices But Gold Shares Advance. London

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 30 August 1933 · page 5

To-day's fall of 7½d in the price of gold caused some profit-taking, but not enough to withstand the demand for gold shares, and substantial advances were…

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Trade Brisk Coal Export Improves 49,867 Tons for Week

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 30 August 1933 · page 6

The busiest period for three month[?] was experienced by the Newcastle co. export trade during last week, when the quantity, including Dunkers, shipped…

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Coal Gas Prize Essays Grafton High School Pupils Visit Local Gasworks

Daily Examiner · Friday 1 September 1933 · page 2

Arising out of a recent visit to the local gasworks, two prizes of 106 each were offered by the Grafton Gas Co. for the best essays by the High School…

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Gold Strike in Northern Territory Minister's Warning Against Rush. Canberra

Daily Examiner · Friday 1 September 1933 · page 5

Reports of the discovery if gold at Tennant's Creek, Northern Territory, have been received by the Minister for the Interior, Mr. Perkins, from the…

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Price of Gold. London

Daily Examiner · Saturday 2 September 1933 · page 5

Gold reached the highest price in history to-day, when it was quoted at £6108 ½ per ou[?] fine…

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Treasure Hoard "50 Tons of Gold" 100-Years' Search Resumed

Daily Examiner · Saturday 2 September 1933 · page 7

A simple request to the Victorian Railways Department for permission to pump water across some unused railway property, about a mile on the Geelong…

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Gold at £6108½ Highest Price in History. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 4 September 1933 · page 5

The price of gold to-day was £6108½ an ounce fine, the highest in history. LONDON, Sunday. The "Sunday Times" says financial…

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Gold Ore Mixed with Concrete. in Bridge Foundations

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 6 September 1933 · page 8

There are not many bridges throughout the world that can boast of the fact that they have gold are mixed in their concrete foundations, yet such in a fact as far as…

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Mining Activities Cyanide Plant at Beacon Mine. Coramba

Daily Examiner · Friday 8 September 1933 · page 4

A large cyanide plant is being installed at the Beacon mine, Central Bucca, by a Mr. Robinson, who has had extensive mining experience throughout…

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Tenders Accepted Coal for N.S.W. Railways Measly Million and Quarter Tons. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 8 September 1933 · page 5

The Railway Department's coal supplies for the twelve months ending September next year were decided upon to-day…

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1000 Miners Stop Work. Perth

Daily Examiner · Saturday 9 September 1933 · page 3

As the result of two stop-work meetings over 1000 underground employees at the Lake View and Star Group [?] mines [?]…

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Lucky Relief Workers Obtain 75 Ounces of Gold Valued at About £500. BRISBANE

Daily Examiner · Saturday 9 September 1933 · page 5

While engaged on the Government's scheme of relief wok for miners, two men at Charters Towers last week obtained 75 ounces of…

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Price of Gold Sharp Drop to £692½. LONDON

Daily Examiner · Monday 11 September 1933 · page 5

A sharp fall of 18½ occurred in the price of gold to-day when it fell to £692½ per fine ounce, a premium of fourpence over the French franc…

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FOOTBALL Gold Cup Match

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 12 September 1933 · page 3

Coffs Harbour's great win against South Grafton on Sunday enhances the team's chance of retaining the Claude Bridge Gold Cup against…

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Gold Cup Kempsey v. Coff's Harbor. Coff's Harbor

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 12 September 1933 · page 1

Next Sunday at the Jetty Oval, Kempsey will invade the home arena in search of the Claude Bridge Gold Cup, which Coff's Harbor won from them three…

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FOOTBALL Gold Cup Match

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 15 September 1933 · page 3

Great interest is being shown in the Gold Cup match to bo played between Coffs Harbour and Kempsey teams at the Jetty next Sunday. The special…

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Big Increase Queensland Gold Production. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Friday 15 September 1933 · page 1

Due chiefly to the production at Mt. Morgan and Mt. Collon,the State gold yield for eight months shows a big increase over the same period last year. The…

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Remain on Gold Standard French Govt's Determination. Paris

Daily Examiner · Friday 15 September 1933 · page 5

M. Serre, Minister for Commerce, in an important speech proclaimed the French Government's determination to remain on the gold standard. A plan for the…

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'Wholesale Beach Mining' Objection Urged Byron Shire Engineer's Report

Daily Examiner · Friday 15 September 1933 · page 7

The Mines Department asked Byron Shire Council's opinion at last meeting about the leasing of beaches for mining purposes. The engineer (Mr. M. Smith)…

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