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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1933

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TELEGRAMS W.A Gold Find. Perth

Daily Examiner · Saturday 4 February 1933 · page 6

Wannaway is hu[?]ing with excitement to-day over a gold find at Shea's lease, the extent of which has been enlarged upon as the result of secrecy and…

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Indigent Miners Relief Work to Be Provided Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 4 February 1933 · page 4

Stating that at each coalfields centre visited he was given the figures of the number thrown out of work owing to the collapse of the coal trade, and being…

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One Body Found Entombed Miners in Tasmania Launceston

Daily Examiner · Monday 6 February 1933 · page 5

After having been buried tor more than a week on the 925ft. level of the North Mount Lyell mine, the body of Luigi Cirillo, one of the two Italian…

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Gold Cup N.Z. Horse Wins at Bombay. Calcutta

Daily Examiner · Monday 6 February 1933 · page 3

Karapoti, the New Zealand racehorse, won the Raj Pipla Gold Cup at Bombay races, covering the mile in 1.36 4-5, which is one-fifth of a second behind the…

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Gold Production

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 7 February 1933 · page 4

Last week information was published to the effect that rich gold had been discovered at the Wanna way Field, some ten miles from Widgiemoo[?]tha, in West Australia. The search for the precious metal has been very intense during the past two years and there have been numerous "finds," which, upon…

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Fall of Earth Two Miners Injured. Leadville

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 8 February 1933 · page 5

William Levy and William Edgar were buried by a fall of earth at the Mount. Stewart mine on Saturday. The men were engaged ret[?]mbering when portion of the…

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Mining Shares Activity in London. London

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 8 February 1933 · page 5

On the stock markets to-day the outstanding feature was again the renewed activity in mining shares. A sharp increase in sterling rates sent down the…

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CELTIC Fancied For Gold Cup Armidale Meeting To-day Alienor Selected in City Handicap. Armidale

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 8 February 1933 · page 2

Race crowds reminiscent of the boom days of racing are expected at the opening of the Armidale and New England Jockey Club's Cup meeting…

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Gold Exports Big Shipments Lately. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 10 February 1933 · page 2

Large shipments of gold, principally the result of discoveries in Australia and sales of old gold, are understood to have left Australia for England during recent…

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Oil From Coal First Order From the Admiralty. London

Daily Examiner · Saturday 11 February 1933 · page 5

The first order of its kind in naval history has been given by the Admiralty for a year's bulk supply of oil from British coal. The contract was placed with Low…

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Return to Gold Standard Many Conditions to Be Fulfilled Before It Becomes Practical. London

Daily Examiner · Saturday 11 February 1933 · page 5

Asked whether Sir Frederick Leith Ross, Chief Economic Adviser to the Government, was instructed to outline at Geneva the conditions under which…

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West Australian Gold Find

Daily Examiner · Monday 13 February 1933 · page 4

Despite glowing reports of the big gold strikes at Wanna way, the mining community is withholding an opinion as to the probable permanence of the field…

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Wonthaggi Mine Idle. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 14 February 1933 · page 6

The Wonthaggi mine was idle to-day, while the miners held a stop-work meeting to discuss shift payments during the holidays…

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Two Miners Killed Overcome by Foul Air. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 15 February 1933 · page 4

Albert Dunstan and Arthur Berger lost their lives in the Buninyong mine to-day in tragic circumstances. Dunstan fell 70 feet to the bottom of the shaft and…

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Africa and Gold Standard Government Prepared to Follow Sterling. Capetown

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 15 February 1933 · page 5

Mr. Havenga, in moving the adoption of the Currency Exchange Bill, said that while for the convenience of trade the Government was prepared to follow…

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'Gold Mine' Wealth of Clarence River District Dr. Page's Enthusiasm After Plane Trip

Daily Examiner · Monday 20 February 1933 · page 4

While on an aerial tour of the North Coast, the flying representative of the "Daily Telegraph" flew up the Clarence River and landed in a small…

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Gold Search Grant of £1000. SYDNEY

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 21 February 1933 · page 5

The Unemployment Relief Council today decided to make a grant of £1000 to the Mines Department for the purpose of placing men on gold mining fields…

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W.A. RAILWAYS N.S.W. Coal Only to Be Used. Perth

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 22 February 1933 · page 5

The decision of the Commissioner for Railways to import all coal for railway purposes from New South Wales will have a very serious effect upon the min…

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Revival in Coal Trade

Daily Examiner · Thursday 23 February 1933 · page 7

The quantity of coal, including bunkers. shipped at Newcastle for places beyond the State during last week, 54,959 tons, was the highest weekly total since…

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Disabled Steamer Coal Bunkers Afire. Perth

Daily Examiner · Thursday 23 February 1933 · page 5

Limping towards Fremantle with a damaged propeller the steamer Helmsprey now has a fire in her coal bunkers. It is not known whether it is serious…

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