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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1933

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Suspended Redemption of Notes in Gold Canadian Order. Ottawa

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 26 April 1933 · page 5

An Order in Council was passed two weeks ago suspending the redemption or Dominion notes in gold. The Minister of Finance, Mr. Rhodes,…

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Trade Treaty Britain And Denmark Butter and Bacon Coal From Britain. London

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 26 April 1933 · page 5

The Commonwealth Resident Minister in London, Mr. S. M. Bruce, has received the Commonwealth Government's cable refusing to restrict butter exports, which…

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Trade Treaty Britain And Denmark Coal, Iron and Steel for Butter and Dairy Produce London

Daily Examiner · Friday 28 April 1933 · page 5

By the new trade agreement between the United Kingdom and Denmark, signed on Monday, each country undertakes that import duties on…

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Gold Bounty 4 Fer Ounce to Be Paid. Canberra

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 3 May 1933 · page 2

The Minister for Customs, Mr. White, stated to-day that the Commonwealth Government would shortly pay a bounty of slightly more than 4 per ounce on the…

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Interest Payments No U.S.A. Gold to Be Sent Abroad. Washington

Daily Examiner · Friday 5 May 1933 · page 5

There will be no gold exports from the United States for payments of interest on liberty Government bonds held abroad. The administration has taken the stand…

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Junior Farmers Cattle Judging At Show Ulmarra Boys Successful Won Gold and Silver Medals

Daily Examiner · Friday 5 May 1933 · page 6

The Junior Farmers again spent a busy day on the Showground yesterday, dividing their attention between the exhibits in the pavilion,…

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'UNCERTAINTY' World Economic Conference Washington Impressions Tariffs, Debts and Gold. Washington

Daily Examiner · Saturday 6 May 1933 · page 5

A strong element of uncertainty has been injected into the plans for international economic correctives as the result of several developments in…

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Mines Idle Dispute with Management. Cessnock

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 10 May 1933 · page 5

Some hundreds of men were thrown out of work as the result of a dispute between the management and Deputies' Association regarding conditions at the…

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Gold Won 60 Ounces From 12 Tons of Ore. Coramba

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 10 May 1933 · page 4

Mr. George Ellis, of Moleton, caused quite a stir in town, when he exhibited a smelted lump of gold weighing 60 ounces. He said it was won from 12 tons…

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Gold Production Suggestion for Stimulation. Canberra

Daily Examiner · Thursday 11 May 1933 · page 5

On the adjournment of the House of Representatives to-night Mr. Paterson suggested as a means to stimulate gold production that a conference of State Mining…

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Local and General Fine Gold Yield

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 12 May 1933 · page 2

The eyes of the populace of Coramba watered one day this week, when a lump of smelted gold weighing 60 ounces and worth over £350…

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German Repudiation No Loan Repayments in Gold. London

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 17 May 1933 · page 5

It is learned in the city that the German Government has decided to ignore the gold clause of the American issue of the Dawes loan in addition to that of the…

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State Session Short Or Long? Upper House Reform Privileges for Old Members Those Gold Passes. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 17 May 1933 · page 5

A combined meeting of the State Government's Parliamentary supporters, U.A.P. and U.C.P., will be held at Parliament House on Thursday next…

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Overcome by Fumes While Inspecting a Sealed Mine Newcastle

Daily Examiner · Friday 19 May 1933 · page 2

Arthur Unwin, a member of the mine [?]escue brigade party, which inspected the Shortland colliery near Adamstown to-day, narrowly escaped with his life when…

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Prospectors in Search of Gold Appeal for Government Aid

Daily Examiner · Friday 19 May 1933 · page 2

An appeal for Government assistance for prospectors for gold was made by Mr. J. B. McDougall at a meeting of the Grafton Chamber of Commerce held at the…

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Documents Stolen Property of Miners' Federation Thief Masquerades As Drunkard. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 19 May 1933 · page 4

The Northern Miners' Federation is greatly concerned at the theft from the home of the secretary, Mr. Teece, in the city last night, of a number of documents…

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C.W.A. Blue and Gold Ball in Pretty Setting Dorrigo Branch's Effort

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 19 May 1933 · page 5

The annual C.W.A. ball, held in the Memorial Hall on Thursday night, May 11, was a Blue and Gold Ball in more ways than one. As one entered…

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A.L.P. SPLIT Bulli Won't Be Bullied Selecting a Candidate Miners Ignored by Executive Willis Seeking Labor Leadership? Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 19 May 1933 · page 5

A serious split promises to develop in the ranks of the State A.L.P. over the pre-selection of a Labor candidate to contest the Bulli by-election,…

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4½ Oz. to Ton £140 Slug of Gold

Daily Examiner · Saturday 20 May 1933 · page 4

Mr. J. A. Puddicombe, a member of the syndicate working the Kookaburra gold mine, brought to Grafton yesterday a 27½oz. slug of pure gold, worth about…

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Bucca Creek Gold

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 23 May 1933 · page 2

A slug of pure gold weighing 27½ ounces and worth about £140 was taken into Grafton last week from the Kookaburra syndicate's mine at…

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