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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1934

302 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 10 of 16

In Last Minute Coff's Force Draw and Save Gold Cup Dorrigo's Fine Display. Coff's Harbor

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 24 July 1934 · page 2

The weather was fine yesterday at the commencement of the match for the Claude Bridge Gold Cup, which was played at the Jetty Oval between Dorrigo…

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Gold Clause Protection for Mortgagors Bill in Assembly. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 26 July 1934 · page 5

Moving the second reading of the Gold Clauses Construction Bill, the Minister for Justice Mr. L. O. Martin, explained that it provided that repayment need not…

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£4000 in Gold Bars Disappear Mysteriously From Seaplane in Nile. Cairo

Daily Examiner · Thursday 26 July 1934 · page 5

Gold bars valued at £4000, which were being sent from Central Africa to London, mysteriously disappeared from an Imperial Airways liner…

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Black Bull Mine Promising Reports. Dorrigo

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 31 July 1934 · page 2

Graham and Co.'s mine at Black Bull is opening up very promisingly on a 10ft. face. The crushings are averaging half an ounce to the ton. They have put up…

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Mining Activities New Battery Now Working at Black Bull

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 3 August 1934 · page 2

Mr. H. Graham informed as during the week-end that the new four-head battery installed by Mr. W. Goodfellow at the mine in which Messrs…

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Tale of The Early Days Gold Pilfering at Braidwood How a Chinaman Was "Fixed'

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 3 August 1934 · page 3

In the early days of Bell's Creek, near Braidwood, N.S.W., there was a considerable amount of gold pilfering carried on. Amongst the victims…

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The Gold Clause In Mortgages Bill to Alter Mr. Henry's Speech "Humanity Crucified on Cross of Gold."

Daily Examiner · Saturday 4 August 1934 · page 7

The member for Clarence (Mr. A. S. Henry) made a thoughtful and convincing speech on the Bill introduced into the State Assembly to abolish the gold…

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Dorrigo Mining The "Black Bull"

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 7 August 1934 · page 2

Mr. H. Graham informed Dorrigo "Gazette" last week that the new fourhead battery installed by Mr. W. Goodfellow at the mine which Messrs…

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178 MINERS Sensational Coal Pit Strike Shut Themselves in Owners Settled After Day and Half. Paris

Daily Examiner · Thursday 9 August 1934 · page 5

A sensational miners' strike, in which 178 miners, who resented the dismissal of two compatriots for participation in a Communist…

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Polish Miners Dismissed French Coal Pit Strike Knife Used in Excitement. Parts

Daily Examiner · Friday 10 August 1934 · page 5

A sequel to yesterday's extraordinary strike at the Escarpelle mine was the dismissal to-day of 135 of the Polish miners who participated. There was intense…

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Beach Mining

Daily Examiner · Friday 10 August 1934 · page 4

Application has been lodged in the Warden's Court, Murwillumbah, for a special mining lease of 46½ acres in the parishes of Billinudgel, Mooball and…

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Stir in Mining Circles

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 10 August 1934 · page 2

There was rather a lively stir in local mining circles this week when Mr. J. Vale, a representative of the Broken Hill Pty. Ltd., paid visits to the…

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Gold Cup Lid

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 14 August 1934 · page 2

Cons[?]ernation was let loose on Sunday afternoon when it was found that the lid of the Gold Cup was missing. The cup was on the ground as usual,…

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Another Close Go Coffs Retains Gold Cup

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 14 August 1934 · page 2

The Bridge Gold Cup is becoming renowned for giving shocks to Coffs Harbour supporters, but with those Shocks come plenty of thrills, and the…

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Saved on Time Claude Bridges Gold Cup Coff's Narrow Win Port Macquarie Beaten 14--12. Coff's Harbor

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 15 August 1934 · page 3

Before a crowd which paid nearly £40 for admission a the Jetty Oval yesterday afternoon, Coff's Harbor Cup team won a thrilling match by 14 points to 12 to…

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They Live in Luxury Women on New Guinea Goldfields

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 17 August 1934 · page 4

The women of the goldfields live in luxury. There are no heroines nowadays. The climate on the fields is much better than in many parts of The…

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"Coal Gas and Its Uses."

Daily Examiner · Saturday 18 August 1934 · page 3

In modern times we are often too ready to take for granted the untold benefits which science has showered upon us through the patient investigation and…

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Prize Essays Visit To Gasworks Efforts by High School Students "Coal Gas and Its Use."

Daily Examiner · Saturday 18 August 1934 · page 3

Recently, the students of third year at Grafton High School paid a visit to the Grafton gasworks, and a prize of 106 was offered by the Grafton Lighting Co.,…

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Judge on Gold Mining Starts Where Worst in Racing Ends

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 21 August 1934 · page 7

"Although there are exceptions to the rule, gold mining generally begins where the worst nature of norse racing knocks off," said Mr. Justice Brennan,…

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Gold by Air a Growing Form of Traffic

Daily Examiner · Thursday 23 August 1934 · page 3

That the transport of gold by air from, Africa and India to London has increased recently by more than 60 per cent., as compared with 1933, is shown by…

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