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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 12 of 16

Coal Supplies for Railway Department Tenders for Over One Million Tons. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 8 September 1934 · page 5

The Railway Department to-day accepted tenders for the supply of 878,000 tons of large, and 381,000 tons of small coal, for use on the railways, for the year…

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Gold Worth £2000 From North Queensland Claim. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Thursday 13 September 1934 · page 5

Believed to be the result of crushing three and a half tons of ore from a claim at Raglan, a cake of retorted gold, weighing 240 ounces and worth £2000, has been…

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Gold Yield Increasing in Queensland. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Friday 14 September 1934 · page 5

Queensland's gold yield continues to increase. Since January the amount of gold produced was 72,824 fine ounces, valued at £309,355, compared with 54,946…

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Colliery Strike 159 Employees Fined. Perth

Daily Examiner · Saturday 15 September 1934 · page 5

For having been concerned in strike proceedings last Tuesday, 159 employees of the Bullfinch colliery at Collie were to-day fined £2 each with 2 costs in the…

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Earth Movement Danger Zone at Mt. Isa Miners Withdrawn

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 18 September 1934 · page 6

All miners have been withdrawn from the Black Star area, Mt. Isa mines, owing to the movement of the earth. The crack on the surface extends…

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Accident at Mine

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 19 September 1934 · page 4

Jack Fairhall. 21, of Kenrick street, Junction, a miner, was seriously injured when he was struck by a fall of stone at. the Hillside Colliery, at Merewether, on…

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Virgin Gold Area to Be Developed Mining Department Geologist's Prophesy. Dorrigo

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 19 September 1934 · page 6

The stage is now being set to commence developmental work in connection with the Bobo King Mine, a six months option of which was recently purchased by…

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Japanese Sampan Seen on Barrier Reef Shipped Gold Ore. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 19 September 1934 · page 5

Another Japanese sampan has been reported on the Barrier Reef. According to information received from Thursday island, men from the sampan landed on…

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Mother's Story of Distress Sympathetic Police Magistrate "Should Have Gold Medal and Special Grant." Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 20 September 1934 · page 5

In support of her application that she be given time in which to vacate her home, Mrs. Charlotte Thompson told the Magistrate, at the Newtown Court to-day, that…

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City of Gold Is Booming

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 21 September 1934 · page 3

As mentioned the other day Johannesburg is the world's luckiest city. It lives on gold. All its activities are based upon a commodity, the…

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£7,000,000 for Year Australia's Gold Production. Canberra

Daily Examiner · Friday 21 September 1934 · page 5

During the 12 months ended June 30 this year, gold production in Australia was 870,395 fine ounces, valued at £7,073,759. In the three months ended…

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Serious View Marauding Japanese Sampan Gold-bearing Ore Stolen. Canberra

Daily Examiner · Friday 21 September 1934 · page 5

Reports by Commonwealth officials stationed at Prospector Island, in Torres Strait, state that they were unable to follow the marauding Japanese sampan…

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Gold in Wales Mines Being Reopened

Daily Examiner · Saturday 22 September 1934 · page 8

Arrangements have been completed for reopening seven Welsh gold mines situated in the Merioneth mountains, near Barmouth…

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100 Entombed In Explosion Welsh Colliery Mile And Half Under-Ground Wall of Flame Trapped Scores of Miners Heartrending Scenes at Pit Head. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 24 September 1934 · page 5

Surrounded by a wall of flame after an explosion in Gresford colliery, near Wrexham, North Wales, early this morning, at least 100 miners are…

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Steamer on Reef 1500 Tons of Coal Jettisoned Tugs Unable to Refloat Ship. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Monday 24 September 1934 · page 4

Fears that the collier Milora, which is hard aground in Queenscliff Bight, near Port Phillip Heads, might break up by bumping on the reef, were increased…

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260 Miners Are Missing Mine Sealed Terrible Loss Of Life in North Wales Colliery Fire Is Still Raging Rescuers Withdraw From Mine. London

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 25 September 1934 · page 5

After an exhausting day it was officially announced that rescue operations in the blazing Gresford colliery had been abandoned, as…

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Dorrigo Mining Activities

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 26 September 1934 · page 1

Mr. J. Vale, representative of Mining Ventures Ltd., arrived in Dosrigo during the week and is now busily engaged attending to preliminary arrangements…

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Their Cry 'We Want Our Men' Miners' Wives Death Roll Is 260. LONDON

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 26 September 1934 · page 5

The women of Gresford, the scene of the week-end mining disaster, continually repeat pathetically, "We want our men."…

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Terrific Explosion at Gresford Colliery Like Earthquake. London

Daily Examiner · Thursday 27 September 1934 · page 5

Another explosion occurred at Gresford colliery, North Wales, to-day when gases and fire burst through the scaled ventilating shaft…

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FINANCIAL Huge Gold Hoards Estimated at 150 Millions London's Unique Position

Daily Examiner · Thursday 27 September 1934 · page 6

Early in January it was estimated that gold hoards in London held for foreigners amounted in value of £95,000,000. It is now estimated by the monthly review [?]…

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