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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 3 of 16

Mining on the Dorrigo Black Bull Creek Mine. Dorrigo

Daily Examiner · Saturday 3 February 1934 · page 4

Mr. Hugh Graham, who has a mine at Black Bull Greek, recently made arrangements to install a five-head battery on his lease. The present battery, of the…

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Gold Located on Byron Bay Beach

Daily Examiner · Saturday 3 February 1934 · page 4

Two gold leads were located on the Byron Bay beach on Saturday by Mr. W. J. Arthur, inventor of a gold prospecting device. The party found the gold three…

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Wonthaggi Mining Dispute Referred to Federation. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Monday 5 February 1934 · page 5

The dispute at the Stale coal mine at Wonthaggi, which followed the dismissal of seven employese for allged unsatisfactory work, has been referred to the…

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Talkies. Garden and Prince Edward Theatres. "Gold Diggers of 1932."

Daily Examiner · Monday 5 February 1934 · page 7

A background of silver coins as large as the proscenium arch of a theatre, silver coins for wiigs and silver coins for costumes, from an elaborate setting for…

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Body Found in Mine After Pumping Nine Days. Bathurst

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 6 February 1934 · page 5

After nine days' continuous pumping, the body of Clarence Gillen, 30, who was drowned when the Bright Star gold mine was flooded on January 26, was recovered…

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New Record Gold £7 Per Ounce. London

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 6 February 1934 · page 5

Gold reached a new record price on the metal market to-day when it was quoted at £7 per ounce. About £1,500,000 worth was offered and…

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Local and General Forest and Mining Areas

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 6 February 1934 · page 4

Messrs R. S. Vincent and A. S. Henry, Ms L.A. accompanied by Mr. F. A. Hynes, chief clerk of the Mines Department, made an inspection of several forest, and…

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Talkies Garden and Prince Edward Theatres. "Gold Diggers of 1933."

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 6 February 1934 · page 3

Dances and ensembles for Warner Bros, musical and dramatic spectacle, "Gold Diggers of 1933," which opened last night at the Garden. Theatre, are most lavish…

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£2 for Sovereigns Gold £8108 Per Ounce. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 7 February 1934 · page 5

The Commonwealth Bank is paying £8108 per ounce for gold, which is a premium of 100.87 per cent. on the value before Australia went off the gold stand…

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Talkies Garden and Prince Edward Theatres. "Gold Diggers of 1933."

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 7 February 1934 · page 3

The First National musical and dramatic spectacle, "Gold Diggers of 1933," will be screened again at the Garden and Prince Edward Theatres to-night and Thursday…

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Earth Fall in Mining Shaft Son Killed, Father Escapes. Forbes

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 7 February 1934 · page 5

Frederick John Spice 33, was suffocated and Joseph Spice, 64, just escaped with his life, when a fall of earth occurred in a gold mine shaft to-day. Both…

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World Gold Mad. London

Daily Examiner · Thursday 8 February 1934 · page 5

"The world has gone insane about gold, said Sir Robert Johnson, Deputy-Master and Comptroller of the Royal Mint,…

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Foreign Miners Fund Totals £1000. PERTH

Daily Examiner · Thursday 8 February 1934 · page 5

The five men dismissed from the Lake View and Star mine on Monday because they were, charged with unlawful possession during the riots were…

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Talkies Garden and Prince Edward Theatres. "Gold Diggers of 1933."

Daily Examiner · Thursday 8 February 1934 · page 3

More beauty is found in Warner Bros. "Gold Diggers of 1933," than any other production on the screen Besides the four feminine members of the all-star cast,…

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Gold Rush Twelve Air Liners Used 20 Tons Taken to London. London

Daily Examiner · Thursday 8 February 1934 · page 5

A dozen air liners carrying five millions sterling worth of gold were guided to Croydon aerodrome by rockets, the pilots having difficulty in…

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Gold Production Big Increase During 1933. MELBOURNE

Daily Examiner · Friday 9 February 1934 · page 3

Due to the high price the production of gold in the Commonwealth last year amounted to 830,000 ounces, valued at £6,432 500 in Australian currency or an…

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Boy's Find Starts Gold Rush

Daily Examiner · Monday 12 February 1934 · page 4

A boy named Neville Grives was watering relief workers repairing a road near the old Last Chance mine, near Newbridge, [?] be found a large rock heavily…

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2400 Ounces of Gold Transported by Air. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Monday 12 February 1934 · page 6

One of the biggest aerial cargoes of gold in Queensland--2400ozs.--was flown from the Coolon goldfields to Brisbane by a plane piloted by Captain Eraser…

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New Guinea Some Glimpses the Goldfields Notes on a Trip

Daily Examiner · Monday 12 February 1934 · page 7

Traffic to New Guinea is booming on account of the rich goldfields. This article is intended as a snort account of a six-weeks trip recently made round many…

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£4000 Loan Miners to Alp. Tossed Penny to Decide Election Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 13 February 1934 · page 5

Suggestions that the State Labour Party was repudiating a debt of £4000 loaned by the Miners' Federation in connection with the ballot box libel case, were made…

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