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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1935

347 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 13 of 18

Struck Gold Lucky Prospectors Near Casino Lismore

Daily Examiner · Monday 9 September 1935 · page 1

The reported discovery of gold in payable quantities at Iron Pot Creek, Casino district, on the property of Samuel Gay, has caused some excitement in the…

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Gold Robbery Ore From Bo-Bo Mine Tents and Clothes Taken Dorrigo Week-end Mystery. Dorrigo

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 11 September 1935 · page 4

A daring robbery has been perpetrated at the Bo-Bo King mine. Up till two months ago the mine was worked under an option by Mining…

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Timid Western Natives Tamworth Gold Expedition Returns

Daily Examiner · Thursday 12 September 1935 · page 2

The Hatch expedition, which set out from Tamworth 11 weeks ago in search of a gold reef in central Australia, returned at the week-end…

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Gold Find Ironpot Creek Rush for Miners' Rights

Daily Examiner · Friday 13 September 1935 · page 8

Reports of a discovery of payable gold on a farm at Iron Pot Creek, in the Casino district, were followed by a rush of applications for miner's rights by…

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State Coal Mine 1500 Men Stop Work at Wonthaggi. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Friday 13 September 1935 · page 5

Because four men were suspended for failing to earn the minimum wage 1500 men stopped work at the Wonthaggi State coal mine. The Railway Commissioners…

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Rush for Miners' Rights Reported Discovery on Richmond Gold, Silver and Barium

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 13 September 1935 · page 6

The reports of a discovery of payable gold on a farm at Iron Pot Creek were followed by a rush of applications for miner's rights by farmers…

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Robbery at Mine

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 13 September 1935 · page 2

Constable J. Veney has been investigating a robbery that occurred at Messrs. C. Spokes and H. Ford's mine, in the vicinity of the Bobo…

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Coal Tar Creosote—the Wood Preservative

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 13 September 1935 · page 4

The value of any material for use as a wood preservative is directly proportional to the degree in which it satisfies certain requirements…

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Search for Gold Coramba Warden's Court Applications

Daily Examiner · Friday 13 September 1935 · page 4

In the Mining Warden's Court at Coramba, before Mr. S. J. Bliss, application for authority to. enter portion 25, parish Moonee, was made by. C. N…

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Dorrigo Mining Company Meeting of Shareholders

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 13 September 1935 · page 3

At the Memorial Hall on Wednesday, 28th August, a meeting of the interested shareholders of the Dorrigo Mining Co. N.L., for which Mr. T. J…

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16 Miners Killed Yorkshire Pit Explosion Entombed Men Rescued Tragic Scenes at Pithead. London

Daily Examiner · Saturday 14 September 1935 · page 5

Sixteen were killed, and eight were seriously injured to-day as a result of a pit explosion at Mapplewell, Yorkshire…

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Buried Under Ore Mine Worker Killed. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 17 September 1935 · page 5

Frederick George Sealey, a married man, states a Rockhampton message, was killed instantly at Mt. Morgan mine last night…

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Iron Pot Creek Discovery of Gold Reef 2000 Acres Pegged Out. Lismore

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 17 September 1935 · page 4

About 2000 acres have been pegged out at Iron Pot Creek, in the Casino district, where the recent discovery was made of a reef containing gold, silver and barium…

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Is It a Myth? Lasseter's Lost Reef Minister Replies to Geologist Mining in Northern Territory. Adelaide

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 17 September 1935 · page 7

"Because the gullible public may have been fooled over Lasseter's lost reef, Dr. C. T. Madigan lecturer in geology at the Adelaide University,…

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Coal Industry Government Assistance Urged. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 18 September 1935 · page 5

Urging the Government to bring down legislation immediately for the assistance of coal and shale mining industries the Deputy Lender of the Opposition, Mr…

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Close Watch In Northern Waters Defence Dept. Acts Mine-sweeper Soon in Service Canberra

Daily Examiner · Friday 20 September 1935 · page 5

A significant step, aiming at the strengthening of Australia's naval defences, has been taken by the Federal Government…

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Coal Strike 400,000 Out in U.S.A. Possibility of Fuel Shortage. Washington

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 25 September 1935 · page 5

Four hundred thousand bituminous coal miners in 27 States are idle today. Months of negotiations between the unions and the operators…

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Mining Activity Near Casino

Daily Examiner · Friday 27 September 1935 · page 4

Continued mining activity is being shown in the Iron. Pot Creek district On Monday and Tuesday 11 applications, were received at the Casino courthouse…

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Coal Strike Settled Shortest in American History. Washington

Daily Examiner · Saturday 28 September 1935 · page 5

Terms for the settlement of the strike of 400,000 bituminous coalminers were reached at a conference to-night, between the owners and the men…

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Gold Reef Worth £280,000,000 Discovery at Witwatersrand. Johannesburg

Daily Examiner · Saturday 28 September 1935 · page 5

Hans Piron, a Government mining engineer, announces the existence of a gold reef, the value of which is estimated at £280,000,000, running the…

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