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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1935

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Mining Survey Sir H. Gepp Returns Resources of North

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 16 October 1935 · page 2

Sir Herbert Gepp, the Minister for Mines (Mr. Stopford), and Mr. P. Nye, executive officer for the North Australian survey party, arrived at…

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Welsh Mines 2000 "Stay Down" Strikers 150,000 May Become Involved. London

Daily Examiner · Thursday 17 October 1935 · page 5

Two thousand miners in various Welsh pits are employing "stay down" tactics, started by the collieries in Nine Mile Point mine. In addition 8000…

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Pioneer's Memories Wild Times with Bush Rangers When Gold Was Won in Lumps

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 18 October 1935 · page 4

Mr. G. Burgess writes as follows in Molong "Express" of the "good old days.": I am now 86 years of age, was…

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In Pit Fierce Fighting Unionists And Non-Unionists Welsh Miners' Strike Crowds Stone Trains and Houses. London

Daily Examiner · Friday 18 October 1935 · page 5

The Welsh "stay down" strike reached a climax to-day with a fierce fight amongst miners at the bottom of the pit at Trelewis, Glamorganshire…

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Gold Production Plans for Stimulation. Canberra

Daily Examiner · Saturday 19 October 1935 · page 7

Important plans for the stimulation of Australia's gold production will be evolved at a conference of Commonwealth and State Ministers, and…

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Pathetic Scenes Welsh Coal Strike Boys Give Up Struggle. London

Daily Examiner · Saturday 19 October 1935 · page 5

There were pathetic scenes at Nine Mile Point Colliery, Wales, to-day, when mere boys staggered from the pit in which they, together with a number…

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Polish Discoverer of Gold

Daily Examiner · Monday 21 October 1935 · page 4

"In 1839 Count Stryelecki found gold in large quantities in various parts of New South Wales. This discovery was kept secret from the rest of the world…

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Woman Missing 100 Miners Search. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 21 October 1935 · page 5

An appeal by Sergeant Wood for volunteers to continue the search for Mrs. James resulted in 100 miners offering themselves at the Kurri…

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"Stay Down" Strikers Have Come To Surface 35,000 Miners Out. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 21 October 1935 · page 5

After remaining underground for a week, striking miners at Nine Mile Point colliery, in Wales, decided to accept the recommendation of the union…

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Italy's Gold Reserves Fall. London

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 22 October 1935 · page 5

A statement issued to-day discloses that the Bank of Italy's gold and exchange reserves fell from £3,500,000 to £73,200 during the first 10 days of…

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MINING Annual Registrations Renewal of Tenements

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 23 October 1935 · page 2

The Mining Act, 1906-1935, provides for the annual registration of all registered mining tenements. The registration of all tenements now…

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£8000 Overdue Payment for Wonthaggi Miners. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Friday 25 October 1935 · page 5

The Premier (Mr. Dunstan) announced in the Legislative Assembly today that the Government intended to pay immediately to Wonthaggi miners…

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Mine Explosion One Killed, Another Injured. Broken Full

Daily Examiner · Friday 25 October 1935 · page 5

A premature explosion underground at the Zinc Corporation's mine this afternoon resulted in the death of Sydney Wellburn, a miner, and serious…

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Probable Riders Moonee Valley Gold Cup Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Friday 25 October 1935 · page 3

Probable riders in the Moonce Valley Gold Cup are: Panto (T. Webster). Burlesque (A. Dewhurst), Hyperion (H. Skidmore), Contact (C. Maher)…

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Father and Son Met As Strangers Mining Field Incident. Tennant's Creek

Daily Examiner · Friday 25 October 1935 · page 4

Jack Garnett, an outback wanderer, found his father last, week by a remarkable chance, after believing that he was killed in a mining accident in Central…

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Best Coal Resources

Daily Examiner · Saturday 26 October 1935 · page 8

In a broadcast address, Mr. G. Booth, M.L.A., said that it was not generally understood by people who lived outside of mining areas that in New South…

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Strike Baluot British Miners' Decision. London

Daily Examiner · Saturday 26 October 1935 · page 5

The executive of the Miners' Federation rejected the Government's mediation plan, and the strike ballot, will therefore proceed…

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"Not Polluted" Streams Discolored By Clayey Soil Letter From Minister for Mines

Daily Examiner · Monday 28 October 1935 · page 4

The following letter has been received from the Minister for Mines (Mr. R. S. Vincent) by the Grafton and South Grafton Chamber of Commerce…

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Explosion in Mine 152 Japanese Believed Dead. Tokio

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 29 October 1935 · page 5

Heavy loss of life is likely to arise out of a gas explosion at Akaike coal mine, at Fukuoka, to-day. Seventeen bodies have been recovered so far and…

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Rich Gold Strike Claim Bought For 30 £1000 From Third Crushing. Tennant's Creek

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 29 October 1935 · page 5

Two young prospectors, J. Meyers and H. McIlroy, have just received a return of £1000 from their third crushing of ore obtained from a claim which…

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