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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1935

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Ratified by Dail Coal and Cattle Convention. Dublin

Daily Examiner · Saturday 15 June 1935 · page 5

Members of the Dail vigorously attacked the Anglo-Irish coal and cattle convention, but it was ratified by 84 votes to 7…

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Arltunga Goldfield Area of Small, Rich Deposits Statement by Minister. Canberra

Daily Examiner · Saturday 15 June 1935 · page 5

Commenting to-day on the gold discoveries in the region of Arltunga, Central Australia. The Minister for Development, Senator McLachlan,…

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HEROISM Moonee Mine Accident Some Recognition Merited

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 18 June 1935 · page 4

"Jasper Neal's conduct when he saved his mate, Andrew Laurie, from being smothered after being buried in the mine at Moonee was…

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£20,000 Claim For Damages Alleged 'Salted' Mine Plaintiffs Deny Allegations. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 19 June 1935 · page 4

Reference to investigations by police and the Mines Department and an allegation that the mine had been deliberately "salted" so as to give it…

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In Coal Pit 380 Prisoners Mutiny Guards Held As Hostages. New York

Daily Examiner · Thursday 20 June 1935 · page 5

A band of 380 convicts mutinied in Eansas State prison coal mine at Lansing to-day, seized some of the guards as hostages and fought, with others 720 feet…

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£20,000 Action Tullamore Gold Mine Case. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 21 June 1935 · page 4

An admission that the company had a credit of £40 only at the bank was made to-day by Donald Manners Dixon, director and secretary of the Tullamore…

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Smoked Out Mutinous Prisoners in Kansas Coal Mine. New York

Daily Examiner · Friday 21 June 1935 · page 5

Mutinous convicts at Kansas State penitentiary at Lansing were routed from the scorched and badly damaged coal mine to which, in their struggle…

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Dry Spell Affects Mining

Daily Examiner · Saturday 22 June 1935 · page 8

Shortage of water has been effective in curtailing mining operations at Emmaville. The Great Britain is the only dredging plant in operation, Welman's…

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Gold Cup Match Coff's Cup Team Again Defeated Kempsey, 30—7. Coff's Harbor

Daily Examiner · Monday 24 June 1935 · page 1

Leading by 17 points to five at half-time, the Coff's Harbor Cup team went on to an easy win over Kempsey at the Showground this…

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The Gold Cup Is Still Here Kempsey Beaten Local Forwards Superior

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 25 June 1935 · page 1

With a weakened team for Sunday last, owing to at least four of the regular cup players being out of action, many thought that…

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Local and General Gold at Korora

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 28 June 1935 · page 2

What looks like a very promising gold and has been made on Mr. F. S. Billyard's property at Korora. Men who know something about mining…

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Splendid Cow "Bellingen Gold Dust's" Test. Bellingen

Daily Examiner · Friday 28 June 1935 · page 9

A Jersey cow, "Bellingen Gold Dust," owned by Mr. D. J. Barr, of "Thornfield," Bellingen, has just completed the official Government test over the 273 days…

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Gold Search Tamworth Men's Venture Is It Lassetee's Reef?

Daily Examiner · Friday 28 June 1935 · page 8

With the object of locating a rich gold-bearing reef in Central Australia and pegging out a claim, an expedition consisting of four…

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Exploitation of Public Bogus Mining Cos, in N.T. Federal Government's Action. Canberra

Daily Examiner · Friday 28 June 1935 · page 5

Action to prevent the exploitation of the public by fraudulent promoters of bogus mining companies in the Northern Territory has been taken by the…

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Miners' Rights in Victoria

Daily Examiner · Saturday 29 June 1935 · page 4

A great deal of Ballarat and a fair portion of Bendigo are built on areas, obtained many years ago under the miners' right residential system. There…

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Gold Production Phenomenal Yield Expected 10 Millions Worth for 1935 5000 Men Employed on Fields. Canberra

Daily Examiner · Saturday 29 June 1935 · page 5

Expectations of a phenomenal Australian gold yield during the next six months, making the year's total production a record for many years, are…

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A Gold Sixpence

Daily Examiner · Monday 1 July 1935 · page 4

A Byron Bay businessman received what was thought to be a "bad" six pence in his day's takings recently, but it turned out to be a 9-carat gold…

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Gold Dredging Speculations at Drake

Daily Examiner · Monday 1 July 1935 · page 8

Amalgamated Alluvial Holdings, Ltd., which has applied for a dredging lease of 100 acres of the bed of the Nichol son Creek, in the Drake district, are…

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£20,000 Action Tullamore Gold Mine Case. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 2 July 1935 · page 5

The case in which the directors of Tullamore Gold Deelopment N.L. claim £20,000 damages from Walter and Kathleen Medcalf, for alleged fraudulent…

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Mine Explosion 16 Indians Killed. Calcutta

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 2 July 1935 · page 5

As the result of an explosion in Biharn colliery at Dhanbad. 16 were killed and 23 injured on Sunday night. The cause is unknown as flames and…

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