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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1936

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Dorrigo Gold Mine. Dorrigo

Daily Examiner · Monday 24 August 1936 · page 1

There is jubilation among the tour shareholders of the Bo Bo King Gold Mining Syndicate, via Dorrigo, as the result of a crushing, twenty tons of…

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Stars Out Gold Rod--Cuddle Brilliant Five at Rosebery. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 24 August 1936 · page 2

Between the races at Rosebery today, a number of high class spring candidates were given the opportunity of a trial with the colors up…

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Mine Inquiry Electricity Dangerous Evidence at Maitland. Maitland

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 25 August 1936 · page 5

A statement that Evidence would be called to show that cavities in the mine were potential gasometers, which would make the use of electricity at the coal…

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Colliery Inquiry Coal-Cutting Machines Are They Dangerous? Maitland

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 26 August 1936 · page 5

Evidence that 15 months ago, shot firing had been suspended because of the presence of gas, was given by Thomas' Mitchell to-day, when called…

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Sprints Gold Rod--cereza Sylvandale And Oro Fast Times at Randwick Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 26 August 1936 · page 2

Although a strong westerly wind swept Randwick this morning, the track gallops were full of interest. Gold Rod ran three in 36½ on the…

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INTIMIDATION Allegations At Inquiry Cutting Machines in Mine. Maitland

Daily Examiner · Thursday 27 August 1936 · page 5

The inquiry into the safety or otherwise of the electric coal-cutting machines in Aberdare Central colliery was adjourned to-day until Monday,…

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Big Contracts Let Coal for Railways. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 28 August 1936 · page 5

The Commissioner for Railways (Mr. Hartigan) has accepted tenders for 1,002,000 tons of large coal and 394,500 tons of small coal, for which the…

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Gallops After Rain No Records Spring Stars at Randwick Gold Rod And Grand Roy Arachne Still Speeding Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 28 August 1936 · page 3

Owing to rain which made the track on the heavy side, no exceptionally fast times were recorded at Randwick this morning,…

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Gold Rod's Winnings. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 31 August 1936 · page 3

Gold Rod's success in the Hobartville Stakes brought his winnings up to £6295. Last season he won £5795, the Hobartville Stakes being of the…

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Talking Stages Derby Trial Beat W.F.A. Stars Gold Rod Has Hollow Win Sprinters Follow the Marne Home Osculum Again Beats Verberry King Gree's Winning Run Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 31 August 1936 · page 3

Gold Rob won the Hobartville Stakes at Warwick Farm very easily. Bookmakers were generous, as at the line up they were offering 6 to on about Gold Rod's chance. He was soon in front and won well from the fast finishing Shakespeare, with Bobby a close third…

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Walked on Gold

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 1 September 1936 · page 8

When going to work C. Hoffman, a Maldon miner, noticed traces of gold in a big stone which had been used by him as a stepping stone to cross a creek for…

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Newcomer Finds Gold Reef

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 1 September 1936 · page 4

Although miners at Maldon (Vic.) had been prospecting in the vicinity for 40 years, it was left for a newcomer to walk in and find the Union Extended…

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Randwick Not Many Gallops Bobby Went Well Gold Rod Cantered Round Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 2 September 1936 · page 1

Because rain during the last two days had made the course proper at Randwick on the heavy side, horses used the steeplechase track this…

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Football Gold Cup Game on

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 4 September 1936 · page 2

The Dorrigo League has selected the following players to meet Kempsey cup team on the local ground on Sunday in a Claude Bridge gold…

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Stay-in Strike 63 Welsh Miners Dispute Over Wages. London

Daily Examiner · Friday 4 September 1936 · page 5

"We will stay below till Christmas dinner, if necessary," declared 63 Welsh miners, who are conducting a stay-in strike at Fernhill colliery,…

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Gold Production Big Increase in Recent Months Canberra

Daily Examiner · Friday 4 September 1936 · page 7

The gold production in Australia in July amounted to 104.645 fine ounces, and was valued at £896,943, in Australian currency…

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Short-wave Wireless in Mine

Daily Examiner · Saturday 5 September 1936 · page 6

Experiments with ultra-short wave reception and transmission were made recently at the Betteshanger colliery, owned by Pearson and Dorman, Long,…

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Notices Withdrawn Coal Strike in Wales Off London

Daily Examiner · Monday 7 September 1936 · page 5

The threatened stoppage in South Wales coalfields on Monday has been averted by a last-minute settlement, which was reached as a result of efforts…

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Gold Cup Dorrigo Beat Kempsey. Dorrigo

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 8 September 1936 · page 2

Dorrigo retained the Claude Bridge Gold Cup at Dorrigo yesterday afternoon, defeating Kempsey by 19 points to seven…

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Gold Find Only Worthless Old Lease. Perth

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 9 September 1936 · page 5

The hopes of large numbers of people that a gold find at Yellow Dine would fulfil their dreams of riches were rudely shattered to-day, when it was…

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