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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1936

298 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 14 of 15

Gold Rod Injured. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 6 October 1936 · page 2

Gold Rod jarred one of his joints in the Derby, and the suspensory ligament appears to be affected. The injury has upset the colt's…

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Strike Off Broken Hill Miners. Broken Hill

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 7 October 1936 · page 5

There was general jubilation this afternoon when following a conference between representatives of the parties the mining strike was declared off…

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Gold Rod Withdrawn. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 8 October 1936 · page 1

Gold Rod has been withdrawn from all V.A.T.C. and V.R.C. engagements…

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Man Killed In Bendigo Mine Drill Strikes Unexploded Charge. Bendigo

Daily Examiner · Saturday 10 October 1936 · page 5

When a drill bored into an unexploded charge in the Napoleon mine, this afternoon, Stanley Stokes (38), of Bendigo, was killed, and Clifford…

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New Guinea Gold Discoverer Now 83 Lives in Cardiff, Wales. London, September 26

Daily Examiner · Friday 16 October 1936 · page 1

The man who first found gold in New Guinea and paved the way to the opening up of the goldfields near the Gulf of Papua, is at 83,…

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Coal Stocks for Defence

Daily Examiner · Saturday 17 October 1936 · page 9

The Railway Department has begun to build an emergency coal stack in the Dubbo railway yards to hold 4000'tons. This supply is additional to the usual…

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Lost Fortunes Men Who Were Rich Welsh Colliery Slump. London, September 26

Daily Examiner · Saturday 17 October 1936 · page 7

Working in South Wales seaports and colliery towns for wages of less than £8 a week are a number of men who, 15 years ago, were estimated to be worth…

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1,500,000 Fine Ounces Commonwealth Gold Production Figures for Last Year. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 17 October 1936 · page 5

An official estimate places the Commonwealth gold production for 1936 at 1,500,000 fine ounces, worth between £12,000,000 and £13,000,000…

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Mine Is Safe for Coal Cutting Machine. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 20 October 1936 · page 5

The report of ex-Chief Inspector of Mines, Mr. J. P. Hindmarsh, following upon his inquiry into the safety or otherwise of the operation of electric…

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Mining Matters Two Leases Cancelled

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 20 October 1936 · page 2

Mining leases in the parish of Bagawa, held respectively by Alfred Gregory and John Peter Nord, were recommended for cancellation by the…

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Warden's Court Sitting At Coramba Mining Lease Application

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 20 October 1936 · page 7

At the Warden's Court, held at Coramba, before Mr. J. McEIroy, Warden, a complaint was lodged by Samuel Thompson, of Urunga, as to the…

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Gold Rush New Field Near Marble Bar "One of Richest in W.a." Perth

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 20 October 1936 · page 5

A gold rush has set in towards a new field, claimed to be one of the richest found in this State. It is in unexplored country, near…

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W.A. Coal Shortage Caused By Miners' Strike City Services Affected. Perth

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 27 October 1936 · page 5

The strike of miners at Collie is now causing serious inconvenience. Only skeleton train, and tram services were possible to-day. A stringent check is…

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Gold Production £2,000,000 More Than 1935. MELBOURNE

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 27 October 1936 · page 5

The Minister for Development, Senator McLachlan, said to-day that the value of gold production in Australia this year was expected to show…

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Gold Production £10,000,000 For Year? subsidy scheme successful. MELBOURNE

Daily Examiner · Saturday 31 October 1936 · page 8

After stating that the gold production for 1936 would probably reach £10,000,000, Senator McLachlan, at the third annual Commonwealth…

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Mining Grant Extension Wanted Conference of Ministers. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Monday 2 November 1936 · page 5

Representatives of the States were unanimous at the conference of Ministers for Mines to-day that the Commonwealth Government, grant for the…

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Big Increase Gold Production Figures for Nine Months. Canberra

Daily Examiner · Thursday 5 November 1936 · page 5

A substantial increase in gold production is shown in the figures made available to-day by the Commonwealth Statistician…

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Beach Mining Shortage Of Water Causes Temporary Cessation. Yamba

Daily Examiner · Friday 6 November 1936 · page 4

Work on the Yamba beach has temporarily ceased owing to shortage of water for treatment of ore on the concentrates table…

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Traces of Gold Tennant Creek Bore Assay. Canberra

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 11 November 1936 · page 2

Stating that assay results of five cores taken from the second bore at Tennant Creek yielded traces of gold from the 420-452 feet level, Senator McLachlan…

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Snakes Scare Miners

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 13 November 1936 · page 3

A story of brown snakes and two scared miners is told by Young "Witness." It has its humorous side now, oven to the miners, but might easily…

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