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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 5 of 15

Sydney Gallops Gold Rod Recovered. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 17 April 1936 · page 1

Gold Rod moved steadily when he cantered round the B grass track, at Randwick this morning. He showed no ill-effects as a result of his slip…

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Hope Fading Entombed Mine Owners Desperate Battle for Rescue. London

Daily Examiner · Friday 17 April 1936 · page 5

A message from Moose River (Nova Scotia), states: Buried for three days, 150 feet underground in ah abandoned gold mine, by a fall of earth, hope has…

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Press Comment Failure Of Efforts Italy's Blood and Gold. London

Daily Examiner · Saturday 18 April 1936 · page 5

The "Daily Telegraph's" Geneva correspondent declares that the Italian terms mean that Italy is to impose a settlement on Abyssinia without the…

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Coal Strike South Coast Threat 3000 Men Involved. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 20 April 1936 · page 7

A serious coal strike is threatened on the South Coast,. The executive of the Federated Engine Drivers and Firemen's Association to-day decided…

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Gold Served with His Dinner

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 22 April 1936 · page 4

Mr. C. Cottrill, of Argyle street, Fitzroy, Melbourne, had gold served with his midday meal on Saturday. It didn't cost him anything extra. Indeed, he…

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Oil From Coal Labor Proposal. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 22 April 1936 · page 1

Resuming the debate in the Legislative Assembly on the motion of Mr. Baddeley (Lab., Cessnock), that the Government take over and control the…

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Epic of a Mine Owners Entombed Flood Waters Rising Frantic Fight for Rescue London

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 22 April 1936 · page 5

A message from Moose River (Nova Scotia) states that Herman Magill, one of three men buried in a fall of earth in a gold mine here, on Easter…

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Rescue Delayed Entombed Mine Owners Men Growing Weaker. Halifax (Nova Scotia),Tuesday

Daily Examiner · Thursday 23 April 1936 · page 5

A fresh cave-in to-day has delayed the rescue work at the Moose River mine of Dr. Robertson and Alfred Scaading, who are entombed 143 feet…

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Rescued Alive Two Mine Owners Drama At Moose River Drillers' Frantic Efforts Halifax (Nova Scotia)

Daily Examiner · Friday 24 April 1936 · page 5

Frantic efforts to save Dr. E. D. Robertson and Alfred Scadding, wbo have been entombed 140 feet below the surface, in an abandoned gold…

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Gold Fox's Running Appeals dismissed MELBOURNE

Daily Examiner · Saturday 25 April 1936 · page 6

The appeals, of S. G. Ware, trainer, and W. Jenkins, jockey, against disqualification for 12 months, following an inquiry into the running of Gold Fox,…

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Hardy Doctor Moose River Mine Victim Huge Fund for Rescuers

Daily Examiner · Saturday 25 April 1936 · page 5

HALIFAX (Novia Scotia), Thursday. Displaying vitality declared to. be amazing by physicians, Dr. E. D. Robertson who, at 62, spent nearly 11 days…

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Moose River Mine Whole Area Collapsing Scadding Has Trench Feet. Halifax

Daily Examiner · Monday 27 April 1936 · page 5

The whole of the abandoned goldmine at Moose River, from which Dr. E. D. Robertson and Mr. Alfred Scadding were rescued after having been…

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World's Tiniest Horse, Size of a Dog Shod With Solid Gold at Grafton Show

Daily Examiner · Monday 27 April 1936 · page 6

One of the most amazing attractions ever seen on a Showground in Australia is WEE JIMMY, the world's smallest racehorse. The little pet, which…

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Miniature Horse With Gold Shoes

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 29 April 1936 · page 2

A horse was taken in a taxi-cab to the steamship office in London recently, there to ascend in a passenger lift to be introduced to the manager and staff…

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Down Below Snakes Wintering in Mines Party's Mishaps

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 29 April 1936 · page 11

A second narrow escape from car disaster, the presence in the mines they had visited of numerous snake skins shed by reptiles "wintering" in the…

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40,000 DOLLARS Reward For Miners Moose River Rescuers. Halifax (Nova Scotia)

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 29 April 1936 · page 5

Doctors announced to-day that the condition of Alfred Scadding's feet has improved, but the danger of the necessity for amputation has not yet passed…

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Wee Jimmy Tiniest Racehorse Alive Shod with Gold

Daily Examiner · Thursday 30 April 1936 · page 3

All day yesterday one continuous stream of people walked in and out of the comfortable quarters where Wee Jimmy, the world's smallest…

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Gold Production £2,130,725 in Three Months. Canberra

Daily Examiner · Friday 1 May 1936 · page 5

Production of gold in Australia for the quarter fending. March 31, 1936, amounted to 244,866 fine ounces, compared with 153,580 fine ounces for the…

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Socialist Govt. Fears Of French Capitalists Gold Being Sent to England. London

Daily Examiner · Thursday 7 May 1936 · page 5

Every air liner from Paris is heavily laden with gold, due to French nerves on the advent of the Socialist Government. It is estimated that £2,000,000…

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Gold Divin[?] Reef Under Court

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 8 May 1936 · page 2

In a recent issue of th[?] Courier-Mail the followin[?] from its Warwick corresp[?] Giving a demostration…

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