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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 9 of 15

C.r.j.c. Gold Cup Meeting

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 21 July 1936 · page 2

Cuban Song winning her fourth Ramornie Handicap in succession. Silpana (grey) was second, and Petrol Lager third. Ruffian "bolted" with the C.R.J.C. Handicap. Verberry was second and Sleepmond third. Osculum won the Grafton Cup by a neek from Verberry, with Ruffian half a length away third…

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Colliery Dispute "Dangerous Machines" Compulsory Conference. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 22 July 1936 · page 4

The Legislative Assembly to-day rejected a motion by Mr. Baddeley (Lab., Cessnock), that the Government should institute a public inquiry to…

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Coff's on Top Bellingen Outclassed Claude Bridge Gold Cup. Coff's Harbor

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 22 July 1936 · page 6

Displaying a definite superiority in speed and stamina and possessing an advantage in weight, the Coff's Harbor Cup team defeated Bellingen Cup team…

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Search for Gold Tennant's Creek Ore Deposits Extension of Drilling Operations. Canberra

Daily Examiner · Thursday 23 July 1936 · page 3

The extension of drilling operations to the ore deposits tp the east of Tennant's Creek is being considered by the Federal Government…

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Gold Quest Papuan El Dorado Author's Expedition

Daily Examiner · Friday 24 July 1936 · page 9

Jack Hides, the Papuan Assistant Resident Magistrate, explorer, and author, is leaving Sydney shortly on one of the most romantic quests of modern…

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Colliery Dispute Conference Breaks Down. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 28 July 1936 · page 3

A compulsory conference held to-day to investigate the dispute regarding the introduction pf the electric coal-cutting machine at Aberdare Central Colliery…

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Tennant Creek Gold. Canberra

Daily Examiner · Thursday 30 July 1936 · page 5

Festivities to mark the first £100,000 worth of gold production at Tennant Creek may coincide with the news that the bore cores taken from…

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Gold Production Substantial Increase. Canberra

Daily Examiner · Thursday 30 July 1936 · page 2

For the first time since pre-depression years the production of gold in Australia exceeded 1,000,000 fine ounces in 1935-36…

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Bulli Colliery Bailiff In Possession Dramatic Turn in Claim. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 31 July 1936 · page 1

There was a dramatic development in a compensation claim against the Bulli Colliery and Coke Works, Ltd., to-day, when a bailiff from the District Court…

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The Upper Orara Settlement And Development Terra Incognito Till Eighties Gold Mining and Dairy Farming

Daily Examiner · Saturday 1 August 1936 · page 12

The portion of the Clarence Valley bearing the designation as above was, except to the cedar-cutters, a terra incognita till the early eighties of last…

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Woman As Mining Expert

Daily Examiner · Saturday 1 August 1936 · page 7

Speaking with a charming deliberation, in a deep musical voice, Miss Grace Gillespie, who, although aged only 25 years, is the chairman of…

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Aberdare Strike Spread To Other Mines? Protest Against Coal Cutting Machines. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 6 August 1936 · page 5

The Central Council of the Miners' Federation to-day discussed the question of financing an extension of the strike at Aberdare central colliery on…

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Gold Mining a Sound Investment with Metal at High Price. Canberra

Daily Examiner · Thursday 6 August 1936 · page 3

A recommendation that Australians should use their savings to further the efforts of the State and Commonwealth Governments to increase the output of…

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Oil From Coal Australian Company Government Optimistic. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 6 August 1936 · page 4

The Acting Premier (Col. Bruxner) announced to-night, that, although some difficulties are still to overcome, the prospect for successfully producing oil…

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Gold Search Jack Hides In Papua Prospecting Area Restricted. Canberra

Daily Examiner · Thursday 6 August 1936 · page 7

The former Assistant Magistrate in Papua, Mr. Jack Hides, who recently resigned from the public service after a brilliant exploratory expedition…

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ENTOMBED 63 British Miners Colliery Disaster Fire Follows Explosion London

Daily Examiner · Friday 7 August 1936 · page 5

An explosion at Wharncliffe Woodmoor colliery, near Barnsley, has entombed 63 miners. Rescue work is impeded by falls of…

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Clergyman's Wife Lead Miners' Wives Against Coal-cutting Machines. Cessnock

Daily Examiner · Friday 7 August 1936 · page 5

Stating that men with a practical knowledge had declared that the installation of electrical coal-cutting machines at Aberdare central colliery…

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Colliery Disaster 33 Bodies Recovered Cause Still Unknown. London

Daily Examiner · Saturday 8 August 1936 · page 5

When rescue operations at Wharnecliffe ceased for the night, 33 bodies had been recovered. A search for the other 25 will be made to-morrow…

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Faction Fight Dramatic Development Miners Banned by A.L.P. SYDNEY

Daily Examiner · Saturday 8 August 1936 · page 2

There was a dramatic development in the Labor faction fight to-night when following the action of the Miners Federation in being represented at the…

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A.L.P. WAR Series Of Conferences Miners Locked Out. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 10 August 1936 · page 5

Conference follows conference in the A.L.P. internal war, with the bitterness increasing as the fight progresses, and with no apparent…

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