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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1937

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Romantic Story Of Buried Gold £40,000 Stolen Cold Dust Buried in N.Z. CAVE?

Daily Examiner · Saturday 4 September 1937 · page 11

Linked with the report of a recent investigation of oil deposits on the West Coast of the South Island. N.Z., in the vicinity of Martin's Bay, is a…

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Seeking Third Gold Fortune

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 7 September 1937 · page 6

Frederick William Cuthbert, 80, has made two fortunes from gold, and has set out to make another. He left Melbourne recently for Brisbane to interest…

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Unusual Incident Lismore Football Coal Kick in Doubt Lismore Beat U. CLARENCE

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 7 September 1937 · page 6

An incident without precedent in Lismore football in recent years occurred during a representative game between Lismore and an Upper…

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Gold Cup Match

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 10 September 1937 · page 2

Coffs Harbour League will make an attempt next Sunday to get the Gold Cup back from Bellingen. The League is not as strong as it was earlier in…

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"Training Gold Rod for Epsom." Maclean

Daily Examiner · Friday 10 September 1937 · page 4

At the Maclean Police Court today, before Mr. J. McElroy, P.M., Patrick Connolly was charged with having been found drunk in Union…

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Boycott of German Coal

Daily Examiner · Saturday 11 September 1937 · page 8

The Montreal correspondent of the "Colliery Guardian" writes: A Dominion- wide boycott of German coal has been undertaken by a…

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B.H.P. Mines Some Will Be Idle on Monday Newcastle

Daily Examiner · Saturday 11 September 1937 · page 5

None of the mines of the B.H.P. Co. Ltd., on the lower field will work on Monday, and Wallarah colliery also will be idle…

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Move to Prospect Coal Seam

Daily Examiner · Monday 13 September 1937 · page 4

Stating that it was proposed to grant C. G. Mulvena permission to prospect for coal on Sherwood reserve.(between Kyogle and Woodenbong) the Mines…

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Challenge Lough Neagh's Owner Gold Rod's Failure Trainer Not Worried Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 13 September 1937 · page 2

Elated over the unexpected success of Lough Neagh in the Tramway Handicap, at Randwick on Saturday, the owner-trainer of the gelding, T…

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Gold Cup Match

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 14 September 1937 · page 2

Coffs Harbour League team failed in its quest of the Gold Cup at Bel lingen last Sunday, being beaten by Bellinger League 19 to 6. Coffs had…

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Six-hour Day Miners' Convention Wanted Mechanisation Dispute. Newcastle

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 14 September 1937 · page 5

The John Darling, Durham, Burwood and Wallarah collieries were idle today, when the whole of the employees numbering 1300, held a meeting to…

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Gold Production Slight Decrease Shown. Canberra

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 15 September 1937 · page 3

Gold production throughout Australia for July this year showed a slight decrease compared with, the production for the previous month…

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No Strike In Coal Industry Proprietors Offer Accepted. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 16 September 1937 · page 4

Threatened trouble in the coal mining industry was averted by the acceptance to-day by a mass meeting of members of the Federated Engine Drivers and…

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Gold Rod McCarten Not Satisfied May Not Race Again Before Epsom. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 20 September 1937 · page 3

Jockey M. McCarten, who rode Gold Rod on Saturday, was not entirely satisfied with the running of the horse. He thought, he would have to show…

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David Lyall Death After Rescue In Papuan Expedition Mining Engineer at 17 SYDNEY

Daily Examiner · Monday 20 September 1937 · page 5

Mr. David Lyall, who became ill while on an expedition into the Interior of Papua with Mr. Jack Hides, the explorer, died…

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Racing at Rose Hill Gold Rod--talking Register Good Epsom Trials Ajax Home in Guineas Avenger Has Distinct Derby Chance £1 Horse Causes Racing Surprise Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 20 September 1937 · page 3

Racing at Rosehill this afternoon brought the Epsom favorites, Gold Rod and Talking, into the limelight again, and increased the popularity of Ajax for the Derby. All three won. After Gold Rod had registered a handsome victory in…

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Another Strike Eight Hundred Coal Miners. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 21 September 1937 · page 5

Trouble is again threatened on the northern coalfields. More than 800 miners went on strike at the John Darling and Burwood mines as a…

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Rescued From Mine

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 22 September 1937 · page 7

A married man named Morgan, living in Lawrence street, Gympie, had narrow escape from being trapped down an old mine shaft. He went down the…

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Bankrupt Broker Liabilities Total £16,229 Brisbane Examination Losses on Mining Shares Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 22 September 1937 · page 6

The public examination of Alan Douglas Abercrombie, stock and sharebroker, former president of Brisbane Stock Exchange, was…

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Struck Gold!

Daily Examiner · Friday 24 September 1937 · page 4

A Murwillumbah resident a few days ago struck gold in a most unusual field. It was in a chocolate! The young man purchased some chocolates from a local…

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