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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1937

344 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 8 of 18

Stopped at Post Favorite light Flash Main Event to Fuji Gold Only One Favorite Wins

Daily Examiner · Monday 3 May 1937 · page 1

Light Flash, hot even honey favorite, pulled up dead a few yards from the judge's box when leading by two lengths in the Second Division at…

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Coal Contracts Sydney County Council Decision. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 5 May 1937 · page 5

After the chairman, Cr. McElhonc, had stated that it would be in the best interests to spread the coal contracts over the west and north as if the west…

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Air Current In Wonthaggi Mine Evidence at Inquiry. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Thursday 6 May 1937 · page 5

Although he could not say definitely that the auxiliary fans had been working on the morning of the explosion, George Beech told, the Wonthaggi…

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Coal Miners 2400 Men May Cease Work. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 7 May 1937 · page 5

Serious trouble is threatened on the northern coalfields as a protest against the action of the State Government in prosecuting unemployed regarding…

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Last Hunt Hoarded Gold Old Mill Doomed

Daily Examiner · Friday 7 May 1937 · page 9

A fortune in gold coins waiting for the lucky finder! That is the picture that now fascinates a large number of people in West Wales…

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Coal Strike Baldwin Secures Another Conference. London

Daily Examiner · Saturday 8 May 1937 · page 5

In response to an appeal of the Prime Minister, Mr. Baldwin, in the House of Commons, the executive of the Miners' Federation has announced…

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UNSETTLED Bus And Coal Troubles Trouble May Extend. London

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 12 May 1937 · page 5

Prospects of an early settlement of the Central London bus strike and hopes of averting a national dispute in the coalfields both suffered reverses…

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"Splendour" Society Gold Diggers

Daily Examiner · Friday 14 May 1937 · page 12

Miss Miriam Hopkins and Joel McCrea are the stars of the drama "Splendour" The story, written by Booth Tarkington, casts Miss Hopkins…

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Gold Production Nearly Million in March. Canberra

Daily Examiner · Friday 14 May 1937 · page 5

Although there has been a slight decrease in the production of gold in Australia during March compared with the previous month, production was…

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Struck Rocks Coal Collier Minmi Dense Fog On Coast Distress Signals Sent Up Fourteen Men on Board. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 14 May 1937 · page 5

Nosing her way to-night through one of the worst fogs ever experienced on the New South Wales coast, the coal collier Minmi crashed…

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Nine Killed on British Destroyer Mine Or Bomb Suspected Patrolling Spanish Coast London

Daily Examiner · Saturday 15 May 1937 · page 5

Nine members of the crew were killed and 24 injured in a mysterious explosion, which badly damaged the bows of the British destroyer Hunter,…

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Clarence River Historical Society The Bawden Lectures Retreat Station The First Gold Escort (No. 132.)

Daily Examiner · Saturday 15 May 1937 · page 8

Mr. Bawden continued:--"Retreat was taken up in 1840 by Mr. Millar, son or nephew of Deputy Commissary-General Millar. Millar…

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Explosion Caused by Mine Damage To Destroyer Admiralty View London

Daily Examiner · Monday 17 May 1937 · page 5

The British Admiralty states that a preliminary investigation into the cause of the explosion which badly damaged the bows of the British…

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Mine Dividends Shared By State Assistance to Victorian Prospectors. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Monday 17 May 1937 · page 4

In putting money into the scheme for assistance to prospectors, the Mines Department selected a "payable" show. Since the inauguration of the scheme…

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H.M.S. HUNTER Damaged By Mine Warship Flooded with Burning Oil. Gibraltar

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 18 May 1937 · page 5

It is reported that a diver has confirmed that H.M.S. Hunter was struck by a mine. A message from Almeria states that…

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Gold Assays at Tennant Creek Geophysical Prospecting Survey Results Encouraging Canberra

Daily Examiner · Thursday 20 May 1937 · page 5

Further result's of assays of cores taken from the third bore put down at Tennant Creek have strengthened the opinion of the Minister in Charge…

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Mining New Baker's Creek Mine

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 21 May 1937 · page 6

Thomas Snow, manager of the New Baker's Creek mining syndicate, writes: Since my last report and for the week ending May 8, we have…

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Dundurrabin Mine

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 21 May 1937 · page 6

The Dundurrabin Mining Syndicate is proceeding with the work of putting in a 30 feet drive. Approximately 16 feet has so far been…

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Wear Gas Masks Coal Train Engine Crews

Daily Examiner · Friday 21 May 1937 · page 3

If the occasion ever arises for the people of Australia to mask themselves against a hostile gas attack, some of the engine crews attached to the New…

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Iron Ore Japanese Mining Experts Coming to Australia. Tokio

Daily Examiner · Monday 24 May 1937 · page 5

The Japan Steel Tube Company is sending three mining experts to Australia and New Caledonia to investigate the possibilities of obtaining iron…

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