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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1937

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Gold From Hillgrove Mines

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 25 May 1937 · page 4

At the Armidale branch of the Bank of Australasia last week a representative of the "Express" inspected two small, dull, dirty-looking "bricks." The…

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Baldwin's Appeal Coal Strike Averted Unions Amalgamate. London

Daily Examiner · Saturday 29 May 1937 · page 5

Delegates at the conference of the Mine Workers' Federation to-day endorsed the terms of the amalgamation of the miners' unions which have…

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Falling Profits Due To Gold Shares Values Bankruptcy of Docker £10,000 a Year at Stockbroking. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 29 May 1937 · page 5

Evidence of the profits mads by him and how they had dropped because of the decline in the value of gold shares, was given by Keith…

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Buried Alive in the Night Town Engulfed Deaths May Total 500 Mining Dam Collapses Avalanche of Mod and Sand Mexico City

Daily Examiner · Saturday 29 May 1937 · page 5

Thirty-two bodies have been recovered, and 100 more are possibly dead as a result of the collapse of a dam burying the town of Tlalpujahua…

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Tennant Creek Important Goldfield Results of Investigation. Canberra

Daily Examiner · Saturday 29 May 1937 · page 5

The Tennant Creek goldfield win continue to produce gold for many years, even if the life of some of the individual mines is comparatively short…

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Hit by Hot Coal

Daily Examiner · Monday 31 May 1937 · page 4

Mrs. A. Swan, of Mount Hutton, near Charlestown, and her four-year-old daughter were injured on Wednesday morning When they were struck by…

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Mining As Sideline to Dairying

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 1 June 1937 · page 7

In the hope of locating a seam which will produce coal in payable quantities for industrial use on the North Coast three Nardi brothers-- Messrs. Andy…

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Sack Minister Oil From Coal Council's Request. West Maitland

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 1 June 1937 · page 2

At a meeting of the Northern Districts Oil from Coal Council to-day, withdrawal by the State Government of the portfolio of the Minister for…

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LOWANNA C.W.A. Blue And Gold Ball Prizes for Fancy Dress

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 2 June 1937 · page 3

On Friday night last the Lowanna branch of the C.W.A. held its annual blue and gold ball. Despite the elaborate arrangements made by members of…

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Gold From Hillgrove Mines

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 4 June 1937 · page 1

At the Armidale branch of the Bank of Australasia last week a representative of the "Express" inspected two small Gull, dirty-looking…

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In New Guinea Gold and Silver Large Deposits There Senator Foll's Impressions Road Will Open Up Low Grade Ore

Daily Examiner · Friday 4 June 1937 · page 10

Senator Fell, who has returned from New Guinea, said he was strongly of the opinion that when "the proposed road from Salamaus to Wan…

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Wild Rumors Orgy Of Gold Selling Disturbing Russian Influence. London

Daily Examiner · Saturday 5 June 1937 · page 5

A wild gold selling orgy on the bullion exchange, involving, the enormous sum of four and a quarter million sterling of gold--almost, double…

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Gold Cup Dorrigo Beat Jetty. Dorrigo

Daily Examiner · Monday 7 June 1937 · page 3

Behind 8--at the interval, Dorrigo League team outplayed the Coff's Harbor Jetty team at Dorrigo this afternoon and won by 20 points to eight…

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MURDER? Man's Body Found in Mine Shaft. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Monday 7 June 1937 · page 5

The Russell street C.I.B. reported that about 3 p.m. to-day, Paul Robertson, a resident of Maryborough, was in the vicinity of a prospector's shaft,…

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DETONATORS In Steamer's Coal Firemen's Discovery. Innisfail

Daily Examiner · Monday 7 June 1937 · page 5

While he was stoking the furnaces of the steamer Wandana in the Gulf of Carpentaria, a fireman found a box of detonators in the coal…

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Secret Talks Britain, France, U.S.A. Gold Situation. London

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 8 June 1937 · page 5

The "Daily Mail" states that secret consultations are occurring daily between Britain, France and America, the signatories to the tripartite agreement…

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Gold Policy No Change in America. New York

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 9 June 1937 · page 5

President Roosevelt informed press representatives there was no change in the gold policy of the United States. He knew nothing of any agreement for…

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Outlook Good Tennant Creek Goldfields Sir Herbert Gepp's Report. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 9 June 1937 · page 5

"I am convinced that the country from 40 miles east of the Granites to beyond Tanami justifies a thorough geological study."…

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£25,000 Involved Injunction Granted Against Melbourne Sharebrokers Dividends on Mining Shares Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 11 June 1937 · page 5

Mr. Justice Nicholas, in the Equity Court to-day, grand an ex parte injunction to restrain payments of dividends, due to-day, on shares said…

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Rich Gold Find. Tamworth

Daily Examiner · Saturday 12 June 1937 · page 6

A remarkable rich gold strike was made in the Lady Mary mine, between Hanging Rock and Nundle, the latter centre being 37 miles from Tamworth…

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