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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1938

311 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 4 of 16

Workman Drowned on Victorian Gold Lease. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Friday 10 June 1938 · page 4

When several tons of earth ell from a face at Cook's gold dredgin, leases, at El Dorado to- day, it over[?]med Alfred Edward Fealy, 30, fitte, who…

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Football Bellingen Defeats Dorrigo 7 to 4 Gold Cup Match

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 10 June 1938 · page 6

After a most exciting match Bellingen defeated Dorrigo on the latter's home ground hy 7 to 4 after the scores had been 2 all at half-time. The…

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Coal Dispute "Miners Talking Fight" "Organising for Long Struggle." Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 13 June 1938 · page 4

Storm clouds are gathering in the coalfields, where an industry that once employed more than 23,000 men now has fewer workers than in the darkes:…

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Gold Seeker King Of Wild Tribe Story From Central New Guinea. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 14 June 1938 · page 7

The only whit man in the region, Michael Leaby. 35 a gold prospector and explorer, is recognised as the king of die wild Wahgi natives on…

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Man's Heart Laced with Gold Wire

Daily Examiner · Thursday 16 June 1938 · page 11

Walking about Newcastle, England, and doing light work, is a man, aged 65, who three years ago was a bedridden invalid likely to die at any…

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Fall of Coal Two Brothers Buried One Dead, One Rescued Cessnock Mine Tfagedy Cessnock

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 22 June 1938 · page 5

Two brothers. James Harrower, 42, and Peter Harrower. 48, beth married, were trapped in Aberdare Central colliery, a few miles from…

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Coal Strike? Six- Hour Day Wanted Pensions For Miners National Stoppage Tent Canberra

Daily Examiner · Thursday 23 June 1938 · page 5

The Federal Labor party has, endorsed and will support the programme drawn up by the Miners' Federation for the securing of better…

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Colliery Fire Section Sealed. Cessnock

Daily Examiner · Thursday 23 June 1938 · page 5

A fire was detected in the workings at Cessnock No. 2 colliery to- day. The section was scaled and the extent of the outbreak will not be known until the…

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Mine Victim Mourned by Fellow Workers. Cessnock

Daily Examiner · Thursday 23 June 1938 · page 5

Following yesterday's tragedy there was no work to- day at the Aberdare Central mine. The miners took a day off to mourn the death of James…

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Fed. Labor Supports Miners Triple Ring Defence of Hankow 700,000 Chinese Troops Preparing to Meet Japs Shanghai

Daily Examiner · Thursday 23 June 1938 · page 5

Sixty Chinese divisions, comprising 700,000 men, including 30 new artillery regiments. 1200 tanks from abroad, 380 field pieces from Russia…

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100 Japs Killed by Mine. Shanghai

Daily Examiner · Saturday 25 June 1938 · page 5

A hundred Japanese sailors and marines were killed when a Japanese launch in which they were travelling struck a Chinese mine above Anking…

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Mine Robbed Manager Murdered Jungle Hunt For Chinese Shotgun and Chopper Used Singapore

Daily Examiner · Monday 27 June 1938 · page 5

Mr. F. G. Dunsford, 50, manager of the Tersang gold mine in Prnaog State. Malaya, was hacked to death at the mine, and gold amalgam worth…

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Woman [?]Ens[?]oner Wins Mine

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 29 June 1938 · page 7

A lucky draw from a [?] has recently placed [?]of lea[?] mine property of [?]the…

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Coal Mines Few Paying Dividends Reply To Miners' Claims Statement by Owners Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 30 June 1938 · page 5

The statement was made to-day by the chairman of the Northern Collieries Association, Mr. J. C. McGann. that if the miners resort to direct…

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Blue and Gold Ball

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 1 July 1938 · page 4

Coffs C.W.A. Annual Blue and Gold Ball is to be held in the School of Aits next Monday night. The committee met yesterday afternoon and…

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Coff 'S Harbor Blue And Gold Ball on Monday Night Next

Daily Examiner · Friday 1 July 1938 · page 3

The annual Blue and Gold Ball, conducted by the Coff 's Harbor branch of the Country Women's Association, will be held in the School of Arts…

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Strike Threat Coal Miners' Demands. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 2 July 1938 · page 2

Saying that the dislocation of the coal mining industry would bring about industrial [?]lysis in New South Wales. Mr. R Heffron leader of the…

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COFFS C.W.A. Blue and Gold Ball Very Successful Function

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 5 July 1938 · page 2

The objective of Coffs Harbour C.W.A. in making the annual Blue and Gold Ball one of the outstanding social functions of the…

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Gold Cargo Recovered. Quebec

Daily Examiner · Thursday 7 July 1938 · page 5

The Ascania has been refloated, and the gold cargo has been removed…

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Lightning Explodes Mine Gas. Vancouver

Daily Examiner · Friday 8 July 1938 · page 5

Lightning caused an explosion of gas 9300 feet underground, in a mountain coal mine at Michel, British Columbia, killing three…

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