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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1939

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Fight for Life 600 Miles By Plane Trapped Miners' Peril. Kalgoorlie

Daily Examiner · Friday 27 January 1939 · page 5

In a desperate effort to save his life Keith Healy, 28, who was seriously injured when trapped by an explosion at Cox's Find gold mine, yesterday, was…

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"Jungle Rules" Miners And Their Disputes Comments in Arbitration Court. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 27 January 1939 · page 5

"Under the jungle rules that now prevail the miners have nothing else to do but to strike if they have a dispute as there is no machinery for…

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Mandated Territory New Guinea Visitor Australian Control Satisfactory Gold Mining Developments

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 31 January 1939 · page 7

As briefly reported in Saturday's issue of the "Daily Examiner," Mr. T. W. Bayliss, of the Mandated Territory of New Guinea, broke his, motor…

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"Hushed Up" First Discovery Of Australian Gold "Do You Want Our Throats Cut?"

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 31 January 1939 · page 3

Who first discovered, gold in Australia--a German count, an English knight, an Australian miner, a Botany Bay convict, or a Church of England…

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Laracy's Pot of Gold (All Rights Reserved.) Chapter One a Bushranger Helps a Lady

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 1 February 1939 · page 7

With swimming head and burning eyes, his wound throbbing painfully, his stolen racehorse almost knocked up, and the troopers he knew not how…

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'Laracy's Pot Of Gold CHAPTER 1 (Continued). a Bushranger Helps a Lady

Daily Examiner · Thursday 2 February 1939 · page 7

Laracy swam down desperately on his back towards a bend where the current swept outward against the further shore, and allowed the racing…

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£800,000 Loss on Railways Result Of Coal Strike Cabinet Considering Remedy Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 2 February 1939 · page 5

In a report from the Railway Commissioner, Mr. T. J. Hartigan, presented to the State Cabinet to-day, it was stated that the railway deficit at…

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negligee in gold worn by Joan Bennett A Paramount Star

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 3 February 1939 · page 4

Gold cloth makes a glamorous negligee for Joan Bennett, co-starring with Jack Benny in Paramount's "Stranded in Paris." The negligee…

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"Laracu's Pot of Gold" CHAPTER 1 (Continued.) a Bushranger Helps a Lady

Daily Examiner · Friday 3 February 1939 · page 10

Laracy's mind reeled. They were going to hide him, then? And he would get out of the rat trap after all, even without a fight. He shut his eyes…

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Gold From Sand Evans Head El Dorado Memories of Early Days Paddon Family of Scullers

Daily Examiner · Friday 3 February 1939 · page 7

Although it is not generally known, it was the quest for gold that first attracted white men to the Evans Head district and it was the success of…

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Gold Holding Bank Of England's Move Important Monetary Change. London

Daily Examiner · Saturday 4 February 1939 · page 5

Gold mining shares rose on the Stock Exchange to-day, following the issue last night of the Government's Bill amending the Currency and Bank…

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"Laracy's Pot of Gold " CHAPTER 2 (Continued). a Change of Heart for a Rogue

Daily Examiner · Saturday 4 February 1939 · page 8

There came to the man in hiding the sounds of many feet tramping about the little rooms, at one time within a few inches of his ear, apparently only…

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"Laracy's Pot of Gold" Chapter Two (Continued). a Change of Heart for a Rogue

Daily Examiner · Monday 6 February 1939 · page 2

The more Laracy thought over the Morgan episode, the more ashamed of his part he became, and there was plenty of time for thought in that…

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"Laracy's Pot Of Gold" CHAPTER 3 (Continued). "Share My Pot of Gold."

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 7 February 1939 · page 8

Laracy looked across the table with his bright blue eyes that had glittered through the slits in his mask at coach drivers over the sights of his pistols,…

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"Laracy's Pot of Gold" CHAPTER 3 (Continued). "Share My Pot of Gold."

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 8 February 1939 · page 7

So it was settled. They were to pack the stores that were left at the hut, and ride down the gorge 50 miles to where the mail coach from the…

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Gold Finds of Early Days the Rush to Drake and Hillgrove

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 8 February 1939 · page 7

Mr. Andrew Marshall, now of Wombat, tells in the Young "Chronicle" how he was in Torrington when his old friend, Sam Montgomery, was…

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Ten Miners Killed. Tokio

Daily Examiner · Thursday 9 February 1939 · page 5

Ten miners were killed and ten seriously injured when an avalanche buried Sugino village. Eighty miners were rescued from the debris…

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"Laracu's Pot of Gold" CHAPTER 4 (Continued). the End of Lone Hand Laracy

Daily Examiner · Thursday 9 February 1939 · page 8

The driver looked at the girl sideways from under the brim of his wide cabbage tree hat. He shoved his foot down hard on the brake and hauled…

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Tablelands Mining

Daily Examiner · Friday 10 February 1939 · page 10

Large scale mining operations are likely to be commenced at Howell, 20 miles from Inverell, as a result of Anglo-Queensland Mining, Pty. Ltd…

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"Laracus Pot of Gold" CHAPTER 4 (Continued)

Daily Examiner · Friday 10 February 1939 · page 7

Though shaken and considerably scared at the shots the women had remained calm and ready for emergency, and it was not long before they had…

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