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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1940

294 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 11 of 15

Navy Yacht Sunk by Mine. LONDON,Saturday

Daily Examiner · Monday 15 July 1940 · page 5

The causalities as a [?] of sinking of H.M. vacht Compendor after striking a mine on June 11. are one officer filled and one wounded…

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British Miners Want Hitlerism Destroyed All Behind Government. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 15 July 1940 · page 5

Speaking in the name of 700,000 British mniers and their wives and families, the president of the Mine Workers Federation, Mr. Lawthry…

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Football Treat Seahill Gold Cup Annexed Cabbage Tree Island Toe Good for Maclean Thirteen

Daily Examiner · Monday 15 July 1940 · page 3

A splendid displace at below football was witnesses by a Huge crowd of football child-last at Jubilee Park Maclean on Saturday when a…

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Railway Deficit. £400,000 for Year New Record In Revenue Coal Strike Cost £800,000 SYDNEY

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 16 July 1940 · page 4

Speaking at the Millions Club to-day, the Assistant Commissioner for Railways. Mr. F. C. Garside, said the New South Wales railway accounts…

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Dorrigo Downs Nambucca Gold Cup Match

Daily Examiner · Thursday 18 July 1940 · page 1

Dorrigo retained the Claude Bridges Gold Cup by defeating Nambueca by 17 to 9, after the seem had been six all at half-time, The match was…

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Football Gold Cup Defended Dorrigo Wins 17-9 Nambucca's Challenge Fails

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 19 July 1940 · page 5

A splendid display of football was witnessed by a large crowd of football enthusiasts at Dorrigo on Sunday last when the Dorrigo League team…

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Dundurrabin Copper Mine May Be Worked Again Option for Brisbane Company

Daily Examiner · Monday 29 July 1940 · page 2

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Coal Industry New Award Announced. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 30 July 1940 · page 3

While there will be no change in Working hours in the coal mining Industry the wages of engine drivers in New South Wales will be increased by…

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Dutch--french Islands in Caribbean U.S.A. Trusteeship Story of Oil, Gold and Planes New York

Daily Examiner · Thursday 1 August 1940 · page 5

The Pan-American Conference agreed test the United States should send a naval expedition to the [?] Sea early in September to…

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Dundurrabin Copper Mine May Be Worked Again Assayed 19 p.c. to Ton Option for Brisbane Company

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 2 August 1940 · page 1

Dundurrabin copper mine, near Tyringham, samples from which have assayed 14.77 per cent, to the ton, may soon be re-opened…

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Struck a Mine British Mine Sweeper Lost. London

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 7 August 1940 · page 5

It is officially announced that the Admiralty mine-sweeping trawler Marsons was sunk by a mine…

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All Darkies Cabbage Tree Island Team to Play Maclean for W. Scahill Gold Cup

Daily Examiner · Friday 9 August 1940 · page 2

The Cabbage Tree Island Rugby [?] League team that will meet a combination from Maclean at Jubilee Park to- morrow in a return match for the W. Seahill Gold…

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Writ Against Miners' Paper. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 10 August 1940 · page 5

The president of the Miners' Federation, Mr. Nelson, said to-night that certain members of the Queensland district branch of the federation had issued…

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A.L.P. SUSPENSION Attitude Of Miners Referred Back to Districts. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 10 August 1940 · page 5

The Central Council of the Miners' Federation to-day decided, by nine votes to six, that the question of the suspension of the New South Wales…

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Alien Owner Land In Australian Position Defined by Mine. Canberra

Daily Examiner · Saturday 17 August 1940 · page 4

The Minister for External Alfain M[?] emphusised to-day the [?] were not [?] He said he had particularly in…

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Will Italy Attack Greece? "Turkey Would Join With Britain" Sinister Turn in Balk Ans Position Following Sinking Of Gree Mine Layer LONDON

Daily Examiner · Saturday 17 August 1940 · page 5

Official cireles in Loudon intimated thai the Greek Italian dispute being watched with close attention. The controversy, which was thus far only a smoke screen to cover local risings in Albania has taken a very sinister turn as a result of the torpedoing of Greek mine layer Helle of 2115…

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Maclean Cup Team To Meet South Grafton W. Scahill Gold Cup at Stake

Daily Examiner · Thursday 22 August 1940 · page 1

One of the best games of Rugby League football to take place at Maclean for some time in expected to be played at the Jubilee Park on…

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Three Miners Burned Fire in Colliery. Wellington (N.z.)

Daily Examiner · Saturday 24 August 1940 · page 5

Three miners were severaly burned and bruised when portion of a brick wall fell on them as the result of an explosion…

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Died in Hospital Secretary of Northern Collieries Assn. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 24 August 1940 · page 5

The death occurred at St. Vincent's Private Hospital [?] to-night after a short illness of Mr Ce[?] Frederick Mallett, secretary of the Northern…

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Mine Sweeper Sunk No Loss of Life. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 26 August 1940 · page 5

The Admiralty announces that the mine -sweeping trawler Resparko sustained damage as a result of enemy at attack, and subsequently sank…

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