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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 12 of 15

Millie's Hope Wins Tatt.'s Gold Cup Sprint To Expressman Brisbane Tatt's Meeting Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Monday 26 August 1940 · page 3

Mille's Hope costly won Tattersall's Gold Cup, at Ascot this afternoon. He followed Hendra Lad, who was left in front after the [?]eld had settled down…

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Strike Threat Coal Mine Industry Week-End Hours Dispute engine drivers, firemen SYDNEY

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 28 August 1940 · page 4

A State-wide strike by engine drivers and firemen in the coal mining industry is threatened as a result of the owners' decision to…

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Struck a Mine British Destroyer Lost. London

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 28 August 1940 · page 5

The Admiralty has announced mat the destroyer, H.M.S. Hostile, has been sunk by an enemy mine, with some casualties. The Hostile was a destroyer…

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A Day in the Life of a Mine-sweeper Battling Dice Box With Death

Daily Examiner · Friday 30 August 1940 · page 6

It was an east coast port, that had once handled the herring harvest, but it might have been any port in Britain, because it was pitch dark and…

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Beach Mining Operations at Angourie Ceased

Daily Examiner · Saturday 7 September 1940 · page 2

After a period of operations extending over the past five years, the Titanium Beach Mining Co. at Angourie, upper the management of Mr. G. C…

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Football Coffs Harbour Outclassed Dorrigo Retains Gold Cup

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 13 September 1940 · page 5

Greater experience and superior team work gave the Dorrigo League team an easy victory over the Coff's League team at Dorrigo on Sunday…

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FOOTBALL Dorrigo Defeat Coff's Harbor Gold Cup Defended

Daily Examiner · Friday 13 September 1940 · page 2

Greater experience and superior team work gave the Dorrigo District Rugby League team an easy victory over Coff's Harbor at Dorrigo on Sunday last. Dorrigo won by 25…

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Secretary Resigns Miners' Federation. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 14 September 1940 · page 5

The general secretary of the Miners Federation, Mr. W. Ore, has resigned from office, owing to a breakdown of health…

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Sunk by Mines Two French Merchantmen. London

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 17 September 1940 · page 5

The German news agency announces that a convoy of 10 French merchantmen, en route from North Africa to Marseilles, carrying demobilised…

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Beach Mining "Not a New Industry."

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 18 September 1940 · page 7

Referring to the article. on the. above subject in the "Daily Examiner" of September 7, Mr. C. G. Cumberland informs us that the operations at…

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Pure Gold Smart Sprint at Flemington. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 18 September 1940 · page 2

Working out 12 feet from the rails on the course proper at Flemington to-day, Pure Gold galloped four furlongs in 50½secs. the best time of the morning for this distance…

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Mining Coy. Formed In Sydney Leases in Copmanhurst District. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 19 September 1940 · page 7

With nominal capital of £20,000 in 80,000 ordinary shares of 5 each, Empire Rare Metals, Ltd., has been registered in Sydney…

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£3125 CLAIM Gold Mine In W.A. Case in Sydney Adjourned Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 24 September 1940 · page 3

Litigation must continue despite the war, said Mr. Justice Street in the Supreme Court to-day. He was referring to the application by…

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A Gold Watch

Daily Examiner · Thursday 26 September 1940 · page 4

Mr. Peter Matheison, a storekeeper at Dalmorton, while fossicking for gold on the banks of the Little River near Dalmo[?]ton, on…

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Gold Watch Found

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 27 September 1940 · page 1

Whilst fossicking for gold on the banks of the Little. River near Dalmorton last Monday, Mr. Peter Mathieson, Dalmorton storekeeper,…

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35 Ships Escaped with British Coal. Ottawa

Daily Examiner · Monday 30 September 1940 · page 5

It is officially announced that 220,000 tons of British coal and coke valued at 925,000 dollars (£231,250), which was being unloaded at French ports at the…

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Gold Plane Stays Night a Coff's

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 2 October 1940 · page 4

A Dragon Rapide airliner from New Guinea, carrying a consignment of gold and three passengers, landed at Coff's Harbor on Monday evening owing to bad…

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Coal Miners Refused To Work With Italians Repudiation of Agreement. Newcastle

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 8 October 1940 · page 5

Miners employed at Stockton Borehole colliery to-day declined to work with five Italian employees and returned home…

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New Goldfield Discovered. Moscow

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 8 October 1940 · page 5

A new goldfield, stated to be one of the largest in Central Asia, has been discovered on the River Angron, 5[?] miles from Tashkent…

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World's Deepest Gold Mine [?]Nstals Robot to Control Crushed Ore

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 9 October 1940 · page 3

The oldest and deepest gold mine in [?] world, the John Del Rey mine in [?]zil, is about to be equipped with the [?] complete ore processing plant yet…

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