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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1941

187 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 5 of 10

Gold Salute Four Furlongs in 49Secs. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 25 June 1941 · page 1

Rideen by G. Moore Gold Salute Doombeh Newmarket topweight dashed over half a mile in 49secs on the Doomben circular grasstrack this morning…

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Clarence Coal Investigation Being Made

Daily Examiner · Thursday 26 June 1941 · page 4

Two officers of the Department of Mines are making a thorough investigation of the coal resources of the Clarence River district. They arrived at Grafton this week and have…

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Smart Sprints Beaulivre and Gold Salute. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Friday 27 June 1941 · page 2

Although a spongy track was disadvantageous to their efforts, Beaulivre dashed over four in 49¾ and Gold Salute covered five in 1.4 at Doomben this morning…

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Regularity Success at Grafton Plunge On Gold Kid Barrier Fault Spoils Welter

Daily Examiner · Monday 30 June 1941 · page 3

Fields ranging up to 15 horses were the order of the day at the Clarence River Jockey Club races at Grafton on Saturday.. The attendance was again large and racing was…

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Nymboida Coal

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 1 July 1941 · page 2

The coal in the Nymboida reserves was of good standard and further investigation, would be made, said Cr. W. R. Weiley at a meeting of the…

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Gold Salute Bolted at Doomben After Throwing Rider Newmarket Horses Sprint Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 2 July 1941 · page 1

After covering three furlongs in 3812 secs on the grass track at Doomben this morning Gold Salute unseated his rider, G. Moore, and galloped on for two furlongs…

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Great Trial Rimveil's Six Furlongs Aurie's Star--Gold Salute Doomben Track Gallops Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Friday 4 July 1941 · page 1

Highlights of the final gallops at Doomben to-day for the Newmarket Handicap were provided by Rimveil, Aurie's Star and Gold Salute…

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Trial Crushing Gold Mining N£ar Woolgoolga. Woolgoolga

Daily Examiner · Thursday 10 July 1941 · page 6

Success is crowning the enterprise of Messrs. Albert, Ernie and George Younger, in their gold mining venture at Woolgoolga, on their lease, which is situated on the bank of…

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WOOLGOOLGA Gold Mining Success

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 11 July 1941 · page 3

That there are good pockets of gold to be found in various parts of this district has once more been demonstrated-this time at Woolgoolga…

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Bigger Rewards Discovery Of Mines Regulations Amended. Canberra

Daily Examiner · Friday 11 July 1941 · page 4

To encourage the reporting of enemy, mines in Australian waters the naval, financial regulations were amended to-day to allow of certain additional…

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Gold Salute Doomben Cup Favorite Lord Valentine Beats Buzalong Final Track Gallops Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Friday 11 July 1941 · page 3

Features of the final gallops by candidates for the Doomben Cup to-day were the brilliant effort by Gold Salute and the hollow defeat of Buzalong by Lord…

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Seamen Killed Premature Explosion Charge to Destroy Mine. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 15 July 1941 · page 5

Two members of a naval demolition party were killed to-day as a result of the premature explosion of a demolition charge with which an enemy mine was…

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Mine Sweepers Need Urgent Building of Wooden Ships Would Assist Timber Industry. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 15 July 1941 · page 4

"The need for more and more mine-sweeping vessels is urgent and may indeed become acute," said the Minister for the Navy, Mr. Hughes,…

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Cable to Stalin Miners Pledge Aid Struggle Against Fascism. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 16 July 1941 · page 5

The Miners' Federation sent a cable to Stalin to-day, pledging their aid in the fight against Fascism. "The Coalminers' Federation of…

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Gossamer Gold London Craftsmen Ship Leaf One 290,000th of an Inch Thick

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 18 July 1941 · page 3

In London to-day there are master chaf[?]smen making gold-leaf one 290,000th of an inch in thickness. Using an 81b. hammer on a marble…

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Hunger Strikers Miners' Protest Collieries Idle for Day. Cessnock

Daily Examiner · Saturday 19 July 1941 · page 4

All collieries on the Cessnock field were idle to-day as a protest against the detention of the two hunger strikers. Thomas and Ratcliffe…

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German Mine Found on Sa Beach. Adelaide

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 22 July 1941 · page 5

Another German mine has been found and rendered harmless. It was found by Walter Fletcher, 82. on the sand fourteen miles south-west of…

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Mines Idle Cessnock Field Engine-drivers' Stopwork Meeting Threats From Newcastle. Cessnock

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 22 July 1941 · page 4

For the second successive day all collieries were idle to-day on the Cessnock fields. The stoppage was due not to the miners, but to the…

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Collieries Idle Local Dispute at Cessnock. Cessnock

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 23 July 1941 · page 3

Because of a local dispute six collieries on the northern coalfields were idle to-day. The estimated loss of output was 4500 tons,…

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May Extend Idle Mines on Cessnock Field. Cessnock

Daily Examiner · Thursday 24 July 1941 · page 4

Six collieries, employing in the aggregate 1900 men, were idle on the Cessnock coalfields to-day. The stoppage at Aberdare Extended may extend…

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