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Mid North Coast · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1930

214 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 7 of 11

Gold Production Proposal for Bounty. Senator McLACMLAN'S SCHEME

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 6 May 1930 · page 2

With a view to forming a committee to support Senator McLachlan, of South Australia, in his campaign to obtain a bonus on gold…

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Coal War Ends. Votes From Lodges Newcastle

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 16 May 1930 · page 2

The 15-months coal war looks like ending to-day. The first count of votes from the lodges on the question of accepting the owners' terms…

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Coal War Ends. Miners Decide. Newcastle

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 17 May 1930 · page 7

The 15-months' coal war looks like ending to-day. The first count of votes from the lodges on the question of accepting the owners' terms shows…

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Coal Strike End in Sight

The Northern Champion · Saturday 17 May 1930 · page 4

The 15-months' coal war appears to have entered on the final stage. The first count of votes on Thursday from the lodges on the question of accepting…

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Man Who Aided Police. Presented with Gold Watch

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 17 May 1930 · page 4

Police in the Burwood division have subscribed funds for the purchase of a gold wristlet watch for Mr. J. Linsell, of Fivedock, who pluckily assisted a…

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The Mines Hitch Not Expected. Sydney

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 20 May 1930 · page 2

Mr. McDonald, chairman of the Northern Collieries' Association, referring to the conference with the miners' representatives on…

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Heart of Gold. Reef in Central Australia. Water by Aeroplane

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 21 May 1930 · page 5

Forming is Sydney is a syndicate that purposes to send a party of prospectors by plane, into the waterless heart of Australia, to uncover a…

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Mines to Resume on

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 23 May 1930 · page 2

Newcastle, Thursday.— A complete agreement between the owners' and the miners' representatives was reached at the Newcastle conference…

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Coal Strike Over. General Resumption on

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 24 May 1930 · page 7

A complete agreement' between the owners and the miners' representatives was reached at the Newcastle conference on Thursday…

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The Mines Thirty to Open. Foreign Inquiries for Coal Sydney

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 27 May 1930 · page 2

The Chairman of the Northern Collieries' Association Mr. McDonald, to-day intimated that 30 pits will be re-opened on Wednesday…

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Search for Gold Government Scheme. Organised Parties

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 27 May 1930 · page 2

The Minister for Mines (Mr. Weaver) has propounded a scheme to encourage gold respecting and give work to unemployer prospectors…

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Search for Gold Government's Scheme

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 28 May 1930 · page 1

The Minister for Minos (Mr. Weaver) has propounded a scheme to encourage gold prospecting, and give work to unemployed prospectors…

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Coal By-products. 30,000,000 Gallons of Motor Spirit

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 28 May 1930 · page 4

A scheme for extracting by-products from coal to secure an output of 30,000,000 gallons of motor spirit a year and the employment of about 6000 men was…

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Coal By-products. 30,000,000 Gallons of Motor. Spirit

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 30 May 1930 · page 4

A scheme for extracting by products from coal to secure an output of 30,000,000 gallons" of motor spirit a year and the employment of…

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All Clear. Mines Open on

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 31 May 1930 · page 7

The decision to resume work in the northern associated mines on the terms of the November agreement was arrived at by an overwhelming…

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Distance Plus Speed Deter- Mines Degree of Safety

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 31 May 1930 · page 5

The experienced driver acquires as a matter of habit the faculty of judging accurately the distance in which he can slop his car in any given…

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Back to Work Over 3200 Northern Miners. Many Mines Still Idle. Cessnock

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 3 June 1930 · page 2

After being idle for 63 weeks, six of the associated collieries on the South Maitland field, employing in all about 2000 men, resumed work…

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For Gold Search Starts for Hidden Riches

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 3 June 1930 · page 3

Already 150 prospectors, assisted by the State Government, are searching for gold in various parts of New South Wales…

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Latest Telegrams Sydney, Tuesday. Two Miners Killed

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 4 June 1930 · page 2

John Lynch (56) and Frank Lapsley (21) were killed by a full of earth from a stope in the 1260 feet level of the Great Boulder Mine (West Australia). A…

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Miners at Work Not a General Resumption

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 4 June 1930 · page 2

After being idle of 63 weeks, six of the association collieries on the South Maitland field, employment in all about 2000 men, resumed work on Monday…

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