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Mid North Coast · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1930

214 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 8 of 11

Search for Gold. Government Outfits Prospectors

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 4 June 1930 · page 5

Led by the lure of the yellow treasure, prospecting parties organised by the Minister for Mines will set out in a few days to fossick in…

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ROTHBURY MINE—Withdrawal of Volunteers

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 6 June 1930 · page 2

The first move towards the withdrawal of volunteer labour from the Rothbury colliery was made by the State Government on Wednesday…

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All Mines Working Troubles Have Vanished 80 Per Cent. Return to Old Jobs

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 6 June 1930 · page 2

There was a general resumption of work at all associated collieries on the Newcastle field on Tuesday morning…

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Unemployed Miners

The Northern Champion · Saturday 7 June 1930 · page 4

A deputation of Labor members, representing coal-mining electorates, waited upon the Premier (Mr. Bavin), and urged that miners who had not been…

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The Mines Work Resumed

The Northern Champion · Saturday 7 June 1930 · page 6

Members of associated miners' lodges which on Monday had been disinclined to resume work, took up duty on Tuesday…

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Rothbury Mine. Withdrawal of Volunteers

The Northern Champion · Saturday 7 June 1930 · page 4

The first move towards the withdrawal of volunteer labor from the Rothbury colliery was made by the State Government on Wednesday…

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Miners Resume. Wage Reduction Accepted

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 7 June 1930 · page 8

It was nearned on Wednesday that miners employed at some unassociated collieries on the northern fields have already accepted a reduction of…

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Coal-oil Industry

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 14 June 1930 · page 4

The State Government and the representatives. of a powerful group of English capitalists have reached an agreement for the creation of a…

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Gold Mining

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 17 June 1930 · page 2

A nice cake of gold, weighing 51 ounces, was brought in from Copeland by Messrs Moffatt and party The ore put through was 50 tons…

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Twenty Millions of Gold. Will Be Won From New Guinea Fields in Two Years

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 18 June 1930 · page 1

J. Edwards, manager of the New Guinea goldfields, when interviewed at Brisbane last week on his arrival by the Montoro said that twenty…

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Gold! Is It Our Salvation !

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 20 June 1930 · page 2

A dozen bronzed and grizzled men who have come to Sydney out of the West claim to possess a recipe which will banish all our industrial…

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Mine Manager Stabbed

The Northern Champion · Saturday 21 June 1930 · page 4

Ronald Daves, underground manager of the Pit at the State coal mines at Wonthaggi (Vic.), was stabbed in the neck during an argument. He was…

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Accident at Balmain Colliery. Sydney

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 21 June 1930 · page 8

While working in the Balmain Colliery, nearly 400 feet under the harbor, yesterday, Eric Hailing (47) was badly injured when a portion of the…

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New Guinea Gold. Hopeful Forecasts. £20,000,000 Within Few Years

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 21 June 1930 · page 6

Mr. J. Edawrds, manager of the New Guinea Gold Fields, Limited, interviewed on his arrival by the Montoro, said that £20,000,000 worth of…

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W.a. Gold Find

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 27 June 1930 · page 4

Confirmation was received on Tuesday of the report that a rich find, of alluvial gold had been made at Melville, about 10 miles north of…

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Gold-seekers. Restricted Rights. Minister's Explanation

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 27 June 1930 · page 1

The Minister for Mines (Mr. Weaver) said recently that his attention had been directed to a statement in the "Herald" respecting restricted…

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The Gold Bonus

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 4 July 1930 · page 8

In reply to the Gold Bonus delegation the other day, Mr. Scullin said he was not unsympathetic with the object of the deputation, coming…

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Coal Output. 225,000 Tons in June

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 5 July 1930 · page 3

Coal which arrived at Bullock Island, the Newcastle export point, during June, totalled about 225,000 tons, 115,000 tons more than in June…

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Gold Prospecting Over 800 Men Engaged

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 8 July 1930 · page 1

The Minister for Mines, Mr. R. W. D. Weaver, says he has had presented to him during the past few week many evidences that there is…

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Romance of Gold. From Scratch to a Millionaire

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 11 July 1930 · page 8

Sailor, soldier, airman, explorer, prospector and a potential millionaire at 29--that is a brief survey of the roving and adventurous life of…

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