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Mid North Coast · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1939

160 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 7 of 8

Motoring on Coal Gas

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 6 September 1939 · page 4

British Members of Parliament are shortly to be shown now types of motor car engines driven by high-compression coal gas which, it is claimed, operate as…

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Britain Sells More Coal. Increased Exports to Italy, Germany and Holland

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 6 September 1939 · page 4

The last few months have seen a striking improvement in British coal exports. During the quarter ended June 30th last a total of 10,256,000…

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Britain Sells More Coal Increased Exports to Italy, Germany and Holland

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 6 September 1939 · page 4

The last few months have seen a striking improvement in British coal exports. During the quarter ended June 30th last a total of 10,256,000 tons were…

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Scrawled His Will with Charcoal. Miners' Final Act

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 9 September 1939 · page 1

In his last moments, a miner, who was dying of snakebite at his lonely bush camp, 50 miles from Cooktown (Q.), scrawled his will with charcoal…

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Gold Mining Watchmen

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 13 September 1939 · page 2

Yes, readers, I am one of those fainthearted souls who in all common sense say Australia couldn't, under existing conditions, defend herself…

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Gold Necklet 3000 Years Old

Macleay Argus · Friday 15 September 1939 · page 4

A magnificent gold neck ornament, more than 3000 years old, has been lent by the Duke of Westminster to the British Museum for inclusion in…

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Gold Mining Watchmen. Part Two

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 20 September 1939 · page 8

Let me see now readers, where did I get off at last week? O yes, yes of course, wasn't I just getting set to shoot from my dugout door the…

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Development of Gold and Metal Mining

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 22 September 1939 · page 4

There is a very high grade steel known as Zirconium steel which is used where extra hard points are required. The metal Zirconium is…

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Gold Found in Street. Tennant Creek Surprise

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 22 September 1939 · page 2

The discovery of gold in the main street of Tennant Creek has caused excitement among the residents. An [?]onstone outcrop extending across…

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Gold Found in Street. Tennant Creek Surprise

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 27 September 1939 · page 2

The discovery of gold in the main street of Tennant Creek has caused excitement among the residents. An ironstone [?] exten[?] across…

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Mine Tragedy. Eleven Men Poisoned by Gases. Auckland

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 27 September 1939 · page 2

Eleven men were kilted in a mine disaster at the Glen Afton colliery, near Huntley, this morning. Fire broke out in the mine…

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Bogus Gold Buyer

Macleay Argus · Friday 6 October 1939 · page 4

It has been reported to the Police Department that a man has called at various houses in a certain district and represented himself to be from a…

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Two Mine-sweepers Attacked German Planes Fail. London, Oct. 8

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 11 October 1939 · page 2

The Admiralty announces that enemy flying-boats attacked two British minesweepers in the North Sea yesterday afternoon…

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Bogus Gold Buyer

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 13 October 1939 · page 3

It has been reported to the Police Department that a man has called at various houses in a certain district and represented himself to be from…

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Gloucester Shire Council. Survey of Old Copeland Goldfield Refused. Subdivision of Church Street Block Approved

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 17 October 1939 · page 1

The geological survey of the old Copeland goldfield recently asked for by the Gloucester Shire Council has been refused by the Department of…

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Treatment of Diseases. Use of Gold Compound

Macleay Argus · Friday 20 October 1939 · page 9

You may be surprised to know that gold can help people immensely in overcoming some of civilisation's deadliest diseases. And we don't…

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Gold Diggers at the Majestic Theatre

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 27 October 1939 · page 4

The Majestic Theatre will be the scene of much merriment to-night (Friday) when "Gold Diggers in Paris" has its initial Macksville…

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Wire Rope 1¼ Miles Long for World's Deepest Mine Shaft

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 31 October 1939 · page 2

Two special steel ropes, each over a mile and a quarter long and about two inches in diameter, have been made in Britain for a winding hoist…

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Coal Fields Trouble

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 3 November 1939 · page 4

Sydney, Friday: The Combined Unions Committee endorsed the Australian Amalgamated Engineering Unit's struggle for a 40 hours' week…

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1 14 Mile Wire Rope for World's Deepest Mine Shaft in India

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 3 November 1939 · page 4

Two special steel ropes, each over 1 14 miles long and about two inches in diameter, have been made in Britain for a winding hoist at the…

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