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Northern Rivers · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1932

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Greece Off Gold Standard ATHENS

Northern Star · Wednesday 27 April 1932 · page 7

Greece has decided to abandon the gold standard…

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Greta Colliery Further Outburst of Flames Expected

Tweed Daily · Thursday 28 April 1932 · page 4

SYDNEY, Wednesday:--No change was reported from Greta colliery today, but columns of smoke issuing from the mine near the railway indicate…

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Burning for Years Greta Colliery Greta

Northern Star · Saturday 30 April 1932 · page 3

W. J. Hartcher, caretaker at the Greta colliery, states that to his knowledge the fire in the Anvil Creek'mine has been burning for 18 years…

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Greta Colliery Fires Filling in Caverns Working to Prevent Line Collapsing

Tweed Daily · Saturday 30 April 1932 · page 5

MAITLAND, Friday:--To combat signs of explosions underground that might end in disaster, and to prevent tunnels beneath…

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Flames Again. at Greta Mine. Safety of Railway

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 30 April 1932 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday.--Fresh flames appeared from the old underground workings at Greta last night. Mr. Hunter, chief divisional railway…

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Coal and Electricity a Ballina View

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Tuesday 3 May 1932 · page 3

In the course of a lending, article last issue Ballina "Beacon" has this to say: The Clarence-Lismore proposal is not feasible when investigated. As a matter…

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Sterling Area Extended Into Wider World Gold May Become Fluctuating Element

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 3 May 1932 · page 3

LONDON, Sunday:--Dealing with the foreign exchange problem in a speech last night, Mr. Runciman (President of the Board of Trade) said the…

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Death of Aborigine Woman Knew Whereabouts of Gold Mine

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 4 May 1932 · page 1

The death occurred in the Lower Clarence (Maclean) Hospital on April 21 of an aged aborigine, Julia Rhodes Deceased, who was 74 years old, was…

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WHAT 18 THIS? Coal. Tbee Planting

Northern Star · Wednesday 4 May 1932 · page 10

Hawthorn, Ash, Hazle, Beech, May, Pear, Elder, Cypress, Plane, Willow. Good-bye until next week, with love from…

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Great Future for Coal Manufacture of Motor Spirit

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 4 May 1932 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Tuesday:—A great future is seen for coal by Dr. Alfred S. Fitzpatrick, of Melbourne, who returned by the Ventura to day. The work of…

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Gold Reserve May Be Shipped Abroad CANBERRA

Northern Star · Wednesday 4 May 1932 · page 4

In the House of Representatives to-day Mr. Bruce gave notice of a bill to amend the Commonwealth Bank Act. It is understood that the bill is to…

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Gold Mining Losses Report to Parliament RECOMMENDATIONS

Tweed Daily · Thursday 5 May 1932 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday:--The report of the select committee of the Legislative Assembly appointed to investigate, gold mining activities on the leases generally…

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Gold Mining Company's Operations Probed the Lugknow Field Sydney

Northern Star · Thursday 5 May 1932 · page 5

The report of the select committee of the Legislative Assembly appointed to investigate gold mining activities and leases…

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Bankers View, with Misgiving Proposed Bill Sterling Securities or Gold Backing for Notes

Tweed Daily · Thursday 5 May 1932 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Wednesday:--Amongst the trading bankers in Melbourne there is an inclination to view with some…

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Miners Leave Pit Colliery Dispute Over Seniority

Tweed Daily · Friday 6 May 1932 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday:— Aberdaro Extended colliery was idle yesterday owing to a dispute regarding seniority, resulting from the discharge of over…

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Death of Aborigine Woman. Knew Whereabouts of Gold Mine

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 6 May 1932 · page 2

The death occurred in the Lower Clarence (Maclean) Hospital on April 21 of an aged aborigine, Julia Rhodes. Deceased, who was 74 years…

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Sifting for Gold

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 6 May 1932 · page 1

Heavy traffic in old gold and silver ornaments and trinkets has almost denuded Sydney of family heirlooms, discarded hand bags, and watches that…

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Flight of Gold Heavy Shipments from America

Tweed Daily · Friday 6 May 1932 · page 3

WASHINGTON, Wednesday:— The Federal Reserve Bank announces heavy gold shipments abroad. £3,000,- 000 shipped to-day included a million…

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Unusual Spectacle in Council Coal Industry Bill Government and Opposition Combine Defeat Federal Labor

Tweed Daily · Friday 6 May 1932 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday:—The unusual spectacle of members of the Government and Opposition combining against the Federal A.L.P…

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The Gold Standard London

Northern Star · Monday 9 May 1932 · page 5

Professor Gustav Cassel, the Swedish economist in the course of a Rhodes Memorial lecture at Oxford on the subject, of the crisis in the world's…

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