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Northern Rivers · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1932

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Moonem Scheme to Operate Ballina Company Takes Over Coal Leases and Franchises Statement by Moonem Company

Northern Star · Saturday 28 May 1932 · page 8

The Moonem Company has handed to the "Star" the following statement for publication: An agreement has been completed on…

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Boom in Gold . Melbourne Stock Exchange £500,000 Rise for Mine

Tweed Daily · Monday 30 May 1932 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Saturday:—Dealings at the closing call to-day on the Stock Exchange completed one of the most [?] week's trading in gold stocks…

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Moonem Scheme to Operate Balltna Company Takes Over Coal Leases and Franchises

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Tuesday 31 May 1932 · page 2

The Moonem Company has handed to the "R.R. Herald" a lengthy statement for publication. The following extract, makes the position clear…

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American Finance Crisis Hoover Moves Maintenance of Gold Standard in Balance

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 1 June 1932 · page 3

WASHINGTON, Monday:—In an effort to meet the financial situation, declared so much worse during the last few days as to…

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Gold Find in Main Street Melbourne

Northern Star · Thursday 2 June 1932 · page 7

Three men-who are working a claim in the main street of Wedderburn unearthed a five ounce nugget of gold. A party working…

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Crisis May Develop Shake America Off Gold Standard

Tweed Daily · Thursday 2 June 1932 · page 3

WASHINGTON, Tuesday:—Leading Democrats, with a majority in the House of Representatives, are fighting the President upon the ground that a…

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Requires Money Batavia Goldfields Prospecting

Tweed Daily · Friday 3 June 1932 · page 6

CLONCURRY, Thursday:—A party of five, including Walter Angus Rose, a hotel keeper of Cloneurry, and Bill Thorley, of Kajabbi, who went to…

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Moonem Scheme Coal Mining Operations

Northern Star · Saturday 4 June 1932 · page 3

The process of preparing the coal tunnel situated at Swan Bay for the utilisation of Moonem coal for the district…

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"Coal—the Chemists' Treasure-house"

Tweed Daily · Monday 6 June 1932 · page 2

At the close of the meeting of the High School P. and G. to-morrow (Tuesday) night, Mr. Hatfield will deliver the second of his series of…

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Moonem Scheme Coal Mining Operations Commenced

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 7 June 1932 · page 2

The process of preparing the coal tunnel situated at Swan Bay for the utlisation of Moonem coal for the district electrification scheme has…

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N.Z. Miners Strike Serious Situation Developing

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 7 June 1932 · page 2

AUCKLAND, Monday:—The miners in five coal mines in Waikato struck following a dispute regarding the new agreement. It is feared a serious…

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New Zealand Miners Strike Not Expected for Long Wellington (N.z.)

Northern Star · Wednesday 8 June 1932 · page 7

A genera] strike of coalminers, to resist the imposition of the coalminers' new terms, has been carried by a two to one majority in a Dominion-wide…

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Right to Select Labor Mineowners' Demand Cause of New Zealand Coal Strike

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 8 June 1932 · page 2

AUCKLAND, Tuesday One thousand Huntley miners remain on strike. The mon[?]are preparing for a long struggle but the union…

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Co-operative System? New Zealand Coal Mines Wellington (N.z.). Wednesday

Tweed Daily · Thursday 9 June 1932 · page 3

—No change is reported in the mining situation. A Greymouth reports says that, co-operative companies probably will be able to supply household…

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France's Gold

Northern Star · Thursday 9 June 1932 · page 7

The gold held by the Bank of France continues to increase. Not very long ago it amounted to £400,000,000. The latest return shwos that it now amounts…

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Mt. Morgan Mine May Be Reopened Brisbane

Northern Star · Friday 10 June 1932 · page 7

The Employment Council to-day decided to recommend to the Commonwealth and State Governments that £15,000 from the £620,000…

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Is Treasure House of Chemist Coal and Its Uses Illuminating Address by Mr. W. F. Hatfield

Tweed Daily · Friday 10 June 1932 · page 6

The immense and almost illimitable uses to be made of a humble piece of household reel formed the basis of a lecture given by Mr. W. F. Hatfield,…

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Coraki Electric Supply Council Willing to Transfer Franchise Company and Use of Moonem Coal Coraki

Northern Star · Friday 10 June 1932 · page 6

Coraki Municipal Council yesterday resolved to transfer the electricity trading franchise granted to the Moonem Electricity and Development Coy., Ltd., from that company to the Electric Construction Coy., of Australia, Ltd., owners of the…

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Gold Production Figures for Queensland

Tweed Daily · Saturday 11 June 1932 · page 5

BRISBANE, Friday:— The gold yield for Queensland for the first five months of the year was 4,484 fine ounces, valued at £19,044, being an…

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Return to Gold Standard Report to League Rise in Price Level Desired

Tweed Daily · Saturday 11 June 1932 · page 5

GENEVA, Thursday:—A return to the gold standard and the desirability of a rise in the price level, aided by central banks, are…

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