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Northern Rivers · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1933

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AMUSEMENTS Regent Theatre "Gold Fever"

Tweed Daily · Thursday 20 July 1933 · page 6

One of the most compelling screen dramas of the year, "Gold Fever," will be seen for the last time, to-night at the Regent Theatre. Waiter Huston, whose…

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Give Employment. to Thousands Oil From Coal Initial Output of 100,000 Tons of Petrol

Tweed Daily · Thursday 20 July 1933 · page 3

LONDON, Tuesday:--A plant for the production of oil from coal that will give direct employment to 2,500 miners and other…

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Oil From Coal Commonwealth Government Interested

Tweed Daily · Friday 21 July 1933 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Thursday:-- The Minister for Development (Senator McLachlan) stated to-day that immediate steps were…

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A Doctor Duped Gold for Notes

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 21 July 1933 · page 7

Succumbing to the time-honored gold-for-notes trick, Dr. S. L. Kochhar, a medical man, practising in British Gulana, who is on a visit to…

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Oil From Coal British Home Squadron Fueled

Tweed Daily · Friday 21 July 1933 · page 4

LONDON, Wednesday: -- The home defence air squadron is flying solely on oil extracted from British coal, stated Sir Phillip…

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Blue and Gold Ball Brilliant Success Murwillumbah C.W.A. Function

Tweed Daily · Friday 21 July 1933 · page 6

The Blue and Gold Ball conducted by Murwillumbah C.W.A. was staged in the School of Arts last night, and that it was a brilliant success probably was…

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Angelo Gold Cup Old Boys Win Way to Final

Tweed Daily · Monday 24 July 1933 · page 4

With a comfortable win oyer Terranora at Knox Park Old Boys won the right to meet Bilambil in the final of the Angelo Gold Cup…

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State Coal Mine Losses

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 25 July 1933 · page 4

Decreased output owing to industrial disputes limited the operations of the State coal mine at Wonthaggi (Vic.) for the year ended June 30…

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Gold in the Interior

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 25 July 1933 · page 2

Mr. Donald Mackay, who returned to Sydney with the aerial survey expedition, which he led into Central and Western Australia, said that he…

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Coal Resources Development Urged (To the Editor.)

Northern Star · Thursday 27 July 1933 · page 2

Sir,—We understand that a conference is being summoned this week to deal with the formation of an enlarged County Council which will…

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Oil From Coal Expert's Opinion CANBERRA

Northern Star · Thursday 27 July 1933 · page 7

The Minister in Charge of Development (Senator McLachlan) stated to-day that Mr. Rogers, the Common-wealth's fuel adviser, had…

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Hurtled Down Shaft Miners' Cage Sensational Escape in New Zealand

Tweed Daily · Thursday 27 July 1933 · page 3

AUCKLAND, Wednesday:-- A sensational accident occurred at Waihi gold mine with equally sensational escapes from death…

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"MIRACLE" Men Escape Death in Mine Cage Wellington, (N.z.)

Northern Star · Friday 28 July 1933 · page 7

Further particulars of the sensational crash of a cage at the Waihi mine yesterday show that William Taylor received fractures…

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Victims Badly Injured Cage Dropped 950-Feet Inquiry into N.Z. Mine Accident

Tweed Daily · Friday 28 July 1933 · page 4

AUCKLAND, Thursday:-- The Government is obtaining an official report on the incident at Waiki gold mine yesterday, when a cage…

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Mine Cage Crash Services of Thanksgiving

Tweed Daily · Saturday 29 July 1933 · page 4

AUCKLAND, Friday:--At the request of the Waihi Mining Company, a public service of thanksgiving for the escape of the miners in the cage crash…

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Criticism of Mr. Lang Labor Split Report of Southern Miners' Committee

Tweed Daily · Saturday 29 July 1933 · page 5

of Mr. Lang and his paper is the feature of a report prepared by a special committee of the Southern District…

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Market for Coal British Prospects LONDON

Northern Star · Monday 31 July 1933 · page 5

The Coal Utilisation Council states that a new market for coal, as large and as valuable as that represented by the entire British war industry,…

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Mt. Isa Mines Tribute to Soundness of Enterprise

Tweed Daily · Monday 31 July 1933 · page 2

BRISBANE, Sunday:— The: Mining Trust, Ltd., and.- the. American Smelting and Refining Company, holding between them upwards of £ 1,500,000…

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Finals Decided United Takes Hospital Cup Angelo Gold Cup to Bilambil

Tweed Daily · Monday 31 July 1933 · page 4

In a game that had bright patches but which were too few to make it attractive, United downed Old Boys in the final, of the Hospital Cup at Knox Park on Saturday. United led at half-time by 6 points to 4, and added two more tries late…

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Mine Cage Crash Thanksgiving Service in Hospital Grounds

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 1 August 1933 · page 3

AUCKLAND, Monday:-- A unique ceremony was held at Waihi Hospital grounds, when all residents assembled for a thanksgiving service for the…

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