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Northern Rivers · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1933

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No Gold to Leave U.S.A. EMBARGO Bank Holiday Until Thursday Washington

Northern Star · Tuesday 7 March 1933 · page 5

President Roosevelt tonight proclaimed a national bank holiday until next Thursday. In the…

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Paper Instead of Gold Millions in Scrip Printed In America WASHINGTON

Northern Star · Wednesday 8 March 1933 · page 7

The United States entered upon a four days' modified bank "holiday" to-day while President Roosevelt, vesting himself with war-time authority, will exert the powers of his office to restore financial order out of economic cdnfusion…

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Canadian Payment Gold Delivery Refused

Tweed Daily · Thursday 9 March 1933 · page 3

CALGARY (Alberta), Tuesday:-- Calgary's delivery of 5,185 dollars in United States gold coin in payment of its maturing, debentures and accrued…

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Grave Danger at Colliery Fire Spreading Large Adjoining Mine Jeopardised

Tweed Daily · Friday 10 March 1933 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday:-- Unless the fire at Hill End colliery is got under control, there is grave danger it will extend to the large and…

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Miniature Volcano Colliery on Fire Sydney

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 10 March 1933 · page 4

Hill End colliery is again throwing up tremendous columns of smoke, the flames reaching to a height of one hundred feet in places. Showers…

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Blaze in Old Mine Workings Menace at Cessnock Cessnock

Northern Star · Friday 10 March 1933 · page 7

THe outbreak of fire in the old workings at Hill End colliery assumed serious proportions today when a large army of…

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Colliery Fire Wide Area Affected Outbreak Spreading Cessnock

Northern Star · Saturday 11 March 1933 · page 7

The fire at the abandoned Hill End colliery assumed a more serious aspect to-day when the flames, which had worked…

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Colliery Fire Raging Four Craters Open Departmental Men Smother Major Blaze

Tweed Daily · Saturday 11 March 1933 · page 5

SYDNEY, Friday:--Though men employed by the Mines Department to-day smothered the fire coming from a large crater at Hill…

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Gold Cup Billiards

Tweed Daily · Monday 13 March 1933 · page 2

LONDON, Saturday.--Latest scores in the Gold Cup billiards contest are: Davis, 23208; Lindrum, 22344…

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Request for Gold Canadian City Wants to Redeem Debentures

Tweed Daily · Monday 13 March 1933 · page 3

CALGARY, Saturday:--The city of Calgary to-day requested the Dominion Government to give the city sufficient Canadian gold to retire 781,000 dollars…

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Gold Standard Whole World Off It, Sa[?]s Elliot

Tweed Daily · Monday 13 March 1933 · page 3

LONDON, Saturday:--Major Elliot (Minister for Agriculture) speaking at Newton Abbot said the whole world is off the gold standard, which cannot…

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Gold Burns Their Fingers! United States Hoarders Hurry to Banks

Tweed Daily · Monday 13 March 1933 · page 3

NEW YORK, Saturday: -- Gold was hot on Friday, sizzling hot! It burned the fingers, seared the consciences, and stung the…

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Serious Fire in Coal Mine Out of Control Strenuous Efforts to Seal Shaft

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 14 March 1933 · page 6

BRISBANE, Monday.--A serious underground fire has broken out in the Southern Cross colliery at Bundamba. All work in the…

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Underground Fire Bundamba Colliery Brisbane

Northern Star · Tuesday 14 March 1933 · page 7

A serious underground fire has broken out in the Southern Cross colliery in Bundamba district. All work in the colliery has been…

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May Never Re-open Blazing Coal Mine

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 15 March 1933 · page 3

BRISBANE, Tuesday:--Despite the fact that the Southern Cross mine at Ipswich was sealed yesterday, the fire is burning there. To-day it was learnt…

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Threw Gold at Bird's Nest Young Miners Partners in Promising Claim

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 15 March 1933 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday:--Three boys have become partners in a gold claim in the Grenfell district, which is said to be most promising. Ten…

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Mine Sealed Up Brisbane

Northern Star · Thursday 16 March 1933 · page 8

Despite the fact that the Southern Cross mine at Ipswich was sealed on Monday, the fire was still burning there yesterday. It is learned from…

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Fire in Colliery Not so Serious as Feared

Tweed Daily · Thursday 16 March 1933 · page 2

BRISBANE, Wednesday:--The fire in the Southern Cross colliery is not now regarded as being so serious as wait at first believed. The workings have been…

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Angelo Gold Cup

Tweed Daily · Saturday 18 March 1933 · page 4

Mr. F. T. Henry (President), at the annual meeting of Tweed Rugby League on Thursday night, advised delegates that Angelo, of…

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Tidal Wave of Gold Back to Banks Roosevelt Gives U.S. New Confidence Washington, Thursday

Tweed Daily · Saturday 18 March 1933 · page 5

Financial reconstruction has proceeded apace in the United States this week. One thousand additional banks are…

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