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Northern Rivers · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1934

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Oil From Coal Early Developments Experimental Station CANBERRA

Northern Star · Tuesday 29 May 1934 · page 10

Early developments are expected regarding- the production of oil from coal by the hydrogenation process. The Minister for…

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Race Against Fire Miners Win Ipswich Colliery Sealed Up

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 5 June 1934 · page 2

IPSWICH, Monday: Miners in the Aberdare Extended colliery won a desperate race against fire 1,500 feet below the surface and…

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Miners Win Race with Fire Ipswich

Northern Star · Tuesday 5 June 1934 · page 7

Miners at Aberdare Extended colliery won a desperate race against a spreading fire 1500 feet below the surface and half…

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Fell 35Ft. Down Shaft Tragedy at Drake Gold Mine Manager Killed

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 6 June 1934 · page 2

CASINO, Tuesday: — George Sanderson (44), manager of the Lady Jersey goldmine at Drake, whose wife resides in Brisbane,…

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Price of Gold SYDNEY

Northern Star · Thursday 7 June 1934 · page 10

Gold was quoted in London yesterday at £6 18s per ounce fine, the highest, quotation since February. Banks in Sydney to-day offered from. £1 19s…

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Mine Manager Killed

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 8 June 1934 · page 1

Fatal injuries were received by George Sanderson (44), manager of the Lady Jersey Mine at Drake, on Tuesday afternoon, when he fell 35ft…

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Backyard Gold Rush

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 8 June 1934 · page 7

The gold fever which periodically seizes the residents of gold mining towns when gold is accidentally found in streets or backyards has…

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Air Services Mining Company Secures Damages MELBOURNE

Northern Star · Friday 8 June 1934 · page 8

Evidence was concluded to-day in the action in which the Western Mining Corporation Limited and its directors claimed damages from…

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Bulolo Gold

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 12 June 1934 · page 6

A recent N.S.W. visitor to the New Guinea gold fields says one could not help but admire the splendid organisation of the Bulolo Gold Dredging…

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After 2200 Years Search for Legendary Gold

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 12 June 1934 · page 2

A British firm may get the contract to develop riches that have lain almost untouched since the days of Alexander the Great, more than 2200…

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Off Gold Standard Paris

Northern Star · Wednesday 13 June 1934 · page 4

Well-informed quarters have received a report that Germany will depart from the gold standard in July, pegging the mark at 4.20 per paper…

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Devaluation of Mark Germany to Depart From Gold Standard ?

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 13 June 1934 · page 3

PARIS, Monday:- Well informed quarters have received a report that Germany will depart from the gold standard in July and will peg…

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Wonthaggi Mine Threat to Close Miners Sick of Strike Melbourne

Northern Star · Thursday 14 June 1934 · page 7

The Premier (Sir Stanley Argyle) said to-day that he hoped that it would not be necessary to take the extreme step of closing Wonthaggi…

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Strike Threat N.S.W. Miners' Federation

Tweed Daily · Friday 15 June 1934 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday:—There was an unexpected development at the meeting of the Council of the Miners' Federation to-day, when…

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£2,000,000 This Year? Soviet's Gold Production

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 19 June 1934 · page 4

LONDON, Sunday:- The "Sunday Chronicle's" Moscow correspondent says that the 1933 output of Soviet goldmines surpassed that of Canada…

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Kitchener's Deathship Salvage Plans £2,000,000 Worth of Gold

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 19 June 1934 · page 3

LONDON, Sunday:- The '' Sunday Chronicle'' reports a dramatic development in connection with the salvaging of H.M.S…

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MR. D. REES, M.L.C. DEAD All Coal Mines to Stop During Funeral

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 20 June 1934 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tuesday:- The death occurred this morning at his residence in Leichhardt of Mr. Daniel Rees, M.L.C., former President of the…

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"Surprising" Results Official Assays Tullamore Gold Mining. Co

Tweed Daily · Thursday 21 June 1934 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday:- The announcement of the contents of a report by officials of the Mines Department on the Tullamore Gold…

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Wealth From Gold Canada's Greatest Industry

Tweed Daily · Thursday 21 June 1934 · page 2

VANCOUVER. The enthusiasm that swept over the western hemisphere when the call of gold was heard from the Yukon in 96 has steadily…

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Gold Mining Activities Sydney

Northern Star · Friday 22 June 1934 · page 7

Speaking on the motion for the adjournment of the Legislative Council, Mr. A. A. Alam protested against the Government interfering…

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