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Northern Rivers · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1934

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Miners' Officials Possible Defeat For Labour Party Nominees CESSNOCK

Northern Star · Saturday 3 November 1934 · page 7

There appeal's to be little doubt but that Messrs. W. Orr and C. Nelson will be returned as general secretary and general president, respectively, of the…

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Death Caused by Gold Filling

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 6 November 1934 · page 4

How a gold filling, knocked from a man's tooth into his throat, caused his death in a scuffle in a St. Kilda (Vic.) apartment house, was…

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Future of Gold "Never Be Seen in Coinage Again"

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 6 November 1934 · page 2

The "Goldmining Record," published in London, is very optimistic regarding the future of gold. Quoting the opinion of the gold delegation of…

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Soviet Agrees to Compensate Lena Goldfields Dispute Settled

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 6 November 1934 · page 2

MOSCOW, Sunday:— An agreement settling the Lena Goldfields dispute has been signed on behalf of the Soviet and company. The price the…

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GOLD and SILVER

Northern Star · Thursday 8 November 1934 · page 4

We are going to be very opulent this year. We are going to wear more gold and silver than ever. But they will not erase tinselly lames…

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Ipswich Colliery on Fire

Tweed Daily · Friday 9 November 1934 · page 5

IPSWICH, Thursday:—One thousand feet below the surface, a band of of workers is fighting a fire which broke out in the new Aberdare…

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Duke's Tour of Victoria Gold Mines Visited Melbourne

Northern Star · Tuesday 13 November 1934 · page 8

After spending the night on the train near Murchison, the Duke of Gloucester proceeded to-day through the orchard country of Goulburn…

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Lena Goldfields Agreement with Soviet Government

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 14 November 1934 · page 3

LONDON, Monday Replying to a Parliamentary question regarding the agreement signed at Moscow by representatives of Lena Goldfields and of…

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Still an Experiment. Extraction of Oil from Coal

Tweed Daily · Thursday 15 November 1934 · page 5

CANBERRA, Wednesday.—The conclusion reached by the committee appointed by the Government to report on the practicability of production of…

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Oil From Coal Committee's Report CANBERRA

Northern Star · Friday 16 November 1934 · page 11

It would be folly to attempt the erection in Australia of a hydrogenation plant for extracting oil from coal until the results of the…

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Miners' Surprise Griffin At Lodge Conference

Tweed Daily · Monday 19 November 1934 · page 5

SYDNEY, Sunday:—To the surprise of all the delegates, except two or three officials, Mr. G. Griffin, the New Zealand anti-war…

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Expansion of Gold Mining Conference Called Plan for Unemployment Relief

Tweed Daily · Friday 23 November 1934 · page 5

CANBERRA, Thursday:— With a view to relieving unemployment by expanding mining activities. Mr. Lyons (Prime Minister) has…

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Striking Miners Executive to Show Cause. Sydney

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 23 November 1934 · page 4

The executive officers of the Southern Miners Federation have received summonses to appear before the Industrial Commission next Monday to…

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Beach Mining Scheme Southport-tugun Paint Pigment From Sands

Tweed Daily · Monday 26 November 1934 · page 2

Reporting that he had received a communication from the International Titanium Company, of Toronto, Canada, stating that the…

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Gold Standard AUSTRALIA'S £1 WORTH 9/7 in Gold!

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Tuesday 27 November 1934 · page 4

The campaign of the London Chamber of Commerce against the gold standard is described by Mr. E. C. Barton as "the latest heresy." mr. Barton was one of…

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Mining Activities In Drake District DRAKE

Northern Star · Tuesday 27 November 1934 · page 6

As a direct result of the high ruling price of gold considerable activity has been manifested in the acquiring of gold leases in the Drake mining…

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"Not Another Penny" Miners Hostile to A.L.P. SYDNEY

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 27 November 1934 · page 4

W. Orr, the General Secretary of the Miner's Federation, told a mass meeting at Bulli that if they had to fight from now to Doomsday, they…

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Drake Mining Revival

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 28 November 1934 · page 4

As a direct result of the high ruling price of gold considerable! activity has been manifested in the acquiring of gold leases in the Drake mining…

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Gold Worth £1000 Stolen From State Battery At Wiluna

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 28 November 1934 · page 5

PERTH, Tuesday:--About £1000 worth of gold was stolen at Wiluna during the week-end. When work started at the State…

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Miners Cl0se Purse to State A.L.P. Fight Against "Whittling" Of Wages

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 28 November 1934 · page 6

SYDNEY, Tuesday:--"If we have to fight from now to Doomsday, we will see that no more of the miners' money goes into the coffers of the State…

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