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Northern Rivers · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1935

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Mining Tragedy Charters Towers

Northern Star · Friday 11 January 1935 · page 8

Overcome by foul air in an 80-feet mine shaft, Wilfred Fisher (28), of Charters Towers, is believed to have lost his life. Two mates lowered…

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Exclusive Use British Coal Irish Action DUBLIN, [?]day

Northern Star · Friday 11 January 1935 · page 9

The Executive Council to-day issued an order preventing the importation for six months of any coal except British, the quota of which, from…

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Consistent Dromos Won Moorefield Gold Cup SYDNEY

Northern Star · Friday 11 January 1935 · page 8

The consistent Dromos carried off the Moorefield Gold Cup to-day, defeating Australia Fair by a length and a…

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Entertainments What's on in Town and District. "Wild Gold"

Northern Star · Friday 11 January 1935 · page 10

Fox Films' "Wild Gold," which will be presented to-night only at the Star Court Theatre, capitalises the present day gold situation and…

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Overcome by Foul Air Youth in Old Mine Fell to Bottom When Being Hauled Up

Tweed Daily · Friday 11 January 1935 · page 8

CHARTERS TOWERS, Thursday:--Ovrecome by foul air in an 80ft. shaft, Wilfred Fisher (28), of Charters Towers, is believed to…

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Mining Strike in W.A. Promises to Be Lenghty Kalgoorlie

Northern Star · Friday 11 January 1935 · page 8

In the absence of any successful intervention, the stoppage of work on the Golden Mile promises to be prolonged…

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Gold-mines Stoppage No Easement £62,000 in Gold Production Lost

Tweed Daily · Saturday 12 January 1935 · page 2

KALGOORLIE, Friday:-- No fresh development in the dispute between the gold-mining companies and the workers in West…

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Japan Raises Gold Prices Tokio

Northern Star · Saturday 12 January 1935 · page 14

The official price of gold will be raised to-morrow from 2.95 yen per gramme to 3.09 per yen per gramme for the purpose of readjustment with…

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Injuries Prove Fatal. Struck By Falling Coal SYDNEY

Northern Star · Saturday 12 January 1935 · page 14

Ald. J. Shakespeare, who was injured when he was struck by falling coal at Cessnock on Monday, died in hospital to-day. He had recently…

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6,000 Men Out Kalgoorlie Goldfields Stoppage

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 15 January 1935 · page 3

KALGOORLIE, Monday:-- During the week-end several smaller mines in other centres outside of Wiluna, Gwalia and Kalgoorlie ceased work…

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Byrd Geological Party in the Antarctic Prehistoric Trees; Coal Deposits

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 16 January 1935 · page 5

LITTLE AMERICA, Tuesday: The geological party has returned, to the main camp after 88 days in the field, completing a journey…

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May End Kalgoorlie Goldfields Strike

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 16 January 1935 · page 7

KALGOORLIE, Tuesday:--A definite move towards the settlement of the dispute between the companies and men in the goldmining industry was…

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Gold Shares Boom

Tweed Daily · Thursday 17 January 1935 · page 7

LONDON, Wednesday:-- Newspapers are paying attention to the popularity of Westralian goldshares, which dealings continued in…

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Gold by Air Growing Form of Traffic

Northern Star · Thursday 17 January 1935 · page 5

That the transport of gold by air, from Africa, and India to London, has increased recently is shown by statistics which have just become…

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REJECTED Solution of Goldfields Strike

Tweed Daily · Thursday 17 January 1935 · page 4

KALGOORLIE, Wednesday:-- Replying to the statement by members of the Australian Workers' Union that the solution of the present dispute…

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Gold Increase

Tweed Daily · Friday 18 January 1935 · page 6

BRISBANE, Thursday:--The gold yield, of Queensland continues to show an increase. The December yield was 10,122 fine ounces valued at £42,995,…

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Still Unsettled Goldfields Strike

Tweed Daily · Friday 18 January 1935 · page 2

KALGOORLIE, Thursday:--No further development has taken place in the miningd ispute. Over 6000 men have now been idle for 11 days…

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Floating to Victory On a Sea of Oil--From Coal ?

Tweed Daily · Saturday 19 January 1935 · page 2

Forty million gallons of benzol were produced from coal in Great Britain in 1933. The Fuel Research Board, in its…

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Batlow Gold Rush at its Height

Tweed Daily · Monday 21 January 1935 · page 4

SYDNEY, Sunday: -- The goldminmg rush at Batlow, in the south of the State, continues and land has been taken under various…

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Promising Gold Show

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 22 January 1935 · page 7

A gold show, situated near Bingara, is said to be opening up in a most promising way, and a big mine will probably be established…

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