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Northern Rivers · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1936

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Federal Aid to States Relief Work in Mining and Forestry

Tweed Daily · Friday 15 May 1936 · page 4

CANBERRA, Thursday:--By June 30, 1938, the total Commonwealth assistance to the States for the relief of unemployment in mining and…

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Daring Robbery Gold Slimes Stolen PERTH

Northern Star · Saturday 16 May 1936 · page 9

Whilst men were working about twenty yards away thieves stole £820 worth of gold slimes from the gold treatment plant at Mount Charlotte,…

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Ipswich Mine Tragedy Four Men Lose Lives Explosion of Gas Pocket?

Tweed Daily · Monday 18 May 1936 · page 5

BRISBANE, Sunday:--Believed to have been caused by an explosion of a packet, of gas four men were entombed and killed in a mine tragedy at Dinmore, on the outskirts of Ipswich on Saturday night. They were: Christopher Yeoman…

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Four Men Killed In Mine Explosion TRAPPED 1800 Feet Below Surface Frantic Rescue Efforts BRISBANE

Northern Star · Monday 18 May 1936 · page 7

Four men were entombed and killed in a mine explosion at Dinmore, on the outskirts of Ipswich, on Saturday night…

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Ipswich Colliery Disaster Sad Race Against Time

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 19 May 1936 · page 5

IPSWICH, Monday:-- The arrival at the graveside to-day of the aged, grief-stricken father of Albert Perry, one of the victims…

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Experienced Miners to Assist at Inquiry

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 19 May 1936 · page 5

BRISBANE, Monday:-- The Minister for "Mines (Mr. Stopford) stated today that the Mining Board and four men selected by him from a panel of…

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Mining And Forestry

Northern Star · Wednesday 20 May 1936 · page 20

The only objection voiced in the House of Representatives to the bill to provide £451,000 for the States to assist metalliferous mining and…

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Concessions to Mine Owners Baldwin Government Suffers Humiliation

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 20 May 1936 · page 2

LONDON, Monday: -- The Government suffered what all the newspapers describe as humiliation in the House of Commons when…

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Extraction of Oil From Coal Mr. Stevens Conferring With Interests

Tweed Daily · Monday 25 May 1936 · page 8

LONDON, Saturday:--The Premier of New South Wales (Mr. Stevens) is conferring with the various interests concerned in the extraction of oil from…

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Ipswich Colliery Tragedy Officials Make Examination of Mine

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 26 May 1936 · page 8

IPSWICH, Monday: -- An examination extending over eight hours was made to-day by mine inspectors, members of the mines rescue brigade and…

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Gold Discovered On Kyogle Cafe Site

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 26 May 1936 · page 4

C. Grove, a plumber employed by Coultzau and Byrne, was surprised a few days ago when he struck gold…

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Miners Concerned Control of "Labour Daily" SYDNEY

Northern Star · Wednesday 27 May 1936 · page 12

Dissatisfied with the present control of the paper, the Miners' Federation has called a meeting of the shareholder unions for Thursday to…

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British Coal Mine Disaster Seven Believed Drowned Water Poured Through Roof Of Workings

Tweed Daily · Thursday 28 May 1936 · page 4

LONDON, Tuesday:--Hope has been abandoned for seven men, who are believed to have been drowned in a colliery disaster in South Wales. While 20 men of the day shift were at work to-day in the Loveston pit in…

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Seven Perish In Welsh Mine Flooding LONDON

Northern Star · Thursday 28 May 1936 · page 7

It is feared that seven men have been drowned in a colliery disaster in South Wales to-day. In any case, hope of saving them…

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Big Shipment of Gold

Tweed Daily · Friday 29 May 1936 · page 5

CHERBOURG, Wednesday:--Before leaving Cherbourg, the Queen Mary took aboard £2,500,000 worth of gold bullion. A woman stowaway was…

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Great Increase Australia's Gold Production

Tweed Daily · Friday 29 May 1936 · page 5

CANBERRA, Thursday:--Gold production in Australia greatly increased during the first four months of 1936. Production for the four months ended…

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Gold Production Substantial Increase SYDNEY

Northern Star · Friday 29 May 1936 · page 14

During April, Australia produced 91.501 fine ounces of gold, valued in Australian currency at £795,179, according to an announcement by the…

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Gold Bullion Queen Mary's Cargo LONDON

Northern Star · Friday 29 May 1936 · page 8

Before leaving Cherbourg to-day the Queen Mary took aboard £2,500,000 worth of gold bullion. A woman stfowaway was found soon after leaving…

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British Coal Mines Bill Postponed Till Autumn

Tweed Daily · Saturday 30 May 1936 · page 3

LONDON, Thursday:--prising, out of, the decision of the Government last Monday week not to go to a division on the second reading of the…

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Mining Applications MULLUMBIMBY

Northern Star · Monday 1 June 1936 · page 5

An application by Thomas Rose and Thomas Mott for authority to enter land at Main Arm for gold-mining was before Mr. H. Hawkins, mining…

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