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Northern Rivers · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1941

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Mining Applications

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 24 June 1941 · page 2

In Mullumbimby Warden's Court on June 19, before the Mining Warden. A, W. Anderson was granted five applications for authority to enter…

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Gold Salute's Good Newmarket Trial

Northern Star · Wednesday 25 June 1941 · page 6

BRISBANE, Tuesday.—Ridden by G. Moore, Gold Salute, Doomben Newmarket top-weight, dashed over half a mile in 49 on the Doomben circular…

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Open Column. Lismore Coal (To the Editor.)

Northern Star · Wednesday 25 June 1941 · page 8

Sir,—In reference to Dr. Stewart McKay's interesting letter on the above subject in "The Northern Star" of May 31, may I mention that when…

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Urges Permit for Q'land to Supply Own Coal Needs

Tweed Daily · Thursday 26 June 1941 · page 4

CANBERRA, Wednesday:-- Immediate Federal action to permit Queensland to supply its own coal requirements and eliminate what he described…

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Blitzkrieg From Coal Miners Urged

Tweed Daily · Friday 27 June 1941 · page 3

LONDON, Wednesday:--"I want a four months' blitzkrieg from you all," said Admiral Sir Edward Evans, Regional Commissioner in…

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Beach Mining Leases

Northern Star · Saturday 28 June 1941 · page 7

BALLINA, Friday.—Whether mining leases held on the beaches north and south of Byron Bay were being fully worked was questioned at a meeting…

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Gold Salute Firms for Doomben Newmarket

Tweed Daily · Monday 30 June 1941 · page 4

BRISBANE, Sunday:-- Gold Salute's win at Ascot on Saturday took a lot of money from the ring. Owner A. Cooper took £1,200…

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Gold Salute's Trainer Not Greatly Upset "Dead-weight of 3 Stone"

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 1 July 1941 · page 4

BRISBANE, Monday: -- Gold Salute is likely to carry nearly 3-stone dead-weight on Saturday and Brisbane punters are…

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Gold Salute's Runaway Gallop At Doomben

Northern Star · Wednesday 2 July 1941 · page 6

BRISBANE, Tuesday. — After covering three furlongs in 38¼ on the grass track at Doomben this morning, Gold Salute unseated his…

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Gold Salute at Head for Newmarket

Tweed Daily · Friday 4 July 1941 · page 4

BRISBANE, Thursday:--Gold Salute is still favorite for the Newmarket. He ran half a file in 49½ to-day and was boing faster at the…

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Higher Petrol Rate From Coal Claimed

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 8 July 1941 · page 1

BRISBANE: A revolutionary method of extracting fuel oil from shale is claimed by a Brisbane man, Clifford Hamey…

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Find Mines, And Earn Cash!

Northern Star · Friday 11 July 1941 · page 5

CANBERRA, Thursday.—To encourage the reporting of enemy mines in Australian waters, the naval financial regulations were…

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Gold Salute Clear Favourite

Northern Star · Friday 11 July 1941 · page 6

BRISBANE, Thursday.—Features of final gallops to-day by candidates for the Doomben Cup to-morrow were a brilliant effort by Gold Salute, and a…

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Rates for Report of Enemy Mines Increased

Tweed Daily · Friday 11 July 1941 · page 2

CANBERRA, Thursday:--People who find and report enemy mines in future will be paid £5 by the Naval Board…

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Gold Salute Expected to Start Favorite

Tweed Daily · Saturday 12 July 1941 · page 2

BRISBANE, Friday: -- Unless there is a sensation in the backing of rather short-priced horses on the course, Gold Salute will…

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Gold Salute Still First Elect for Doomben Cup

Northern Star · Saturday 12 July 1941 · page 8

BRISBANE, Friday.—Unless there is sensational backing of other short priced horses on the course, Gold Salute will start item favourite in the…

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Gossamer Gold 290,000th of an Inch Thick

Tweed Daily · Monday 14 July 1941 · page 3

In London to-day there are master craftsmen making gold-leaf one 290,000th of an inch in thickness…

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Sailors Killed While Destroying Mine

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 15 July 1941 · page 2

MELBOURNE: Able Seamen W. L. Dunswan and T. W. Todd, both of South Australia, were killed yesterday by a premature explosion of a…

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Need for Mine Sweepers May Become Acute

Northern Star · Tuesday 15 July 1941 · page 4

SYDNEY, Monday.—"The need for more and more mine-sweeping vessels is urgent, and may indeed become acute," said the Minister…

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Miners Pledge Aid for Russia

Northern Star · Wednesday 16 July 1941 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The Miners' Federation sent a cable to Stalin to-day, pledging their aid in the fight against Fascism…

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