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Blue Mountains · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1921

5 stories in Blue Mountains's papers

New Coal Field Find at Newnes Junction

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 18 February 1921 · page 7

Many a golden nugget has been stumbled upon where least expected, and, seemingly, what applies to gold, applies also to coal. Hence it came…

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Hearts of Gold

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 22 July 1921 · page 7

Ogilvie knew the lion-hearts of the Western track, when he termed them "hearts of gold." How is this for an example of that…

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Local and General Katoomba and Elsewhere Mine's a Beer!

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 16 September 1921 · page 4

There are many brands of beer, but of the lot Tooths beer stands alone as the best. When treating a friend, or having one with the flies…

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The Coal Miner an in Memoriam

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 30 September 1921 · page 2

Those whose good fortune it is to abide on the fair places of the earth; whose lot, it may be, is cast in the midst of pleasant surroundings, are…

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"Not for Mine!" Council Repudiates Claim

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 28 October 1921 · page 3

A little bill for £97/10/- alleged to he interest due on £1500 to a Katoomba property owner by the Council, will not be footed by the latter…

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