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Mining & the mines, 1916

10 stories in Central Coast's papers

Gold Yield

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 25 August 1916 · page 2

The gold yield of the Commonwealth is declining. The total so far for 1916, below 1,000,OOOoz. for the first seven months, is the lowest for…

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The Coal Strike. Federal Action Taken

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 16 November 1916 · page 8

The Federal Government has taken decisive action in the direction of endeavoring to bring about a settlement of the coal strike. Regulations…

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Coal Strike

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 23 November 1916 · page 8

Coal strike still continues. It is estimated that there are over 50,000 men, women and girls out of work as a result…

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60 Gold Passes

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 23 November 1916 · page 2

One of the latest administrative acts of the ex-Minister for Home Affairs (Mr. O'Malley) before he was dropped from the Cabinet was to…

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Our Member and the Coal Strike

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 23 November 1916 · page 8

Speaking on the Bill introduced in the State Assembly to conserve coal supplies, Mr. Edden said that from practical experience, gained from 11…

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The Coal Strike as it Affects Gosford. To the Editor

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 23 November 1916 · page 8

Sir,—It is an ill wind that blows no good, and it appears to the writer that we in Gosford while suffering from the affects of the strike may also…

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Facts Regarding Coal

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 30 November 1916 · page 13

New South Wales produces 10 millions of tons of coal each year out of the total Commonwealth production of 12½ millions of tons…

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Settling The Coal Strike. To the Editor

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 7 December 1916 · page 7

Sir,—Will you allow me to call your attention to a mistake, made by your compositor, which entirely alters the meaning of my letter re "Settling…

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Coal Miners and Growers. To the Editor

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 14 December 1916 · page 7

Sir,—Your correspondent, Mr. C. Thomas, suggests in a late issue of your paper that poultry farmers, storekeepers, orchardists and others…

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Romance of Gold

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 14 December 1916 · page 2

For thirty years the memory of a piece of gold-studded ore haunted Richard Greaves, a famous West Australian prospector, who has died…

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