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Mining & the mines, 1920

7 stories in Central Coast's papers

Gloucester District. Mount Owen Gold Mine

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 20 May 1920 · page 9

Mr. J. Carthew, late Inspector of Mines, has reported on the Federation and Mount Owen gold mines, Gloucester district. He states:—"The shaft…

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Busy Newcastle. Collieries Working Full Time

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 15 July 1920 · page 9

Every colliery in the Newcastle and Maitland area worked full time during the fortnight just ended, with the exception of a couple of pits which, owing…

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Nationalisation of Coal Mines

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 22 July 1920 · page 2

An argument employed in support of nationalisation (says Professor J. H. Jones, of Leeds University, in his new book, "Social Economics"), is that it…

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Miners' Diseases. Commission's Report

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 22 July 1920 · page 2

An interim report has been prepared by the Commission appointed to inquire into the health of Broken Hill miners. The Commissioners state that they…

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The Mystery of Coal

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 12 August 1920 · page 10

Remarkable series of researches have recently been carried out in Great Britain on the constitution of coal. The problem was tackled by Dr. Marie…

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Coal! Coal!! Coal!!!

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 28 October 1920 · page 5

There are no flies on this. This is real solid business, namely the putting down of a bore on the Warnervale Estate to thoroughly test the seams…

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Hargraves Goldfield

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 2 December 1920 · page 18

Amongst the early developments connected with the history of New South Wales that of gold mining takes precedence. To the present generation,…

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