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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1918

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Welsh Miners Ballot. (Reuter's Telegram). LONDON

Young Witness · Friday 12 April 1918 · page 2

The Conference of South Wales minera held at Cardiff, voted by 2273 votes to 763 in favor of allowing the Federation to supervise the calling up of…

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To Clean Gold Chains

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 23 April 1918 · page 3

Put the chain into a small glass bottle with warm water or eau-de-Cologne, a little camphorated chalk, and a little scraped soap. Cork the bottle, and shake it for a…

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Mines at Sea. in Australian Waters. (Country Press Telegram.) SYDNEY

Young Witness · Friday 3 May 1918 · page 2

It is reported recently that the look out on a vessel which arrived in Sydney from an eastern port, sighted an object resembling a mine floating in…

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Outcrop of Coal. (Country Press Telegram). SYDNEY

Young Witness · Tuesday 7 May 1918 · page 3

An outcrop of antraclte coal has been discovered on the Cloncurry Mount Cuthbert line, in Queensland…

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Mining at Reid's Flat

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 9 May 1918 · page 4

Mark's Hill.—A very rich lode was struck last week in the main tunnel of wolfram and scheelite. The company has installed rock drills and laid down tramway lines with steel…

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The Miners' Federation

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 10 May 1918 · page 1

In keeping with this view of the situation is the complaint of the Minister for Labor (Mr. Beeby) that the…

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Mining at Reid'a Flat

Young Witness · Friday 10 May 1918 · page 5

Marks' Hill:—A very rich lode was struck last week in the main tunnel of Woflram and sheclite. The company has installed rock drills and…

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Coal Position in England

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 16 May 1918 · page 2

In view of the necessity for increasing the coal production, especially for export purposes, with fewer men available owing to the combing out for military purposes, an appeal will be…

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British Miners. Conference Collapses. (Reuter's Telegram). LONDON

Young Witness · Friday 17 May 1918 · page 2

The Coal Controller addressed the Miner's Federation, as cabled yeaterday. Many questions were discussed by 136 delegates. He emphasised…

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Britain's Coal Supply. Appeal to Miners' Federation

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 18 May 1918 · page 2

The executive of the Miners' Federation yesterday decided to call a special conference of delegates for 5th June to decide whether os not to demand an increase of wages. The Shipping…

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Britain's Coal Supply. Abortive Conference

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 18 May 1918 · page 6

The Coal Controller addressed the meeting of the Miners' Federation called to consider the question of increasing the coal supply. Many questions by the 136 delegates emphasised that…

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Long Tunnel Mine. Another Rich Strike

Young Witness · Tuesday 21 May 1918 · page 1

GUNDAGAI, Saturday.—Qulte reminisent of the days of the rich discoveries of the famous Long Tunnel was the finding to-day at the 325ft…

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Differences Amongst Miners

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 28 May 1918 · page 2

Mr. Willis. secretary of the Coal and Shale Employees' Federation, explained to-day that rumours of trouble on tile south coast referred to internal union matters not likely to affect…

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Good Gold Mine

The Yass Courier · Thursday 30 May 1918 · page 4

“I’m still on the gold, and it’s like taking honey from a beehive,” said Mr, G. Allison as he displayed some nuggetty gold obtained from…

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Rich Gold Struck

Young Witness · Friday 31 May 1918 · page 5

Following on the rich deposit of gold that was come across in the famous Long Tunnel mine in the carly part of last week, the shaft was further…

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Miners Want More Pay. London

Young Witness · Friday 7 June 1918 · page 5

Reuter.—The National conference of minera passed a resolution demanding a substantial icrease in wages to commensurate for the high cost of…

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Collector Mining Application

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 11 June 1918 · page 4

Last week, Mr Williams, P.M. and mining warden, granted J. Byrnes an authority to enter to search for copper on 50 acres of land at Collector…

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The Submarines. Effectiveness of Mine Fields. LONDON

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 13 June 1918 · page 4

Reuter's Paris correspondent reports that the Petit Parisien learns that since the last Anglo-French official statement the rate of destruction of submarines has further improved. The…

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Enemy Minefield. Off the New Zealand Coast. Two Mines Destroyed

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 13 June 1918 · page 2

Wellington, New Zealand, Wednesday.—An enemy minefield has been discovered ten miles off-shore at the apex of a triangle having a base between Cape Maria Van Dieman and…

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Entombed in Mine Sydney

Young Witness · Friday 21 June 1918 · page 2

A sudden rush of water in the Tivoll coalmine at Ipswich, resulted in the manager, W. Barnes, and a miner named Dredge being entombed…

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