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

Mining & the mines, 1918

92 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 5 of 5

Miners' Dispute Settled

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 27 August 1918 · page 4

The conference of Yourkshire coal mine owners and miners has settled the dispute. The leaders recoummended the immediate resumption of work. There were 150,000 out on…

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The Young Witness Published Tuesday and Friday Afternoons. Friday August, 30th. 1918. Runaway Coal Train. Races at Express Speed Throuch Young. Passengers' Thrilling Ride

Young Witness · Friday 30 August 1918 · page 1

A remarkable railway accident occurred at Young on Wednesday last to a coal train whilst negotiating the steep incline near the Sawpit Gully…

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Runaway Coal Train

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 31 August 1918 · page 1

Young, Wednesday.—A remarkable railway accident occurred here this morning. A coal train from Young to Harden was mounting a steep incline near Pitstone, about three and…

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Breadalbane Iron Mine

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 7 September 1918 · page 2

Mr. Hoskins, of Messrs. G. and C. Hoskins, Ltd., of Lithgow, visited Goulburn on Wednesday and paid a visit to the iron ore deposit at Breadalbane, about fourteen miles south of…

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Colliery Trouble Unsettled Sydney

Young Witness · Friday 20 September 1918 · page 2

The compulsory conference in regard to the Abermain colliery dispute yesterday proved abortive…

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Gold Rush at Trunkey. Rich Find in the West

Young Witness · Friday 20 September 1918 · page 2

BATHURST, Thursday.—A gold rush has set in at Trunkey, following the announcement of a rich find about four miles south west of the Mount…

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Backed Dosert Gold

The Yass Courier · Thursday 10 October 1918 · page 4

A youth, aged 16, was before the Sydney Court on Monday on a charge of fraudulently appropriating £ 1. It was stated by the police…

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Austrian Warship Sunk. A Mine Used

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 5 November 1918 · page 4

According to later news from Vienna regarding the Austrian dreadnought Viribus Unitis, reported to have been sunk in Pola Harbour by Italian mosquito craft, a mine was…

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A Floating Mine. Sighted Off Moruya

Young Witness · Friday 8 November 1918 · page 2

An object, supposed to be a floating flue has been sighted off Moruya…

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The Metal Mining Industry The Probable Effects of Peace

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 19 November 1918 · page 1

Ever since the first indication of the collapse of the enemy countries, beginning with the capitulation of Bulgaria, marked fluctuations have occurred in…

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Mine Sweepers Clear the Way for British Squadron London

Young Witness · Tuesday 26 November 1918 · page 2

Reuter—A flotllla of mine sweepers left, at four o clock this morning— to clear a passage for the British; squadron which, is proceeding to Kell and…

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A German Mine. LONDON

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 24 December 1918 · page 4

Reuter's Paris correspondent reports that a German delayed-action mine exploded on Guise bridge, killing 15 and injuring 25…

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