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

Mining & the mines, 1919

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Mining at Araleun and Yerranderie

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 11 March 1919 · page 4

The Minister for Mines (Mr. J. C. L. Fitzpatrick) has received a report from Mr. Warden Williams, concerning the mineral industry for year 1918, in the Goulburn warden's district…

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British Coal Industry. (Published in "The Times")

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 13 March 1919 · page 2

London, Tuesday.—When representatives of the National Federation of Steel Manufacturers urged, at the Coal Commission on Saturday, that to increase miners' wages would…

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Mining

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 15 March 1919 · page 2

On Thursday Mr. Williams, Mining Warden, granted J. G. Cox. of Gunning,authority to enter and search for kaolin on forty acres in the parish of Mutmutbilly, about a mile on the Goulburn…

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Closed Down Great Cobar Copper Mine. Cobar

Young Witness · Tuesday 18 March 1919 · page 2

Operations at the great Cobar Copper mine censed yesterday…

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Mines Off New Zealand. Sydney

Young Witness · Friday 21 March 1919 · page 2

The authorities now learn that the German raider Wolf dropped 60 mines in New Zealand watern, 45 of which are already accounted for…

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Reform in British Coal Industry

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 22 March 1919 · page 2

Three reports of the British Coal Commission have been presented to the House of Commons. The first recommends granting all the miners demands, including nationalisation of…

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Coal Commission. Serious Prospect. (United Service Message.) LONDON

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 22 March 1919 · page 2

The Coal Commission is sharply divided on vital points. A member states that the prospect is serious. (Published in "The Times.")…

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Coal Industry

Young Witness · Tuesday 25 March 1919 · page 2

LONDON, Monday.—The coal report was tabled in House of Commons on the afternoon of the 20th March. Westminster anticipates the…

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Cobar Copper Mines

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 27 March 1919 · page 2

Replying to a deputation from Cobar and district on Wednesday Mr. Fitzpatrick, Minister for Mines, said it was a damentable circumstances that, owing to difficulties over which no…

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Price of Coal

Young Witness · Friday 11 April 1919 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday.—Mr. Holman and members of the Government at are following with keen interest the proposed increase in the price of coal…

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Rich Gold Find

Young Witness · Friday 11 April 1919 · page 6

BRISBANE, Wednesday.—A sensational gold find is reported from Struek Oil, near Rockhamption. The discovery was made by Neil…

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The Price of Coal

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 15 April 1919 · page 4

The coalowners take exception to the Government's statements that if 3/ per ton increase is imposed on the price of coal it will mean £300,000 increase in cost to the railways…

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The Coal Position

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 24 April 1919 · page 4

The conference between coal owners and employees which was to have taken place this afternoon to complete the details of tile agreement arrived at in Melbourne has been…

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TELEGRAMS. Influenza. 3000 Miners Strike. SYDNEY

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 24 April 1919 · page 4

A Cessnock message states that 3000 local miners have refused to work because a number of the employees are daily coming from influenza infected towns…

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No Coal Famine

Young Witness · Friday 25 April 1919 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday.—A well informed person said to-day that there was no fear of a coal famine in Sydney [?] if the [?] cease work, because…

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The Coal Crisis

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 26 April 1919 · page 4

A well-informed person stated this morning that there was no fear of a coal famine in N.S.W. even if the miners ceased work, and pointed, out the large stocks at grass belonging…

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No Government Coal. (United Service Message.)

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 26 April 1919 · page 2

Mr. Harold Cox and Professor Edwin Cannan, witnesses before the Coal Committee, strongly opposed nationalisation on the ground that State control was sufficient, and that…

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The Coal Commission

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 29 April 1919 · page 4

The sittings of the Coal Commission wore resumed to-day. The employees were not represented. Mr. Browne stated that not much headway had been made with the returns; but…

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The Coal Situation. Owners and Miners Support Commandeering

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 1 May 1919 · page 2

The action of the Federal Government in commandeering all coal within the Commonwealth is welcomed, by the miners. The action is considered to have been the means of averting a…

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Coal Commandeered. Commonwealth Action

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 1 May 1919 · page 2

The Federal Government has decided to commandeer all coal within the Commonwealth, ad will issue regulations to-morrow (Friday) morning taking the necessary power:…

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