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

Mining & the mines, 1919

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Gold Find at Tighborne

Young Witness · Tuesday 17 June 1919 · page 1

PARK[?]S, Saturday.—Alluvial gold has been found at Tichborne on new ground near the original load. (Prospects gave, about one pennyweight to…

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Coal From America Sydney

Young Witness · Tuesday 24 June 1919 · page 2

New Zealand is endeavouring to get coal from America, The Dominion Government in also asking the British Government to [?] all steamers coming…

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Nationalisation of Coal Mines

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 26 June 1919 · page 4

Mr Justice Sankey's report on the coal mining industry recommends the immediate purchase of coal royalties and State ownership within three years. Meanwhile, the mine…

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Nationalisation of Coal Mines. (United Service Message.) LONDON, 21st June

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 26 June 1919 · page 2

The differences in the Coal Commission will probably result in the shelving of the project for national control, for which a Government majority in the House of Commons is believed…

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Late News a Floating Mine

Young Witness · Friday 4 July 1919 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday.—The transport Woe[?]an sent a wireless message to 'Melbourne stating she passed a floating mine 22 miles north of Gabo…

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Danger to Shipping Floating Mines Observed

Young Witness · Friday 4 July 1919 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Friday. — Notwithstanding the extensive mine sweeping operation's on the Australian [?]sts shipping is apparently still…

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Mining at Frogmore

Young Witness · Friday 11 July 1919 · page 5

Development work is bill going on at the Wolfram Mine, about which [?] reports are current. The [?] which is being sunk is now…

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Coal Commission Northern Agreement. Selling Price, and Wages. Rights of Companies

Young Witness · Tuesday 15 July 1919 · page 3

Some interesting particulars of the inner workings of the Northern Collieries' Association were given by the secretary of the association, who…

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TELEGRAMS. Price of Coal. LONDON, July 9

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 17 July 1919 · page 1

In the House of Commons a sensation was caused when Sir Auckland Geddes announced that the Government had, decided that the price of coal to the consumer must be raised by 6/ per…

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Price of Coal. (Published in "The Times.") LONDON, 10th July

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 17 July 1919 · page 2

The Government announcement in the House of Commons that it had decided on an immediate increase in the retail price of coal has caused consternation…

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Coal in England How It Will Affect Commerce. (United Service)

Young Witness · Friday 18 July 1919 · page 2

LONDON, July 11. — The rise in price of coat. Is regarded as a serious blow to the whole structure of commerce, and will, bring about…

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Effects of Dearer Coal. (United Service Message.) LONDON, 11th July

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 19 July 1919 · page 2

The exchange regards the rise in coal as a serious blow to the whole structure of commerce, leading to the depression of export, and certain to entail a stiffening of freights and, fares to…

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Mining Warden's Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 22 July 1919 · page 2

The adjourned case which was to have been heard before the Mining Warden on Wednesday has been further postponed until Wednesday, August 6…

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Flooding Mines. Grave Position in Yorkshire. (Published In "The Times.")

Young Witness · Tuesday 22 July 1919 · page 2

In The House of Commons Mr. [?] [?] the developments in [?] [?] as gave and unprecedented. The [?] are floding the mines…

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Labour Troubles in England. Strikers Flood Mines. (Published in "The Times.") LONDON

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 22 July 1919 · page 2

In the House of Commons, Mr. Fisher, President of the Board of Education, described the developments in Yorkshire as grave and unprecedented. Strikers were flooding the…

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The Coal Strike. Flooded Mines

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 24 July 1919 · page 2

London, July 21.—The flooding of the York shire mines continues. The strike has assumed colossal proportions. There are 200,000 strikers in South Yorkshire,…

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TELEGRAMS. The Miners. Possibility of State Mines. (United Service Message.) LONDON

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

The Miners' Federation has not yet replied to the Government proposition with regard to the mines. Additional bluejackets have been sent to Yorkshire, and Sir Eric Geddes is organising…

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Flooding the Mines

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

London, July 21.—Twvo hundred, thousand miners in Yorkshire are on strike, including 50,000 pumpers, who have left the mines. The mines will be flooded and ruined. The action is…

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The Miners' Strike. Outlook Brighter. (United Service Message.) LONDON

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 24 July 1919 · page 2

The Lancashire and Monmouthshire miners are resuming, and the outlook is brighter. though factories throughout the north have exhausted their suppies and are closing down…

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Industrial Unrest Troubles in England. Conference of Miners. Published in "The Times.") LONDON, July 24

Young Witness · Friday 25 July 1919 · page 2

The conference of the Miners Executive with the Government is not yet concluded. The Premier offered the men the new piece rates, thus…

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