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

Mining & the mines, 1920

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Inefficient Miners. "They Don't Seem to Care."

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 15 April 1920 · page 2

Giving evidence before the Coal Commission the manager of Mount Kelra and Coalcliff Collieries, Mr. J C. Jones, referred to inefficient…

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Arsenic Mines

Young Witness · Friday 16 April 1920 · page 3

TUMUT.—Mr. Hurry Stokes[?] manager of Edwards and Co's arsenic mino at Brungle, last week despatched per rall from Tumut another [?]…

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Mine Manager's Statement

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 17 April 1920 · page 4

William Jones, colliery manager. giving evidence before the Coal Commission, said that the manager of a coal mine must either be continually…

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Mining Authorities Granted. Areas Near Tirranna and Crookwell

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 17 April 1920 · page 4

Before the Mining Warden, Mr. G. R. Williams, on Friday morning at Goulburn Owen Bevan, mining engineer of Carcoar applied for an authority to enter and…

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The Miners Influence of Extremists

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 20 April 1920 · page 4

Dr. James Robertson, mining engineer, giving evidence before the Coal Commission to-day, said that differences should always be settled…

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The Mines. Boys Boss the Situation

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 20 April 1920 · page 2

Joseph Rowe, manager of the Metropolitan colliery, giving evidence before the Coal Commission to-day, stated that it was difficult to stop frequent stoppages, as…

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Coal Commission. Shorter Hours Will Mean Increase in Price of Coal. Sydney

Young Witness · Tuesday 20 April 1920 · page 2

J. S. Howe, giving evidence before the Coal Commission to-day, said that any reduction in the chours worked would cause at least thirty per cent…

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Mining Authorities. Extensions Granted at Goulburn

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 20 April 1920 · page 2

At the Goulburn Mining Warden's Court on Monday, before Mr. G. R. Williams, an authority to enter and search for ersenical pyrites on 15 acres in the parish of…

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Profit Sharing Inapplicable to Coal-Mines

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 22 April 1920 · page 4

Mr. C. H. Mallett, secretary of the Clifton and South Coast Collieries, told the Coal Commission to-day that he was entirely opposed to…

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Trouble in N.Z. Mines

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 22 April 1920 · page 2

A critical position has developed in the New Zealand coal mines. The men's federation assert that the owners are not fulfilling the conditions of the new…

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Profit Sharing. Impracticable in Mines

Young Witness · Friday 23 April 1920 · page 6

SYDNEY.—Before the Coal Commission on Wednesday. Mr. Mallett. secretary, of the South Clifton Colliery, said that profit-sharing in coal…

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Conciliation in Coal Industry

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 24 April 1920 · page 4

Mr. Boeby, M.L.A., giving evidence before the Coal Commission today said he believed that if It were possible to get into actual contact with the miners apart…

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Gleanings. Better Than Gold

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 27 April 1920 · page 3

There's not a gold mine in the world can give A notion of the wealth of affection that women possess.—Auatolc France…

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Unrest in N.S.W. Coal Mines. Serious Stoppage Feared

Young Witness · Friday 7 May 1920 · page 3

SYDNEY.—A West Maitland measage states that there has been considerable unrest among employees of some of the northorn collieries, and…

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Gold in a Town. Mining Warden's Decision. Sydney,'

Young Witness · Friday 7 May 1920 · page 2

A number of applications to enter Hartigans Estate at Murwillumbah to search for minerals was refused by the mining warden on' the ground…

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Joining with O.b.u. Mining Department. Important Change

Young Witness · Friday 7 May 1920 · page 1

SYDNEY.—The Australian Coal and Shale Employees' Federation will in future be known as the Mining Department of the One Big Union…

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Gold Dredging. Application Granted at Tuena

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 8 May 1920 · page 4

At the Mining Warden's Court at Tuena, before Mr. G. R. Williams, two inquiries were held in connection with applications made by H…

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Mining in 1874. Goulburn's First Assessors. Interesting List of Names

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 8 May 1920 · page 4

An interesting old document unearthed the other day locally was the Mining Act of 1874—the first really comprehensive Mining Act of N.S.W…

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Miners' Scheme. Fo Rtaking Over Broken Hill Mines. Sydney

Young Witness · Tuesday 11 May 1920 · page 2

According to Mr. A. C. Willis, secrctary of the Australian Coal and Shale Employees' Federation, they are considering the advisability of…

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Cancelled Mining Tenement

Young Witness · Tuesday 11 May 1920 · page 2

Beforo Mr. G. Williams, mining warden, this morning, H. F. Bentley applied for the cancellation of a mining tenement, just outside the…

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