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

Mining & the mines, 1923

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Coal Trouble

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 22 May 1923 · page 2

One of the largest aggregate meetings yet held on the South Maitland coalfields took place on Sunday morning at Cessnock. It appears to be understood…

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A Live Body But— Silver [?]D Gold Have the None

Southern Morning Herald · Tuesday 22 May 1923 · page 2

The Secretary of the Goulburn New States League endeavoted to impress upon the membersof the Chamber of…

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Coal Trouble Likely to Extend Sydney

Southern Morning Herald · Wednesday 23 May 1923 · page 2

The coal owners intend to prevent a resumption of the Maltland and Greta mines till their terms have been compiled with…

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New Diamond Field. Discovery Near Cowra. Gold and Precious Stones Found

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 23 May 1923 · page 3

A closely guarded secret was revealed to Cowra people on Tuesday, when details of a rich find of diamonds, sapphires, rubies, turquoises…

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Coal Industry. Position Unchanged

Young Witness · Thursday 24 May 1923 · page 4

SYDNEY, Wednesday,— Mr. MacDonald, secretary of the Northern Coal Owners' Association, stated to-day the coal position is unchanged…

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Coal Trouble Position Unchanged Sydney

Southern Morning Herald · Thursday 24 May 1923 · page 2

Mr. McDonald, secretary of the northern coal owners, stated to-day that the coal position was unchanged. he denied that the owners would meet again to…

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Free Laborers Miners Hold Demonstration Newcastle

Southern Morning Herald · Thursday 24 May 1923 · page 2

Seventy miners from West Mattland made a demonstration to-day against the free lahorers at the South [?]ta mine, but returned home on the…

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Miners' Families Relief Depots Opened Hardship and Suffering. Cessnock

Southern Morning Herald · Friday 25 May 1923 · page 4

Relief depots for the distressed families of coal miners have been started at Cessnock, and many acute cases are being relleved…

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Federal Coal Stocks to Be Made Available Melbourne

Southern Morning Herald · Friday 25 May 1923 · page 2

Owing to the coal strike in New South Wales, the Prime Minister has decided to make available to the State the large stocks of coal which it holds…

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Gold at Tuena Find Reported

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 26 May 1923 · page 4

In the gold annals of Australia it is safe to say that Tuena and Lambing Flat proved the richest gold bearing fields over known…

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Coal Trouble Most of Men's Claims Granted

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 26 May 1923 · page 4

The conference between representatives of the Southern colliery proprietors and miners was resumed on Thursday. The principal claim of the…

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Coal Strike. No Settlement Yet

Young Witness · Tuesday 29 May 1923 · page 4

NEWCASTLE, Monday.—Despite rumors, the position in connection with the coal strike remains unaltered. There is no sign of any move…

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Ruhr Strike Two Million Miners Out Paris

Southern Morning Herald · Tuesday 29 May 1923 · page 2

Fighting continued at Bochum, between the strikes and the police and [?] Four were killed and many wounded. It is estimated that two million miners…

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Coal Strike Unemployment Increasing End Not Even in Sight Newcastle

Southern Morning Herald · Tuesday 29 May 1923 · page 3

Despite rumors, the position in connection with the coal strike remains unaltered. There is no sign of any more by either side towards a settlement…

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Petrol from Coal

The Yass Courier · Thursday 31 May 1923 · page 2

The discovery is reported of a process for producing petrol from coal. If the report of the discovery of a process for producing petrol from…

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Discovery of Gold

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 31 May 1923 · page 2

Mr. T. Hodge Smith, of the Australian an Museum, will give a public lecture on "The Romance of Gold-mining in New South Wales" at the lecture hall…

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Gold at Tuena

The Yass Courier · Thursday 31 May 1923 · page 5

In reference to the gold find at Tuena by Messrs C. Hall, Corby and Reynolds, the “Crookwell Gazette” expects the sample quartz to go 15…

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Discover[?] Gold Lecture by [?]T Hodge Sm[?]

Southern Morning Herald · Thursday 31 May 1923 · page 1

Mr. T. Hodge Smi[?] of the Australian Masoum, will gi[?] a while lecture on "The Romance of [?]d Mining in New South Walles" at the Lecture Hall…

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Brigbaree Mines

Young Witness · Saturday 2 June 1923 · page 4

A representative of a city mining syndicate inspected the Golden Lamb and Bonanza claims at Bribbaree this week with a view to purchase…

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Miners' Minimum Wage LONDON

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 2 June 1923 · page 4

A miners' conference at Blackpool by a large majority adopted the executive's resolution in favour of adjourning the discussions on the…

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