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

Mining & the mines, 1923

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The Coal Dispute

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 28 July 1923 · page 4

The Miners' Council met in Sydney to-day to consider the further new issue chat has arisen in the coal dispute. It is understood that no reply has…

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Coal Dispute

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 31 July 1923 · page 4

Representatives of the mineowners and coal miners met in the Chambers of Mr. Justice Edmunds this morning for the inquiry into the working…

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Coal Dispute

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 31 July 1923 · page 2

Mr. Justice Edmunds, owing to illness, was unable to sit on Monday to hear evidence relating to the colliery difficulty. He sent a suggestion…

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57 ENTOMBED. Awful Colliery Disaster

Young Witness · Tuesday 31 July 1923 · page 2

LONDON, July 29.—An awful colliery disaster has occuired at Maltby main, near Rotherham, where twentyseven men are entombed. All are…

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Explosion Kills Six Men. Another Colliery Tragedy

Young Witness · Tuesday 31 July 1923 · page 2

LONDON, July 30—While bricking in a large section of the Gartenbre colliery [?] gangs of eight men were all killed by a terrific…

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Accident on Coal Hulk

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 31 July 1923 · page 2

Joseph Hall coal lumper, was descending an iron ladder in the coal hulk Fortuna last night, when he slipped and fell. His fall was broken…

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Miners Resume

Young Witness · Thursday 2 August 1923 · page 5

A West Maitland message last evening states that with the exception of the Hebburn No. 1 and two collieries where about 1000 Men are…

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Currawang Mines The Big Slag Dump

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 2 August 1923 · page 4

The old Currawang copper mines, once a hive of industry, have been forsaken for years and the only signs of the old-time activity are the rotting…

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Coal to Oil. Quicker Passages of Mail-boats

Young Witness · Thursday 2 August 1923 · page 2

The vessels carrying British and Australian malls will shortly be converted from coal to oil burners. It is hoped to thus reduce the present…

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Owners Annoyed. Three Mines Still Idle

Young Witness · Saturday 4 August 1923 · page 2

Although all but three mines have resumed operations, Mr. McDonald states the owners are annoyed, with the attitude of the miners at…

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Coal Industry. Some Mines Still Idle

Young Witness · Tuesday 7 August 1923 · page 2

The Executive of the Miners' Federation on Saturday reaffirmed its decision to carry but the colliery agreement, and decided to place before the…

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Coal Troubles. Support for Miners' Lodges

Young Witness · Thursday 9 August 1923 · page 4

The Miners' Federal Council is supporting the miners' lodges in the refusal to resume at the Hepburn and Abordare mines, contending that…

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Krupp's Works and Mines. a Remarkable Report. Anglo-french Control. Controlling Shares Acquired

Young Witness · Thursday 9 August 1923 · page 4

LONDON, August 7—The "Daily Herald" declares that a controlling share in Krupp's famous works at Essen has been bought by an…

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Mine Troubles

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 14 August 1923 · page 4

Mr.Wilis, general secretary of the Miners' Ferderation, visited the South Coast to-day with a view to settling differences in local mines…

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Faulty Weighbridge. a Goulburn Case Wood and Coal Dealer Convicted

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 14 August 1923 · page 4

John Cody was proceeded against at the Goulburn Police Court yesterday on a charge of having in possession for use for trade purposes a…

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Colliery Disaster 101 Men Entombed United Service. KEMMERER (Wyoming)

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 16 August 1923 · page 2

KEMMERER (Wyoming), Tuesday. A hundred miners remain entombed in the Frontier Coal Mine twenty-four hours after an explosion, twenty-seven…

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Mine Explosion. 200 Miners Entombed. Many Bodies Recovered

Young Witness · Saturday 18 August 1923 · page 2

NEW YORK, August 16.—Over 200 miners have been entombed at Wyoming as a result of an underground explosion. The latest advices state…

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Mine Disaster KEMMERER (Wyoming)

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 18 August 1923 · page 4

It is officially announced that 87 bodies have been removed from the Frontier Mine. Eleven believed to be dead are still in the workings…

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New Gold Find. Lode Four Feet Wide

Young Witness · Saturday 18 August 1923 · page 2

An important gold find has been made near Brookfield, near Brisbane. The lode is four feet wide and is very rich in gold-bearing…

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Riverina Coal

Young Witness · Thursday 23 August 1923 · page 2

A report regarding the Coorabin coalfield, in tge Albury district, says that coal will be on the market within two months…

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