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Mining & the mines, 1922

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Canbelego Gold Mine Nothing to Justify Sensational Reports

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 May 1922 · page 8

Mr. Godfrey, inspector of mines, is engaged making an inspection of the field at Muriel Tank, near Canbelego, and a report is expected towards…

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Appointed Mine Manager

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 27 May 1922 · page 4

Mr. J. Fallins, who has held the position as surveyor at the Stanford Merthyr colliery for several years has been appointed manager to the…

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Welsh Coal. Why New Zealand Imported

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 May 1922 · page 11

Mr. Massey, Prime, Minister of New Zealand, recently delivered a speech in which he defined the policy of his Government in regard to railway…

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Steel Works. Government Action. Price of Coal

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 May 1922 · page 11

The members of the Government continue to give their attention to the problems of trade depression and unemployment. The seriousness of the…

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Effect on Railways. High Price of Coal

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 May 1922 · page 3

Sir Thomas Henley, Minister for Works and Railways, referring to his denunciation of the control of coal by the Commonwealth, said he was…

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Mining Industry. the Wage Question

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 May 1922 · page 14

South Wales notified the coalminers' Federation that they proposed to reduce wages all round in the industry by 33 1-3 per cent., and to revert to…

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New Gold Find. Sensational Reports Not Warranted

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 27 May 1922 · page 7

The Minister for Mines (Mr. Fitzpatrick) has received the report of Mr. J. R. Godfrey of the geological survey, who was sent to Canbelego…

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Canbehego Gold No Field Foe Small Man

Singleton Argus · Saturday 27 May 1922 · page 1

A special correspondent of the "Eveniug News," at Canbebego gold field, gives the following opinion of the field as and of mining men of many…

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Coal Industry. Question of Reduced Wages. Conference Adjourns

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 27 May 1922 · page 2

The conference between the representatives of the coal owners and the miners, which was commenced April 26, was resumed at the rooms of the…

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Coal Industry. Special Commission Suggested Mr. Baddeley's Proposals

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 May 1922 · page 3

Mr. T. M. Baddeley, president of the Northern. District Coal Winers' Federation, replied to tho statements of Sir Thomas Henley in regard to the coal…

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Tasmanian Mining. Statistics for the Quarter

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 May 1922 · page 6

Statistics relating to the mining industry of Tasmania, for the quarter ended on March 31, 1922, show that the value of the gold yield was £4077;…

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Coal Profiteers. U.S.A. Action. Vancouver, May 20

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 May 1922 · page 12

Legislation to punish coal profiteers in the United States is contemplated by President Harding. Not content with initiating a…

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Coal Control. Denounced by Sir Thomas Henley. Restriction of Industries

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 May 1922 · page 14

Sir Thomas Henley, Minister for Works, is much concerned at the idle industries in New South Wales on the the hand, and the large number of…

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Miser's Golden Hoard. Dies in Workhouse and Leaves £700 in Gold

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 May 1922 · page 7

The golden hoard of a Monmouth woman miser, who, when she died at Monmouth Workhouse was thought to be in poverty has been discovered…

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New Goldfield. Excitement at Cabelego. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 May 1922 · page 11

A great deal of excitement has been aroused throughout the Cobar mining district by the discovery of a number of reefs, which appear on…

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Lucknow Goldfield. Report to Minister

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 May 1922 · page 14

Mr. J. C. L. Fitzpatrick, Minister for Mines, has received a report from Mr. Geological Surveyor Harper on the South Lucknow gold field…

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A New Colliery

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 29 May 1922 · page 4

The new colliery at Stockrington, in course of pioneer work, for Mr. John Brown is not situated on the Maitland coalfield, but on one of the…

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Miners and Funerals

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 29 May 1922 · page 4

At the last meeting of the Pelaw-Main Colliery Employees' Benefit Fund, the financial statement was submitted. This showed income £1351/10/8,…

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A Gold Rush

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 29 May 1922 · page 5

The Mining Warden at Nyngan reports that there is no justification for the rush to Muriel Tank goldfield…

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Manager of Rothbury Colliery

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 30 May 1922 · page 4

Mr. R. Lewis, surveyor and assistant under manager at Mount Kembla Colliery has been appointed to the position of manager of Rothbury Colliery…

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