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Mining & the mines, 1922

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Bold Attempt. to Rob Gold Nine

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 November 1922 · page 4

A bold attempt at robbery was made at the Great Boulder gold mine W.A. on pay day, AT ten o'clock on Friday a man walked in to the timekeepers…

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Gold Production. Figures for the Commonwealth

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 November 1922 · page 11

Gold production of the Commonwealth for the ton Months to October 31 amounted to 624,196 fine ounces, or 4,435 fine ounces less for…

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Whitburn Colliery Dispute

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 November 1922 · page 4

A meeting, of members of Whitburn Miners' Lodge was held at Greta on Sunday. The officers gave a report of a deputation to manager in…

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Mining Leases Case

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 November 1922 · page 4

Our Newcastle correspondent wired us this afternoon that the case which was before the Mining Warden's Court in East Maitland last…

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Troubles on the Rhine. Mining Rioters. London, Nov. 17

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 November 1922 · page 5

The "Times" Cologne correspondent says 400 rioters in the mining area of Frechon, unsatisfied with looting goods from the shops to the…

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Gold Mine Bandits a Speedy Arrest

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 21 November 1922 · page 1

A bold attempt at robbery was made at the Great Boulder gold mine on pay day. At ten o'clock on Friday morning a man walked into the…

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Muswellbrook Coal Freight

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 21 November 1922 · page 2

In the Legislative Assembly, Mr W. F. O'Hearn, M.L.A, gave notice of a question to the Minister of Railways, Mr Ball:—Was the Minister aware…

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Fines in Mining Cases

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 21 November 1922 · page 6

Sir,—I would like, through your columns, to draw the attention of the public generally to the unwanted severity of the sentences imposed on…

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Broken Hill Proprietary Question of Coal Areas

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 21 November 1922 · page 1

No information would be supplied officially by the Broken Hill Proprietary at Melbourne on Wednesday regarding the statement from Sydney…

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Terrific Mine Explosion. Intended for National Troops. (United Service. Cables.) London, Sunday Night

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 21 November 1922 · page 3

A large road mine, carried by a party of men, near Inchacore, suddenly exploded. Three men were blown to pieces and three shockingly wounded…

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Colliery Mechanics. the Kalingo Dispute

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 22 November 1922 · page 3

A special executive meeting of the Colliery Mechanics Association was held to hear and deal with reports in connection with the Kalingo dispute…

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Gold Robbery. Great Boulder Visited

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 22 November 1922 · page 7

Between 4 and 6 o'clock on Tuesday morning the strong room of the Great Boulder Perseverance Gold Mine (W.A.) was broken into by…

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Mining Enquiry. Court Sits in Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 22 November 1922 · page 7

At the Royal Scoeity's rooms, in Elizatbeth-street, Sydney, on Tuesday afternoon, a special Warden's Court considered the question whether the…

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Kalinge Colliery Dispute

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 23 November 1922 · page 4

Members of the Kalingo colliery branch of the Colliery Mechanics' Association, met at Ellalong on Tuesday, when a report was…

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Freight on Coal

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 23 November 1922 · page 4

When the Legislative Assembly resumed its sitting on Wednesday evening, Mr. Ball, the Minister for Works and Railways, in reply to Mr…

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Mining Leases. Major Crane's Decision. in Favour of Lessees

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 23 November 1922 · page 4

The question whether the labour conditions on private lands in the parish of Stanford and Mulbring are being carried out in a bona fide way…

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Hebburn No. 2 Colliery

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 24 November 1922 · page 4

An inspection of No. 2 Hebburn Colliery was made on Thursday There were present: Mr. C. Hibble chairman of the Coal Trobunal; Mr…

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St. Heliers' Coal Coy. an Attractive Proposition

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 24 November 1922 · page 2

Attention is directed to the abridged prospectus of the St. Heliers' Coal Mining Company, Ltd., appearing in this issue. The capital is…

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Mining Tragedy. Many Entombed. Vancouver, November 23

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 24 November 1922 · page 5

At Birmingham (Alabama) an explosion in the coal mine of the Wood ward iron Company entombed 350 men. Thirty-five were, resumed. A…

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Bold Attempt. to Rob Gold Mine

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 November 1922 · page 16

A hold attempt at robbery was made at the Great Boulder gold mine W.A on pay day. At ten o'clock on Friday a man walked in to the timekeeper's…

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