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Mid North Coast · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1917

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Mine Proprietors' Duties. Warm Words by Judge Edmunds

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 29 June 1917 · page 2

After the chairman of the Federal Coal Board (Judge Edmunds) had given his decision in regard to the Richmond main rates on Wednesday afternoon,…

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Johannesburg and Its Gold

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 4 July 1917 · page 6

Thirty miles to the southwest of Pretoria lies the city of Johannesburg. This is the biggest centre of gold mining in the world…

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How Submarines Lay Mines. the Terror of the Sea

The Northern Champion · Saturday 7 July 1917 · page 7

No other matter holds public attention at the present time like the submarines. Both as attackers of harmless merchantmen and layers…

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The Grip of Terror Published by Special Arrangement. (Copyright.) Chapter X.— the Tower of Gold

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 13 July 1917 · page 6

Someone else besides Spriggs was anxous to interview Wilkins. Now he knew that Spriggs was having a finger in the pie Parker evinced a fresh…

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Anecdotes of Larry Foley. Porn Among the Gold

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 20 July 1917 · page 3

Story-writers who wish to invest their heroes with the glamour invariably set the date down as the eve before Christmas—a day on which a…

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Anecdotes of Larry Foley Born Among the Gold

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 25 July 1917 · page 4

Story-writers who wish to invest their heroes with the glamor invariably set the date down as the eve before Christmas—a day on which…

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Attila's Funeral. Coffins of Gold, Silver, and Iron

The Northern Champion · Saturday 4 August 1917 · page 9

The Kaiser, looking forward to the time when he had overcome our "contemptible little Army" and had become the ruler of Europe, imagined perhaps that when the great…

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Miners' Route March. WOLLONGONG

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 29 August 1917 · page 5

Delegates in connection with the route march to Sydney proceeded to the metropolis to-day to make arrangements. They will report to…

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Getting Coal

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 31 August 1917 · page 4

It seems very evident that the winning of coal in the present industrial crisis is the Government's trump card. The country must have coal…

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Lumping Coal

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 1 September 1917 · page 4

AMONGST the volunteers at the Sydney Cricket Ground are not only wealthy men, but several of note. One is Sir William Cunningham, a baronet in his own right,…

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Miners Continue Strike

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 15 September 1917 · page 2

A hitch occurred on Tuesday in the settlement of the strike as regards the railway and tramway men…

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The Industrial Turmoil. Miners Obdurate. Outlook Still Very Black. Sydney

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 15 September 1917 · page 4

THE Council of the Miners' Federation rejected the Government's terms, declaring them to be humiliating and degrading…

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Coal Strike

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 28 September 1917 · page 4

IT is sincerely to be regretted that the conference between the Government and the miners representatives has failed to reach an understanding to end…

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The Coal Situation

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 3 October 1917 · page 2

Enthralling interest attaches to the position on the coalfields. After a conference extending over three days, it was finally announced that there…

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Miners Resume. Sydney

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 3 October 1917 · page 2

Mr. Braddeley informed Mr. Fuller to-day that the Miners decided by a small majority to resume work to-morrow…

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The Strike and the Miners

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 5 October 1917 · page 4

THE coal miners by a majority vote have decided to return to work, and every loyal worker will be found employment. Some of the ribald…

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Mining Revival at Cundle

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 13 October 1917 · page 4

A PARTY of Sydney mining men are about to revive tin-mining operations at Gundle. Nearly 200 acres have been secured and it is started that operations will soon be in…

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Mining Revival at Gundle

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 19 October 1917 · page 3

A party of Sydney mining men are about to revive tin-maning operations at Gundle. Nearly 200 acres have been secured, and it is seated that…

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Gold in Dustbins. £3,000,000 a Year Prom Empty Tins

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 27 October 1917 · page 2

One of the most curious results of the war has been the increase in the value of waste, some of which is bow worth nearly as much when it is…

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Gabo Mines

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 7 November 1917 · page 3

A report from Sydney, Friday last, says. It has now been ascertained that the mine sweepers off Gaba Island dragged to the surface mines…

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