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Mid North Coast · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1921

137 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 6 of 7

Mine Explosion. Queensland Disaster. Seventy Men Entombed. Brisbane

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 20 September 1921 · page 3

An explosion occurred at Mount Mulligan colliery. 100 miles from Cairns. Seventy men were entombed and all are likely to perish. It is…

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Seventy Miners Doomed. Explosion in Colliery. A Queensland Disaster. Attributed to Gas. BRISBANE

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 21 September 1921 · page 2

An explosion in the Mt. Mulligan coal mine, in the Cairns district entombed 70 men. It is supposed that the…

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Seventy Miners Doomed. a Queensland Disaster. Brisbane

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 21 September 1921 · page 2

An explosion in the Mt. Mulligan coal mine, in the Cairns district, entombed 70 men. It is supposed that the explosion…

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Collieries Employing Non-unionists. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Friday 23 September 1921 · page 5

The Coal and Shale Employees' Union has requested the State Government to boycott all collieries that employ nonunion labor…

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The Mining Disaster. Fifty-two Bodies Recovered Sydney

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 23 September 1921 · page 4

A terrible disaster occurred last Monday morning af the Mount Mulligan coal mine in the Chillagoe district, Northern Queensland…

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Appalling Colliery Disaster

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 24 September 1921 · page 4

AN explosion—or aeries of explosions—of gas occurred at the Mount Mulligan coal mine, Mareeba, Queensland, with disastrous results. Thousands…

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The Queensland Colliery Disaster. CAIRNS

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 24 September 1921 · page 6

After about 72 hours' work, with only very brief spells for sleep, the heroic band of rescuers at the Mount Mulligan colliery is about exhausted…

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Struck Gold. Rich Reef Located. 1849 Discoveries Surpassed

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 28 September 1921 · page 2

A message from Los Angeles says that the leading assayers describes the recent gold strike in the Monica Mountains an the greatest…

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Quest for Hidden Gold. Woman's Treasure Hunt

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 1 October 1921 · page 1

In her 15-ton motor-yacht, the Enchantres Miss Knowles Foster left Hammersmith pier recently fot the coast of Norway to…

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Mount Morgan Mine

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 4 October 1921 · page 3

A Rockhampton message states there is a probability of Mount Morgan resuming operations, but not till the New South Wales basic wage is known, as…

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Queensland State Mine. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 4 October 1921 · page 3

The trouble in the Queensland State coal mine has been settled. The men accepted the Minister's terms and conditions…

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Miners' Compensation. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 11 October 1921 · page 3

The number of men drawing compensation at Broken Hill owing to tuberculosis is 343, and the cost is £2300 a fortnight. In addition 170 men, who…

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Gold Hauds!

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 22 October 1921 · page 7

A week or two back it was announced, on excellent authority, that the new tenant of an old manorhouse in Hertfordshire, whilst examining systematically all the various…

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Ald. Meagher and Coal Contract. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 1 November 1921 · page 3

Ald. Meagher, at the City Council meeting last night, referred at length to the coal contract, and alleged that certain serious irregularities had taken…

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British Coal Industry

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 2 November 1921 · page 4

The British coal industry is in a serious position, and the unemployment is strife, partly owing to the fact that trade is in a…

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Goldfield Reds. Guarding Gold Stealers. Melbourne

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 2 November 1921 · page 2

Interesting accounts were given of the experiences of a party of detectives who jorneyed to Woods Point last week and took…

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Mining at Copeland

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 2 November 1921 · page 2

There is talk of the Mountain Maid mine at Copeland being worked again in the near future. A crushing of 28 tons of ore are…

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Middle Creek Gold Mines

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 15 November 1921 · page 2

Seven prospectors have combined and secured 175 acres of mining lenses at Middle Creek and have boon busily engaged opening up the more promising…

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A Gigantic Telescope. Observation of Mars. Mine Shaft As Barrel

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 23 November 1921 · page 1

The age-old question "Does human life exist on Mars?" will be answered in 1924 if the astronomical enterprise planned by Mr…

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Broken Hill Mines. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Friday 25 November 1921 · page 5

One of the Broken Hill mines, "The British," is to be restarted under Mr. Justice Edmonds' award, to see if it can be made to pay its way…

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