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Mid North Coast · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1921

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

Gold Robbery

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 26 November 1921 · page 2

One hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars were stolen from the Sonoma[?] consigned by the Commonwealth to the…

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Mount Mulligan Miners. Desire New Award. Brisbane

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 29 November 1921 · page 3

Miners at Mount Mulligan desire a new award. They have made application to the Count. They state that they, could see no hope of the mine…

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Broken Hill — Mine to be Opened

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 30 November 1921 · page 2

One of the Broken Hill mines (the British) is to be re-started under Judge Edmunds' award to see if it can be made pay its way…

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Miners' Federation. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Friday 2 December 1921 · page 5

Mr. D. Rees has been elected President of the Miners' Federation. Mr. Baddeley did not seek re-election. Mr. Willis was re-elected general secretary…

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Broken Hill Mines. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Friday 2 December 1921 · page 5

The Central Executive of the Coal Miners' Federation has decided it would be prepared to co-operate with the Government and Barrier District…

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The Stolen Gold. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Friday 2 December 1921 · page 5

A message from San Francisco says the remainder of the "Sonoma" gold was found in a drain pipe. There is now only £2 unaccounted for out of a…

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Sonoma's Gold Found. Shower of Sovereigns. Three Arrests

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 3 December 1921 · page 2

Most of the gold stolen on board the Sonoma has been recovered. A final check shows that £2600 is still missing…

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Sonoma's Gold. Quartermaster Missing. Charge of Stealing £25,000. Warrant for Arrest

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 7 December 1921 · page 2

A mesage, from San Francisco ray's that upon the complaint of Mr. Samuels, manager of the Occanic Line, Judge La[?]arus has…

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The Sonoma's Gold

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 10 December 1921 · page 6

A MESSAGE from San Francisco says that upon the complaint of Mr. Samuele, manager of the Oceanic Line, Judge Lazarus has issued a warrant…

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Mining Disaster Cage Falls 600 ft. Four Men Killed. KALGOORLIE

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 10 December 1921 · page 2

A terrible tragedy occurred on the Golden Horseshoe mine this afternoon, resulting in the stant death of four men, while…

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Coal Strike Likely. Miners' New Demands. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 13 December 1921 · page 3

A coal crisis is threatening at Newcastle and Maitland. The miners, considering the Federation is too slow in putting into force a nine days' work…

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Fall of Coal. Four Men Buried. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 13 December 1921 · page 3

A Kurri Kurri message says a large fall of coal occurred at. the Stanford Methyr colliery, burying four minors. Three of them were rescued. The other…

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News of the World. Coal Strike. Begins in France. Paris

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 13 December 1921 · page 3

A general coal striae begins to-day as a protest against unemployment, also a demand for the utilisation of coal stocks accumulated at the mine heads…

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Queensland Arsenic Mines. Closed Down Indefinitely. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Friday 16 December 1921 · page 5

The Queensland arsenic mines have been closed down indefinitely. The Minister for Mines was unable to say when it would reopen. He alleged the…

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German Synthetic Gold Made Prom Baser Metals

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 21 December 1921 · page 2

Professor Irvine Fisher, of Yaie University, lecturing al the London School of Economics, suggested as a serious possibility that German…

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Synthetic Gold. Startling Story of a German. Transmutation of Motels

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 21 December 1921 · page 5

Professor Irving' Fisher of the Yale University lecturing at the London School of Economies, startled his audience by…

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Mining Inquiry

Macleay Argus · Friday 23 December 1921 · page 4

At the Warden's Court, Kempsey, on Monday, before Mr. Fincham, Warden, an inquiry was conducted concerning the application for a gold lease at…

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