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Murray · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1920

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Germans Accept. Crisis at Spa Ends. Coal Terms Signed. London. July 18

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 July 1920 · page 20

Firmness displayed by the Allies at the Spa Conference against discussing the inadequate offer made by the Germans for the delivery of coal to France in…

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The Deepest Mine

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 24 July 1920 · page 4

IM (Birkenhead) writes : “I see in the “Popular Science Sittings” a report that the Morro Velho gold [?] in Brazil, is the deepest in the…

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The Coal Mines' Dispute

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 27 July 1920 · page 3

The dispute between the coal proprietors and the miners has assumed an acute position. The latter have rejected the proprietors' latest offer…

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Finding Entombed Miners

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 29 July 1920 · page 4

An instrument invented during the war for finding the positions of underground operations by means of sound has now been put to the use…

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Miners and Coal Owners

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 July 1920 · page 31

The executive of the Coal Miners' Federation was this week engaged in considering the Prime' Minister's proposal for a tribunal to investigate the miners'…

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German Coal Mines Output to Increase

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 30 July 1920 · page 1

Berlin advises the conference of Westphalia miners voluntarily decided to increase the output to meet the Entente's demand, but they urge they…

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Miners' Phthisis

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 July 1920 · page 19

The civic authorities of Bendigo are planning a vigorous campaign to eradicate the disease of miners' phthisis. A pitiful story of the conditions existing in…

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The Miners' Demands

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 30 July 1920 · page 4

Mr. Willis, secretary of the Coal and Shale Employees Federation, states the miners are determined to gain their demands. Failing this…

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British Miners' Demands

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 July 1920 · page 22

Tho reply of the British Government to the demands of the miners was due pa Monday. In the event of it being unfavourable a serious situation will arise…

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Gold for Japan

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 July 1920 · page 22

It is expected in New York that 4,00,000 dollars in gold will be shipped from the United States to Japan before the end of July. The Japanese financial…

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Coal Mining Dispute McDONALD Replies to Willis Not Prepared to Accept, Tribunal. Sydney

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 30 July 1920 · page 4

Mr. McDonald, Secetary of the Northern Colliers Association, today replied to statements made by Messrs. Baddeley and Willis. He…

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German Miners and the Food Supply

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 30 July 1920 · page 1

The Ruhr miners' conference has passed resolutions unanimously affirming their willingness, to increase the coal output if better food is…

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Tin Mining at Jingellic

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 July 1920 · page 28

The fact that considerable deposits of tin existed in several parts of the Upper Murray country has long been known, and at different times during the past…

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Bendigo Goldfield Revival

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 July 1920 · page 30

Geological surveys of the Bendigo goldfields have convinced those interested in the industry that, given the necessary capital, mining in the district can again…

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Social Ownership of Coal Mines

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 August 1920 · page 33

Mr. A. C. Willis, secretary of the Coal and Shale Employes' Federation, said that the miners are anxious for the social ownership of the mines. It is important…

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Dackenfield Colliery Idle for a Fortnight. West Maitland

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 6 August 1920 · page 4

The Duckenfield Colliery has been idle for a fortnight over a dispute concerning compensation for deficient places, and there is a probability of…

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Badak Tin Mine. Declared to Be Valueless

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 10 August 1920 · page 4

Sensational news has come to bond concerning the Radak Tin Mine. This mine, which was floated with 400 shares of £10 each, sprang up to £1000,…

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Riverina Coal Field Important Possibilities

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 13 August 1920 · page 1

A Sydney correspondent writes in the "Age" of Friday Inst:—According to the representatives of a Sydney syndicate interested in the new coal…

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Riverina Coal Field. Important Possibilities

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 August 1920 · page 20

A Sydney correspondent writes:—According to the representatives of a Sydney syndicate interested in the new coal field discovered at Coorebin, on the southern…

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Mining. Rutherglen's Rich Quartz

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 13 August 1920 · page 4

A crushing of 100 tons was cleaned up recently from the Great Southern Quartz Reef, giving the return of GOS ounces of gold, exclusive of residues…

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