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Murray · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1920

303 stories in Murray's papers · page 9 of 16

Miners Want Higher Wages London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 8 June 1920 · page 2

The National Miners' conference is to meet in London on June 10 to discuss wages. The South Wales, [?]shire and Cheshire Federations are [?]…

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Gold From Russia Trainload for Sweden. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 8 June 1920 · page 4

"The Times" correspondent at Stock holm-states that a trainload of bar gold from Petrograd, worth 17,000,000 kroner (nominally £950,000) has been sent to…

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British Miners Cease Work (Reuter). LONDON. June 7

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 9 June 1920 · page 2

Fifteen thousand miners at Rhymney Valley are on strike in support of 2000 miners employed in an adjoining colliery who ceased work as a protest against…

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Kalgoorlie Gold Developments

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 11 June 1920 · page 33

An important find N has been made by Winfield and party on their lease, Lady Aerial, at St. Ives. W.A. The lease is about a mile west of the Jubilation, and…

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1218 Oz.gold From 240 Lb. Perth

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 11 June 1920 · page 3

Charies Bartow, who has been prospecting for 11 years on the old Eureka Company's lease at Lake Austin, crushed at Cue on Tuesday 240lb weight of stone for…

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British Miners Want More Pay . ONLY £60,000,000 Annually. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 12 June 1920 · page 5

The National Conference of Miners has decided to formulate a demand for ad-ditional wages. The amount is not yet fixed, but from 3/ to 5/ a day has been…

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Later Developments. Coal Declared "Black." Thousands Walk to Work. Monday Evening

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 15 June 1920 · page 2

The strike at Melbourne continues. About 11,000 men are already idle. The iron and timber workers have been called out…

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Coal Supplies Out Off

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 17 June 1920 · page 2

Memories of the Carvers' and Drivers Union today refused [?] coal to the works of the Melbourne Electric supply Company, and as a result the works…

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Export Of British Coal LONDON. June 15

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 17 June 1920 · page 3

Replying to Sir Frederick Hall, Mr. Bridgeman, Coal Controller, stated that, in view of the rate of output and the inland requirements of the controlled…

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Seize Russian Gold

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 18 June 1920 · page 1

LE PE[?]TIT PARISIEN says France has asked Sweden to seize gold the Bolshevile Government has deposited in Sweeden, and, also it is reported…

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Coal and Shale Employees Restive

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 June 1920 · page 44

The Council of the Coal and Shale Employees Federation, in dealing with the abortive conference held between the miners and mine owners early last week…

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Coorabin Coal Mine. Boring Plant at Work

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 24 June 1920 · page 4

The boring plant is still at work on the Coorabin coal field near Oaklands. In the second bore, in the vicinity of Mr Lane’s house, where…

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Coorabin Coal Mine

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 25 June 1920 · page 2

The boring plant is still at work on the Coorabia coal field. In the second bore, near Mr. Lane's house, where the coal was first discovered, 40 feet…

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News Items. Sensational Gold Yield. 1725 Ozs. Gold From 17 TONS

Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Stock Journal · Friday 25 June 1920 · page 4

From The Island, situated in a lake—Lake Austin (West Australia)—comes news of a rich gold find. A crushing of 17 ions treated…

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Copper Mining at Cobar

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 June 1920 · page 40

The Mayor of Cobar, Ald. Duffy, has received a communication from Mr. David Foil, representative of the receiver of the Great Cobar Limited, stating that the…

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Prices of Coal and Co[?] Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 25 June 1920 · page 2

A statement concerning the [?] high profits made by retailers [?] and coke was made by the chairman the Necessary Commodities Commission…

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No Coal Strike Likely SYDNEY

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 28 June 1920 · page 2

The situation on the coal fields is causing some uneasiness. An impression has been gained that, whatever means the miners may decide to employ to secure…

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Tin Mining at Walwa. Two Companies Start Work. Rich Dykes Found. the Wonderful Barkins Spirit Engine

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 29 June 1920 · page 4

The —Reuter. deposits at waiwa, on the Upper Murray, are again to be worked by two companies-one an Adelaide company and the other a Sydney company. The…

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The Coal Districts. The Miners' Claims

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 2 July 1920 · page 2

Mr. Booth, councillor of the Coal and Shale Federation, at West Maitlandy, said that any man who was prepared to advocate a cessation of…

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Sydney Coal Conference

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 July 1920 · page 31

The further conference in Sydney between representatives of the colliery proprietors and the Coal and Shale Employees' Federation, respecting the claims for…

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