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Murray · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1921

196 stories in Murray's papers · page 4 of 10

Latest Cables. British Coal Strike. British Owners' Offer Unlikely to Succeed. Miners Still Adhere to Demands

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 22 April 1921 · page 3

Little hope is held out that the owners' offer will pave the way to further negotiations in the coal dispute, as the men still hold grimly to their…

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Railways and Coorabin Coal

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 22 April 1921 · page 3

In our last issue we published some remarks made by Mr. Cowling, when addressing the Benalla Shire Council. In its last issue the "Standard" takes…

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Gold Bronze. Methods of Manufacture

Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Stock Journal · Friday 22 April 1921 · page 4

Leaf gold is ground with honey upon a stone until the leaves are broken up and minutely divided. The mixture is then removed from the…

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Coorabin Coal Field. Favourable Official Report

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 April 1921 · page 4

Boring operations, conducted by the Government of New South Wales at Coorabin, in the Oaklands district, have disclosed a valuable seam of coal classed as…

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Coal near the Murray. Large Deposits Disclosed

Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Stock Journal · Friday 22 April 1921 · page 2

Boring operations, conducted by the Government of New South Wales at Coorabin, on the River Murray, have disclosed a valuable…

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Looking for Coal Richmond River Hopes. Sydney

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 22 April 1921 · page 4

A syndicate has been formed at Woodburn, Richmond River, to bore for coal. The Government will Subsidise the effort…

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Gable Advices From London. Strike Threat Revoked. Dissension in Triple Alliance. Miners Stand Alone. London, April 16

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 April 1921 · page 20

The refusal of the executive of the Miners' Federation to negotiate on the lines of a temporary settlement of the wages question, subject to review when…

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The Coal Strike. Miners and Owners Confer. A Possible Temporary Settlement

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 26 April 1921 · page 2

The coal owners and miners' executives discussed the possibility of a temporary settlement. It is believed that the owners are prespared to…

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Picking Up Fortunes. Fabulous Finds in Diamond Mine

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 28 April 1921 · page 4

There is scarcely a pass of the history of the diamond industry that is not full of romance, as strange as any you will find in books of fiction…

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"Guinea Gold."

Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Stock Journal · Friday 29 April 1921 · page 1

All are agreed that the best cure for high prices and remedy for the general upset of trade would be to get back to the good old gold…

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A Jubilee of Romance. Fifty Years of Diamond and Gold Mining

Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Stock Journal · Friday 29 April 1921 · page 1

The recent discovery of a rich diamound field to the Orange [?] State recalls the dramatic story of the first llnding or diamonds in South…

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Buying Bottled Coal

The Independent · Friday 29 April 1921 · page 4

Shall we buy our coal in bottle in the near future? There is every possibility of doing so, for liquid coal is the latest…

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German Gold Reserve

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 29 April 1921 · page 20

The Belgian Minister for Foreign Affairs (M. Jasper) has announced that Germany has informed the Reparations Commission that the German gold reserve will be…

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Coal Strike. London, April 25

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 29 April 1921 · page 45

There have ben no notable developments in connection with the coal, strike during the week-end. A member of the executive of the Miners' Federation named Cook…

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The Coal Strike. The Government's Liberal Offer. Destruction Caused by Flooding

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 29 April 1921 · page 2

The Government's offer of a subsidy of £10,000,000 means that miners' wages will be cut down 2s 6d, instead of 3s. The Premier…

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Coorabin Coal Mine. Favorable Official Report

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 3 May 1921 · page 4

Boring operations, conducted by the Government of New South Wales at Coorabin, in the Oaklands district, have disclosed a valuable seam of coal…

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The Coal Strike. The Deadlock Continues

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 3 May 1921 · page 2

The conference has brought no change in the deadlock. The coal miners and the owners are both sitting tight waiting on the other side…

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Coal-smoke Pois[?]

The Independent · Friday 6 May 1921 · page 4

It was during the eighteen [?]tury that coal came rapidly [?] not only for domestic [?] for furnaces of all kinds [?]…

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The Coal Strike. Millions Affected by Coal Shortage

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 6 May 1921 · page 3

The coal strike shows no signs of abatement, and the army of unemployed is growing. (United Service Cables.)…

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Dandies of the Mine

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 May 1921 · page 4

A new type of miner is being evolved at Atherton, Lancashire, Through the growing popularity of the baths at Messrs. Fletcher, Burrows, and…

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