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Murray · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1923

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To-day's Cables. General Strike of Miners. Busines Relations with France Suspended LONDON

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 23 January 1923 · page 2

"The Times" says that the temper of the German people is becoming more aggressive and hostile. Groups have taken to jeering at the French…

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Wage Reduction Combated in Coal Industry

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 January 1923 · page 35

The chairman of the coal tribuinal (Mr. Hibble), at a sitting of the tribunal, announced that he was anxious to conclude the hearing of the proprietors'…

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News by Gable. French Plans. Separate Ruhr State. Coal Area to Be Cut Off. London, January 27

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 February 1923 · page 20

An unconfirmed report from Berlin states that the French cut off the Ruhr to-day from the rest of Germany. A Paris report indicates that action…

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The Coal Miners and the Wonthaggi Dispute. Possible Extension of Trouble. SYDNEY, Monday Evening

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 6 February 1923 · page 2

The decision of the N.S.W coal miners to take every possible means to prevent coal being supplied to the Victorian Government, while the…

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Gold by the Pound

The Independent · Friday 9 February 1923 · page 4

A nugget of pure gold weighing no less than five pounds was found recently in California. Its discoverers were two elderly men who had…

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Albury and District. Riverina Coal

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 February 1923 · page 22

Much attention has been displayed in an exhibit at Wagga of coal and kaolin from the Riverina Collieries Ltd's mine at C[?]orabin…

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Lock-out Pay for Coal Miners

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 February 1923 · page 20

A message from Newcastle states that the executive of the Miners' Federation has granted the application of 177 members at Greta for lock-out pay…

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The Ocean As a Gold Mine. Facts About Sea-water

The Independent · Friday 16 February 1923 · page 4

Of what does the sea consist ? The obvious answer, of course, is water, but the ocean contains many other things…

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Coal Price Too High

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 February 1923 · page 39

The high price of coal is causing concern to the State Government, and unless there is a speedy reduction it is probable that the Crown Law…

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General Cables. Mine Explosions. Dawson (New Mexico), Feb. 9

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 February 1923 · page 20

Rescue parties in the coal pit[?] at which an explosion occurred and en[?] that they have located numerous…

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Why Coal Is Dear. Problem of Wanted Capital. Compulsory Pool Suggested

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 February 1923 · page 33

When the coal owners urge that to effect any reduction in the price of coal, without interfering with a fair rate of profit, it will be necessary to…

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Scottish Collieries Booming. Coal for Germany

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 23 February 1923 · page 2

The Scottish collieries are booming owing to large German orders. Two million tons have already been shipped…

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The Ocean As a Gold Mine. Facts About Sea-water

The Independent · Friday 23 February 1923 · page 2

Of what does the sea consist ? The obvious answer, of course, is water, but the ocean contains many other things…

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Cold Atlantic Gales. Liners Crusted with Ice. Lack of Coal on Land. New York; February 17

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 February 1923 · page 20

Belated reports show that at least 22 lives were lost in blizzards which swept the country. Gales and bitterly cold weather…

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Miners May Act. Newcastle

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 24 February 1923 · page 2

Referring to the intermittency of work on the coal Holds, Mr. Hoare. president of the Miners’ Federation, said to-day that if redress cannot be…

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Latest Telegrams. the Western Coal Miners. Won't Work on Saturday. SYDNEY. Thursday night

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 2 March 1923 · page 3

The district secretary of the Western branch of the Coal and Shale Employees Federation has notified the mine owners and the managers of the coal…

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The Coal Tribunal

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 2 March 1923 · page 1

Mr. McDonald (Northern Collieries) referred at the Coal Tribunal yesterday to the trouble at the Whitburn Colliery. It had been intimated to…

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Items of Interest. Gold Find at Adelong

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 March 1923 · page 31

A reef 18 inches wide, showing gold freely, has been discovered by Benjamin Purcell at Geelong. Owing to a misunderstanding in lodging their…

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Chinese Stowaways Found in Coal Bunkers

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 March 1923 · page 19

A sensational story of how 20 Chinese stowaways tried to reach Sydney on board the steamer Houtman was told when, that vessel reached Sydney a day…

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Albury and District. Beechworth Mining

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 March 1923 · page 22

There are signs of a revival of mining in the Beechwonth district. The Rocky Mountain lea so is to be worked by an elevator, and it is anticipated…

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