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Murray · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1924

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The Gold Standard. Sweden Claims to Have Restored it. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 4 April 1924 · page 2

The Consul-General for Sweden has been advised by his Government that the Bank of Sweden, from the 1st April resumed the redemption of…

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The Northern Collieries. Two More Idle

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 11 April 1924 · page 1

Fresh disputes yesterday laid two more Northern mines idle…

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British Miners. Court of Inquiry. London, April 11

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 April 1924 · page 20

It has been officially decided to grant the request of the miners for a court of inquiry into conditions in the mining industry. There will be no…

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Extracting Oil from Coal. Possibility Not Likely for Some Years

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 18 April 1924 · page 6

The extraction of oil from coal by means of the Bergius method--the hydrogenation of the carbon of the coal is not likely to become a commercial…

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Animals As Gold-miners

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 30 April 1924 · page 4

The finding of a small piece of Sold in a dog's paw, responsible for the recent sold "rush" in Alaska, recalls other instances of animals…

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May Day at Newcastle. Miners Make Holiday

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 2 May 1924 · page 2

May Day celebrations were held throughout the Northern, coalfields. Red flags were prominent in long processions. Practically all business in…

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Fearful Mine Explosion. a Hundred Men Entombed in Virginia. VANCOUVER

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 2 May 1924 · page 1

One hundred and seven miners were entombed by an explosion in a coal mine at Wheeling, West Virginia. The mine is on fire, and there…

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British Labour Disputes. Coal Owners and Profits. London, April 25

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 May 1924 · page 20

The secretary of the Miners' Federation (Mr. Cook) giving evidence before a Court of Inquiry into the British coal industry, said that the…

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The Bellbird Mine

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 6 May 1924 · page 2

Tests of air in the Bellbird mine tunnel showed the presence of a heavy proportion of deadly gases. The same party of men which…

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Deepest Gold Mine

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 8 May 1924 · page 4

Australia is said to possess the deepest gold mine in the world It is situated at Bendigo, Victoria, and is known as the New Chum Railway…

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Gold in the Ocean

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 9 May 1924 · page 5

To recover bold bars valued at £210,000 from the lost Laurentie., off the north const of Ireland, the Naval salvage vessel Racer called from…

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Riverina Coal. Early Deliveries Probable

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 9 May 1924 · page 3

The latest news received from Mr. H. Falconer, consulting engineer for the Riverina Collieries Company, shows that coal will probably be delivered…

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Coal at Our Door. the Great Deposits at Coorabin. Good News for Shareholders. Coal Seam Passed Through. Deliveries to Be Made at Once

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 May 1924 · page 22

News of the utmost importance to Riverina is to hand in regard to the Coorabin coalfield. The coal has been struck through the…

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Riverina Collieries

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 13 May 1924 · page 3

The shareholders in the Riverina collierle a have received the satisfactory news that the cool body on the Coornbin fields has been entered by means…

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Pal O' Mine

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 May 1924 · page 13

I am thinking to-day of a pal far away, That I left in the days long ago, I am longing to hear just a voice ringing clear…

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Notes for Gold

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 May 1924 · page 5

The story of how a Sydney man named Hedley Frank Brock fell, a victim to the wiles of a confidence man with the notes for gold trick was told…

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Spirit From Coal. Possibilities in N.s.w

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 May 1924 · page 11

The man who wheels himself about on four wheels with the friendly assistance of an internal combustion engine, is just as much interested in the…

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Coorabin Coalfields. First Truck of Coal Sent to Walla Walla. Samples Brought to Albury

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 May 1924 · page 22

Mr. G. Moore, secretary to the Riverina Collieries, Albury, received word on Saturday morning from the mine manager (Mr. D. C…

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Riverina Coal

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 20 May 1924 · page 2

The first truck of cool from Coorabin mine to go to Victoria was despatched from the mine on Thursday morning for Wangaratta Woollen Mills…

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The Coal Mining Dispute. Secretary Advises Acceptance of the Owners' Offer

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 20 May 1924 · page 2

Mr. Cook, miners' secretary, recommends the acceptance of the coal owners' offer, as the best of a bad job. The only alternative would be…

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