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New England · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1909

294 stories in New England's papers · page 9 of 15

New Coal Seam

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 13 October 1909 · page 4

A 7ft. seam of coal has been struck on Bulls Mountain, at a depth of H68ft…

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A Coal Strike. What It Would Mean

Guyra Argus · Thursday 14 October 1909 · page 3

Great Britain is threatened with almost the greatest commercial disaster it is possible to imagine. Should the threatened war between the coal…

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Collieries Strike. Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 15 October 1909 · page 5

Yesterday was the eighth day of the strike in connection with South Clifton collieries. Summonses have been issued against different men for…

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Mining

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 15 October 1909 · page 4

Generally speaking the outlook for mining here is brought and with the prospect of fresh development in some of the properties we are…

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Mining

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 16 October 1909 · page 5

Scheelite remains firm at last quotation. Only small parcels were forward on Saturday last. Tributors are working at various…

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The Mineral Industry of New South Wales. Ii. Coal

Guyra Argus · Thursday 21 October 1909 · page 6

NEXT to silver coal contributes the largest share to the annual mineral production of the State. in 1907, out of a total production of nearly £10,295,290…

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Our Serial Story. the Copyright of This Interesting Serial Tale Has Been Purchased by the Proprietors of This Journal. (All Rights Reserved.) The Mine Master's Heir or the Real John Smith. Part 16

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 22 October 1909 · page 3

Half an hour later Anthony descended the hill, and going quickly through Witton, he turned along the road that led to the Wearside Hall…

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Gold Production

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 26 October 1909 · page 2

The gold yield during September was 26,536oz crude, equal to 23,426oz fine, valued at £99,502. The value of gold produced during the 9 months…

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Colliery Explosion

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 3 November 1909 · page 2

An exlosion occurred in the Darren Celliery in South Wales, imprisoning 40 men, many of whom were killed. Rescue parties succeeded in saving…

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More Mining Trouble. Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 5 November 1909 · page 5

The strike at Clifton is assuming a more serious aspect. Messrs. Bowling, Brennan. and Lewis, of the Colliery Employees' Federation, have…

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Clifton Miners

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 6 November 1909 · page 4

The Clifton miners declare they will fight to the end…

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The Price of Coal

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 6 November 1909 · page 10

The price of Newcastle coal is a mater of interest to the whole of Australia, for nearly all the States are large purchasers.ohasera. The coalowners…

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Telegrams Big Coal Strike. Every Coal Mine Deserted. 22,000 Men On Strike. Terrible Industrial Upheaval Feared SYDNEY

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Tuesday 9 November 1909 · page 2

THE outcome of the unrest which has prevailed in the Newcastle district for the past few days, owing to the many local grievances existing at various Northern…

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Coal Exported. Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 9 November 1909 · page 5

The total quantity of coal exported from Newcastle last week amounted to 100,990 tons…

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Our Wires. Great Strike of Coal Miners. 12,000 Men Out. a Very Grave Position. Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 9 November 1909 · page 5

Every coal mine in the Northern district is deserted, and over 12,000 men have left work. Mr. William Hughes, who is connected with the…

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Our Serial Story. the Copyright of This Interesting Serial Tale Has Been Purchase by the Proprietors of This Journal. [All Rights Reserveed.) The Mine Master's Heir or the Real John Smith. Part 21

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 9 November 1909 · page 2

At last—when Jessie was in bed—grannie, who was skilled in the use of simple medicines, made her a cooling draught, then sat down by the…

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The Coal-mining crisis. General Ste[?] [?]

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 10 November 1909 · page 4

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Telegrams Sydney. Tuesday. Th- Coal. Strike, South and West Undecided [?] Owling's Opinion, Long and Bitter St[?]

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 10 November 1909 · page 5

No overtures, have as yet been made by either side in the miners' strike. The great bulk of the men are ignorant as to the cause of the stoppage…

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