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Mining & the mines, 1917

231 stories in New England's papers · page 5 of 12

R.M.S. Mongolia. Sunk by Enemy Mine. Bombay

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 29 June 1917 · page 5

THE Peninsular and Oriental liner Mongolia has been sunk outside Bombay..She was bound.ultinately for, Australia. London, Tuesday…

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Germany Ano Holland. Exchange of Gold

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 30 June 1917 · page 4

An Amsterdam message states that twelve million florins in gold was received by a Dutch bank, it is believed, from Germany…

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Idle Collieries. Increase of Stoppages

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 4 July 1917 · page 4

Colliery stoppages throughout the Northern district are becoming more frequent. Eight collieries were idle yesterday…

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Old Mines. Minister's Scheme to Re-open

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 7 July 1917 · page 4

The Minister for Mines intends to place £10,000 on the Estimates for the purpose of helping to open old mines…

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Holders of Gold Beware

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 9 July 1917 · page 4

These of our residents who have gold boarded up are warned that it is an offences under the war Precautions Art, and offenders are liable to prosecution,…

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Recipe for Gold and Whooping Cough [?]

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 12 July 1917 · page 2

A speech affairs for [?]…

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The Grip of Terror Published by Special Arrangement. [Copyright.] Chapter K.—the Power of Gold

The Uralla Times and District Advocate · Saturday 14 July 1917 · page 4

Someone also besides Spriggs was [?] to interview Wilkins. Now he knew what Spriggs was having a finger in the pie parker evinced a fresh…

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State Coal Mine Fiasco

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 17 July 1917 · page 4

The Victorian State coal mine has failed to pay expenses. The Railway Commissioners of Victoria feel grave anxiety at the result, and advise a…

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State Mine. Victoria Hoses Money

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 18 July 1917 · page 4

The Victorian State Coal Mine has failed to pay expenses. Radical changes connected with it are proposed…

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State Coal Mine

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 19 July 1917 · page 4

The State Coal mine at Lithgow, which was temporarily closed down, will shortly be taken over and run by the railway department…

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Serious Coal Positions

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 19 July 1917 · page 4

A Paris message states that owing to the serious conditions of the French Merchant Service and the coal question the Government is controlling the…

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Northern Collieries. Work on

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 21 July 1917 · page 4

The Cessnock and Aberdare miners intend to resume work on Monday…

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North Sea. New Mine Zone

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 21 July 1917 · page 4

Renter authoritatively learns that a new British mine zone in the North Sea, is specially made to prevent enemy ships and, submarines emerging from…

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Mines Closed. 300 Men out of Work

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 25 July 1917 · page 4

The Burraga Copper Mines have closed down temporarily owing to the had stale of the country preventing the carting of llrewood. Three hundred…

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Brookfield Fined, Mines Idle

The Inverell Times · Friday 27 July 1917 · page 4

Percy Brook[?] was fined 150 at the Broken Hill Court yesterday for making a statement likely to prejudice rec[?]ting, and was also ordered to…

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Coal Dispute. Judge Adjourns Court

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 1 August 1917 · page 4

When the Federal Coal Board sat again to-day at Newcastle, the Board was informed that the Delegate Board had approved of the proposals for…

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New Caledonia. Mines Stormed by Natives

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 1 August 1917 · page 4

Further risings are reported among the natives of New Caledonia. The Koheto mines were again stormed, and considerable damage done. A whole…

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Emmaville Mining

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 2 August 1917 · page 5

The Vegetable Creek Tin Mining Company produced 4 tons 10 cwt, of tin oxide during the week ending July 26. The development work in the mine…

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Mining Strike. Trouble at Nymagee

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 8 August 1917 · page 4

Two hundred and fifty men have gone out on strike at the Mouramoa Company's Nymagee mine, on the question of overtime payment…

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Men Absolutely Solid. Determined to See Fight Through. Coal Mines Idle. Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 9 August 1917 · page 4

The meeting of the combined unions which commenced its sittings at the Trades Halls at 3 o'clock this afternoon, is one of the largest [?]…

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