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New England · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1918

233 stories in New England's papers · page 7 of 12

Roofed with Gold. Wealth of Some Russian Cathedrals

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 2 July 1918 · page 3

THE recent decision of the Holy Synod not to accept re pu[?]blitity for the safeguarding of property belonging to the Russian Orthodox Church during the critical period…

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Federal Note Issue. Gold Reserve Nearly 34 Per Cent

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 3 July 1918 · page 4

The amount of gold held by the Federal Treasurer is £17,659,000, being 33.61 per cent. of the note issue, which has now reached £52,530,000…

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Northern Miners

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 6 July 1918 · page 4

It is understood there is a likelihood that the Northern Miners' Federation may declare for a shorter week, in order that all its members may be given…

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Coal Trade Slackness

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 9 July 1918 · page 2

IN the Legislative Assembly Mr. Davies asked the Assistant Treasurer if review of the slackness in the coal trade on certain parts of the South Coast, causing great…

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Bonus for Gold

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 10 July 1918 · page 4

The Federal Government is considering a proposal for granting a bonus or subsidy to encourage gold production in Australia…

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Manganese. a Mining Boom Round Armidale. Development Work Begun

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 10 July 1918 · page 1

The discovery of manganese deposits in the environs of Armidale is not of recent date. For very many years it has been known that the country round…

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Mining. Prospectors on the Alert

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 11 July 1918 · page 4

Applications to enter private land for the purpose of prospecting were made at the Mining Warden's Office de[?] week by the following--Henry…

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Stanthorpe's Arsenic Mine

The Inverell Times · Friday 12 July 1918 · page 4

The Queensland Minister for Mines, Mr. Jones, at the week-end, visited the State arsenic mine in the Stanthorpe district. Mr. Jones says that…

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Dull Trade. Extensive Coal Purchases

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 13 July 1918 · page 4

The Acting-Minister for the Navy has announced that the Commonwealth Government would purchase one hundred thousand tons of coal from the…

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Mining. Wardhn's Court

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 15 July 1918 · page 2

Before the Mining wards Mr. W. L. Perry in Saturday the following cases were dealt with:-- Applications for authority to enter…

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Mining at Back Water. Small Men Turned Down

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 15 July 1918 · page 2

The mining community, generally and more particularly those in search of stannerous country are some what perturbed on account of the action taken…

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Mining Petition

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 16 July 1918 · page 7

A petition, says the Glen Innes 'Guardian,' was largely signed during the week in Glen Innes and Guyra against the fiction of the Minister in granting…

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Barrage of Mines

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 17 July 1918 · page 4

Speaking at the opening of the Exhibition of Naval Photography in London, Sir Eric Geddes (First Lord of the Admiralty) said that he wished he…

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Local & General News. "Desert Gold" Wins a Double

Guyra Argus · Thursday 18 July 1918 · page 5

On Saturday afternoon, despite an intensely cold westerly wind, a Urge number of persons assembled od the Lagoon Course te witness the match…

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Mining on Private Lands

The Inverell Times · Friday 19 July 1918 · page 4

At the Warden's Court, Tingha, on Wednesday last, the Warden (Mr. W. L. Perry) laid particular stress on the point that owners of private lands had…

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A Lost Mine Interesting Case at Tingha. Working Without Authority

The Inverell Times · Friday 19 July 1918 · page 7

A case of much interest to mining men in the Inverell district was heard at the Warden's Court, Tingha, on Wednesday last. Mr. W. I. Perry,…

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Broken Hill. No Help for Idle Miners

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 20 July 1918 · page 4

The Government has refused to grant financial assistance to men out of work through the mining trouble at Broken Hill…

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The Backwater Mining Monopoly

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 22 July 1918 · page 4

Every effort is being made to have the ministerial decision to give a monopoly of an area of 23,000 acres of tin-hearing country at Backwater to…

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Rights of Miners

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 25 July 1918 · page 4

At the Inverell Warden's Court on Wednesday last, the Warden, Mr. W. I. Derry, laid particular stress on the point that owners of private lands had…

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The Backwater Leases. None Yet Granted. Opening Up the District. Minister for Mines Explains. Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 25 July 1918 · page 4

Referring to the published statement regarding the exception being taken locally to the granting of a Special Lease for tin mining over a large area…

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