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New England · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1919

241 stories in New England's papers · page 12 of 13

Telegraphic. Sydney. Friday. the Coal Industry. Miners Want it Socialised

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 15 November 1919 · page 4

Mr. Willis, Secretary of the Coal and Shale Employees' Federation states that the miners want the coal industry socialised…

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American Miners

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 15 November 1919 · page 4

Government Charged With Injustice. Reuter's Vancouver correspondent says everyone in Washington is asking to what extent the miners will obey…

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Miners' Strike Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 20 November 1919 · page 5

The miners at two of the South Coast collieries have ceased work, owing, it is said, to non-payment of deficiency claims…

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Losses Through Strikes. Miners Bad Record

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 22 November 1919 · page 8

During the five years 1914-18, the employees of New South Wales lost well over a million days' work a year owing to strikes…

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Queensland Arsenic Mine

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 25 November 1919 · page 7

The State arsenie mine at Jibbinbar has been producing 10 tons of arsenic per week, and the product is being carried from the mine to the railway at…

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No Gold to Go to Japan

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 25 November 1919 · page 4

Sydney, Monday.—Instructions have been issued that white passengers for Japan will not be allowed to take with them more than thirty sovereigns…

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[?] Mine

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 27 November 1919 · page 7

TheState arsenic mine at Jibbinbar has been producing 10 tons of arsenic per week and the product is being car[?] from the mine to the railway at…

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[?] Mining Town

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 27 November 1919 · page 7

Cobalt, which the Prince of Wales visited in Canada, has been described as the mildest manered mining camp that ever happened. When the rich…

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Victorian Coal Mine

The Inverell Times · Friday 28 November 1919 · page 4

The Victorian Government has decided to proceed with the development of the Morwell Brown coalfield, which will be the means of producing cheap…

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Drought and the Miners

Tingha Advocate and North-Western Journal · Friday 28 November 1919 · page 2

The "Tingha Advocate" of 14th inst. in drawing attention to the £l,000,000 voted by the N.S.W. Government for…

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Cheap Electricity. Brown Coal the Medium

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 29 November 1919 · page 4

The Victorian Government has decided to proceed immediately with the development of the Morwell Brown coal field, as a means of providing…

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Compensation to Owners. New Mining Bill

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 29 November 1919 · page 4

In the Legislative Assembly, the Mining Act (Amendment) Bill, which was read a first time, provides for compensation to owners of [?] private…

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Northern Coal Mines

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 2 December 1919 · page 4

Sydney, Monday.—The Northern coal mines have voted in favor of a sixhour day, the ngoetiations to commence next year. They have also voted for…

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The Backwater Mining Leases

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 4 December 1919 · page 4

The big mining leases at Backwater, which were the subject of much agitation early this year, figured in the Warden's Court again this week. The…

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Colliery Housing Sanitation, Etc

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 5 December 1919 · page 4

Sydney, Thursday. — Mr. Campbell, K.C.,has accepted an invitation from the State Government to inquire further into the coal industry. The…

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Straw Gas to Supersede Coal

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 5 December 1919 · page 8

A Canadian farmer has invented a means of converting straw into gas, thus producing a good coal substitute. The process is cheap. It might easily…

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Brooklyn Gold Mine. What a Transvaal Man Saw. Australia's Richest Gold Mine Awaiting Capital

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 6 December 1919 · page 2

Mr. D. Grove, formerly General Manager of the Primrose Gold Mine, Transvaal, and of the African Exploration and Traction Co., Ltd., visited…

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Broken Hill Mines. Increased Wages

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 6 December 1919 · page 6

As the result of a conference between the parties concerned, it has been decided to pay an increase of 1s per day, as from June last, to all…

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Opal Mining Prospects at Ballina

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 9 December 1919 · page 7

Enquiry at the office of the Warden's Clerk, Bullion, shows that 463 miner's rights have been issued, and 240 claims registered for authorities…

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Where the Gold Goes

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 12 December 1919 · page 4

Sydney, Thnrsday.—Two Chinese who were boarding a steamer at Melbourne were made to disgorge [?] half sovereigns and 40 sovs…

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