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New England · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1919

241 stories in New England's papers · page 3 of 13

Great Cobar Mines

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 11 March 1919 · page 4

Sydney, Monday.—The Great Cobar Mines will be closed down at the end of this week owing to the foil in the price of copper. This means that…

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Great Cobar Big Mine to Close

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 11 March 1919 · page 5

Immediately before the armistice copper was bringing £122 a ton. Since then it has been steadily declining. To-day it would bring not more…

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Interesting Items. Coal Export

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 13 March 1919 · page 3

The quantity of coal exported from Newcastle to places beyond New South wales daring February was [?] tons. Of the total [?] tons went…

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A Tin Transaction. Agent and Mine [?] in Court. Story of "Dirty" Tin

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 13 March 1919 · page 3

In the Small Debts Court on Tuesday, before Mr. H. K. Macdougall, police magistrate, A. J. Penson and E. Rushbourne sued T…

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The Influenza Epident Rapid Increase in Sydney. 32 New Cases Yerterday. Tracking Contacts Difficult Newcastle Cases Inc[?]a[?] Epidemic Spreading Fast. Further Cases at Sinalong. Advent of Gold Heavy Mortality Expected Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 13 March 1919 · page 5

Thirty-two new cases of in[?] occurred in Sydney yesterday. Owing to the large number of…

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Mining Notes. Dullah Tin Field

Tingha Advocate and North-Western Journal · Friday 14 March 1919 · page 2

An encouraging report has been issued by Mr. L. F. Harper, of the N.S.W. Geological Survey, on the Dullah tin field. The area…

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Wool, Wheat and Gold. Wheat 40,000,000 Bushels Short

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 17 March 1919 · page 3

The estimated total yield of the Commonwealth wheat harvest in 1918-19 is 40,000,000 bushels short of the yield for 1917-18. With the exception…

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Great Cobar Mine Closed. Men Pay No Rent While Idle

The Inverell Times · Friday 21 March 1919 · page 3

Work at the Great Cobar mine ceased on Monday. Pending instructions from London, the management is keeping the mine unwatered. A…

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Mining Notes. Glen Innes Mining Stamp

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

The low price new ruling for tin has already had a bad effect on the mining industry in the Glen Innes district. Last week…

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Welsh Miners' Strike. London

The Inverell Times · Friday 28 March 1919 · page 4

Seven thousand Welsh miners have stuck in protest of a compromise settlement…

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Important Mining Decision

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 31 March 1919 · page 4

At the last Warden's Court at Emmaville a number of cases were set down for hearing for permission to mine on M.C.P. land held by the Great…

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The Coal Conference

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 1 April 1919 · page 4

Sydney, Monday.—It is understeed that there it little likelihood of a satisfac tory agreement being come to at the coal conference in Melbourne. The coal…

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Important Mining Decision

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 1 April 1919 · page 4

At the last Warden's Court at Emmaville, a number of cases were set down for hearing for permission to mine on M.C.P. land held by the…

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Mining Conference

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 2 April 1919 · page 4

The conference between the employers and employees of the coal mining industry sat in Melbourne yesterday, but failed to reach any decision…

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Important Mining Decision

Tingha Advocate and North-Western Journal · Friday 4 April 1919 · page 2

At the last Warden's Court at Emmaville a number of cases were set down for hearing, for permission to mine on M.C.P…

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Bank Reform Dear Money and Lots of Gold

The Inverell Times · Friday 4 April 1919 · page 7

Into a financial world already filled with the most intricate and difficult problems it has ever bad to grapple with. Lord Cunliffe's Banking,…

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Mining Notes. Federal Government will Give Information

Tingha Advocate and North-Western Journal · Friday 4 April 1919 · page 2

The complaint relative to the lack of information available to the mining companies of N.S.W. in regard to the copper market…

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Margarine Out of Coal

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 7 April 1919 · page 2

Professor Spooner at the Fuel Economy Exhibition in Trafalgar Square London and that coal contained as many treasures as Pandora's box. It…

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Dearer Coal

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 8 April 1919 · page 4

The colliery owners and men's delegates returned to Sydney from Melbourne on Saturday. It is believed basis of an agreement was reached. Among other things…

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Mine Owners' Association

Tingha Advocate and North-Western Journal · Friday 11 April 1919 · page 2

A meeting of the above association was held on Monday evening. Those present were Messrs J. Sullings, J. Parker, R. Skewes,…

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