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New England · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1920

214 stories in New England's papers · page 2 of 11

Nationalisation of Mines

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 18 February 1920 · page 1

In the House of Commons Mr. Brace moved a Labor amendment to the Address-in-Reply. He said he regretted the absence of a proposal to nationalise…

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Emmaville Echoes. Miners' Institute

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 19 February 1920 · page 6

Mr. F. J. Haywood presided over the usual monthly meeting of the above held on 19th inst. The greater portion of the business was of the ordinary…

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Tin Mining Effect of the Drought

The Inverell Times · Friday 20 February 1920 · page 4

Cope's Creek Central has had drought difficulties to contend with on its old Tingha leases, so got only 18 tons concentrates compared with 31½ tons for…

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Another Gold Find

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 23 February 1920 · page 3

What has every appearance of being a valuable virgin deposit of gold is being developed at W[?]man, near Bathurst, where the Kelly brothers are…

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Tin Mining. Effect of the Drought

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 26 February 1920 · page 8

Cope's Creck Central has had drought difficulties to contend with on its old Tingha leases, so got only 18 tons concentrates compared with 314 tons for…

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Coal Cross Probable Miners Indicate Demands. Six Hours and No Contract

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 2 March 1920 · page 2

Another upheaval in the coal industry [?] bably to happen in [?]…

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Miners Control Policy No State Ownership

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 2 March 1920 · page 2

"Nationalisation would merely be a change of boss," according to a Lithgow miner, who gave evidence before the Royal Commission inquiring into the…

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Elsmore Tin Mines

The Inverell Times · Friday 12 March 1920 · page 4

Hit by the drought, Elsmore tin has been drifting to Iceward. No. 1 plant [?] off in the new paddock in October last, but had to go slow because the…

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Leviathan Tin Mine

The Inverell Times · Friday 19 March 1920 · page 4

We understand that a local syndicate has arranged to equip the Leviathan at an early date. It will be remembered by old bands that this mine…

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£1000 for a Shaft Teven Creek Opal Mines

The Inverell Times · Friday 19 March 1920 · page 2

Mr. J. Johnson, well-known resident of the Tweed (says the Tweed Daily") who has been working for me time past on the Teven Creek…

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Coal Find

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 23 March 1920 · page 4

Sydney, [?]. There art [?]tions that the di[?]very of [?] [?] of Oaklands, on the [?]ra [?] o[?] of N.S. Wa[?], may be of value [?] the…

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Fire in a Mine

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 23 March 1920 · page 4

A serious fire broke our in the C.S.A. copper mine at Cobar. The mine has been seated down…

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The Price of Gold

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 24 March 1920 · page 3

A writer in the metropolitan press, referring to a resolution carried at the conference of the Associated Chambers of Commerce, "That the Federal…

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African Gold. Arrest in Australia

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 30 March 1920 · page 4

Henry Smith was arrested on board the Ancheses at Port Adelaide and charged before the police court with the alleged theft of a quantity of gold…

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Mine Rescue Discoveries

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 3 April 1920 · page 7

Some exceedingly interesting discoveries have been made by British [?]vestigators in connection with mine [?]escue apparatus. This apparatus is…

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Gold-blooded Murder. London, Tuesday Night

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 3 April 1920 · page 1

A party of men came late at night to the dwelling of Thos. Dwyer, a publican at Thurles, Tipperary. They knocked at the door, and Mrs. Delaney,…

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£14,000 Missing. Gold From South Africa

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 3 April 1920 · page 7

A remarkable story concerning a sum of £14,000 in gold was told in the Adelaide Police Court on Tuesday during the hearing of a charge against Henry…

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Stubborn Miners

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 14 April 1920 · page 4

The Northstaff miners rejected the Government's offer by a majority of 1046. FRANCE AND BRITAIN UNITED…

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Coal Miners

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 19 April 1920 · page 4

William Jones, colliery manager, giving evidence before the Coal Commission on Friday, said the manager of the coal mine must either be…

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Mining at a Loss New Shillings Worth 7d to Be Half and Half

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 20 April 1920 · page 7

English silver coins will in future consist at one-half silver and one-half alloy, instead of thirty-seven parts of silver and three parts of alley, as at…

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