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Mining & the mines, 1921

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Steamer in Danger. Coal Bunkers on Fire

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 1 January 1921 · page 4

The State steamer Kwinana arrived at Perth from Fremantle with her bunkers of coal afire. The vessel is now in a critical…

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The Coal Output. Crisis in Prospect

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 6 January 1921 · page 4

Mine owners are alarmed at the continued reduction to output. There is a feeling that matters are approaching a crisis. In 1913 the…

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Kalgoorlie Mines Close Down Shortage of Firewood

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 6 January 1921 · page 4

The mines at Kalgoorlie have been closed dow newing to shortage of firewood. Meetings have been held by the men…

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Coal Miners and "Go Slow."

The Inverell Times · Friday 7 January 1921 · page 4

Replying to the accusation that the coal miners are deliberately going slow. Mr. Bird, President of the Illawarra Coal Miners' Association, say that men…

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The Brooklyn Mine

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 8 January 1921 · page 2

During the week Mr. J. Atkinson (manager of the Vegetable Creek Tin Mine), accompanied by an expert, made an exhaustive inspection of the…

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Broken Hill. Mines at Work

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 8 January 1921 · page 4

The British Central Mines at Broken Hill are working as before the holidays, but the management will make no announcement regarding future sittings…

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Trouble Brewing. Government and Coal Award

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 8 January 1921 · page 4

The refusal of the Victorian Government to recognise the Coal Tribunal's Award in regard to brown coal is likely to lead to trouble…

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Artificial Coal

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 10 January 1921 · page 4

The Berlin correspondent of the London "Times" telegraphed the [?]owing interesting message: "According to the Journal Elckirizital," in…

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The Brooklyn Mine Vegetable Creek Interested

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 10 January 1921 · page 3

During the week the Brooklyn Syndinate's gold mine was inspected by Mr. J. Atkinson (manager of the Vegetable Creek Tin Mining…

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Metalliferous Mines

Tingha Advocate and North-Western Journal · Friday 14 January 1921 · page 2

Owing to the fact that lessees of Royalty leases do not keep books of a uniform character, it has been decided to prepare a…

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Coal Shortage. Victorian Racing Curtailed

The Inverell Times · Friday 14 January 1921 · page 4

The Victorian Cabinet decided yesterday that owing to the extreme shortage of coal to conserve supplies. No race meetings will be permitted during…

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Coal Properties Offered to City Council

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 14 January 1921 · page 4

Sydney, Thursday.—The coal committee of the City Council last night considered 30 offers of coal-bearing properties. This was in response to…

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Power House Fuel Coal v. WOOD

The Inverell Times · Friday 14 January 1921 · page 2

At Tuesday's meeting of the Inverell Municipal Council the following report was submitted by the acting Electrical Engineer (Mr. J. Kyle):—…

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Coal Tribunal. Unexpected Turn of Events

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 15 January 1921 · page 4

Events took an unexpected turn at a meeting of the Coal Tribunal in Melbourne yesterday. Strikers Must Go to Work…

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Decrease in Gold Production

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 18 January 1921 · page 7

Mr. R. H. Cambage, the Under-Secretary for Mines, has furnished a return showing that the gold yield for December, 1920, amounted to 4669ozs…

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The Black and Gold Follies

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 18 January 1921 · page 2

An absolute treat is in store for the Inverell public on the 8th, 9th and 10th of next month, when The Black and Gold Follies will present their…

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Running at a Loss. the Broken Hill Mines

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 18 January 1921 · page 8

The secretary of the Melbourne committee of the Barrier mines wires to Mr. Allen, secretary of the Mine Managers' Association, as follows:…

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From Goldfield to Agriculture

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 18 January 1921 · page 7

Part of the reserve from conditional sale (within a proclaimed goldfield, now the Sandon gold field), parish of Uralla, county of Sandon, about 16…

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Coal Shortage. Sydney Electric Supply Threatened

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 19 January 1921 · page 4

The City Electrical Engineer says there is a danger of the current being cut off shortly owing to the shortage of coal…

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Minister for Mines on Tour

The Inverell Times · Friday 21 January 1921 · page 4

The Minister for Mines, Mr. G. Ca[?]n, accompanied by Mr. McClelland, M.L.A., will visit Tingha on January 20 and Ashford on January 27…

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