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New England · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1921

234 stories in New England's papers · page 10 of 12

Mining Disaster. Seventy Men Entomsed

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 21 September 1921 · page 6

The Commissioner of Police at Brisbane has received a [?] s[?] that an explosion examine Mount Mulligan colliery, in the C[?]…

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Telegraphic. Sydney, Tuesday. Mining Disaster. Explosion Heard 18 Miles

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 21 September 1921 · page 4

The latest news from the scene on the dreadful mining disaster at Chillagoe (Q.) states that of four men recovered, three were dead and the other…

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Terrible Mining Disaster

Guyra Argus · Thursday 22 September 1921 · page 3

The tragic purport of the news which is radiating slowly from the Chillagoe district, Queensland, is now only beginning to be realised…

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The Mining Disaster Seventy Men Informed Heartening Scenes Small Chances of Rescue

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 22 September 1921 · page 6

A message from Brisbane on Monday stated that the Commissioner of Police had received a message stating that an explosion occurred at…

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Mining Calamities

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 23 September 1921 · page 7

The mining calamity at Mt. Mulligan, Queensland, recalls others. By far the biggest in N.S. Wales was the Mount Kembla, in 1902, where there were…

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Queensland Mining Disaster. Little Hope Left

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 23 September 1921 · page 2

A Chillagoe message stated on Tuesday that one of the bodies recovered during the night has been identified as that of Frank Gillies. A crowd still continued to linger around…

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Mount Mulligan Mining Disaster. Many Bodies Recovered

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 23 September 1921 · page 4

Sydney, Thursday.—Up to yesterday afternoon 46 bodies of the Mount Mulligan victims were recovered. There are still 22 more in the mine. It is…

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Queensland Mining Disaster. No Hops Foe Entombed Men

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 23 September 1921 · page 4

It is now generally agreed that there is no possibility of any of the 78 men coming out of the wrecked Mount Mulligan coal mine alive…

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Colliery Disaster. Harrowing Scenes. Brisbane

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 24 September 1921 · page 3

Thirty-seven bodies have now been recovered from the Mount Mulligan mine. In the opinion of searchers, the last…

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Mining Disaster. 75 Men Entombed

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 26 September 1921 · page 2

The Commissioner of Police received a message stating that an explosion occurred at Mount Mulligan (Q) colliery, entombing 75 men. It is…

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Tin Mining

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 27 September 1921 · page 4

Despite the comparatively low price offering for tin, there may still be found prospectors who are optimistic to believe that better times are ahead…

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A Pathetic Story. Sidelight of Mining Disaster

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 27 September 1921 · page 1

Mt. Mulligan, Thursday.—A rather pathetic story is told in connection with the Mulligan catastrophe. Of four miners who first commenced work at…

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Gold Storage of Fruit. Possibilities at Armidale

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 30 September 1921 · page 7

Some issues ago we published a suggestion submitted to us that the local cold storage of fruit might be a feasible proposition when the Sydney firm…

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Another Mine Closing Down

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 4 October 1921 · page 4

Sydney, Monday.—Mount Bisehoff, the Tasmanian mine, is to be closed down owing to the unfavorable conditions of the tin market…

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Mining at Hillgrove. Public Battery Urged

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 4 October 1921 · page 2

The Government is slow in moving towards purchasing the battery at the Eleanora for public crushing purposes; in fact, the report of the inspector to…

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Income Tax. Western Miners Organise

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 6 October 1921 · page 4

Practically the whole of the miners in the western district have now endorsed the proposal thar the income for exemption should be raised to…

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Copeton Mining. a Rare Diamond. Find at Copeton

The Inverell Times · Friday 7 October 1921 · page 7

A diamond, of a rare crystallisation, was found at Copeton a few days ago. A Govers and Son, when washing up tin and diamond bearing wash deposit,…

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Hospital Quean Gold Watch Raffle

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 18 October 1921 · page 4

The gold watch which was raffled in aid of the hospital queen by Mr. D. A. McIntyre was drawn at the secretary's office on the 14th instant. The…

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Tin Mining at Howell

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 18 October 1921 · page 4

Milling for tin is being enthusiastically followed in this centre (says the Howell correspondent of the Tingha "Advocate") and some fine samples…

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Gold Storage of Potatoes. Not a Marked Success

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 18 October 1921 · page 3

It has been suggested that the new proprietors of the Armidale Butter Factory and Freezing Works might go in for the cold storage of potatoes, as…

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