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New England · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1921

234 stories in New England's papers · page 4 of 12

Mine Machinery It's Removal Prohibited. Question of Rent. an Important Case

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 14 March 1921 · page 3

A case of immediate [?] to landowners and mining companies, and involving interesting legal issues, was heard in the Bathurst…

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Mine Disaster. Men Crushed to Death

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 15 March 1921 · page 2

A message from Orange states that a disaster ocurred at Hoskins' iron mine at Cadia on Thursday. Following the usual custom the men…

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A General Coal Offer. £500,000 for Sydney Council

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 17 March 1921 · page 6

The Finance Committee of the City Council has received the offer of a loan of £500,000 from a London financial firm…

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Tin Mining Emmaville Mines

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 22 March 1921 · page 4

Vegetable Greek, Emmaville, has cleaned-up its wash underground, and has only the headings left on the surface at the Gordon and Rock shafts…

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Tingha Mine's Loss

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 22 March 1921 · page 2

The net loss for the half-year ended November 30 last on the working of Cope's Creek Central Tin Dredging Co. (Tingha) was £2888. The directors, in…

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Local and General Silver Spur Mine

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 22 March 1921 · page 2

Prospects at Silver Spur nine, near Texas, still look rosy. The manager (Mr. Edgar Hall) reports that the winze being sunk is going down on a very…

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Coal Trade. Trouble in South Wales

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 23 March 1921 · page 4

The unfavourable state of the coal trade, especially in South Wales, was strikingly admitted by Mr. Hodges, Secretary of the Miners Federation,…

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Broken Hill Miners. Un[?]t Men Not to be Moved

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 23 March 1921 · page 4

The Minister for mines states that the Government has no invention of bringing unfit [?] from Broken Hill to work in either the South Coast…

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Tingha Mine's Loss

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 24 March 1921 · page 4

The net loss for the half year ended November 30 last on the working of Cope a Creek Central Tin Dredging Co: (Tinghs) was £2888. The directors, in…

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Silver Spur Mine

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 24 March 1921 · page 4

Prospects at Silver Spur mine, near Texes, still loo[?] rosy. The mangaer (Mr. Edgar Hall) reports that the winze being sunk is going down on a…

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Smart Thief. Gold Chain Disappears

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 25 March 1921 · page 2

A well-dressed man entered the shop of Levy Btos., Jewellers, in George-street. Sydney, and asked to see some gold Alberts. He was shown a number of chains,…

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Federal Control of Coal. Removal Urged by Deputation

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 26 March 1921 · page 4

A Newcastle deputation urged me Prime Minister to remove the federal control of coal. Mr. Hughes replied that the…

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Selfish Coal Miners

The Inverell Times · Friday 1 April 1921 · page 4

The brotherhood of man—oven the brotherhood of unionists—came another crash the other day, and the pieces are hardly worth picking up. The demand…

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Oilshale Mining Oakey Creek Diamonds

The Inverell Times · Friday 1 April 1921 · page 2

Lieut.-Commander C. H. Rolleston, R.N. (retired), who has been away with the scientific expedition to New Guinea, is expected back in Sydney…

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Emmaville Echoes. Round the Mines. Sunday School Picnics

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 4 April 1921 · page 3

The mining outlook in this district [?] the reverse of hopeful. Many of be shows have closed down while the majority of those [?] in operation may…

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Great Gold Yield

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 5 April 1921 · page 7

Thirty-nine tons of ore from McCalton's Great Hope Mine, Mount Morgan, Kalgoorlie, yielded 886 ozs. 11 dwt., while sand and slime from the…

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British Coal Miners Cease Work. London, Friday Night

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 6 April 1921 · page 7

Every coalfield, and approximately 1,200,000 men, women, and boys, are idle. The districts are quiet, and there has been no disorder…

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Mining Industry at Broken Hill. Every Mine Losing Money

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 6 April 1921 · page 4

Addressing a conference at Broken Hill, Mr. Fairweather, Superintendent of the South Mine, said the mining industry was tottering under conditions…

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Who Shall Be Employed Miners Dictating

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 7 April 1921 · page 4

The miners at Richmond Main are reported to be trying to dictate to the management, as a[?] who shall be employed…

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Coal Miners and May Day

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 8 April 1921 · page 4

Sydney, Thursday.—It is stated that the coalminers throughout Australia have decided to take a holiday on May Day, Monday, May 2…

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