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New England · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1922

221 stories in New England's papers · page 1 of 12

Synthetic Gold

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 3 January 1922 · page 7

Professor Irving Fisher, of Yale University, when lecturing at the London School of Economics, startled his audience by announcing the he had been…

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Emmaville Echoes. Mining News

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 5 January 1922 · page 3

The different mining Plants in the district have been bury leaning up prior to the holidays Garr's Greek dredge had a return of approximately…

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Mining in 1921. Low Prices and Increased Costs

The Inverell Times · Friday 6 January 1922 · page 4

Mr. Cambage, Under Secretary for Mines, in a report on the mineral industry in 1921, states that to the end of 1920, the mineral production of the…

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Colliery Stoppages. Northern Losses

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 7 January 1922 · page 4

The Northern Colliery proprietors state that in 1920 there were 471 separate stoppages in the Northern coal districts, which lost to the miners…

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Miners' Federation. Appeal for Contentment

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 7 January 1922 · page 4

The Executive of the Coal Miners' Federation has issued another appeal to its members not to be restive…

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Last Year's Mining. Departmental Report

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 7 January 1922 · page 3

The Under-Secretary for Mines has furnished a statement to the Minister rejecting the mineral industry during The yield for 1920 was £11,411,462,…

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African Miners. Strike Proposal Endorsed

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 11 January 1922 · page 4

Reuter's Jonannesou[?]g correspondent says the Miners' Federation has rejected Mr. Chambers' offer and unanimously endorsed the strike, without…

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Coal Competition. Shipping Freights too High

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 11 January 1922 · page 4

Mr. Willis, Mine[?]s' Secretary, says the blame for any failure of the Newcastle coal to compete With that of Cardiff is due to high shipping freights…

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OBITUARY. Well-Known Mining Man

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 11 January 1922 · page 4

The death is announced of James William Ashero[?], well-known in the mining community…

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Will Gas Succeed Coal. Wasting Fuel by Burning It

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 11 January 1922 · page 6

S[?] John Ca[?] the technical adviser to the Coal Mi[?]s Department. [?]old the Instit[?] of Mi[?]g En[?]e[?]rs. London that a very few years…

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Nine Day Fortnight in Coal Industry

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 13 January 1922 · page 4

Baflot papers relating to the proposal for a nine day fort[?]ight in the coal industry were issued yesterday. The general opinion last night in the…

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Australian [?]Vision Goldfield in [?]

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 16 January 1922 · page 4

A convention of gold [?] held at [?] to [?] Australian subdivision [?] The opinion was [?]…

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An Emmaville Mine Y-water Closes

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 17 January 1922 · page 6

Y-Water, Emmaville, has ended its career. It was an ambitious project, but it failed to produce up to expectations. For many years it has been…

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Items of Interest Gold Nugget Washed Out

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 17 January 1922 · page 6

The recent heavy rains were worth £16 to Mr. Herbert Shumack, of Sunny Corner (Lismore). The heavy storm unearthed a fine nugget of gold worth…

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General Cables. [Through Reuter.] "[?]plorable [?]uation." BRitain's Coal [?]stry

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 17 January 1922 · page 4

London, Sunday.—The executive committee of the Miners [?]deration has decided to approach the coalowners with a view to both parties making…

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African Coal Strike. Settlement Reported

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 18 January 1922 · page 4

[?] that is a [?] of fa[?] [?] it is [?] statement of the [?] is a [?]…

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Mining News

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 19 January 1922 · page 3

Messrs Roberts and Cropley, directors for the Associated Extended this Mines have been in town during the week in connection with the above…

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Ehmaville Echoes. Miners Institute Meeting Morris Doyle Wedding

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 19 January 1922 · page 3

On January 10th a very party wedding was celebrated in St. [?] Anglican Church, Emmaville, [?]e Rev, F. Wilds officiating. The A meeting of the committee of the above was held in the Minors' Institute [?] Tuesday night last. There were eight committeemen present, and…

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Emmaville Mine Closes

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 21 January 1922 · page 6

Y-Water, Emmaville, has ended its career. It was an ambitious project, but it failed to produce up to expectations. For many years it has been…

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Coal Production. Waiting for Figures

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 25 January 1922 · page 4

The figures giving the results for all the States on the nine days per fortnight question in coal mines, are not likely to be available until the end of…

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