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Mining & the mines, 1923

306 stories in New England's papers · page 14 of 16

Mines Close Negotiations Fail. (Reuter's Cable). London

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 27 October 1923 · page 4

A message from Essen states that the mineowners have resolved to close all Westphalian mines owing to the failure of negotiations with the…

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Wiluna Goldfield Second to Kalgoorlie

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 27 October 1923 · page 4

The West Australian Minister for Mines believes that the Wi[?]na gold[?]eld will rank as second to Kalgoorlie in gold production…

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Miners' Strike. Wellington, N.Z.

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 29 October 1923 · page 4

News cabled here of a possible strike of miners in Australia on January 1, has caused alarm. A prominent coal owner remarked it…

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Boys Gold Mine Making Fortunes

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 30 October 1923 · page 8

Stranger than fiction is the experience of Sherman Smith. a sixteen-year-old, who has won for himself £5000 and a share in a gold mine…

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Coal Mining Trouble Special Meeting Called. Sydney

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 31 October 1923 · page 5

A specially summoned meeting of the Northern Colliery Proprietors' Association is to be held in Sydney to consider the frequent stoppages of…

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"Hearts of Gold" a Tribute to Pioneers. Speeches in Central Park

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 31 October 1923 · page 3

Central Park was on Sunday afternoon the scene of the first public jubilee function. The Mayor (Ald. Morgan Stephens) presided, and after…

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Vegetable Creek Mining

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 1 November 1923 · page 3

The Vegetable Creek report for the fortnight ended October 25, states that stoping was in progress on the south side of the eastern alluvial pipe…

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Old Mining Days. Romance of Baker's Creek. And Other Mines. £300,000 in Dividends. a Pioneer's Recollections

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 3 November 1923 · page 2

An interesting personality is Mr. J. P. M'Kinley, of Armidale who gives some interesting reminiscences concernins the discovery of gold in the…

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Colliery Trouble One Strike Ends, Another Begins. Sydney

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 3 November 1923 · page 7

The Acting-ecrctary of the Northern Collieries saw Mr. Oakes regarding mining troulbes. He was told that action would be taken to ensure…

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Million Dollars to Be Paid by Coal Tax. (Reuter's Cable). London

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 7 November 1923 · page 4

A Dusseldorf message states that an agreement has been signed with Slinnes' Group. It provides that the Group is to pay the Allies a million…

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Mining

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 8 November 1923 · page 3

In town a couple of shafts put down by Messrs. G. Mahood and J. McDonald and also by Mr. E. Hale, on the allotments of ground lately…

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A Gassy Mine. Fears at Broken Hill. SYDNEY

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 8 November 1923 · page 6

The position at the South Mine, Broken Hill, has become such as to call for most serious measures to cope with the increased gas. The…

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Dangerous Mining. Broken Hill Reports

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 9 November 1923 · page 4

The position at the South mine, Broken Hill, has become such as to call for most serious measures to cope with the increased gas. The reports of…

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Old Mining Days. Reminiscences of Hillgrove. No. 2

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 14 November 1923 · page 2

Having dealt with the early days of Hillgrove, I shall now give a short description of the many other mines with which I have been associated…

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The Coal Strike. Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 15 November 1923 · page 6

As a result of the recent coal strike nearly 200,000 tons of Newcastle coal has been imported into New Zealand. A donation of £1000 has been…

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Mining and a Road

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 15 November 1923 · page 8

The Severe Shire Council Engineer reported on Tuesday on the notice from toe Mines Department asking if the council had any objections to…

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New Zealand Coal Strike. Australian Miners Donate £1000

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 16 November 1923 · page 4

As a result of the recent coal strike nearly 200,000 to us of Newcastle coal have been imported into New Zealand. A donation of £11000 has been…

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Silverspur Mine

The Inverell Times · Friday 16 November 1923 · page 4

Silverspur mine, near Texas, carries on quietly, selecting the rich stuff for Port Pirie. Latterly Mr. Edgar Hall has been hauling some of the best ore…

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Extremely Grave Coal Position in North. Sydney

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 17 November 1923 · page 4

The coal situation in the North is becoming extremely grave. Nine mines are now out on strike. The owners state that the pi[?]s are being…

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The Coal Position. Three Collieries Resume, SYDNEY

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 19 November 1923 · page 4

The situation on the Northern Coal fields is much the came, although the miners at three collieries resumed this morning. Two new pits were…

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