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New England · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1925

279 stories in New England's papers · page 1 of 14

Bowls Gold Leaves Change Hands

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 7 January 1925 · page 6

There was a good attendance of bowlers and spectators at the bowling green on Saturday afternoon, and although a few light showers of rain fell…

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Hiring Fatality Caused Through Fall of Coal. Sydney

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 10 January 1925 · page 4

[?] that George [?] working at the [?] Central [?] [?]…

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Gold Find Near Drake

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 12 January 1925 · page 4

Good shotty gold is being obtained from a new find by Mr. Sidney Jones, at Yellow Creek, about 12 miles east, from Drake. The gold is found in…

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Hoard of Gold Arrests in Melbourne

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 13 January 1925 · page 4

How 437 sovereigns were found in a house in Beaconfield Parade, South Melbourne, was related in the City Court on Saturday last, when Albert…

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Inverell-ashford Railway (Continued From Page 7.) Visit to Coal Mines

The Inverell Times · Friday 16 January 1925 · page 4

The Committee visited the Ashford coal mine on Thursday morning. The mine is not being worked and the members were not prepared to take…

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mining ACTIVITY at TINGHRA

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 16 January 1925 · page 11

About a dozen dredges are working around Tingha, and it is said that more plants will be set up as soon as the new water scheme is complete. A…

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Romance of Baker's Creek. ITS £2,000,000 Gold Yield

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 16 January 1925 · page 4

MR. J. P. McKINLEY, of Armidale, commenting on the romance of the famous Baker s Creek gold mine, recalled by the death 01 Mr. William…

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Coal Miners Strike Victorian Trouble. Melbourne

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 17 January 1925 · page 4

As a result of the Engineers' strike at Wonthaggi coal mine (Victoria) about 1500 men have been thrown out of employment. A[?]prolonged strike is…

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Correspondence. We readily throw open our columns for free discussion on any matter of public interest but we want it to be clearly understood that we do not subscribe ourselves to any thing which appears under this heading.] the Famous Baker's Creek Mine. (To the Editor "Armidale Chronicle")

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 17 January 1925 · page 10

Sir,—In the last issue of your paper, there appeared an article dealing with the early days of Maker's Creek gold mine. And who ever your informant…

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Mining

The Uralla Times · Monday 19 January 1925 · page 2

The mining boom which was on in the District a few months ago, seems to be dying out. The promising tin show opened up at The Glen…

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St[?]rling and Gold

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 19 January 1925 · page 4

The recent pronounced upward movement in sterling exchange is largely explained by the cable from Washington, in which it is stated…

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Colliery Disaster Five Miners Killed. (Reuter's Cable). Glasgow

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 21 January 1925 · page 4

Five miners were fatally gassed in Kirkstyl Colliery…

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Emmaville Miners' Institute

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 22 January 1925 · page 3

A meeting of the committee of the Emmaville Miners' Institute was held in the committee room on January 14. There were present, Dr…

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Baker's Creek. a Mining Romance. Its £2,000,000 Gold Yield

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 22 January 1925 · page 5

Mr. J. P. McKinley, of Armidale, commenting on the romance of the famous Baker's Creek gold mine, recalled by the death of Mr. William…

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Claims Refused. Mine Owners Stand Firm

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 23 January 1925 · page 6

Broken Hill mine owners refused to grunt any further decrease in working hours, or to grant the claim for a minimum wage of £5/10/…

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Mining Mishap. Men Imprisoned

The Inverell Times · Friday 23 January 1925 · page 6

A telephone message reached Dunedin (N.Z.) last night that a fall of earth at the Taratu mine at about 5 o'clock had imprisoned two miners…

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Miners Entombed Desperate Efforts at Rescue. Wellington (N.Z.)

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 24 January 1925 · page 4

Two miners named McGowan and Jordan have been imprisoned in the Taratu mine, Otago, by a fall of earth, Rescue parties are making strenuous…

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Struck Gold. Rich Samples. Tenterfield Discovery

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 26 January 1925 · page 6

In connection with the discovery of a gold reef on McLeod's Creek field, further particulars to hand seem to indicate that the find has…

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Gold Rush in Mexico. Fortunes in a Few Days

The Uralla Times · Monday 26 January 1925 · page 4

What old prospectors designate as the greatest rush in the history of America has begun with the opening of the Great Plaur mines spread 35…

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Miners' Restrictions Protection of Forest Reserves

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 27 January 1925 · page 7

In the Assembly on 7th July, 1924, Lieut-Col. Bruxner asked the Minister for Lands the following question:—Lt.-Col. Bruxner: I wish to know…

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