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Mining & the mines, 1940

496 stories in New England's papers · page 19 of 25

Gates Gold Cup Match at Glen Innes

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 19 June 1940 · page 8

On Sunday next Inverell representatives will visit Glen Innes to play that team in a Gates Gold Cup competition match. This is a postponed game…

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V.C. Miners' Institute

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 20 June 1940 · page 6

At the monthly meeting of the Vegetable Creek Miners' Institute, held in the Library on Tuesday of last week, Mr. J. H. Truscott occupied…

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Mines in New Zealand Waters

The Uralla Times · Thursday 20 June 1940 · page 1

The Canadian-Australian Niagara was sunk is New Zealand waters through an explosion in the second hold, it was stated…

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Bowls Gold Leaves Change Hands Challengers Have 8-Point Margin

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 21 June 1940 · page 2

E. Hawke and K. Jones won the gold leaves on Wednesday from J. Kelly and H. J. Lambert, who have held them for some time…

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Earth Tremor Rocks Kalgoorlie Ground in Old Mine Subsides KALGOORLIE

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 26 June 1940 · page 4

One of the worst earth tremors In its history occurred in this district this morning. It was caused by a subsidence of…

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Guyra News Mining Under Roads Should be Stopped, Says Shire President Drive Made Recently, Is View

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 26 June 1940 · page 6

Mentioning in his report to yesterday's meeting of Guyra Shire Council that a pipe culvert near Tingha, on the Tingha-Howell…

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Oil From British Coal

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 27 June 1940 · page 3

Out of it. natural resources Br[?]ain can make itself independent oversea oil supplies, and even hare an exportable surplus,…

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Bowls Gold Leaves Won on Last End Draw in Boomerangs Game

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 28 June 1940 · page 2

Netting a six on the last end, F. Nott-C. McCrohon obtained possession of the gold leaves from E. Hawke-K. Jones at the…

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Bowls Keen Game for Gold Buttons Challenge Succeeds

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 1 July 1940 · page 2

J.Kelly-R.B. Gillespie (chalkmgers) annexed the gold buttons at the Armidale bowling green on Saturday from E. W…

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Armidale Municipal Council Shortage of 16¼ Tons in Coal Deliveries Represents Loss Of 250,000 Cubic Feet of Gas

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 3 July 1940 · page 8

A shortage of 16 tons 5cwt. in coal deliveries, equal to 1.27 per cent, of the tonnage charged, was claimed by the Armidale Municipal Council's gas manager (Mr. R. L. Campbell) in his report to the council on Monday night…

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Emmaville and Deepwater Districts News Page Miners' Institute Near Year-end Final Meeting of Committee

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 4 July 1940 · page 6

The final meeting of the commit toe of the Vegetable Creek Miners' Institute for the financial year was held in the library on Monday. The…

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Miners Criticised Causing Public Expense

The Inverell Times · Friday 5 July 1940 · page 3

"It seems these applicants desire to put the country to all the expen[?] possible at a time has the present [?] we should all be doing [?]…

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Drifting Mines Warning to Shipping JAVA

The Inverell Times · Monday 8 July 1940 · page 1

The wireless station Niron yesterday broadcast a warning to shipping that drifting mines had been reported in the State of…

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Bowls Substantial Margin Gold Buttons Retained

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 8 July 1940 · page 2

The gold buttons are still in the possession of J. Kelly and R. B. Gillespie, as the holders withstood a challenge at the Armidale bowling green on…

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Report of Drifting Mines In Strait of Macassar BATAVIA

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 8 July 1940 · page 4

A wireless station at Niron (Java) yesterday broadcast a warning to shipping that drifting mines had been reported in the Strait of Macassar,…

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[?] Complaint of Disc[?]desy [?] Mining Railway friends Over [?] Accounts

The Inverell Times · Monday 8 July 1940 · page 4

The usual monthly meeting of the Inverell Pastures Protection Board was held on Saturday, when the ordinary amount of business was transected. An agreement was arranged with Pindari to erect fencing…

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Britain's Indominitable Trawlermen Fish, Despite Mines and U-Boats

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 10 July 1940 · page 3

While thousands of British fishermen and their boats are now towing for mines, catches more deadly than cod or mackeral,…

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Miners' Institute Members' Annual Meeting Decrease in Revenue

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 11 July 1940 · page 6

A decrease in revenue was revealed in reports presented at the annual meeting of members of the Vegetable Creek Miners' Institute…

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Coal Output Shift Work Probable SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Monday 15 July 1940 · page 1

It is rumoured that shift work in mines may be adopted temporarily under s[?]e safeguards in an effort to build up Australia's wartime coal…

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Building Up War-time Coal Stocks Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 15 July 1940 · page 1

It is rumoured that shift work in mines may be adopted temporarily, under strict safeguards, in an effort to build up Australia's war time coal…

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