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New England · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1941

241 stories in New England's papers · page 8 of 13

Labor Conditions On Tingha Mining Lease Lengthy Enquiry

The Inverell Times · Friday 22 August 1941 · page 8

The fulfilment or otherwise of labor conditions on a tin mining lease on Sutherland Waters, Tingha, was the subject of a lengthy…

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Original Poem Mining Days Are Done

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 23 August 1941 · page 6

No more the roaring dredges work No more they blast the ground. Where once the cuts and barges were, stoney sand is found;…

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Miners Stop Work Sydney

The Inverell Times · Monday 25 August 1941 · page 6

All mines on the Southern coal field suspended work to-day in order to allow aggregate meetings at Wollongong, Bulli and Helensburgh…

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Gold Salute Hurt Slips at Flemington; One Tendon Injured MELBOURNE

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 25 August 1941 · page 4

While working quietly on the sand track at Flemington this morning, Gold Salute slipped and injured a tendon…

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Fall of Coal Two Men Entombed SYDNEY

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 26 August 1941 · page 1

When a fall of coal occurred at the Renown Collie, y. Cuilen Bullen, yesterday afternoon, Noel Cameron and James Young, miners, were…

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Mine Fatality Two Men Entombed

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 27 August 1941 · page 8

The bodies of the two men. Noel Cameron and James Young, who were entombed by a fall of 1500 tons of earth in the Renown Colliery. near…

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One Flywheel Weighs 40 TONS World Record in Mine Equipment

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 27 August 1941 · page 3

In two minutes, a load of eight tons can be brought up' from a mine 6000ft. down by an electric winder sent from Great Britain to one of…

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Entombed by 1500 Tons of Earth Miners' Bodies Recovered SYDNEY

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 27 August 1941 · page 2

The bodies of Noel Cameron and James Young, who were entombed by a fell of 1500 tons of earth In Renown colliery, near…

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Colossal Reserve of Belgian Gold Given to Germany by Bank of France New York

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 27 August 1941 · page 2

Hubert Ansiaux, inspector of the National Bank of Belgium, who left for London bf clipper to-day, said that the Bank of…

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Two Dead in Colliery

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 28 August 1941 · page 4

The bodies of Noel Can[?]ron, (30), married of East Portland, and James Young (43), married of Surry [?]ts, the two miners…

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Miners' Tribute to Comrades SYDNEY

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 28 August 1941 · page 4

Fifteen hundred miners in 18 mines in the Lithgow district will stop work to-day as a mark of respect for two men killed by a fall…

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The Eclipse "Flowing Gold" Dynamic Action Film

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 28 August 1941 · page 6

The Eclipse theatre will continue its parade of film hits with "Flowing Gold." starring John Garfield Frances Farmer and Pat O'Brien…

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Difficulty of Securing Cyanide Behind Claim to Suspend Work on Gold Leases

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 29 August 1941 · page 3

Inability to obtain cyanide necessary for processing tailings was given as the reason for an application for suspensions of…

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BOWLS Gold Leaves Match

The Inverell Times · Monday 1 September 1941 · page 3

Playing for the Gold Leaves of the local Bowling Club on Saturday. E. Eddy and L. Nesbitt defeated W. Roberts and A. Furness 26 16…

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Bowls Surprises in Winter Pairs And Gold Leaves Two Greens for Play Soon

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 2 September 1941 · page 2

Where rolls the bowl there grew the tree, O! Earth, what changes hast thou seen;…

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Bowls Gold Leaves Held Only Week

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 5 September 1941 · page 1

A match in the presidents consistency handicap played on Armidale bowling green resulted: E. Finch (20 behind) defeated K. Jones (30…

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BOWLS Gold Leaves Match McBean and Lyne

The Inverell Times · Monday 8 September 1941 · page 3

The Bowling Club's Gold Leaves changed hands on Saturday afternoon when J. Lyne and E. J. McBean defeated E. Eddy and L…

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Spitzbergen British Landing Control of Coal Mines LONDON

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 9 September 1941 · page 1

A mixed British, Canadian and Norwegian force under Canadian command, has been landed at…

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Norway's Gold Taken Across Atlantic

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 10 September 1941 · page 5

The story of how Norway's £15.000.000 in gold was smuggled past spies to the sea and then across the Atlantic has now been told by one who took part in…

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Old Gold Coach Again in Use

The Uralla Times · Thursday 11 September 1941 · page 2

A horse-drawn drag which was held up by the bushranger Captain Moonlight in the Ballarat gold rush day's is now plying for hire in…

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