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North West (Tamworth to Moree) · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1916

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The Old Gold and Silver Way Fund

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 1 January 1916 · page 3

We have been requested to publish the following letter from the secretaries of the above fund, received by Mrs. Liston from the join bon. secretaries:—…

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Lithgow State Coal Mine

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 4 January 1916 · page 2

Negotiation are practically completed for starting a State coal mine at Lithgow…

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Farming and Mining Inventions

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Tuesday 4 January 1916 · page 4

Messrs. Griffith and Hassel Patent Attorneys of 77 Castlereagh Street, Sydney, report that the following applications for patents connected with…

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German Report From the West British Spring a Mine. LONDON

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Tuesday 4 January 1916 · page 2

The enemy says: General Haig sprung a mine on Sunday in front of our trenches east of Guichy, but did not try to occupy the eraler. Our artillery…

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Coal Miners' Strike. Sydney

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Wednesday 5 January 1916 · page 2

The southern coal miners were again idle to-day. An aggregate meeting will be held at Bulli to-moroow to discuss the grievances…

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The Latest New Menace to Compulsion. Welsh Miners May Strike. Government Seizes Glasgow Socialist Paper. (Per Reuter.) London

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Wednesday 5 January 1916 · page 2

The Scottish Socialist newspaper "Forward" has been seized for publishing a full account of Mr. Lloyd George's Christmas speech, in Glasgow…

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Miners' Unrest Resumed. Maitlaml Coalfield Paralysed. Southern Stoppage. SYDNEY

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Thursday 6 January 1916 · page 2

A stiike occurred, this morning, paralysing practically the whole of the Maitland coalfield and throwing a couple of thousand men and youths idle…

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Attunga Copper Mines. Difficulty of Obtaining Labor

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Friday 7 January 1916 · page 6

At the Tamworth Warden's Court yesterday, before the Warden, Mr. H. F. Roberts, William George Hyams, of Gessnock, complined that the labor…

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Private Isaacson. Presented with a Gold Medal

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 7 January 1916 · page 5

A pleasing little ceremony took place at the Council Chambers on Tuesday night when Major Crone, P.M., on behalf of the Moree…

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Price of Coal May Be Reduced. Sydney

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Friday 7 January 1916 · page 2

The Commodities Commission have called upon the wholesalers and retailers of coal to show cause why prices should not be reduced to the rates ruling on…

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New Menace to Compulsion Weish Miners May Strike. Government Seizes Glasgow Socialist Paper

The North Western Courier · Friday 7 January 1916 · page 6

The Scottish Socialist newspaper "Forward" has been seized for publishing a full account of Mr. Lloyd-George's Christmas speech in…

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South Coast Coal Stoppage. Sydney

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 8 January 1916 · page 2

The position on the South Coast is unaltered. A resumption of work is talked of…

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Price of Coal Unaltered. Sydney

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 8 January 1916 · page 2

The Commodities Commission has decided to allow the price of coal to remain unaltered pending an exhaustive inquiry to be held in the course of a…

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Old Gold and Silver War Fund

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 8 January 1916 · page 3

Mrs. Liston acknowledges receipt of contributions of articles from Miss. B Hutching, Mr. Reid Westdale Mrs. George Wiseman and from Mrs. James…

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Old Gold and Silver

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 11 January 1916 · page 3

A new fund had been started in Sydney with the Hon. Sir W. P. Cullen, C.J , K.C.M.G., as President, and Messrs J. Russell French and H…

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Mining Disaster. Fatal Fall of Earth at Vegetable Creek. EMMAVILLE

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Tuesday 11 January 1916 · page 2

Late on Sunday afternoon a fall of earth occurred at the Vegetable Creek mine, owing to the breakage of the cap, Which caused the timber to snap…

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British Naval Disaster. King Edward VII. Sunk by Mine. All Hands Saved. LONDON

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Wednesday 12 January 1916 · page 3

The Admiralty announce that the King Edward VII. struck a mine and had to be abandoned owing to the heavy sea…

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Steamers Sunk by Mines. London

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Friday 14 January 1916 · page 2

The steamersw B[?]ndist and itta d[?] Paler[?]mo were sunk by mines in the Adriatic. Nearly all the crews were saved…

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Queen Elizabeth's Coal Monopoly

Manilla Express · Saturday 15 January 1916 · page 6

Queen Elizabeth was the first English monarch to realize the value of the coal-mines as a State-owned monopoly. She obtained a lease of all…

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British Miners' Federation. Heavy Vote Against Compulsion Bill. LONDON

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 15 January 1916 · page 2

The voting at the meeting of the Miners' Federation resulted 653,190 against and 381,000 for compulsion, with 25,240 neutral votes…

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