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

Mining & the mines, 1918

315 stories in North West (Tamworth to Moree)'s papers · page 11 of 16

To Increase Coal Output. Bonus System Suggested. SYDNEY

Daily Observer · Monday 8 July 1918 · page 2

The Coal Mines' Association of Owners in New Zealand recognising that the output of coal should be increased, suggest the adoption of the bonus system,…

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Mine of Mirbach. Signal for Big Revolt. London

Daily Observer · Wednesday 10 July 1918 · page 2

Reuter's Amsterdam correspondent states: From Berlin cames a report that the murdered Ambassador, Von Mirbach, sheltered in a building occupied by the…

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Housing of Miners. Board of Trade Enquiry. Opened at Cessnock. West Maitland

Daily Observer · Wednesday 10 July 1918 · page 2

The Board of Trade sat at Cessnock Courthouse this morning to inquire into the housing or miners, and the bathing facilities and sanitation of mines…

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Mine-laying Popular. Restricting Freedom of U Boats. LONDON

Daily Observer · Saturday 13 July 1918 · page 2

Sir Eric Geddes, in opening an exhibition of naval photography in London, arranged by the Ministry of Information, said that recently an enemy submarine…

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Miners' Demands. a Six-hours Day. London

Daily Observer · Monday 15 July 1918 · page 2

The Miners' Federation have passed a resolution demanding a six-hours day af?er the war, and six days' pay for a five day week…

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Mining at Moonbi. Remarkable Molybdenite Gains

Daily Observer · Wednesday 17 July 1918 · page 6

The progress of New England Gully molybdenite mine, Moonbi, has been steady until last week, when the results far exceeded any expectations…

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Ardlethan Tin Mines. Successful Yield. Over £40,000 for Half-Year. SYDNEY

Daily Observer · Wednesday 17 July 1918 · page 2

Warden James reports that the tin mining industry at Ardlethan is in full swing, owing to the high price of tin and the consistency of the yield of some of…

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News of the North. Profitable Molybdenite Mining

Daily Observer · Tuesday 23 July 1918 · page 1

The Emmaville "Argus" says that one shareholder in a molybdemite show in that locality refused £1000 for his share. The same paper states that the…

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Glen Innes Tin Mining. No Lease of 20.000 ACRES

Daily Observer · Friday 26 July 1918 · page 1

Mr. J. C. L. Fitzpatrtik, Minister for Mines, said on Wednesday, that an application had recently been lodged for something over 20,000 acres for a…

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Tin Mining

Daily Observer · Wednesday 31 July 1918 · page 3

"Peep Under The Ground," Barraba, writes:—I noticed an article in Friday's "Daily Observer" headed "Tin Mining in Glen…

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Farming and Mining Inventions

Daily Observer · Wednesday 31 July 1918 · page 1

Messrs. Griffith and Hassel, Patent Attorneys, of 77 Castleragh-street, report that the following applications for patents connected with the Farming and…

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Colliery Dispute. Sydney

The North Western Courier · Thursday 1 August 1918 · page 2

The Acting Primo Minister and the Minister for the Navy intend to confer in respect of the Abermain Colliery dispute…

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Coal Mines Enquiry. Opened by Board of Trade. No Proper Sanitation. SYDNEY

Daily Observer · Thursday 1 August 1918 · page 2

The Board of Trade opened a silting in Sydney to-day to inquire into phases of the coal mining industry in connection with housing accommodation…

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Colliery Trouble. Thousand Men Idle. A Question of Interpretation. West Maitland

Daily Observer · Friday 2 August 1918 · page 2

Trouble has occurred at Abennain No. 1 Colliery, on the South Maitland coalfields, the mine being thrown idle. 1000 men are out of work…

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Abermain Dispute. Miners' Executive to Negotiate. West Maitland

Daily Observer · Monday 5 August 1918 · page 1

The colliery dispute at Abermain re-mains unsettled: The Delegate Board of the Miners' Federation are still con-sidering the position…

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Houses for Miners

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 6 August 1918 · page 2

Commenting on Mr. Hoime's observatio nut the Board of Trade inquiry that if the employees who live in houses will not help the [?] then it…

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Enemy Mines Off New Zealand Auckland

The North Western Courier · Thursday 8 August 1918 · page 2

A re-assuring statement has been issued in reference to enemy mines off the New Zealand coast. Fields of mooted mines have been located and…

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Late Telegrams. Miners' Phthisis. Investigations by Board of Trade. SYDNEY

Daily Observer · Friday 9 August 1918 · page 2

Minors' phthisis was the question that engaged the attention of the Board of Trade to-day. The Minister for Labor and Industry…

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Coal Court Representation. Miners Resent Minister's Appeal. SYDNEY

Daily Observer · Monday 12 August 1918 · page 2

An open letter, which Mr. Beeby, the Minister for Labor, sent to the miners of Maitland, appealing to them to nomi­nate representatives to the Coal Court,…

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Enemy Mine Sweepers Bombed. London

The North Western Courier · Monday 12 August 1918 · page 2

An Admiralty report states that aircraft heavily bombed the enemy mine sweepers off Zeebrugge; also that a German destroyer was sunk 8…

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