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

Mining & the mines, 1918

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Randwick Gallops. Another Record by Desert Gold. SYDNEY

Daily Observer · Friday 22 March 1918 · page 5

A number of interesting gallops were recorded at Randwick this morning. Desert Gold put up another track record on the course proper, by running a…

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Molybdenite Mining at Moonbi

Daily Observer · Saturday 23 March 1918 · page 5

In the molybdenite mine at Moonbi Mr. A. Edwards and party have driven the lower level a further distance of 20ft., showing good ore all through…

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Desert Gold and Biplane to Meet. Sydney

Daily Observer · Thursday 28 March 1918 · page 7

A Wellington cable states that Hiplane and Desert Gold have been entered for the Awapunt Gold Cup…

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A Gold Find. Sydney

The North Western Courier · Thursday 4 April 1918 · page 2

Reports have been received of the discovery of a rich vein of sold, fifteen miles from Nimityble…

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Retiring Police Sergeant. a Stirring Career. Old Times on New England. Goldfields

Daily Observer · Friday 5 April 1918 · page 3

Sergeant J. Redman, of Yamba, has entered upon five months leave of absence prior to retirement. He has been connected with the…

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German Army in Finland. Red Guards' Violent Resistance. Baltic Mines to be Removed. LONDON

Daily Observer · Saturday 6 April 1918 · page 2

A wireless German message states: Berlin has enquired of the Russian Government particulars of all mine barrages in the Baltic, with a view to the…

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Miners' Latest. Want to Acquire Coal Mine. LONDON

Daily Observer · Monday 8 April 1918 · page 2

A meeting of the Delegate Board of the Illawarra Miners' Union has been held to consider the matter of acquiring and working a coal mine in the interests…

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Late Telegrams Coal Workers' Union. Cancellation Applied For. SYDNEY

Daily Observer · Tuesday 9 April 1918 · page 2

Application was made in the Industrial Court by Andrew Lyle and others, for cancellation of the registration of the Port Jackson Coal Workers Union,…

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N.S.W. Gold Yield. Sydney

Daily Observer · Thursday 11 April 1918 · page 3

The gold yield for March showed a comparative decrease in value of £0,600, while for the first three months of the year the decrease was 1826 ounces,…

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Alleged Theft of Coal. Railway Porter Acquitted. SINGLETON

Daily Observer · Thursday 11 April 1918 · page 6

The Singelton Quarter Sessions were opened on Tuesday, before his Honor Judge Filzhardinge. Thomas Lionel Butlin was charged…

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Miners' New Claim

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 12 April 1918 · page 1

The executive of the Northern Colliery Employers Federation, New castic, has dressed a log of four clauses, and submitted it for the…

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Raised Age Limit. Miners Volunteering. London

Daily Observer · Saturday 13 April 1918 · page 2

In the House of Commons Sir Auckland Geddes intimated that only 7 per cent. of the men affected by the raising of the age-limit would be required this…

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Britain's Comb-out. Engineers and Miners in Favor. LONDON

Daily Observer · Saturday 13 April 1918 · page 2

A new ballot of the Amalgamated Society of Engineers voted in favor of the Government's combing-out proposal. A conference of South Wales miners…

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Broken Hill Miners. Reject Stop Work Proposal. SYDNEY

Daily Observer · Tuesday 16 April 1918 · page 2

At a special meeting of the A.M.A. held at Broken Hill yesterday to discuss a proposal for ceasing work in connection with the riot cases and to stop work on…

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Revival of Mining in Tamworth District

Daily Observer · Tuesday 16 April 1918 · page 3

A revival in the mining industry has set in in the Weabonga district. Three sold leases have been applied for at the local mining warden's office at Weabon…

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Desert Gold Again. Sydney

Daily Observer · Thursday 18 April 1918 · page 2

The New Zealand Awapuni Gold Cup was won by Desert Gold, with Menelaus second and Indignant third…

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Desert Gold and Biplane. Anger in New Zealand

Daily Observer · Friday 19 April 1918 · page 5

Great disappointment was caused at the Awapuni Gold Cup meeting, New Zealand, at the eleventh hour, of the scratching of Biplane. Desert Gold won…

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Farming and Mining Inventions

Daily Observer · Wednesday 8 May 1918 · page 3

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

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Coal Contract. Conference With Victorian Premier. SYDNEY

Daily Observer · Monday 13 May 1918 · page 2

The Chief Secretary and the Solicitor General had a conference with the Premier of Victoria in connection with the coal contract between the two States…

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Two Men Killed. Explosion in Old Mine Workings. SYDNEY

Daily Observer · Monday 13 May 1918 · page 2

Two men named Cook and Taylor were killed while removing an old charge from workings at the Sundown mine, near Stanthorpe…

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