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

Mining & the mines, 1919

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Gold Production. Association to be Formed. Demand for Unrestricted Export. SYDNEY

Daily Observer · Wednesday 1 January 1919 · page 2

Mr. H. Wilkinson, a member of the committee appointed by the Victorian Chamber of Mines to deal with questions relating to the mining industry in the…

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Labor's Political Position. Saved by Miners. Brain Workers Rejected. LONDON

Daily Observer · Thursday 2 January 1919 · page 2

A feaure of the Labor returns to Parliament is the extinction of the Socialists, of whom there are only three, as compared with 53 Trades Unionists…

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GERMANY. Silesian Miners' Revolt. Acts of Sabotage. Millions of Marks Damage. LONDON

Daily Observer · Saturday 4 January 1919 · page 2

Reuter's Copenhagen correspondent says: Berlin reports the despatch of troops to Upper Silesia, due to the outbreak of a veritable rebellion there…

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Latest Cable News a Floating Mine. London

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 7 January 1919 · page 3

A steamer crossing the English Channel with 1000 soldiers on leave aboard, narrowly missed a floating mine…

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Trouble in Westphalia. Miners Disarm Troops. London

Daily Observer · Tuesday 7 January 1919 · page 2

The Silesian troubles are being reproduced on the Rhine, in the Westphalian coal district, where masses of strikers are disarming the troops. They then…

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Huns' Newest Battleship. Allies Will Take Over Extensive Mine Fields Swept. LONDON

Daily Observer · Tuesday 7 January 1919 · page 2

The Baden, the newest Gorman battleship, will shortly be handed over under the armistice terms. It is authoritatively stated that 262…

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Richmond Mine Trouble. Ministers Interviewed. SYDNEY

Daily Observer · Wednesday 8 January 1919 · page 5

Mr. John Brown to-day interviewed the Chief Secretary and Mr. Graham, Minis­ter for Labor, about the trouble over the layalist miners at the Richmond mine…

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Loyalists and Unionists. Fight at Richmond Main. Mine Closed Down.WEST MAITLAND

Daily Observer · Wednesday 8 January 1919 · page 2

Serious disturbances have again occur­red between the loyalist workers and the unionists at Richmond Main Colliery. Both loyalists and unionists went down…

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Floating Mines in the North Sea. London

The North Western Courier · Thursday 9 January 1919 · page 2

Reuter's Stockholm correspondent reports that an entire minefield appears adrift towards the south coast of Sweden. Twenty exploded off the…

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N.S.W. Gold Yield. Sydney

Daily Observer · Thursday 9 January 1919 · page 2

The gold yield in New South Wales last year was valued at £369,743, as compared with £349,000 for the pre previous year…

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Factors in Revolution. Russian Gold. Lord Northeliffe's Propaganda. VANCOUVER

Daily Observer · Thursday 9 January 1919 · page 2

Capt. Carl Boyd stated in regard to the revolution in the German navy and the general movement, that the recent revelations of Adolf Joffe, the…

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Gold Yield

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 10 January 1919 · page 2

A Mines Department return shows that the gold yield of the State for December was 9333 ounces of crude gold, equal to 9030 ounces of fine gold…

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Gold Find at Bulga

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 10 January 1919 · page 4

Good alluvial gold is reported to have been found at Bulga, about 23 miles from Wingham. The latest report is that John Wallis the pioneer…

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Minefield Adrift. North Sea Filled With Mines LONDON

Daily Observer · Friday 10 January 1919 · page 5

Reuter's Stockholm correspondent says: It is reported that an entire mine­field appears to be adrift towards the south coast of Sweden. Twenty mines…

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Mine-sweepers' Discontent. Big Bonus Offered. LONDON

Daily Observer · Saturday 11 January 1919 · page 2

Rosyth reports signs of discontent in the Grand Fleet, especially among the auxiliary forces employed in sweeping. For this hazardous work mostly fishermen…

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Miners' Rights

Daily Observer · Tuesday 14 January 1919 · page 3

During the year, according to a report by the Tamworth Mining Warren, the number of miners' rights issued wing the year was 144; the number of…

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Mining at Tamworth

Daily Observer · Tuesday 14 January 1919 · page 3

According to a report furnished to the Mines Department by the Warden of the Tamworth district, gold, copper, lead, silver, zinc and tin have not been found…

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Farming and Mining Inventions

Daily Observer · Tuesday 14 January 1919 · page 6

The following applications for patents connected with the Farming, and Mining Industries have been lodged at the Commonwealth Patent Office:—…

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Coal and Shale Federation. Sydney, Thursday, 6 p.m

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 17 January 1919 · page 2

Mr. Willis, Secretary of the Amalgamated Coal and Shale Employees' Federation, stated to-day that the men had no intention of striking. He and…

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Demands of Coal Employees. No Intention of Striking. SYDNEY

Daily Observer · Friday 17 January 1919 · page 2

Mr. Willis, secretary of the Australasian Coal and Shale Employees' Federation, stated to-day that the man had no intention of striking. He and other…

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