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

Mining & the mines, 1919

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Taking Gold Out of the Country. Chinese Caught by Customs Officials. SYDNEY

Daily Observer · Friday 7 November 1919 · page 2

Customs officers upon searching the steamer Victoria at Circular Quay this morning discovered a cap among the luggage of a Chinese passenger…

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General Cable News. Vienna's Plight. Coal and Food Desperately Short. LONDON

Daily Observer · Monday 10 November 1919 · page 2

Reuter's Vienna correspondent says the Reparation Sub-Commission has completed a ten days' sitting, issuing an interim report…

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No title Colliery Profits. Finding of Royal Commission. 10 to 150 Per Cent. SYDNEY

Daily Observer · Wednesday 12 November 1919 · page 1

The report, of Mr. Camphell, K.C., the Coal Royal Commissioner, way presented to-night. He declared that much waste existed, both in the material functions of…

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Mr. Baddeley's Advice to Miners. Sydney

Daily Observer · Thursday 13 November 1919 · page 2

Mr. Baddeley, addressing a meeting of miners at West Wallsend said, "fight as your brother miners in America and Great Britain are doing for the abolition…

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Alleged Lock-out. Wolgan Shale Mine Closed. SYDNEY

Daily Observer · Thursday 13 November 1919 · page 2

It is reported that the Wolgan shale mine at Nownes has been closed down, and 400 men thrown out of work. The men claim they have been locked out…

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Gold Leaving Country. Intercepted on Steamer. SYDNEY

Daily Observer · Thursday 13 November 1919 · page 2

Another successful raid was made on the Dutch steamer Roggeveen by Customs searchers this afternoon, when £70 in gold was found hidden in n cardboard…

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Declining Gold Yield. Sydney

Daily Observer · Friday 14 November 1919 · page 2

The gold yield for New South Wales for ten months of the current financial year shows a comparative decrease in value of [?]110,424…

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Latest Cable News British Coal Reduced. London, Wednesday Night

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 14 November 1919 · page 2

It is understood that the British Government is reducing the price of coal by half a Crown per ton…

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Unions at Loggerheads. Shale Miners and A.W.U. SYDNEY

Daily Observer · Friday 14 November 1919 · page 1

Reports from Newnes state that a shortage of supplies there is fen red owing to the closure of the railway as a result of the industrial trouble…

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Miners' Strike Settled. Vancouver

Daily Observer · Monday 17 November 1919 · page 2

The miners have accepted the United Stafe Government's proposal to negotiate for new wage contracts…

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New English Coal Fields. London. Wednesday Night

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 21 November 1919 · page 5

Boring in Derbyshirt has revealed vast new coalfields. At the monthly meeting of the Dumaresq Shire Council Messrs. J. J…

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Gold Field. Discovery in Mudgee District. SYDNEY, Friday

Daily Observer · Saturday 22 November 1919 · page 2

A rich gold find is reported from Cooyal, in the Mudgee district. Two men sinking for water conic across a wash, and when it was tested,…

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32oz. Nugget of Gold. Sydney

Daily Observer · Monday 24 November 1919 · page 1

A report from Trunkey Creek states that an inspector named Oshorne located a nuggest of alluvial gold, weighing 32 ounces, while working near an old…

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Farming & Mining Inventions

Daily Observer · Tuesday 25 November 1919 · page 3

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

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Returned Soldiers. West Tamworth's Welcome. Presentation of Gold Medals. Enthusiastic Meeting

Daily Observer · Thursday 27 November 1919 · page 1

The Parish Hall, West Tamworth, was well filled last night with an enthusiastic audience, which had assembled, under the auspices of the West Tamworth…

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Mines to Be Seized. Vancouver

Daily Observer · Monday 1 December 1919 · page 2

The United States Governmemt has decided to seize mines where owners are not disposed to operate with the Government in giving the miners a 14 per cent…

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Australian Note Reserve. Along Way Ahead of Gold Coin. SYDNEY

Daily Observer · Monday 1 December 1919 · page 1

A statement issued by the Commonwealth Treasurer shows that 20,013,000 notes valued at £54,643,000 have been issued and not redeemed. The amount…

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Strike of Coal Carters. For Payment of New Living Wage. SYDNEY

Daily Observer · Monday 1 December 1919 · page 1

A strike of coal carters commenced in Sydney yesterday. It is regarded seriously in Trades Hall circles, as being the first definite outbreak against the…

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Late Telegrams. Loss of £4,000,000. Result of Barrier Miners' Strike. 36 Hour Week Wanted. SYDNEY

Daily Observer · Monday 1 December 1919 · page 1

It is reported that a total of nearly £3,000,000 has been lost as the result of the great strike at the Barrier, which has lasted seven months…

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Farming and Mining Inventions

Daily Observer · Tuesday 2 December 1919 · page 3

The following applicatins for patents connected with the farming and pastoral industries have been lodged at the Commonwealth Patent Office.—…

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