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

Mining & the mines, 1920

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Northern Mining Boom. Magnesite Mine at Warialda. WARIALDA

Daily Observer · Friday 24 December 1920 · page 1

A matter of local interest is the discovery a few miles from Warialda, of magnesite, at mineral powder extensively used in the iron and steel works and…

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Welsh Coal Strike. London

Daily Observer · Friday 24 December 1920 · page 1

A general strike has been declared on the Knondda coalfield, owing to eleven men not being reinstated after dismissal. Filty thousand workers are…

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Rich Gold Find at Gundagai. Sydney

Daily Observer · Friday 24 December 1920 · page 2

A very rich find has been made in Number Three bottom level of the Long Tunnel mine, in what is known as Reardon's Drive, near Gundagai. The reef is…

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Shortage of Coal. Curtailing Victorian Trains. SYDNEY

Daily Observer · Friday 24 December 1920 · page 2

Mr. Barnes, the Victorian Minister for Railways, stated there was no doubt that the train service would be curtailed unless there was a change in the…

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South Wales Miners' Strike. London

Daily Observer · Tuesday 28 December 1920 · page 2

The executive of the South Wales Miners Federation has asked the striking Rhoddna miners to resume on Tuesday pending negotiations with the…

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Serious Coal Shortage. Cutting Melbourne Tram Services. SYDNEY

Daily Observer · Wednesday 29 December 1920 · page 2

A Melbourne message states that it is understood that after January 5 the Coal. Board, will order drastic restrictions both in the cable and electric…

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The Gold Diviner Is He a Delusion? Syndicate Experiment at Nundle. Searchiny for Junction of Old Mines

Daily Observer · Thursday 30 December 1920 · page 1

I A book of romance could be written about the old goldfields of Bowling Alley Point, Nundle, and Hanging Rock, where 40, 50 and 60 years ag'o there were thriving…

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Coal for Victoria. Sydney

Daily Observer · Thursday 30 December 1920 · page 2

"To alleviate the lot of Victoria it was stated to-day that five wooden vessels of the Commonwealth Government line would be despatched shortly to…

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Melbourne Coal Shortage. Big Reduction of Trains. SYDNEY

Daily Observer · Friday 31 December 1920 · page 1

There will probably be forty per cent reduction in the Melbourne train services and no trams at night after the week, owing to the coal shortage…

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Dead Goldfields. Bowling Alley, Nundle, Hanging Rock. Cemeteries of Buried Hopes. the Ceaseless Search for Lost Reefs

Daily Observer · Friday 31 December 1920 · page 1

The Bowling Alley. Nundle and Hanging Rock goldfields, once hives of feverish industry in which thousands of white men and…

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