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

Mining & the mines, 1920

429 stories in North West (Tamworth to Moree)'s papers · page 5 of 22

The Gold Yield

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 1 April 1920 · page 4

For the purpose of securing to the prospector und working miners the enhanced value which is now being obtained for Gold, the Minister for Mines,…

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Stranded Mine Reported. Sydney

Daily Observer · Thursday 1 April 1920 · page 1

It is reported to the police that what is thought to be a mine has been found on Kurnell Beach. The Naval authorities are investigating…

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The Indian and His Gold

Daily Observer · Thursday 1 April 1920 · page 5

"Delta" puts a word for our unsophisticated colored brother: Your item hardly puts the matter of the Indians' gold case in a proper light…

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Coal Ballot. Another Crisis Feared. Hostile Vote Expected. LONDON

Daily Observer · Monday 5 April 1920 · page 2

A recurrence of the coal crisis is feared. The men's leaders now anticipate that the ballot returnable on April 14 will-largely favor rejection of the…

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Exploding Mines. a Terrible Innovation. PARIS

Daily Observer · Tuesday 6 April 1920 · page 1

Professor Branly, in an interview in the "Matin," speaks of recent secret experiments in England to explode prepared mines by Hertzian waves which…

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Coal Commission. Northern Employees' Delegates. Not to give Evidence. SYDNEY

Daily Observer · Tuesday 6 April 1920 · page 2

A Newcastle message states that the Northern delegate to the Board of Coal and Shale Employees' Federation has decided to decline to give evidence before…

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Coal Conference at Melbourne. Sydney

Daily Observer · Wednesday 7 April 1920 · page 2

Mr. Willis, secretary of the Coal and Shale Miners' Federation, is leaving Sydney to-night to attend a conference at Melbourne between the owners and the…

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Coal Mines Closed

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 8 April 1920 · page 2

Three coal mines at Collie, West Australia, have closed, in consequence of the owners refusal to concede to the new wages demands…

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British Coal Crisis. Prominent Official Against Strike. London

Daily Observer · Thursday 8 April 1920 · page 2

The President of the Durham miners, a prominent official of the Miners' Federation, addressing the former, declared that strikes were always speculative,…

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No Coal for France. Result of Invasion. PARIS

Daily Observer · Saturday 10 April 1920 · page 2

General Degout, interviewed declared that in consequence of the German invasion of Ruhr not a single ton of coal was being sent to France, whereas…

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Mining Companies' Offer. To Trade Union. SYDNEY

Daily Observer · Saturday 10 April 1920 · page 2

Representatives of the mining companies of the Australian Metalliferous Association and the Trade Hall Disputes Committee met in Melbourne to-day…

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Miners' Strike Ballot. London

Daily Observer · Monday 12 April 1920 · page 1

The miners are not likely to secure tho two-thirds majority necessary for a strike, though South Wales, Lancashire and Cheshire are in favor. Much…

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American Navy. Memorial to be Erected. Mine-sweeping Services. VANCOUVER, April 9

Daily Observer · Monday 12 April 1920 · page 2

A New York message says that £6OO0 has been subscribed in England for the erection of a memorial to the American Navy's assistance in sweeping the…

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Baths for Miners. Colliery Manager's Experience. Used by Two Employees. SYDNEY

Daily Observer · Thursday 15 April 1920 · page 1

Mr. George Durie, manager of the Pacific Colliery, near Taralba, told the Coal Commissioner to-day that baths had been provided at the Colliery…

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Coal Miners. Manager's Complaints Continued. Sydney

Daily Observer · Saturday 17 April 1920 · page 2

William Jones, colliery manager, giving evidence before the Coal Commission, said the manager of the coal mine must either be continually at…

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Miners Accept Offer. LONDON

Daily Observer · Saturday 17 April 1920 · page 2

The miners have accepted the Government's offer by a majority of 65,000…

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AMERICA'S £437,000,000 in Gold. Living Will be Cheaper When we Get Some of it Back

Daily Observer · Saturday 17 April 1920 · page 8

Sir Auckland Geddes, President of the British Board of Trade, speaking at a meeting of his constituents at Andover recently, said that the main cause of…

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Colliery Strikes. Drastic Measures Suggested. Mining Engineer's Views. SYDNEY

Daily Observer · Tuesday 20 April 1920 · page 2

Dr. James Robertson, a mining engineer, giving evidence before the Coal Commission, said that differences should always be settled promptly…

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Coal Commission. Question of Shorter Hours. Owners Hositle. "Miners Have Too Much Money." SYDNEY, Moday

Daily Observer · Tuesday 20 April 1920 · page 2

Mr. Sellars, manager of South Bull Colliery, told the Coal Commission that a strike hold up the mine last week. The miners' lodge, on behalf of the old…

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Hun Miners' Strike. French Government's Threat London, Monday. [?]

Daily Observer · Tuesday 20 April 1920 · page 2

[?] steel workers are poining in a general strike owing to the action of the French authorities, who threaten that if the…

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