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Northern Rivers · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1918

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Westralian Mining Industry. Prominent Mining Men Get Busy. PERTH

Tweed Daily · Monday 10 June 1918 · page 3

All the best known mining men in Westralia have formed an association called the Mining Association of West Australia for the purpose of putting new…

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Germany in Need of Coal. London

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 11 June 1918 · page 3

A message from Moscow states that Germany has informed the naval authorities at Constanza that she is now open to accept offers of coal and agricultural…

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Present From the Kaiser. "Gold" Cup Realises 125,000 Dollars. New York

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 11 June 1918 · page 3

The reputed gold cup which the Kaiser presented to Lieut. Marshall, an American yachtsman in 1905, said to be worth 5000 dollars, was auctioned and…

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Colliery Idle

Northern Star · Wednesday 12 June 1918 · page 4

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The Pelaw Main colliery was idle to-day for the first-time-since the miners were re-employed there after the agreement was reached over the question of…

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Colliery Trouble. Pelaw Main Men Idle. SYDNEY

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 12 June 1918 · page 3

The Pelaw Main Colliery is idle for the first time since the miners who belong to the Colliery Employees Federation Ave re re-employed there after the…

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Gold Rush in the West

The Kyogle Examiner · Wednesday 12 June 1918 · page 2

In the early days of mining in the western States of America, as is the case in every country dealing with this kind of industry, gold rushes…

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Price of Coal

Northern Star · Thursday 13 June 1918 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—The Federated Coal Board has decided upon a reduction in the price of Queensland coal…

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Another Mine Field Discovered. Melbourne

Tweed Daily · Friday 14 June 1918 · page 3

An enemy mine field has been discovered, 10 miles off the shore between Cape Maria Van Diemen and North Cape, New Zealand. Two have been…

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Roofed with Gold. Wealth of Some Russian Cathedrals

Northern Star · Friday 14 June 1918 · page 4

The recent decision of the Holy Syndo not to accept responsibility for the safeguarding of property belonging to the Russian Orthodox Church during the critical period through…

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Notes and News. Kaiser's "Gold" Cup

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 15 June 1918 · page 3

The reputed gold up, which the Kaiser presented to Mr. Marshall, an American yachtsman in 1905, and said to be worth 5000 dollars (£1000)…

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Meet Miss Toluene. a Dance of Death. the Coal Tar Family. Supreme in Peace or War

Tweed Daily · Saturday 15 June 1918 · page 7

"Have you ever met little Miss Tolu[?]ne? She is a member of the famous and prolific coal tar family, and her place of origin is the gasworks…

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Mining Employees' Quarrel

Northern Star · Monday 17 June 1918 · page 8

SYDNEY, Saturday.—A Maltese named Samuel Sultana, working in the South Block Mine, Broken Hill, fired three shots from a revolver at William Ivery, another employee…

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A Wonderful Gold Yield

Northern Star · Wednesday 19 June 1918 · page 2

West Australia has gone one better. New South Wales and Victoria have had their rich gold finds recently, and not to be out-done West Australia, reported a truly…

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Wonderful Gold Return. Sydney

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 19 June 1918 · page 3

The Westralian Minister for Miners has been informed that three miners obtained gold valued at £2600 from an 84 pound weight stone at Mt. Magnet…

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Serious Mine Accident. Two Men Missing

Northern Star · Friday 21 June 1918 · page 3

BRISBANE, Thursday.—A rush of water from old workings occurred this morning at Folipse Colliery, Bundanba. Ten men were working at the spot where the inrush…

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Labor in South African Mines. The Case for the Men. CAPETOWN

Tweed Daily · Friday 21 June 1918 · page 3

Speaking at the banquet in connection with the Industrial Convention at Johannesburg, the President of the Chamber of Mines defended the attitude of…

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Origin of Mines. (Reuter.)

Northern Star · Saturday 22 June 1918 · page 5

AMSTERDAM, Thursday.—A message from Berlin states that the British Admiralty's statement is officially denied that mines found in the route allotted to Dutch…

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Mines in Hospital Ship Routes. a German Denial. LONDON

Tweed Daily · Saturday 22 June 1918 · page 5

Advices from Amsterdam state that a message from Berlin officially denies the British Admiralty statement cabled on the 16th the mines had been found…

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Money Everywhere. Showers of Gold and Silver. SYDNEY

Tweed Daily · Saturday 22 June 1918 · page 5

The most remarkable thing about the tragic fire in Sussex Street this morning, in which four children have lost their lives, was the shower of money which…

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A Mining Disaster. Two Men Entombed. SYDNEY

Tweed Daily · Saturday 22 June 1918 · page 5

A sudden rush of water in the Tivoli Coal Mine, Ipswich (Q.), resulted in the manager, W. Barnes, and a miner named Dredge being entombed: Barnes was…

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