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Northern Rivers · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1921

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Doing Without Coal

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 7 January 1921 · page 4

Some remarkable predictions are contained in Mr. Frederick Soddy's "Science and Life"-says the "Daily Mail." Mr. Soddy is Lee Professor of…

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Mine Owners Alarmed. Reduction in Output

Northern Star · Friday 7 January 1921 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Mine owners are aiarmed at the continued reduction in output. There is a feeding that mallers are approaching the crisis which occurred in 1913,…

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Romance of Dead Goldfields

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 7 January 1921 · page 7

In an article on the old dead goldfields of Nundle, Bowling Alloy and Hanging Rock the "Northern Daily Loader," Tamworth, says…

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Coal Supply

Northern Star · Saturday 8 January 1921 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Friday.—It is considered unlikely that the Victorian Ministry will decide to work the Wonthaggi coal mines with voluntary labor…

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Coal Tribunal's Award

Northern Star · Saturday 8 January 1921 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Friday.—The refusal of 'the Victorian Government to recognise the Coal Tribunal's awayI in regard to brown coal, is likely to lead to trouble. If the decision be…

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General Telegrams. the Coal Supply

Northern Star · Saturday 8 January 1921 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Thursday.—The Federal Government have arranged to bring 8000 tons of coal to Victoria weekly with the aid of a wooden fleet, but as the consumption in…

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Oil Fuel. Driving Coal From Ships

Tweed Daily · Saturday 8 January 1921 · page 3

To-day, eighteen years after the first oil-burning steamship crossed the Atlantic about two thousand vessels have been equipped to burn oil and it is predicted,…

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Sources of Untold Wealth Lost Cold Mines

The Kyogle Examiner · Saturday 8 January 1921 · page 4

Now that German East Africa is purged of the borrow of German conlonisation, there is talk of a systematic search for the real King…

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Queensland Copper Mining Properties. Brisbane

Tweed Daily · Saturday 8 January 1921 · page 5

The Minister of Mines a few days ago stated that he had asked the proprietary mining companies interested in copper for information as to their intentions…

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"Go Slow" Miners. An Inkling of the Reason. SYDNEY

Tweed Daily · Saturday 8 January 1921 · page 5

Replying to an accusation that the coal miners are deliberately going slow, Mr. Bird, President of the [?]llawarra Coal Miners, says that the men who…

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Miners Killed

Northern Star · Monday 10 January 1921 · page 5

SYDNEY, Saturday.—Two miners named Pearce and Bannerman were buried by a fall of rock in the Zig-Zag colliery at Oakey Park, a mile from Lithgow, this morning…

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News of the World. Trapped in a Mine. 23 Miners Perish. MADRID

Tweed Daily · Monday 10 January 1921 · page 3

A fire in the Caroline mine at Jaen cut of 23 miners, who perished…

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Miners on Strike

Northern Star · Monday 10 January 1921 · page 4

SYDNEY, Saturday.—The miners at the Invincible Colliery, Cullen Bullen, Lithgow, are on strike owing to a dispute with the management in respect to the limited…

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Coal-bearing Property

Northern Star · Monday 10 January 1921 · page 5

SYDNEY, Saturday.—The special committee appointed by the City founcil for the purpose of acquiring coal-bearing property, developed or undeveloped, will meet on…

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Shocking Mining Accident. Two Men Killed. Drawing Timbers in the Zig Zag Colliery. SYDNEY

Tweed Daily · Monday 10 January 1921 · page 2

A shocking accident,resulting in the death of two miners employed at the Zig Zag Colliery, Lithgow, occurred on Saturday, when Arthur Pearce and…

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Colliery Strike at Lithgow. Sydney

Tweed Daily · Monday 10 January 1921 · page 2

The miners of the Invincible colliery (Lithgow) are on strike owing to a dispute with the management with respect to limited working of the second…

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A Surprise for France. German Coal Deliveries. (Reuter.)

Northern Star · Monday 10 January 1921 · page 5

PARIS, Sunday.—There is a glut in coal in France owing to the unexpected German fulfilment of deliveries under the Spa agreement. The Government are greatly…

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Coal Mine for City Council

Northern Star · Tuesday 11 January 1921 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—The Lord Mayor (Ald. Lambert) has no intention of allowing the Labor party's scheme for acquiring a coal mine and metal quarry to go by default…

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The Barrier Mines

Northern Star · Tuesday 11 January 1921 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—An acute position has arisen regarding the operations of the Barrier mines owing to the industrial situation and declining prices of metal. An immediate…

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Gundagai Gold. Sydney

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 11 January 1921 · page 2

Another important development has taken place in the Long Tunnel Mine. Gundagai, where rich ore has been discovered in new country…

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