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Northern Rivers · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1922

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The Garden of Gold

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Monday 7 August 1922 · page 4

In the Equity Court further extraordinary evidence was heard in the case in which Mary Scales, a clairvoyant and widow of George Scales, of…

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Big Ben Mine Big Development Expected. Sydney

Tweed Daily · Monday 7 August 1922 · page 2

It is stated in a message from Gundagai that a splendid development has taken place on the northern lease of Big Ben gold mine, six miles from…

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Another Settlement Plan American Railway Strike. Miners Fight State Troops

Northern Star · Monday 7 August 1922 · page 5

WASHINGTON, Friday.—Mr. Timothy Shea, vice-president of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Engineers, has sent a lengthy message to President Harding, which…

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Battle in Indiana Clash with State Troops. Miners may be Imported to make up Shortage. New York

Tweed Daily · Monday 7 August 1922 · page 3

It is stated in a message from Staunton, Indiana, that hostilities started there when the State troops took control of the mines…

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Down with Influenza. Mining Township

Northern Star · Tuesday 8 August 1922 · page 5

HOBART, Monday.—Almost the entire population of Tulla, a mining township on the west coast of Tasmania, is down with influenza. Out of sixty men employed at…

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Bitterness Grows Dark Outlook in America. Great Suffering will be Endured even if Coal Strike Ends at Once. New York

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 8 August 1922 · page 3

The strike situation has grown more serious and bitterness of feeling is increasing on both sides. There is a danger of the other railway…

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International Miners

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Wednesday 9 August 1922 · page 3

LONDON, Tuesday.—Reuter's Berlin correspondent states that an international miners' conference is being held at Frankfort on Main. There are…

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Masked Men's Gifts Showers of Gold. Further Stories of the Widow Scales. SYDNEY

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 9 August 1922 · page 5

The hearing was continued in the Equity Court to-day of the suit brought by Mary Scales, clairvoyant, widow of George Scales against the trustees…

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Miners Bend the Knee

Tweed Daily · Thursday 10 August 1922 · page 3

CAPE TOWN, Tuesday.--The South African Mine Workers' Union, the largest trade union on the Rand, has accepted the terms of recognition laid down by…

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Brown Coal in Victoria

Tweed Daily · Thursday 10 August 1922 · page 2

The amount of brown coal proved to exist in Victoria, so far, is eleven thousand millions tons. Morwell alone has 5,000,000,000, and the Electricity…

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Mining in Silesia

Tweed Daily · Thursday 10 August 1922 · page 3

BERLIN, Tuesday.--It is reported from Gliewitz that the Prussian authorities are embarking on a great scheme of mineral development in Upper Silesia…

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Gold Worth £2500. Alleged Unlawuful Possession

Northern Star · Thursday 10 August 1922 · page 5

PERTH, Wednesday.—Christopher Turnen has been arrested at Midland Junction and charged with being in the unlawful possession of 600 ounces of smelted gold worth…

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American Strikes. Railway and Coal Troubles. Parliament to Resume Session

Northern Star · Thursday 10 August 1922 · page 5

WASHINGTON, Tuesday.—President Harding has summoned the members of the House of Representatives to resume the session to consider the strike situation…

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The Miners World Wide Conference. Representatives of Eleven Countries to Meet in Germany. BERLIN

Tweed Daily · Thursday 10 August 1922 · page 3

At the international miners' conference, to be held at Frankfort on the Main, there will be 119 delegates from eleven countries, including Britain, the…

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Coal Tribunal

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 11 August 1922 · page 7

SYDNEY, Friday.—The coal tribunal met yesterday and adjourned sine [?] the result of the High Court deci-sion. The question has now arisen as to…

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Showers of Gold

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 11 August 1922 · page 7

The hearing was continued in the Equity Court of the suit brought by Mary Scales, clairvoyant, widow of George Scales, against the trustees of…

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Safer Mine Work. Deputation to Minister

Northern Star · Friday 11 August 1922 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday.—A large deputation represent the the northern. southern, and western mining districts requested the Minister for Mines to introduce legislation in…

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The Coal Output. New South Wales Pigures

Northern Star · Friday 11 August 1922 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday.—The coal output of New South Wales for 1921 was worth £2. 607,000 mote than for the previous year. The total value of the minerals produced in New…

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North Coast Mining. Annual Review

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 11 August 1922 · page 3

There was a good deal said and written during tho year of the coal deposits of the north, and the official view of these, embodied in the annual report…

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The Coal Shortage. Factories Be Forced to Close. Resumption of Soft Coal Mining

Northern Star · Saturday 12 August 1922 · page 5

NEW YORK, Thursday.—The Illinois Manufacturers' Association announced that factories in Chicago, employing 300,000. workers, will be forced to shut down owing…

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