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Northern Rivers · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1923

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Coal Mine Inspection

Northern Star · Monday 1 January 1923 · page 4

Mr. Geo. Nesbitt; M.L.A., has received the following letter from the Under-Secretary, Department of Mines:—"In reply to your representations on behalf of Mr. Loais F…

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Cheap Coal for Railway. State Mine at Lithgow

Northern Star · Wednesday 3 January 1923 · page 4

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The State coal mine at Lithgow has reached an output of between 800 and 900 tons per day. There are 349 men engaged, and the Railway Commissioners…

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Gold Yield Increase in Queensland

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 3 January 1923 · page 5

BRISBANE, Tuesday.-- The gold yield in Queensland for the past twelve months was 44,000 fine ounces, valued at £186,900…

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Queensland Gold Yield. an Increase Shown

Northern Star · Wednesday 3 January 1923 · page 5

BRISBANE, Tuesday.—The gold yield of Queensland for the past 12 months was 44,000 fine ounces, valued at £186,900. These figures are only approximate, as all the…

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A Record Slump. Tasmanian Mining

Northern Star · Wednesday 3 January 1923 · page 5

HOBART, Tuesday.—The year just closed witnessed a record slump in Tasmanian mining, not owing to the low price of metals, but to the heavy all-round overhead costs…

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Gold in the U.S.A. Importations Less. Increase in Exports

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 3 January 1923 · page 5

NEW YORK, Monday.-- The Treasury announces that for the first eleven months of 1922 the gold imports into the United States aggregated 249,000,000…

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U.s.a Coal Mines Proposed Nationalisation

Tweed Daily · Thursday 4 January 1923 · page 3

NEW YORK, Tuesday.—The United Mine Workers of America have requested the United States Coal Commission to consider the nationalisation of the coal…

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Coal Industry. Question of Nationalisation. American Mine Workers

Northern Star · Thursday 4 January 1923 · page 5

WASHINGTON, Tuesday.—The United Mine Workers' Association of America has requested the United States Coal Commission to consider the nationalisation of the…

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Murder Trial. Guards and Miners

Northern Star · Thursday 4 January 1923 · page 5

NEW YORK, Tuesday.—A Marion message says:—On resumption of the murder trial witnesses for the defence testified that the mine guards had often interfered with the…

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Price of Coal. Unionist's Retrospect

Northern Star · Thursday 4 January 1923 · page 7

Discussing matters in relatiog to the northern mining fields, Mr. A. Lewis, treasurer to the Miners' Federation, said that a brief retrospect of the position during the year…

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Old-time Mining. Encouraged by Royalty

Northern Star · Thursday 4 January 1923 · page 7

Henry VIII. took active steps to extend and improve the mining industry. In 1528, says "Engineering," Joachim Hoegstre was appointed principal surveyor of all mines in…

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The Brass-bound Indian Casket. a Romance of the [?] Gold Fields

Mullumbimby Star · Thursday 4 January 1923 · page 3

On the afternoon of the 29th March, in his voice, Mrs. Blane sat by the window of her parlour; her assistant was moving softly across the joists of sun that…

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Rich Gold Found. Excitement at Gundagai

Northern Star · Friday 5 January 1923 · page 4

GUNDGAI, Thursday.—A further parcel of rich are specimens was brought to the town yesterday by the general manager of the Big Ben Development gold mine. It…

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Mining Industry Continued Expansion. Production now Amounts to £335,839,031

Tweed Daily · Friday 5 January 1923 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday. --Mr. Cambage, Under Secretary for Mines, has furnished a statement respecting the mining industry. He says that the production in…

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The Allied Gold

Tweed Daily · Saturday 6 January 1923 · page 5

Mr. Bonar Law's declaration regarding then dispatch of the Allied gold deposits in London to America has caused a most unpleasant sensation in political…

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Queensland's Annual Gold Yield

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 6 January 1923 · page 6

The gold yield for Queensland for the past 12 months amounted to about 44,000 fine ounces, valued at £186,900. These figures, however, are only ap[?]…

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The Herrin Riots. Miners on Trial

Northern Star · Saturday 6 January 1923 · page 5

NEW YORK, Thursday.—A message from Marion says:—At the miners' trial a witness for the defence testified that the mine guards fired the first shots in the Herrin riots from…

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Despatch of Gold Deposits. "An Unpleasant Sensation."

Northern Star · Saturday 6 January 1923 · page 5

PARIS, Thursday.—"Le Matin" says Mr. Bonar Law's declaration regarding the despatch of Allied gold deposits to America has caused the most unpleasant sensation in…

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Obligation to Return Gold. France and England

Northern Star · Saturday 6 January 1923 · page 5

PARIS, Thursday.—When the conference was reopened an official French note was issued declaring that under the contract signed at Calais on 25th September, 1916, France…

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Herrin Massacres Who Fired the First Shot? Witness tells how the Miners were Attacked

Tweed Daily · Saturday 6 January 1923 · page 5

NEW YORK, Thursday.--In giving evidence for the defence at the trial of the miners charged with the massacres at Herrin last year, a witness said that…

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