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Northern Rivers · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1925

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British Mining

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Wednesday 27 May 1925 · page 6

How badly the extremists have been routed was revealed by the official figures of the voting at the Miners' Conference at Blackpool, England…

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General News Coal Conveyors

Northern Star · Thursday 28 May 1925 · page 4

A trial of the coal conveyor built by the Lismore Municipal Council at the gas works has been conducted. The conveyor was built to facilitate the unloading of coal from the…

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Gold Bars Stolen Melbourne

Northern Star · Friday 29 May 1925 · page 5

Thieves entered the premises of Mitchell Brothers, gold blowers, last night and got away with gold bars valued at £800. The burglars reached the gold by smash…

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Newcastle Coal Trade

Tweed Daily · Saturday 30 May 1925 · page 7

NEWCASTLE, Thursday. Mr. Abram Lewis, of the Miners' Federation, said to-day that the export of coal from Newcastle fell from…

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Newcastle Coal Slump Newcastle

Northern Star · Saturday 30 May 1925 · page 15

Mr. Amram Lewis, of the Miner' Federation, stated to-day that the export of coal from Newcastle fell from 1,413,000 tons in 1920 to 1,086,000 tons in 1923. He…

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Gold for E.s. & A. Bank

Tweed Daily · Saturday 30 May 1925 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Friday. Gold bars worth £750,000 were brought from South Africa by the steamer Kiora, which reached Melbourne yesterday…

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Reported Gold Streak Orange

Northern Star · Tuesday 2 June 1925 · page 5

It is reported that a good gold find was made on land adjoining the Old Jackass lease, which paid well years ago. The vein is reported to be very rich…

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Gold at Orange

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 3 June 1925 · page 5

ORANGE, Tuesday.--It is reported that good gold find has been made on land adjoining the old Jackass lease, which paid well years ago…

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Miners' Crisis British Unions' Conference (Reuter.) LONDON

Northern Star · Wednesday 3 June 1925 · page 5

Great interest is being attached to the conference on Thursday of the miners, railwaymen, locomotive engineers, transport workers and engineering unions,…

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Mine Drilling Fatality Sydney

Northern Star · Friday 5 June 1925 · page 5

Arthur Beams (35) was instantly killed and two others, Joseph Lester and Preston Dixon, badly injured, as the result of an explosion caused through the striking of an…

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Tyalgum Coal Mine

Tweed Daily · Saturday 6 June 1925 · page 4

Mr. Albert Thompson, who some time ago was busy developing a coal seam on Mr. H. W. King's property at Tyalgum, has…

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In Coal Bunker Escaped Prisoner Found

Northern Star · Saturday 6 June 1925 · page 4

Defectives boarded the steamer Kanowna on her arrival from Brisbane to-day and discovered a man in a coal bunker. His belongings were in the firemen's quarters…

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Gold at Drake Best for Many Years

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 6 June 1925 · page 2

The miners at Drake are at present very interested and keenly watching the developments of a new gold find near the Rocky River, which was…

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New Gold Find Eight Miles From Drake

The Kyogle Examiner · Saturday 6 June 1925 · page 4

The miners at Drake are at present very interested and kcenl Watching the developments of a new gold find near the Rocky River…

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Gold Find

Northern Star · Monday 8 June 1925 · page 7

The miners at Drake aro at present very interested and keenly watching the developments of a new gold find near the Rocky River, which was discovered by Messrs…

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Rocky River Gold Find

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Monday 8 June 1925 · page 4

The miners at Drake are at present very interested and keenly watching the developments of a new gold find near the Rocky River, which was…

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Profits on Gold Exports Melbourne

Northern Star · Monday 8 June 1925 · page 5

At a sitting of the commission inquiring into the effect of Federation on Western Australia, the Western Australian representative, referring to the export of…

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Rocky River Gold Find

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 9 June 1925 · page 4

The miners at Drake are at present very interested and keenly watching the developments of a new gold find near the Rocky River which was…

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Gold at Drake

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 10 June 1925 · page 5

The miners at Drake are at present very interested and keenly watching the development's of a new gold find near the Rocky River, which was…

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Coal Tribunal. Assailed by Mr. Willis

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Wednesday 10 June 1925 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Mr. A. C. Willis, president of the Australian. Labor party, and secretary of the Miners Federation, in a statement…

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