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Northern Rivers · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1925

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Council Coal Contracts

Northern Star · Saturday 21 February 1925 · page 5

SYDNEY, Friday.—The Lord Mayor (Ald. P. V. Stokes) says that as far as he is personally concerned he does not fear the fullest possible investigation into the council's coal…

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Gold Wave New York

Northern Star · Saturday 21 February 1925 · page 7

The United States is recovering from a severe attack of Arctic weather which froze to death 29 people in Chicago and three in New York…

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Mine Gas Disaster (Reuter.) SULLIVAN (Indiana)

Northern Star · Monday 23 February 1925 · page 5

Fifty-one miners were killed in a mine gas explosion. Twenty-three bodies have so far been recovered. The rescuers are fighting the fumes to…

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Gold Standard. Britain May Sxifper Bv .■;.'.'■•■ ■.:■.'•.. ' Return.'. , '

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Monday 23 February 1925 · page 3

■LONDON, Sunda-v.-Mr. John May-nurd Koynes, editor of the " Economic tToiirniil" and chairman oil tlioNational Mutual Life Assurance Society, writing in"Tho Nation" strongly opposes tlio British roturn to tlio gold standard. Ito doclnros: that tlio wholo object- of it is> rigidly to link London with Wiill-…

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Gold Standard Strong Opposition to Return Warning to Great Britain (Reuter.) LONDON

Northern Star · Monday 23 February 1925 · page 5

Mr. John Maynard Keynes, editor af the "Economic Journal" and chairman of the National Mutual Life Assurance Society, writing in "The Nation" strongly…

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GOLD Further Consignment Arrives From U.S.A. for Sydney Banks

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 24 February 1925 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday.--Another gold shipment from America arrived by the steamer Maunganui to-day. It considered of 150 boxes, 28 bars,…

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Mining Industry Conflict (Reuter.) LONDON

Northern Star · Wednesday 25 February 1925 · page 5

The Northumberland Miners' Council at Newcastle has unanimously passed a resolution urging upon the executive of the Miners' Federation of Great Britain one…

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Miners Talk Fight International Action Proposed. Something More About the Triple Alliance

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 25 February 1925 · page 3

LONDON, Monday.--The Northumberland Miners Couneil at Newcastle has unanimously passed a motion, urging upon the executive of the…

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Miners Resume Work

Tweed Daily · Thursday 26 February 1925 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Wednesday,--The Wontaggi miners have decided to resume work under the terms of agreement arrived at on Friday by a…

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Recent Gold Find

Northern Star · Thursday 26 February 1925 · page 6

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The report of the inspector of mines states that the prospects of the recent gold find at Mount Kirwarrick, near Wingham, are not encouraging…

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Gold Mining at Tabulam

Northern Star · Saturday 28 February 1925 · page 4

The Yellow Creek goldmining syndicate is now confident of opening up a big alluvial field. The quality of the gold being washed out is of the highest, and it has been found…

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Miners Accept Offer

Northern Star · Saturday 28 February 1925 · page 5

BROKEN HILL, Friday.—A special meeting of the Industrial Council held last night decided to accept the mining company's offer of a bonus of not less than 1s 6d a…

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Exports of Gold

Northern Star · Saturday 28 February 1925 · page 5

SYDNEY, Friday.—An important statement was made to-night by the Prime Minister(Mr. S.M. Bruce), who announced that the Federal Government would permit the…

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Wingham Gold Prospects

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 28 February 1925 · page 4

The report of the inspector of mines states that the prospects of the recent gold find at Mount Kirwarrick, near Wingham, are not encouraging…

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Modern Science Passing of Old King Coal Uses of Oil Fuel

Northern Star · Saturday 28 February 1925 · page 9

When heavy crude oil from the well is distilled, and the petrol is vaporised off, black "residual" oil, which we broadly call "fuel oil," is left in the still. This fuel oil is…

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Gold Mining at Tabulam

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Monday 2 March 1925 · page 2

The Yellow Creek goldmining syndicate is now confident of opening up a big alluvial field. The quality of the gold being washed out is of the…

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Lost Gold Seekers. Live on Dead Chinese

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Monday 2 March 1925 · page 3

BERLIN, Sunday.—Although the Soviet authorities attempted to block all the roads to Toomole, on the Adan River, in Siberia, in order to check the…

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Siberian Horror Cannibalism of Gold Seekers Story of Ghastly Adventure Berlin

Northern Star · Monday 2 March 1925 · page 5

Although the Soviet authorities attempted to-block all the roads to Tommot, on the Aldan River, in Siberia, in order to check a suicidal gold rush thither, a stream of…

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Ghastly Adventure. Lost Gold Seekers Live on Dead Chinese. The Terrible Road to Toomote

Tweed Daily · Monday 2 March 1925 · page 2

BERLIN Saturday.--Although the Soviet authorities attempted to block all the roads to Toomote, on the Aldan River, in Siberia, in order to check the…

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Miners Entombed

Northern Star · Tuesday 3 March 1925 · page 4

SYDNEY, Monday.—Two employees of the Dunollie State mine, Denis Hughes and John Knox, were entombed as the result of the roof collapsing while they were…

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