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Mining & the mines, 1918

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Miners' Allowances. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 22 January 1918 · page 2

Mr. Fitzpatrick, Minister for Mines, today said he had received complaints from various mining centres regarding the allowances allowed by the…

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Colliery Idle. Night Shift Question. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 23 January 1918 · page 4

The Scarborough Tunnel colliery employing about 200 men, is again idle, due to a disagreement over the night shift question. There is little prospect…

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Coal Contract. Premiers Confer. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 23 January 1918 · page 3

Mr. Holman, who returned from Melbourne to-day, stated that he succeeded in convincing the Victorian Premier (Mr. Bowser), in respect to the coal…

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Colliery Dispute. Unionists Greatly Concerned. Test of Strength with Government. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 23 January 1918 · page 2

The Lymington colliery dispute is causing the officials of the Coal and Shale Employees' Federation considerable concern. Delegates from…

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Broken Hill Cases. Raid on Proprietary Mine. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 23 January 1918 · page 3

During a case in which six persons were charged with raiding the Proprietary Mine, Joseph Stacey, one of the accused, giving…

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Coal for Victoria. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 24 January 1918 · page 1

Mr. J. Garland, Minister for Justice, referring to the coal contract, said he never ahd any doubt that when the present Victorian Government knew…

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Coal Dispute. Trouble at South Coast

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 24 January 1918 · page 2

The South Coast mines are again working indifferently, troubles being prevalent at three collieries. The members of the Council of the…

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Mining

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 25 January 1918 · page 2

Mr J. T. Williams is dismantling the 10-head stamper-battery and other mining plant of the Tumut Gold Mines on Bombowlee Creek, to have it in readiness[?]…

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The "Alleged" Coal Contract

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 25 January 1918 · page 4

SOME very extraordinary things-besides the Bendigo "threat" have been said and done by Mr. W. M. Hushes during his…

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Coal Court President. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 26 January 1918 · page 3

The Government has decided to appoint Mr. Justice Edmunds as President of the Coal Court, which is to be established for carrying out the…

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Serious Fire in Mine. Brisbane

Daily Advertiser · Monday 28 January 1918 · page 2

It is reported from Cloncurry that a fire broke out in the Consuls mine at the 480ft. level. This is serious, as the Consuls contains the main body of ore…

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Coal-mining Disputes. Mr. Justice Edmunds Approved. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 29 January 1918 · page 4

The appointment of Mr. Justice Edmunds as a tribunal to settle disputes in the coal mining industries has released the tension in the…

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Coal Shortage. VANCOUVER

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 30 January 1918 · page 2

Intense suffering is reported in the Eastern Canadian and American cities. The coal shortage, is a serious problem. The train service is…

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Seized the Gold. LONDON

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 30 January 1918 · page 2

The "Times" states that the Bolsheviks seized the Roumanian gold reserve…

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Desert Gold Arrives in Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 30 January 1918 · page 4

That remarkable fine New Zealand performer, Desert Gold, arrived on Monday, and has gone into J. Whitworth's stable at Randwick. She will rest for…

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Coal Contracts. Mr. John Brown Resigns. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 30 January 1918 · page 3

Mr. John Brown, whose contract with the New South Wales and Victorian Governments for the supply of coal has recently been subject to much…

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Goobragandra Copper Mine

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Thursday 31 January 1918 · page 2

Mr. W. Dowling informs us that all arrangements have now been completed for working the Goobragandra copper mine, the enterprising…

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Miners Joining In

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 2 February 1918 · page 4

Reuter's Amsterdam correspondent states that Socialist representatives from all parts of Germany and Austria are arriving in Berlin, also,…

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Mining Accidents. Broken Hill Figures. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 4 February 1918 · page 3

Answering a question of Mr. Brookfield's regarding accidents at Broken Hill, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Minister for Mines, said yesterday that although Mr…

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Gallop by Desert Gold. Six Furlongs in 1.20. SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Monday 4 February 1918 · page 4

A feature of the work at Randwick to-day was Desert Gold's gallop. The magpie grass track was used, and the champion was stripped for a six…

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