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Mining & the mines, 1919

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Curtailing Coal. Printing Plants Must Stop. Board's Decision. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 5 June 1919 · page 2

The Coal Board told the Master Printers to-day that no permits could be granted to the trade except for the three daily papers. This means the…

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Riverina Coal Mine. Large Scam to be Worked

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 6 June 1919 · page 3

A company has been formed to work the Coorabin coal mine, near Oaklands. which was discovered some time back by Mr. J. T. Lane…

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Coal Restrictions. Effect on Employment. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Friday 6 June 1919 · page 2

As the result of the Coal Board restrictions it is estimated that at least 25,000 employees were affected to-day…

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Alleged Slander. Mining Company and Share Broker. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 7 June 1919 · page 3

In the Supreme Court, the Vegetable Creek. Tin Mining Co., No Liability, commenced an action against Joseph Smith Palmer, stock and share broker,…

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Gold Crisis. Artificial Values Responsible. London

Daily Advertiser · Monday 9 June 1919 · page 2

Commenting on the "Times" cable from Sydney, forecasting a crisis in the gold industry, city experts emphasise that the Government…

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Mint Price of Gold. Mr. Chamberlain's Statement London

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 10 June 1919 · page 2

In the House of Commons, Mr. Macquesten suggested that the standard mint price of gold was arbitrarily fixed at an artificially low price, being at…

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Big Reef Gold Mine Company to Be Formed

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 13 June 1919 · page 2

THE Big Reef Gold Mines are to be floated into a company! Mr. Wesley, who has been carrying on a vigorous policy of…

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Coal Supplies. Deputation to Mr. Watt. Government Will Enforce the Law. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Friday 13 June 1919 · page 2

In a deputation to Mr. Watt, Acting Prime Minister to-day, Mr. Tudor said there was a feeling in the community that there was a greater amount of coal…

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Gold Yield. Decrease in Value. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 16 June 1919 · page 1

The gold yield for New South Wales for the first five months of the present year shows a comparative decease in value of £30,325…

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Coal Supply for Gas. Restrictions Probable. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 16 June 1919 · page 2

The Department of Labor is investigating the question of coal supply for gas for the metropolitan area. The seamen's strike has caused the gas…

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Effect in Adelaide. Lack of Coal Tells. Adelaide

Daily Advertiser · Monday 16 June 1919 · page 2

This city is in a bad way owing to shortage of gas, trams and trams, due to the lack of coal, consequent on the seamen's strike. Many local…

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Mining

The Tumut Advocate and Farmers and Settlers' Adviser · Tuesday 17 June 1919 · page 2

A revival in mining matters has set in and with the advance of copper prices and resumption of buying of the are by the reduction works, operations in the Tumut district…

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Early Mining Days. Searching for Gold in the 60's & 70's

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 17 June 1919 · page 2

THE following mining extracts taken from our old files of the '60's and '70's may prove of interest to our readers:—…

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Seamen's Strike. Effect of Coal Shortage. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 18 June 1919 · page 3

It is understood that unless an unexpected improvement in the supply of coal takes place in Sydney, it is likely that the gas restrictions…

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No Gas Restrictions. Gas Works to Get Coal. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 21 June 1919 · page 3

The Minister for Labor and Industry (Mr. G. S. Beeby) states that there is no likelihood of the gas restriction being imposed in the metropolitan…

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Railwaymen on Short Time. Coal Position in South Australia. Adelaide

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 21 June 1919 · page 4

The Government has placed all the railway men on three-quarter time. The coal position in the State has now reached on acute stage and…

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Long Tunnel Mine

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 24 June 1919 · page 2

Mr. Justice Heydon has joined the board of the Gundagai Long Tunnel Gold Mine, in lieu of Dr. J. C. Robinson. The mine…

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Coal Undamaged by Water

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Thursday 26 June 1919 · page 6

An interesting result of recent experiments with coal is the demonstration of the benefits of submerging the mineral under water. Coal…

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French Strike. Miners Resume Work. Paris

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 26 June 1919 · page 2

The miners in the Pas de Calais have resumed work…

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Our Wires. Mine Re-opens Sydney, This Day

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 26 June 1919 · page 2

As a result of the conference between the Queensland Premier and the directors' of the Mount Morgan Co. arrangements have…

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