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Mining & the mines, 1919

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Strike in Silesia. Still Spreading. Destroying Coal Mines. LONDON, Thursday

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 22 August 1919 · page 1

A Warsaw message says that the Polish rising in Upper Silesia continues to spread. The strikers have captured Kattowitz, Tichau,…

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Silesian Strikes. Destruction of Mines. London

Daily Advertiser · Friday 22 August 1919 · page 2

Allied representatives in Silesia telegraphed that the strikers were destroying the coal mines in Upper Silesia. The conference is despatching the Coal…

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Mining News. Gundagai Long Tunnel

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 22 August 1919 · page 2

Crushing operations at the Gundagai Tunnel Gold Mine commenced late in December last and continued up till April 8, during…

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German Coal; Ruhr Region Supples France. a Million Tons First Month. LONDON

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 22 August 1919 · page 1

A Berlin report on Wednesday states that the coal deliveries to France from the Ruhr region exceeded a million tons for the first…

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Eugowra Escort Gold Robbery. in the Days of the Bushrangers

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 23 August 1919 · page 6

A few days ago a representative of the Temora "Independent" had an Interesting conversation with a man who has a marvellous memory. He relates…

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Mining at Messines

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 26 August 1919 · page 2

In a lecture a few days ago, Professor David, of Sydney University, said the whole of the mines at Hill 60. Messines, and Wytschacte had to…

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Miners and Soldiers. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 27 August 1919 · page 1

At a meeting of the Council of the Coal and Shale Employees' Federation, the following resolution was carried: "That mincowners be at once notified…

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Adventures of a Missionary in an Alaskan Gold-camp

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 29 August 1919 · page 3

KLONDIKE was the objective of the first gold-rush to Alaska in 1897 and 1898. In 1899 another "strike" was announced, this time at Nome, on the black, wind-sweet coast…

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Mining

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Monday 1 September 1919 · page 2

Gundagai Long Tunnel Mine shares are gradually creeping up. They are now worth 7s 1d. "The future prospects of the…

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Long Tunnel Mine Annual Meeting

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Monday 1 September 1919 · page 2

The annual meeting of shareholders of the Gundagai Long Tunnel Gold Mine, N.L., was held in Sydney on Friday,…

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Miners Buried. Mishap at Newnes. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 1 September 1919 · page 2

Two men Tom Mackay and F Coiner, were buried by a fall earth at the Newnes share mine yesterday morning Mackay was badly…

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Barrier Miners. Befuse to Resume. Broken Hill

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 2 September 1919 · page 2

One of the speaker at the Amalgamated Metalliferous Affiliation's meeting at Broken Hill said that the miners would refuse to work under the awards…

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Railway Smash. Coal Trucks Wrecked. Brisbane

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 2 September 1919 · page 2

A big smash occurred on the Emerald to Blair Athol railway line, last night. After descending a steep incline, a special coal train,…

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Railway Smash. Coal Train Runs Off. Waggons BadlY Damaged. BRISBANE

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 2 September 1919 · page 1

A big smash occurred on the Emerald to Blare Athol railway line, Queensland, on Sunday night. After descending a steep incline, a special…

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There's Gold in Sea-water

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Thursday 4 September 1919 · page 6

That there is gold in the sea is well known. Someone has even taken the trouble to compute the approximate amount. Every ton of sea-water…

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Miners Accept Advice. London

Daily Advertiser · Friday 5 September 1919 · page 4

The Miners' Conference have unanimously adopted the advice of their executive not to strike over the question of the nationalisation of the coal mines,…

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Nationalisation of Mines. Executive Takes Action. London

Daily Advertiser · Friday 5 September 1919 · page 4

The Executive of the Miners Federation has derided to advise the special conference assembling tomorrow to reject the Government's…

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German Coal Deliveries. the Terms Lightened. London

Daily Advertiser · Friday 5 September 1919 · page 2

Reuters Copenhagen correspondent cables that a German official statement says that the Allies have agreed to accept the delivery of coal…

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Reported Gold Discovery

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 8 September 1919 · page 2

There is mild excitement in Young, owing to the reported discovery of rich gold bearing quartz, about 13 miles from Young, in the vicinity of…

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A Dark Cloud Another Coal Strike Looming Sydney, This Day

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Monday 8 September 1919 · page 2

It is reported there is a possibility of another coal miners' strike throughout Australia…

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