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Mining & the mines, 1921

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Coal Embargo Serious Complications. Newcastle

The Daily Express · Monday 25 July 1921 · page 1

The extension of the coal embargo, placing Borehole coal under control, has resulted in a serious position in the mining Industry, entsiling the…

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Mining Notes

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 26 July 1921 · page 3

NEW Gibraltar Goldmining Company, N.L., Grahamstown, has been added to the official list of the Sydney Stock Exchange. The…

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Sacks of Gold. Old Man's Delusion. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 28 July 1921 · page 3

An eld man interviewed Superintendent Nolan at the police headquarters to-day and asked for his assistance to get him five sacks of gold…

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Coal Restrictions. Removal of Export Embargo Urged. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 28 July 1921 · page 2

Representation of the Miners' Federation interviewed Sir Robert German Solicitor-General on the question of coal restriction pointing out…

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South African Miners. Acceptance of Reduced Wages to Be Decided by Ballot. Capetown

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 28 July 1921 · page 2

At Johannesburg the combined executives of the trade unions of the using industry have decide to take a being throughout the whole industry as to…

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Mt. Lyell Mine. Policy of Retrenchment. Hobart

Daily Advertiser · Monday 1 August 1921 · page 2

A policy of retrenchment has been inaugurated at the Mt. Lyell mine, Tasmania. It is understood it will reduce working expenses by about £8000…

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Coal Control Borehole Stoppage, Newcastle

The Daily Express · Wednesday 3 August 1921 · page 1

There is a likelihood that the embargo on Borehole coal will be lilted if the collieries give an assurance that any steamers requiting [?] will…

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Safety in Mines London, Aug 3

The Daily Express · Thursday 4 August 1921 · page 2

A new invention called a metha[?] [?]ter capable of automatically [?]ding a fractional percentage of firedamp has paseed the final Home…

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Coal Control Embargo Lifted. Newscaster

The Daily Express · Monday 8 August 1921 · page 3

The embargo on the expert of cloud has [?] completely Hilled on condoles [?] coal owner [?] preferred to the wanted of inter state and…

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Maitland Coal. Export Embargo to Be Lifted. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Monday 8 August 1921 · page 3

The embargo on the export of Maitland coal, which has been in existence for about 12 months, is to be lifted. This announcement was made to-day…

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Items of News. Railway Coal Stacks

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 10 August 1921 · page 2

The Railway Department at Junee have approximately 12,000 tons of coal stacked in the railway triangle at the northern end of the town, outside the…

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Gold Discovery “Rush” at Glen Innes Sydney

The Daily Express · Thursday 11 August 1921 · page 1

A message from Glen Innes states that something in the nature of a mild gold “rush” Is taking place there, and that a number of young…

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Lost in a Mine. Elderly Man's Plight. Newcastle

Daily Advertiser · Friday 12 August 1921 · page 4

Arthur Handy, an elderly man employed as shiftman in the Richmond main colliery, lost his way in the old working on Monday night, and he was…

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A Chunk of Coal

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 17 August 1921 · page 2

Whilst Alderman R. Joyce, of Junee, who is employed in the railway sheds at Junee, on Monday afternoon, was passing the large coal stack adjacent…

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Gold Reefs. Recent Discoveries. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 17 August 1921 · page 3

Advices have been received from J. Davis and party that they have opened up a good reef at Bumbaldry 50 miles from Young and assays have…

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Coining Money. Coal Trimmers' Wages. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 17 August 1921 · page 3

Under an agreement filed to-day in the Federal Arbitration Court the rates for coal trimmers at Newcastle were fixed. The pay is 3/ per hour,…

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Mineral Wealth Gold and Tin Discoveries. Sydney'

The Daily Express · Wednesday 17 August 1921 · page 1

A report from Young states that gcid assaying over 32 ounces to the ten has been found at Bumbaldry, 50 miles from town…

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Christmas Gift Gold Mine

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 18 August 1921 · page 3

The mine manager reports: "The mill ran 174 hours to fortnight ending 13th August Good ore is being broken from 142 feet level north, also from…

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Russians Remove Gold. Bolshevik Council Moving. London

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 18 August 1921 · page 2

The "Daily Mail's" correspondent at Bjorneborg, in Finland, reports that Leonid Krassin, the Russian trade envoy, has made a statement to the…

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Random Readings. Russia's Gold

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Friday 19 August 1921 · page 3

The largest hoard of gold in the world is that hold in the vaults of the Russian State Bank. Ordinarily a visitor may travel…

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