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Mining & the mines, 1921

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Minimum Wage. in Mining Industry. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 20 September 1921 · page 2

The central council of the Australian Coal and Shale Employees' Federation has authorised the central executive to take steps to induce the…

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The Mining Disaster 12 Bodies Recovered Rescuers Overcome by Gas BRISBANE

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 20 September 1921 · page 1

The Queensland Government has been advised that 12 bodies have been recovered at Mt. Mulligan. 60 men are still entombed, and it is considered…

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The Colliery Catastrophe 35 Bodies Recovered Devoted Women Waiting BRISBANE

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 21 September 1921 · page 1

Thirty-five bodies have now been recovered from Mount Mulligan mine. In the opinion of the searches the last batch removed had suffered death by…

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Mining Disaster. Twenty Bodies Recovered. Sixty Men Still Entombed. Rescuers Overcome by Fumes. Brisbane

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 21 September 1921 · page 2

The Queensland Government has been advised that 12 bodies have been recovered at Ml. Mulligan. However 60 men are still entombed and it is…

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No Hope. Twenty Bodies Recovered at Mount Mulligan Rescue Parties Suffer From Gas in the Mine Strenuous Efforts of Gangs Working by Moonlight

The Daily Express · Wednesday 21 September 1921 · page 1

A Cairns telegram fast night stated that 20 bodies had been recovered from Mount [?] mine and it was thought that 62 were still unaccounted for. The Superintendent Engineer at Mount Milligan telegraphed…

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The Colliery Disaster 56 Bodies Recovered BRISBANE

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 22 September 1921 · page 1

56 bodies have been recovered from Mount Mulligan mine…

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Compensation. for Dependents of Miners. Ample Provision Made. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 22 September 1921 · page 2

Mr. Ogilvie, acting secretary of Chillagoe Ltd., in the course of an interview at Melbourne to-day, said next Friday would have been the…

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Mining Disaster. Thirty-seven Bodies Now Recovered. Rescuers Working with Demoniacal Energy. Doubtful If Removals Can Continue. Chillagoe

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 22 September 1921 · page 2

Thirty five bodies have now been recovered from Mt. Mulligan mine. In the opinion of the scarchers the last batch removed had suffered death…

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Mining Disaster. 56 Bodies Recovered. Coal Dust Probable Cause. Chillagoe

Daily Advertiser · Friday 23 September 1921 · page 3

Altogether fifty-six bodies have now been recovered from Mt. Mulligan Mine. The Chillagoe mining [?]…

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Gold Discovery

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 23 September 1921 · page 2

A gold hearing reef hat been discovered on Mr. H. Hsmbtin’s property, five miles from Ganmain, au official assay showing the presence of both gold and silver…

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Mining Industry Men Who May Not Work. Broken Hill

The Daily Express · Saturday 24 September 1921 · page 1

Trade union leaders. who, in the past, advocated cleaning up the mining industry and making it safe for men to work in the mines. are now…

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British Coal Mines Closing Down, London, Sept. 23

The Daily Express · Monday 26 September 1921 · page 1

Owing to trade repressing a [?] number of coal mines in wales and closing down indefinitely including the Great Western combine at Pontypridd,…

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Gold Rush. Rich Strike at Santa Monica. Vancouver

Daily Advertiser · Monday 26 September 1921 · page 2

A message from Los Angeles states that leading assayers describe the recent gold strike at Santa Monica Mountains as the greatest in…

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Mining Disaster. [?]Pensation for Relatives. Labor Council's Motion. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 26 September 1921 · page 3

In connection with the Mount Mul[?]an disaster, the Sydney Labor Coun[?] carried the following motion: "That his Council hopes workers in the…

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Miners' Hours. Nike Days a Fortnight Urged. Maitland

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 27 September 1921 · page 4

At a conference of delegates representing the miners' lodges of the Newcastle and Maitland districts, held at Maitland yesterday, s resolution was…

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South Wales Miners Increased Pav Ordered Mines Closed Down. London, Sept. 27

The Daily Express · Wednesday 28 September 1921 · page 1

The “Daily Telegraph’s” Cardiff correspondent says the [?]mines Department of the Board of Trade has issued an order. without warning…

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Carpathia Tin Mine Shareholders COMPLAlN. SYDNEY

The Daily Express · Thursday 29 September 1921 · page 1

At a meeting of shareholders of the Carpathia Ti[?]mining Company to-day Mr. Mansell, one of .the shareholders, who said be had '2,000 shares, moved:…

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Love's Young Dream Coal Lumper and Typist. Sydney

The Daily Express · Friday 30 September 1921 · page 3

An unusual story of an interrupted wedding was told at the Central Court, to-day [?] coal [?]per named [?] aged was…

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Gold Stolen Detective Office Robbed. Kalgoorlie

The Daily Express · Saturday 1 October 1921 · page 1

Three bags of gold-bearing ore worth £3,000 has been stolen from the detective office at Kalgoorlie. The ore was seized during a raid on a…

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Mine Afire. No Casualties. Auckland

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 4 October 1921 · page 2

The Rotowaro coal mine, near Huntley, New Zealand, caught fire yesterday, and is still burning strongly. The mouth of the mine has been sealed,…

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