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Riverina · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1921

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Mine Disaster. Twenty Men Buried. at Cadia Iron Mine. Heartrending Scenes. Orange

Daily Advertiser · Friday 11 March 1921 · page 2

A disaster occurred at Hoskins' iron mine at Cadia to-day. Following the usual custom the men working on the ore fired several shots in the open face…

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Gold Yield Returns for February

The Daily Express · Friday 11 March 1921 · page 3

The Under Secretary for Mines has furnished a return showing that the gold yield for February was 6,549 [?] valued at £01,575 as [?]…

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Science Notes & News. Stoking Coal in Water

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Friday 11 March 1921 · page 4

The advantages of storing quantities of coal under water, where deterioration is much less than in the air, are appealing more and more strongly to…

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Gloomy Predictions. for British Coal Industry. London

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 12 March 1921 · page 2

Neither the minors nor the owners are pleased with the bill for the removal of control in the coal industry, but the former recognise that the…

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Cadia Mine Tragedy. How the Disaster Was Brought About Blasting Powder App Arently Exploded Prematurely Recovery of Bodies Under Difficulties

The Daily Express · Saturday 12 March 1921 · page 1

Further particulars are tow to band regarding the disaster at Cadis Iron store Mine. reported yesterday. The mine consists of three open…

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Goldfield's Money Full Sum Returned. Sydney

The Daily Express · Saturday 12 March 1921 · page 1

Ronald-Bourns appeared at [?] horst Seconds to day on charge having [?] 260 [?] O[?]eld cricketer…

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Cadia Mine Disaster. Funerals of Victims. Orange

Daily Advertiser · Monday 14 March 1921 · page 4

The victims in the Cadia iron mine disaster were buried yesterday, large crowds attending the funerals. There were scenes of indescribable grief at…

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Kangaroo Mount Crome Mine

The Tumut Advocate and Farmers and Settlers' Adviser · Tuesday 15 March 1921 · page 2

The manager (Mr. A. W. Railton) of the Kangaroo Mount Chrome Mine, situate on Red Hill Station, sent in yesterday to the Tumut…

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Mining Fatality

The Tumut Advocate and Farmers and Settlers' Adviser · Tuesday 15 March 1921 · page 4

The first fatality that has occurred in the Long Tunnel Gold Mine, Gundagai, took place a little before noon on Tuesday, when Patrick Welch, a…

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Too Much Strike Miners Resentful. West Maitland

The Daily Express · Tuesday 15 March 1921 · page 4

At Hebburn colliery last week there were several sectional stoppages of work and three officials and committeemen have resigned. They stated…

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British Mining Situation Clearing an Honorable Compromise. London, March 18

The Daily Express · Tuesday 15 March 1921 · page 2

The [?] of [?] [?] Robert [?] [?] [?]…

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Hebburn Miners Resent Wheelers’ Strikes Boys Big Earnings. West Maitland

The Daily Express · Wednesday 16 March 1921 · page 1

A meeting of the Hebburn Miners Lodge at which the resignation of the officers of the committee were tendered as protest against the…

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Mining

Tumbarumba Times · Friday 18 March 1921 · page 3

The rumour circulated some time back that gold drudging operations, were to be entered upon on Manus Creek has not yet materialised. It…

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Big Coal Order. London

Daily Advertiser · Friday 18 March 1921 · page 2

The signing of the Anglo-Russion trade agreement has been speedily followed by a Moscow wireless announcing that a contract for a big coal order…

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Cadia Mine Disaster. Verdict of Accidental Death Orange

Daily Advertiser · Friday 18 March 1921 · page 2

The inquest concerning the Cadia mine disaster was held to-day at the Court House. William Taylor, the man who bored…

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"Vengeance Is Mine." Why Talaat Pasha Was Killed. "Happy and Proud" Assassin Berlin

Daily Advertiser · Friday 18 March 1921 · page 2

A thrilling story of an unrelented and determined pilgrimage of vengeance has been unfolded by the confession of Solomon Teilarian, the 24-year-old…

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Coal Serious Shortage Threat by Owners

The Daily Express · Saturday 19 March 1921 · page 1

The Coal position in New South Wales is it [?] rapidly becoming There now exists a great short. age at coal and everywhere supplies…

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The First Match Australia V Goldfields Visitors Lose 5 FOR 71. KALGOORLIE

The Daily Express · Saturday 19 March 1921 · page 1

The opening match of the tour of the Australian XI. was commenced here to-day against team representing the Goldfields. The home team…

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English Miners Reduction of Waces Reconstruction After War London, March 19

The Daily Express · Monday 21 March 1921 · page 1

The Minere Conference has recommended obtaining con[?] is respective districts whether to ternporarilly abandon the National Wtagee Board and…

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The Coal Trade Owners' Desperate position Offer to Divide Returns LONDON

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 22 March 1921 · page 1

The unfavourable state of the coal trade, especially in South Wales, is strikingly admitted by Mr. Hodges, secretary of the Miners' Federation, who…

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