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Mining & the mines, 1922

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American Strikes Coal Strike Broken Important Settlement Vancouver, August 30

The Daily Express · Friday 1 September 1922 · page 1

The Bituminous coal strike in Western Pennsylvania has ended. The Pittsburgh Coal Company, the largest independent producer in the…

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Colliery Exploision Fifteen Men Killed Vancouver, August 31

The Daily Express · Saturday 2 September 1922 · page 1

[?] are dead and fourteen [?] as the [?] of an [?] at [?] [?]…

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Fire on Steamer. Coal in the Bunker Alight. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 4 September 1922 · page 2

A fire broke out last night amongst 400 tons of coal in a bunker on the steamer Ooma. The bulkhead was burnt and a number of tons of coal was…

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"Big Ben" Gold Mine

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 5 September 1922 · page 2

The following Is the manager's report for the week ending Sep. 1st: No. 1 Lease: Sinking will be commenced at No. 1 shaft on Monday…

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American Strikes Coal Strike Ended Anthracite Miners Return Philadelphia, September 2

The Daily Express · Tuesday 5 September 1922 · page 1

The coal strike is over, the anthracite operators and miners having agreed to resume mining on the old wage scale, which is to be extended…

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Wages Reduction Nova Scotia Miners. Vancouver, Sept. 2

The Daily Express · Tuesday 5 September 1922 · page 1

A report from Halifax states that 10,000 Nova Scotia miners have accepted the wages offer of the British Empire Steel Comporation , thereby…

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Terrible Death Accident in Lonely Mine Brisbane

The Daily Express · Tuesday 5 September 1922 · page 1

A shocking fatality occurred on Friday near Murphy’s Creek, 15 miles from Toowoomba. Charles Lehr was engaged…

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Killed by Fall of Coal. Toowoomba

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 5 September 1922 · page 4

A shocking [?]ality [?]rred, near Toowoomba, Queensland. Charles Lehr a miner, was pinned to the earth by a fall of coal. He lay there unable to…

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Gold Rush on the Coast. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 5 September 1922 · page 2

Messages from Port Macquarie state great excitement prevails over the reported rich find, of gold at Cathie Creek. Samples show a rich vein…

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Big Colliery Disaster at Haig Pit, Whitehaven. Forty Men Entombed LONDON

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 7 September 1922 · page 2

Forty miners have been entombed in the deepest under sea workings at Haig Pit, Whitehaven, about one and a half miles from the shaft. The rescuers'…

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No Coal To-day Stop. Work Meeting Sydney

The Daily Express · Thursday 7 September 1922 · page 4

With one or two exceptions every coalmine in the Commonwealth will be idle to-morrow when stop-work [?]eetings will be held to discuss the…

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WIRES & Cables This Afternoon Mining Disaster. No One Escapes. 24 Bodies Recovered. LONDON

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 7 September 1922 · page 1

Twenty-four bodies have been recovered in the Whitehaven mining disaster. Some of the victims are…

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Colliery Disaster. 29 Victims Recovered. London

Daily Advertiser · Friday 8 September 1922 · page 2

Twenty-four bodies have been recovered in the Whitehaven disaster. Some of the victims were unrecognisable. Colliery officials who were…

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Mining Dispute. Stop Work Meetings. Newcastle

Daily Advertiser · Friday 8 September 1922 · page 2

Five meetings were held in Newcastle and South Maitland coal fields to-day, and the feeling expressed was that the miners were solid for no reduction in…

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The Mines Commission Washington, September 8

The Daily Express · Monday 11 September 1922 · page 1

The Senate has passed the Borah Bill for the appointment of a Commission to investigate the coal industry after reecting an amendment…

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Coal and Labor Problems. Application Before the Court. SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 11 September 1922 · page 1

In the High Court to-day the Bellambi Coal Company, Ltd., and members of the other colliery companies which constitute the Southern…

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Industrial. Win for Colliery Proprietors. Costs Against Tribunal and Union. SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 12 September 1922 · page 2

The Full High Court this afternoon ordered a rule nisi to be made [?] the application by the Southern Colliery Proprietors' Association, thus…

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South Africa Mining Disputes Conciliation Scheme Accepted Johannesburg, Sep. 12

The Daily Express · Thursday 14 September 1922 · page 1

The General Council of the South African Mine “Workers” Union has decked to adopt the conciliation, scheme put forward by the…

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Hyde Park Gold Where Did It Come From? Sydney

The Daily Express · Friday 15 September 1922 · page 2

Six more small pieces of gold have been found in Hyde Pars, tut an analysis of some of the latest finds shows indications of brass, and in…

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Reparations Belgium’s Demands Gold Guarant[?]e Required London, September 14

The Daily Express · Saturday 16 September 1922 · page 1

Belgium has handed to Germany a note insisting upon the deposit of 100,000,000 gold marks with the Banque de Belgique for the purpose of…

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