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Riverina · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1923

581 stories in Riverina's papers · page 27 of 30

Christmas Gift Mine—

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 18 October 1923 · page 2

The manager reports that the drive in the 300 feet level has been extended to a distance of 225 feet north of the Main shaft, Driving was done…

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The Entombed Miners No More Alive. LONDON

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 19 October 1923 · page 1

All hope of rescuing any more of the entombed miners at the Reding pit vanished yesterday, when the company officially announced that,…

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The Ruhr Coal Payments Cease Industrialists Will Help (Reuter Service) BRUSSELS, October 17

The Daily Express · Friday 19 October 1923 · page 1

The German Charge d Affaires interviewed M. Jasper and explained Germany’s difficulty in paying the industrialists for coal delivered to…

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Redding Mine Disaster. 40 Lives Lost. London

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 20 October 1923 · page 4

All hope of rescuing any of the entombed miners alive, at the Redding pit, vanished to-day, when the company officially announced that, on…

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Internal Troubles Quarrel Between Bavaria and Saxony Bavarian, Premier Exposes Communits Schemes Germany Still Negotiating with France About Coal Deliveries Reuter Service) BERLIN, Oct. 18

The Daily Express · Saturday 20 October 1923 · page 1

The differences between the Imperial and the Saxony Governments, which were exaggerated by the Muller peremptory decrees, have now extended…

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Cartridge in the Coal Sydney

The Daily Express · Thursday 25 October 1923 · page 2

Harry D[?]enck, a cook, living at Alexandria was stoking a stove when a cartridge, which evidently had been put in with the coal, exploded and…

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Mines Closing. London

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 26 October 1923 · page 1

A message from Essen states that the mineowners resolved to close all the Westphallan mines owing to failure of negotiations with the…

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Rich Gold Find

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 26 October 1923 · page 2

Mr. James McEvoy has struck a rich gold root on a spur running from Minjary range towards Califat. A sample of the ferruginous quartz…

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N.Z. Mining Trouble. Conference Abortive. Wellington (N.z.)

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 26 October 1923 · page 1

The conference of representatives of the miners and mine owners with the Minister for Labor, in connection with the miners' dispute proved…

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The Ruhr Mines Closing Down Berlin, Oct 25

The Daily Express · Saturday 27 October 1923 · page 1

Mineowners in the Ruhr have resolved to close all the West[?]halian mines on Oct. 29 owing to the failure, of the negotiations with the…

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Strike [?]Probable the Miners’ Ballot Sydney

The Daily Express · Monday 29 October 1923 · page 1

The decision of the Council of the Miners’ Federation to take a strike ballot is only to satisfy the extremists who are clamouring for a…

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Miners' Federation. and the Governing Body... Mr. Willis's Comments. BRISBANE

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 29 October 1923 · page 1

Mr. A.C. Willis, referring to the reported intention of the Queensland, section of the Miners' Federation to sever its connection with the…

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Local and General Miners' Strike Improbable

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 30 October 1923 · page 2

The decision of the Council of the Miners' Federation to take a strike ballot is only to satisfy the extremists who are clamouring for a…

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No Fear of Strike Northern Miners Working Newcastle

The Daily Express · Tuesday 30 October 1923 · page 1

For the fortnight ended on Saturday, 19 of the collieries in the Newcastle and Maitland districts worked call time. Only Duckenfiled No. 2…

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Coal Mine Closed Berlin, October 29

The Daily Express · Wednesday 31 October 1923 · page 1

It is authoritatively stated that 63 of the 57 coal mines in the Essen District have closed down…

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Mine Closed Down. More Trouble Brewing Newcastle

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 31 October 1923 · page 2

The Central Greta colliery has been sold to a Melbourne company and is to be closed down pending the installation of coal cutting machines…

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Northern N Colleries More Mines Idle Newcastle

The Daily Express · Wednesday 31 October 1923 · page 2

Central Greta Colliery has been sold to a Melbourne Company an[?] will be closed pending the Installation of coal-cutting machines…

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Gold in the Ranges

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 1 November 1923 · page 2

0Mr. James McEvoy has stru[?] a rich gold reef on the spur running from Minjary Range towards Calaft. A [?]mple of ferruginous quartz taken…

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Northern Collieries Side-tracking Trouble Mr. Dakes to Intervene Sydney

The Daily Express · Thursday 1 November 1923 · page 2

The State Cabinet this afternoon considered the position on the Maitland coalfields and the report of Mr. Justice [?]munds with regard to the…

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Coal Reserve

The Daily Express · Friday 2 November 1923 · page 2

The Chief Mechanical Eigineer of the Wagga Municipal Council (Mr O. A. Robinson) [?] determined that the Wagga power house and…

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