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Riverina · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1923

581 stories in Riverina's papers · page 28 of 30

£500 in Gold a Banker’s Freight

The Daily Express · Tuesday 6 November 1923 · page 2

A banker got a double shock the other day. A well-known customer entered and stated that he wanted to deposit £500 in gold , a fact that…

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Items of News. Miners Are Alarmed

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 7 November 1923 · page 2

A Newcastle message says: "It is predicted that there will be a big accident in the Richmond Main colliery on account of the alleged…

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Coal Mine [?] Charleston [?]

The Daily Express · Thursday 8 November 1923 · page 1

Twenty-[?] taken from the [?] mine [?] wrecked [?]…

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Mining Fatality. Vancouver, November 6

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 8 November 1923 · page 2

At Charleston West Virginia, 27, bodies were taken from the Glen Rodgers coal mine which had been wrecked by an explosion. Six others…

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Miners Dispute Sydney

The Daily Express · Saturday 10 November 1923 · page 1

The Chief Secretary Mr. Cakes has agreed to meet the Miners Council’s representatives in [?] concerning the M[?] coal trouble…

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Riot at a Mine

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 10 November 1923 · page 4

Reuter's Gelsen Kiarchen correspondent report that one was killed and forty severely injured in a battle lasting several hours between the police…

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Lava Takes Many Years to Coal

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 10 November 1923 · page 2

Peasants on the slopes of Mount Etna can still boil water over the lava that flowed from the volcano during the eruption of 1910. Lava…

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Christmas Gift Gold Mine

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 13 November 1923 · page 2

The manager reports the following work done at the mine for the fortnight, ended 9th November 1923: The 300 foot level has been…

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Scrap of Paper. Torn Up by Miners. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 13 November 1923 · page 2

Mr. Jonas, acting-secretary of the Northern Colleries Association, stated to-day, that notwithstanding the fact, that the Miners' Federation at the…

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Money in Coal Wellington, N.Z., November 12

The Daily Express · Tuesday 13 November 1923 · page 2

It is stated that in [?] the Co-operative [?] of Seddonvile are earning from [?] to £100 per man per fortnight…

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Gold Mining

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 15 November 1923 · page 2

The Federal Government has decided, to convene a conference of goldmining representatives from all States with the object of devising ways and…

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Local and General Coal Near Albury

The Daily Express · Thursday 15 November 1923 · page 2

A report from Albury states that Mr. W. P. Kinney. proprietor and John [?]ton [?] applied for[?] to enter [?]180 aeres on Maryvale…

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Gold Basis Demanded London, November 13

The Daily Express · Thursday 15 November 1923 · page 1

The Exchange Telegraph’s Berlin correspondent says a general strike is threatened at Berlin at the weekend, unless wages are placed on a…

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Northern Coalfields. Five Mines Idle. Three Resuming To-Day SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 19 November 1923 · page 1

There are now five mines idle in the Northern coalfields. The two latest pits to stop work are Walleras and New Lambton…

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Miners Strike. Brisbane

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 20 November 1923 · page 1

The employees at Mount Morgan company's collliery at Baraliaba, are on strike. Operations have also ceased at the…

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The Coalfields. What Miners Can Do Sydney

The Daily Express · Tuesday 20 November 1923 · page 1

When asked to-day about the stoppage on the northern coalfield, Mr. Willis, Secretary of the Miners’ Federation, said that members who…

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Coal Mining at Sydney Sydney

The Daily Express · Wednesday 21 November 1923 · page 2

The Balmain Colliery is now [?] of coal [?] all of lant quality [?] [?] of whom [?]…

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Before the Mining Warden. Monday, November 26, 1923

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 27 November 1923 · page 3

Before the Mining Warden, Mr. W. A. Flynn, Leslie James Beattle appeared as applicant for a quarter acre block in the village of Tarcutta…

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Gamblers' Gold. Who Is the Owner? Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 28 November 1923 · page 4

In the High Court to-day Sergeant Russell appealed against the decision of the State Full Court in regard to the ownership of £375, which was seized…

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Lost Gold Mines

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Friday 30 November 1923 · page 5

Of all the romantic tales heard in Mexico, says Wallace Gillpatrick in "Wanderings in Mexico" none are more fascinating than the stories of…

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