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Mining & the mines, 1923

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The Ruhr. Germans Stubborn. Coal Trains Held Up. London, February 4

The Daily Express · Tuesday 6 February 1923 · page 1

The “Daily Chronicle’s” Dusseldorf Correspondent says everybody is waiting for news of the first coal train to France…

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The Mining Dispute. No Cause for Alarm. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 6 February 1923 · page 2

Mr. M'Donald, secretary of the Northern Colliery Proprietors' Association, said he did not regard the coal situation with appre[?]. In fact…

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Coal Miners' Dispute. Boycott Not Yet in Operation. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 7 February 1923 · page 2

The Federal Council of the Coal Miners' Union has not yet put into force the boycott on coal being sent from New South Wales to Victoria…

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Coal and Coke Statistics for 1922 SYDNEY

The Daily Express · Wednesday 7 February 1923 · page 2

The Mines Department statistics for the year 1922 show that the coal yield for the year amounted to 10,183,000 tons, which had been…

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Poor Coal Miners Sydney

The Daily Express · Thursday 8 February 1923 · page 2

Giving [?] of the Miners [?] [?] to-day [?] Ernest Gibson stated that if [?] wages were reduced it would mean semi[?]rvation for some…

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Another Coal Mine Dispute. Newcastle

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 8 February 1923 · page 2

Because the superintendent or the Burwood Colliery has refused to accde to the request of the men for higher wages a rupture in coal mining…

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Christmas Gift Mine

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 8 February 1923 · page 2

The Manager reports: The following work has been done at the mine for, the fortnight ending February 2nd: The 300ft. level Plat: 300 cubic…

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Miners’ Strike Saare Coalfield Idle Paris, February 6

The Daily Express · Thursday 8 February 1923 · page 1

A Saarebruck message says, [?] strike on the Scare coalfied is compete and 72.000 miners are out. The managers are encountering the [?]…

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Power House Coal. New Method of Cartage

Daily Advertiser · Friday 9 February 1923 · page 2

The cartage of coal to the power house formed the subject of a report from the Trading Panel to last night's meeting of the Wagga Municipal…

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[?] Winning Coal with [?]

The Daily Express · Saturday 10 February 1923 · page 4

Some remarkable experiments recently made by a British professor in the treatment of coal with acid suggest that we are on the [?]…

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Cheaper Mining a Valuable Invention

The Daily Express · Saturday 10 February 1923 · page 8

Tests of an automatic drill sharpening furnace, Invented by a Rand [?] proved [?] successful that if is estimated that the saving in steel…

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The Ruhr. More French Arrive. Limited Coal Supplies. BERLIN

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 10 February 1923 · page 4

The Budget presented to the committee of the Reichstag by the Minister for the Interior states that only 22,000 tons of coal and 17,000 tons of coke…

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After Many Weeks Coal Going Forward Paris, February 9

The Daily Express · Monday 12 February 1923 · page 1

A [?] of coal has [?] the Ruhr, for Belgium and two similar ones for France, while others with 5000 tons are enroute between…

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The Ruhr. Keeping Germans Out. Facilities for Coal Trains. DUSSELDORF

Daily Advertiser · Monday 12 February 1923 · page 2

The French advance between the British zone and Elberfield is extended in the direction of Radevormwald. A conference in Paris between M…

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Mine Disaster Many Killed and Injured Explosion Due to Bad Wiring Vancouver, February 9

The Daily Express · Monday 12 February 1923 · page 4

Many miners are dead and many, others were injured as the result, of an explo[?] on at C[?]berland. Vancouver Island…

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Getting Back to Gold Banks Have Large Quantities Melbourne

The Daily Express · Tuesday 13 February 1923 · page 1

Mr. Collins, secretary of the Treasury states that great strides have been made, towards the resumption of over-seas payment in gold, but the…

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Victorian Miners Melbourne

The Daily Express · Wednesday 14 February 1923 · page 1

The Wonthag[?] coal mine [?]ppte has been [?]ettled [?] the terms [?] not disclo[?]ed.‘…

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Too Much Gold an American Complaint Washington, February 12

The Daily Express · Wednesday 14 February 1923 · page 2

The Comptroller of Currency, in his annual report to Congress, states that America is justified in hoping that in the near future there will be…

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Wagga Cup. Celebration of Jubilee Year. Gold Cup Presented by Mr. Stephen Sullivan. £1000 Prize Money to Be Distributed

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 14 February 1923 · page 2

The committee of the Murrumbidgee Turf Club met yesterday afternoon at the club rooms, with the chairman (Mr. I. Cullen) presiding…

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Mining

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 16 February 1923 · page 2

Mr. T. H. Cunningham, the indomitable mining enthusiast, who has had three tries to get down deep enough to prove the ore values of…

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