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Southern Highlands · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1916

26 stories in Southern Highlands's papers · page 1 of 2

See the Gold

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 15 April 1916 · page 3

Lo and behold the Gold! Yes, what a tremendous quantity of it there is. And how yellow and glittering and attractive. And what a delightful specific…

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Mines in Artois. Failure of Enemy Attacks on the French

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 3 June 1916 · page 4

Mr. H. Warner Allen, special correspondent of the British Press with the French armies, says the principal objectives of the German offensive in Artois during the last week in…

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Fate of Hampshire Struck a Mine London June 11

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 14 June 1916 · page 4

The Admiralty has made the following announcement:— "Admiral Sir John Je[?] reports that it is now established that the…

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Tragedy at the Goulburn Railway Yards. Two Men Succumb to Coal Fumes. Two Others Affected

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 29 July 1916 · page 4

A sad accident in which two men, Mr. Joseph Miller, a boiler-maker, about 50 years of age, and Mr. Stanley Malmborg, his assistant,…

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Mount Murray Coal Mine

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 12 September 1916 · page 2

The Central Illawarra Coal Mining and Coke Syndicate have started operations in the Mount Murray district. Their plant consists of a 12 h.p. portable boiler, 12 h.p…

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Mount Murray Coal Mine. From a Correspondent

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 12 September 1916 · page 2

The Central Ill[?]warra Coal Mining and coke Syndicate have started operation in the [?] Murray district. Their plant consists of a 19 h.p. portable boiler, 12 h.p…

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The Coal Crisis. All Affiliated Mines Out on Strike

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 4 November 1916 · page 4

All mines in the Commonwealth Affliated with the Australsian Coal and [?]War [?] P[?]tion were [?] Wednesday…

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Australian Coal

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 7 November 1916 · page 2

Australia produces about [?]500,000 tons of coal per annum five-sixths of it in New South Wales which means that she requires…

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The Coal Strike

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 7 November 1916 · page 2
Also in The Southern Mail

The outlook in connection with the coal strike is gran. A serious dislocation has already occurred in the shipping trade. A Dumber of cargo vessels are laid up. and many…

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The Coal Crisis

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 8 November 1916 · page 2

The conference between the Minister for Labour and the representative of the coal owners and the miners was not held in Sydney on…

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Rich Gold Yield

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 8 November 1916 · page 4

Kulgoorlle, Saturday.— Recently Messrs. McCullock and Maynard, well-known prospectors, struck rich on on Bayley's old lease, at…

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The Great Coal Strike. a Grave Outlook

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 8 November 1916 · page 4

The outlook in connection with the coal strike is grave. A serious dislocation has already occurred in the shipping trade. A number of cargo…

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The coal Strike. MELBOURNE

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 11 November 1916 · page 4

Mr. Hoyle, Minister for Labour, conferred with Mr. Hughes and Mr. Jonsen in Melbourne to-day in regard to the coal strike…

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The Coal Strike. Mr. Burns's View

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 14 November 1916 · page 2
Also in Robertson Advocate

Mr. G. M. Burns, who represents the South Coast mining district in the Federal Parliament, expressed the view last week that the only solution…

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The Coal Strike. Mr. Burns's View

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 15 November 1916 · page 2

G. M. Burns, who represents the South Coast mining district in Federal Parliament, expressed the view last week that the only…

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The Coal Crisis. Compulsory Conference. Melbourne

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 18 November 1916 · page 2

The compulsory conference of parties interested in the coal strike or lock out called by the Prime Minister (Mr. Hughes) under the…

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The Coal Lockout or Strike

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 22 November 1916 · page 3

Mass meeting of miners were held on Monday throughout the northern and western district of the State…

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Effects of the Coal Crisis

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 22 November 1916 · page 3

From Tuesday morning in Sydney the use of gas for all lighting, heating, and cooking [?] prohibited between 3 [?]…

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