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Southern Highlands · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1917

14 stories in Southern Highlands's papers

Mines Idle

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 10 February 1917 · page 4

The Scarborough colliery was idle on Wednesday owing to the diemisal of an employee with whom the Man-agement had found fault. The south…

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Germany's Tower of Gold. No Burglars Need Apply

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 20 February 1917 · page 4
Also in The Southern Mail

Even the modern burglar, with his oxy-acetylene gas, would find some difficulty in getting at the Franco German War indemnity stored up in…

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Four Coal Miners and an Irish Giant

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 3 April 1917 · page 3
Also in The Southern Mail

A London correspondent says:—"For the finishing touch of my independent adventures, I met five Australian soldiers. Four of them were Newcastle miners. From…

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Coal Board. Mr. Hughes's Opinion. Melbourne

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 4 August 1917 · page 4

The action of Mr. Judge Edmunds in refusing to act as chairman of the Coal Board so long as the miners reserved to themselves the right to obey…

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Our District Coal Seams. to the Editor

The Southern Mail · Friday 31 August 1917 · page 2
Also in Robertson Advocate

SIR.—Would you kindly grant me space in your valuable paper to bring under the notice of your readers a matter which I consider of great importance. I refer to the coal-bearing…

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Empire Pictures. Gold Rush in the West

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 4 September 1917 · page 2
Also in The Southern Mail

In the early days of mining in the Western states at America, as is the case in every country dealing with this kind of industry, gold "rushes" were not infrequent, and it…

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Germany's Tower of Gold. No Burglars Need Apply

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 2 October 1917 · page 4

Even the modern burglar, with hit oxy-acetylene gas, would find some difficulty in getting at the France German War indemnity stored up in…

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Get many's Towar of Gold. No Burglars Need Apply

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 2 October 1917 · page 4

Even the modern burglar, with hit oxy-acetylene gas, Would find some difficulty in getting at the France German War indemnity stored up in…

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Germany's Tower of Gold. No Durglars Need Apply

The Southern Mail · Friday 28 December 1917 · page 4

Even the modern burglar, with his oxy-acetyleno gas, would find some difficulty in getting at the Franco German War indemnity stored up in…

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Germany's Tower of Gold. No Burglars Need Apply

Robertson Advocate · Friday 28 December 1917 · page 4

Even the modern burglar, with his oxy-acetylene gas, would find some difficulty in getting at the Franco-German War indemnity stored up in…

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