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Mining & the mines, 1919

4,299 stories in Sydney's papers · page 65 of 215

Isolate Cessnock Coal Miners' Demand 3000 Cease Work Cessnock

The Sun · Wednesday 23 April 1919 · page 5

Three thousand miners at Cessnock have refused to work because a number of the employees are daily coming from influenza infected towns…

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Miners' Attitude

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 23 April 1919 · page 7

According to Mr. Willis, secretary of the Federation, the miners wilt Insist that anything they lose by delay caused by the action of the State Government must be provided for before…

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Desert Gold

Referee · Wednesday 23 April 1919 · page 6

With the issue of the Referee of May 7 will be given a fine picture of the great mare Desert Gold, and as this will be well worth putting in a good frame…

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Mysterious Explosion. Supposed Mine

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 23 April 1919 · page 7

WE BUNG TON (N.Z.), Tuesday.--An explosion early this morning attracted the attention of a farmer named Ryan to the bench on Mm west, coast, 88 miles south of Auckland…

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Mining. Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 23 April 1919 · page 12

The manager of the Ratrut Basin tin dredge cables that for the first half of April the dredge worked 290 hours, turning over 30,000 cubic yards, for a return of 14 tons of tin…

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Gold Production and Prospecting

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 23 April 1919 · page 12

If a history of the agricultural and industrial development of Australia were written it would be found in most instances the opening up and populating of our most important…

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Interesting Mining Case

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 23 April 1919 · page 9

The inquiry by the Warden (Mr. Fincham. P.M.) in respect of the application by John Doran for a lease under the Mining Act of certain land owned by Mrs. Gertrude Frances…

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Guarding the Mines West Maitland, Wedneday

The Sun · Wednesday 23 April 1919 · page 5

The Pelaw Main Colliery worked yesterday and to-day, but patrols see that no contact goes to wort. There are 11 cases at Neath Mine, at…

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Desert Gold Special Referee Picture

Referee · Wednesday 23 April 1919 · page 7

With The Referee of May 7 will appear a special supplement picture of Desert Gold, the mare of the century. Order your copy early, as the illustration…

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Coal Supplies Wellington (N.z.)

The Sun · Wednesday 23 April 1919 · page 5

The supply of coal at the Auckland gasworks is at danger point, and the service must be curtailed unless an immediate shipment arrives…

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The Commission. Begins Operations. Preliminary Skirmish. Miners Not Represented

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 23 April 1919 · page 7

The Royal Commissioner (Mr. J L. Campbell. K. C.) appointed by the Government to Inquire into the coal mining,Industry and the coal trade In New South Wales held his first sitting…

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The Coal Question Melbourne Agreement Not Yet Ratified

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 23 April 1919 · page 19

It was recently announced that the New South Wales Government had appointed, Mr: J. L. Campbell, K.C., as a Royal Commissioner to make a full and…

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The Gold Reserve. A.l.p. Conference Declaration

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 23 April 1919 · page 8

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--In view of the increased value of gold the Victorian conference of the Australian Labor Party declared that none of the gold reserve in the Treasury should…

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Misadventures Two Men Accidently Killed in a Mine. Mysterious Electrocution

The Farmer and Settler · Wednesday 23 April 1919 · page 4

George Thompson, aged nineteen years, was found dead in the main tunnel of the underground section of the Mount Bischoff I in Mine, at…

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Coal Crisis Northern Stoppage 'Flu or Resentment? Newcastle

The Sun · Wednesday 23 April 1919 · page 5

Although the reason given for the stoppage of the mines on the South Maltland field is the disinclination of the men to risk developing influenza, it…

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Coal Trade. Royal Commission. Owners Represented. No Appearance for Men

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 23 April 1919 · page 11

Mr. J. L. Campbell, K.C., the Royal Commissinner appointed by the State Government to inquire into certain aspects of the coal-mining industry of New South Wales, held his first…

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Coal Crisis Further Delegation to Mr. Watt Settlement Hung Up

The Sun · Wednesday 23 April 1919 · page 6

The position with regard to the coal Industry is still unsettled, and it is unlikely there will be any fresh developments for the next few days…

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Supposed German Mine. Explosion Near Auckland. Two Men Killed. Wellington (N.z.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 23 April 1919 · page 11

News of what is believed to have been an explosion of a German mine, resulting in the death of two men, was received by the Naval Adviser to the Government early…

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Coal Crisis. New Conference Arranged. Mr. Watt to See Owners. Still Talk of Guarantees. Provisional Agreement

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 23 April 1919 · page 7

A telegraph has been received by Mr. M'Donald, as secretary to the coalowners' organisation asking that a representative of the proprietors should go to Melbourne to…

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New Zealand Form Desert Gold Unplaced in a Mile Race The Two-year-old Surveyor Fails to Maintain his Reputation

Referee · Wednesday 23 April 1919 · page 3

Desert Gold missed a place twice in races in Australia last Spring, and, for the first time in New Zealand,, tared Similarly at Auckland on Saturday last. She…

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