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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1912

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Abermain Colliery. Dispute Settled. Victory for the Miners

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 19 March 1912 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—The dispute at Abermain Colliery, one of the largest on the Maitland field, which has been idle since January through a dispute [?]ver…

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Late Cables. From R[?]'s Telegram Company Coal Contracts. Miners Must Win

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 19 March 1912 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.—The Welsh m[?] owners have circularised the members of the House of Commons, pointing out that forward contracts for twenty five million…

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British Coal Crisis. Negotiations Fail. Labour Party Dictates

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 19 March 1912 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday.—The Miner's Federation meets again on Wednesday. It is possible it will then advise a resumption of work when the Act has received the…

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Coal Vend Appeals. SYDNEY

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 20 March 1912 · page 3

The supplementary completed notices of appeal to the Full Bench of the High Court of Australia, have now been lodged against the coal vend…

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Newcastle Coal Dispute. SYDNEY Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 20 March 1912 · page 3

The conference of colliery proprietors and miners' representatives to consider the request of the men to abolish the second shift has…

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Latest Cables. The Coal Strike. LONDON

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 20 March 1912 · page 3

Reports from the mining district show that the miners are not enthusiastic over the proposed Minimum Wage Bill…

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Taft and the Miners

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 21 March 1912 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—A Chicago paper, says it is probable that President Taft will take a hand in the coal trouble to avert a strike on the anthracite fields…

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Labour Council and Lithgow Miners

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 21 March 1912 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Unionists in Sydney are disappointed that the Lithgow men rejected the Labour Council's proposals, and maintain that if the…

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Oil Ousting Coal. Warning to New South Wales

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 21 March 1912 · page 4

In spite of the fact that Hawaii is close to California, where all the cheap oil fuel for steaming purposes comes from, Newcastle coal is used almost…

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British Coal Crisis. Starvation Rampant. Bill to be Rushed Through

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 21 March 1912 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—Mr. Asquith states that it is important that a Minimum Wage Bill be passed through the House of Commonsby Thursday, and so enable…

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Gold Mine Romance

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 22 March 1912 · page 6

Tho death in Sydney recently of Mr. Walter Hall, a Mount Morgan millionaire, recalls the story of the famous Queensland, gold mine. It…

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Cangai Copper Mine. Manager's Report

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 22 March 1912 · page 4

Mr.. J. O. Armstrong, manager of the Cangai mine for the Grafton Copper Mining Co., Ltd., reports to the secretary for the week ending…

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Terrible Mining Disaster. 73 Men Entombed Two Families Destroyed. VANCOUVER, Thursday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 22 March 1912 · page 5

An explosion of gas in a mine at Dumnore, Scranton. U.S.A., caused 73 men to be entombed. All hope of their rescue has been…

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Latest Cables. British Coal Strike. The condiliation Bill a Failure Strike Spreading in France. LONDON

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 22 March 1912 · page 5

It is believed by members of the House of Commons that the Mining Conciliation Bill is fatally defective, it is declared that it will enable the…

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Mine Owners' Association

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 23 March 1912 · page 9

SYDNEY, Friday.—An Associaton under the name of the Mine Owners' Association has been formed, to promote and protect the mining interest and…

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Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 23 March 1912 · page 9

SYDNEY, Friday.—The aspect of the market was completely changed yesterday morning from quiet but steady propositions to a degree of [?] that…

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The Coal Crisis

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 23 March 1912 · page 9

Mr. Ivor Herbert, a coal owner, has given notice that he will move an amendment to insert in the Minimum Wage Bill allowing 5s and 2s to men and boys…

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Mining Disaster

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 23 March 1912 · page 2

A great mining disaster occurred at McCurtain, Oklahama, through a gas explosion. 80 men were entombed, and it is believed all have…

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Cangai Copper Mining Co

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 23 March 1912 · page 9

T[?] Manager reports work for the week to [?] last, as follows:—Three furnaces work[?] full time for the week treating 278.9 [?], of ore producing 87.12.2 qrs. of…

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British Coal Crisis. Bill May Be Rejected. Coal Owners Say it is a Makeshift

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 23 March 1912 · page 9

LONDON, Thursday.—The attitue of the Miners' Federation causes Ministerialists to have grave anxiety about the late of the Bill…

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