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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1915

303 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 11 of 16

Clearing Dardanelles Mines

Daily Examiner · Saturday 28 August 1915 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.--Turks are stated to be short of a thousand mines which ships of the Allies have swept up in the Dardanelles and adjoining waters…

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"Not Mine!"

Daily Examiner · Monday 30 August 1915 · page 2

We are hearing a good deal at the present time about the mother who bravely sets her teeth to the fact that the whole, or the greater portion, of her men are in the fight…

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The Coal Strike

Daily Examiner · Monday 30 August 1915 · page 3

LONDON, Saturday.--Mr. Runciman has consented to meet a South Wales deputation to-morrow. A mass meeting of the Western and…

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Coal-miners' Wages. the South Wales Trouble. 7000 on Strike Again. a Serious Outlook. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 30 August 1915 · page 3

Seven thousand South Welsh miners have struck work as a protest against the decision of Mr. Runciman, President of the Board of Trade…

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Export of Australian Gold

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 31 August 1915 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday. -- Over four millions went to America and half a million to Africa. In the previous twelve months gold specie exported amounted to £726,806…

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Sydney Mining Market

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 31 August 1915 · page 2

There was a marked change in the atmosphere of the vestibule of the Sydney Stock Exchange on Thursday morning. It did not make itself apparent so muck in the…

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Coal Miners' Wages. Welsh Strike Settled. an Official Announcement. London, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 1 September 1915 · page 3

The Official Press Bureau announces that the Welsh coal strike has been settled…

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America's Gold Supply

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 1 September 1915 · page 5

LONDON, Monday. -- The United States now leads the world in the amount of gold available for loans…

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Loyalty of Miners

Daily Examiner · Thursday 2 September 1915 · page 3

LONDON, Tuesday.--At the conclusion of the coal conference the men's spokesmen said: "Tell the Allies the miners will do their duty."…

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Welsh Coal Strike Settled

Daily Examiner · Thursday 2 September 1915 · page 3

LONDON, Tuesday.--The Welsh coal strike has been settled practically on the men's terms, the new agreement starting from August 21. It transpires that the miners'…

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Welsh Miners' Strike

Daily Examiner · Friday 3 September 1915 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.--The Cardiff conference accepted a settlement of the coal trouble. There are now 42,000 idle on the pretext that the agreement is not yet…

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Miners' Strike Off

Daily Examiner · Saturday 4 September 1915 · page 5

SYDNEY, Friday.--The threatened general stoppage of miners at Wollongong was prevented vented by the prompet action of the Delegate Board. The Miners Association will take…

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Welsh Coal Strike Ended

Daily Examiner · Saturday 4 September 1915 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.--The Welsh coal strike is officially declared ended…

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Embargo on Wheat and Gold

Daily Examiner · Monday 6 September 1915 · page 3

BUCHAREST, Saturday.--The prohibition of wheat to the frontier is now made absolute, the Government advancing growers 60 per cent of its value. It also has forbidden…

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Coal Miners' Demands. Refused by Owners

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 8 September 1915 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.--The miners' demand for a 20 per cent increase in coal rates was refused by the proprietors. It was decided solution before the expiry of the notice,…

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Welsh Coal-miners. Another 2000 Men Strike. Won't Work with Non-unionists. London, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 8 September 1915 · page 3

Two thousand four hundred colliers at Tylorstown, Wales, have struck work as a protest against the employment of non-unionists…

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Increase in Gold Yield

Daily Examiner · Thursday 9 September 1915 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday.--The New South Wales gold yield for the past eight months shows a comparative increase in value of £339,000…

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Broken Hull Mining Trouble

Daily Examiner · Thursday 9 September 1915 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday.--The conference at Broken Hill on the question of employees' demands for increased wages did not result in a settlement. A compulsory conference has…

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Coal-miners and Germans. Pelaw Main Men's Toleration Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 10 September 1915 · page 5

The Pelaw Main miners decided, by a narrow majority, to resume work with the Germans already employed there, but in the event of others being…

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Another Welsh Coal Strike. 3500 Men Quit Work. Non-unionists Objected To. Cardiff, Thursday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 10 September 1915 · page 5

The third coal strike since the war began is now on in the South Wales district, where 3,500 miners at two collieries have quit on the orders of their…

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