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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 8 of 16

Appeal to Miners

Daily Examiner · Thursday 15 July 1915 · page 3

LONDON, Wednesday. -- The Miners' Federation appeals to the Welsh miners to continue work from day to day until a settlement is reached…

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Gold Find at Adelong

Daily Examiner · Thursday 15 July 1915 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday. -- An important find of gold was made at Adelong in a reef six inches wide. The prospects are five to six ounces to the ton…

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German Submarines and America. Diplomatic Position Delicate. Negotiations with Welsh Miners Fail. Italian Attacks on Austrians. Fifty-second Dardanelles Casualty List Strained Turkish-german Relations. Butter Prices and Supply. Victorian Premier and Race Meetings Farmers and Socialism. Co-operation of Miners. Negotiations Fail. Dealing with Strikers

Daily Examiner · Thursday 15 July 1915 · page 3

LONDON, Tuesday. -- The Welsh coal miners informed the President of the Board of Trade that they are holding themselves in readiness to co-operate with the Government in any way…

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Sound Advice to Miners. Value of Coal Supply

Daily Examiner · Friday 16 July 1915 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.-- Mr. Edwards, Labour Member of the House of Commons, has appealed to miners not to strike. He says that coal is the very life-blood of the…

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Welsh Colliery Crisis. 120,000 Men Idle. London, Thursday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 16 July 1915 · page 5

The cessation of work in South Wales is now general and upwards of 120,000 men are idle. The enforcement of the Munitions Act has stiffened the…

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Explosives in Ship's Hold. Coal Lumpers' Narrow Escape. Adelaide

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 16 July 1915 · page 5

One of the coal lumpers engaged m one of the holds of the steamer Kooyong drove his shovel through a detonator and some gelignite. Attached…

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Suggestion to Miners

Daily Examiner · Saturday 17 July 1915 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.--Pritchard Morgan, addressing a meeting at Merthyr, advocated taking possession of the mines and working them for the nation…

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German Coal Industry

Daily Examiner · Saturday 17 July 1915 · page 5

AMSTERDAM, Friday.--A Berlin official message states that the Government has decided to assume control of the coal industry and fix the price in the public interest…

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Mining Troubles

Daily Examiner · Saturday 17 July 1915 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.--The Cardiff miners decided not to accept the recommendation of the council to return to work. Latest advices state that a portion of the…

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Welsh Miners Strike. Expected to Collapse

Daily Examiner · Saturday 17 July 1915 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.--Mr. Runciman, president of the Board of Trade, meets the leaders of the Welsh coal miners, now on strike, to-morrow. The secretary of the…

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Welsh Miners Cease Work. 120,000 Men Idle

Daily Examiner · Saturday 17 July 1915 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.--Cessation of work in South Wales is now general. Upwards of 120,000 men are idle. The enforcement of the Munitions Act stiffened resistance. The…

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Miners Consulting

Daily Examiner · Monday 19 July 1915 · page 3

LONDON, Saturday.--The South miners' delegates in London will [?] Mr. Runciman's fresh proposals to-m[?]…

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Minister and Miners. Mr. Lloyd George Us Mediat[?] Utility of Coal

Daily Examiner · Monday 19 July 1915 · page 3

LONDON, Saturday.--Mr. Lloyd-G[?] acted as meditaor in connection with Welsh coal dispute and there has been [?]cessation of work. The men say there w[?]…

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The Latest Cables. the Welsh Coal Difficulty Ineffective Conferences. the Government Persistent

Daily Examiner · Monday 19 July 1915 · page 3

LONDON, Saturday.--Coal-owners gave reasons for keeping their standpoint, but finally placed themselves in Mr. Runciman'[?] hands. The executive of the South…

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The Russian Position Improved. Fighting in the Vosges. Germany Becoming Desperate. Netherlands Neutrality. End of the War Forecasted. the Liverpool Camp Investigations. Welsh Coal Dispute. Lloyd George As Mediator. the Position of Sugar Healthy Sign in Recruiting. Liverpool Camp Inquiry. a Doctor's Defence. Defects to Be Remedied

Daily Examiner · Monday 19 July 1915 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sunday.--The Liverpool Camp inquiry was resumed on Saturday. Dr. S[?]hlink said he never had been out of Australia. His parents came from Germany…

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Welsh Coal Strike Condemned

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 20 July 1915 · page 3

LONDON, Sunday. -- Gustave Herve, a French writer, denounces the Welsh coal strike as high treason against England, France and all the Allies…

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No Coal Strike Pay. War Chest Depleted

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 20 July 1915 · page 3

LONDON, Monday. -- The miners received an unpleasant shock, owing to the notice that there would be no strike pay. The South Wales war chest only contains one…

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The Latest Cables. Welsh Coal Difficulty. Still Unsettled. Depletion of Stocks

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 20 July 1915 · page 3

LONDON, Sunday. -- The despondency of South Wales Miners' Executive is returning, despite the promise to meet Mr. Runciman. Coalowners hitherto left the affair in the…

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A Set-back to the Russians. Furious Counter Attack on the Germans Germany Guarantees Turkey an Indemnity of £200,000,000. Welsh Coal Strikes Continue. Coal-owners Leave Settlement in Hands of the Government. Farmers' Conference Suggest Tax on Amendments. Wounded Australians Welcomed in Sydney. Scarcity of Labour on Dairy Farms. Farmers' Conference. Further Resolutions Carried. Tax on Amusements

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 20 July 1915 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday. -- The Fanners and Settlers' Conference adopted the following resolutions: -- That in order to stimulate production…

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Welsh Coal Strike

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 21 July 1915 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.--The "Times" says that there should be no discussion of terms until the Welsh miners go back to work. The Government must take a decided stand,…

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