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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1917

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New Zealand. Coal Strike in Full Swing. Auckland

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 24 April 1917 · page 5

The coal strike is now in full swing in New Zealand. It is reported that a section of the miners are prepared to negotiate, despite the "no surrender"…

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Telegrams. Woonona Collieries. Over 400 Men Idle. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 26 April 1917 · page 5

Over 400 men are idle in the Woonona collieries owing to local disputes…

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New Zealand. the Miners Return to Work Auckland

Daily Examiner · Friday 27 April 1917 · page 3

The terms of the miners' resumption will probably influence the Military Service Boards when dealing with miners' appeals. The Government will…

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Mining Output. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 28 April 1917 · page 5

The mining output for New South Wales for last year was nearly £11,000,000…

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Miners' Demand. "The Night Shut to Go." Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 28 April 1917 · page 5

The Broken Hill miners intend to hold a referendum on the question of the abolition of the night shift in mines. There are now about 70 men employed…

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New Zealand. State Coal Mines Resume. Auckland

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 1 May 1917 · page 6

Both the State coal mines of New Zealand resumed work to-day…

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Famous Mine Sold

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 2 May 1917 · page 2

Interesting facts are recalled by the winding up of the famous Baker's Creek Gold Mining Company at Hillgrove. Since the company's first…

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Scandinavian Sufferings. Mining the North Sea. London, Friday Evening

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 7 May 1917 · page 3

A message from Christiania says that the President, in the Storthing, made a statement regarding Norwegian shipping losses…

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New Zealand. All Coal Mines Again Working. Auckland

Daily Examiner · Thursday 10 May 1917 · page 5

All coal mines in New Zealand are now working again. Nine miners imprisoned in connection with the "go slow" policy in the mines have been released, on…

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The Week's Sinkings. British and Italian Figures. Mine-sweeper Torpedoed. Rome

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 11 May 1917 · page 5

An Italian official report states:-- For the week ending. May 6 the arrivals at Italian ports numbered 464 vessels and the departures 430. The…

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Southern Collieries. Case Before the Coal Tribunal Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 12 May 1917 · page 4

At a sitting of the Wollongong Coal Tribunal, before Mr. Justice Edmunds, Mr. T. R. Morgan, representing the Southern Coalowners' Association, drew…

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MINING. Results on North Coast. Gold, Gopper and Iron Ore

Daily Examiner · Saturday 12 May 1917 · page 3

The following particulars of operations for the year are taken from the annual report of the Mines Department:-- COPMANHURST DIVISION…

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Our Gold Yield. Labor Plans. Sydney, Friday. Labor Council to Organise. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 12 May 1917 · page 5

The New South Wales gold yield for the first four months of the year shows a decrease in value of £52,226. The Sydney Labor Council has determined to adopt a policy of industrial organisation, in view of the legislation which might be inimical to union…

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Gold Mining

Daily Examiner · Monday 14 May 1917 · page 2

No gold was won in the Grafton division during the past 12 months, owing chiefly to the limited scale in which mining operations were carried on (says…

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Satisfactory Coal Conference. Wellington

Daily Examiner · Monday 14 May 1917 · page 3

It is understood that the result of the conference between the mineowners and miners of New Zealand will be satisfactory, and there is no likelihood of…

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The Ballarat. Was She Short of Coal? Coal Agents' Denial. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 15 May 1917 · page 5

The managing agent for the Wallarah Coal Company denies the statement that the Ballarat left Australia short of bunker coal…

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Mining Conference Fails. Auckland

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 15 May 1917 · page 5

The conference between the New Zealand coalowners and the Miners' Federation failed. The claims of the men included one for 17½ per cent. increase in…

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Another Strike. the Ardlethan Tin Mines. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 16 May 1917 · page 3

The miners employed at the White Crystal Tin Mine, Ardlethan, are out on strike. They explain that their action is due…

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Southern Collieries. Mr. Justice Edmunds? Demand. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 17 May 1917 · page 5

Mr. Justice Edmunds demanded a rescission of the motion passed by the Northern District Group of enginedrivers and firemen employed in the collieries…

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Conscription in New Zealand. the Miners' Appeals. Auckland

Daily Examiner · Friday 18 May 1917 · page 3

A New Zealand message says it is understood that the appeals of the "Go Slow" miners called up in the conscription ballots have been disallowed…

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