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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1918

345 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 15 of 18

The Coal Shortage. Miners Receive Messages. From Generals and Admiral. Tremendous Output Wanted. London

Daily Examiner · Friday 23 August 1918 · page 3

The Coal Controller, addressing the miners' Federation at Southport, read a message from Field-Marshal Haig, Admiral Beatty, Marshal Foch, and M…

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The Coal Famine. Another Strike Threatened London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 23 August 1918 · page 3

The Coal Controller announces that surface workers in certain of the Yorkshire collieries have threatened to strike, primarily over disputed hours…

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Enemy Mines. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 24 August 1918 · page 5

A sailing vessel which recently arrived from Pago Pago reported the presence of enemy mines close by the regular track between New Zealand and Pago. It is…

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Northern Miners and Arbitration. Secret Ballot to Be Taken. Sydney

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 24 August 1918 · page 2

The Northern coal miners have come to a decision to take a secret ballot among themselves on the question of whether they are prepared to…

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A Mine Sighted. East of Port Kembla. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 26 August 1918 · page 2

Captain Munro, of the steamer Wyrallah, which arrived at Newcastle yesterday from Gippsland Lakes, Victoria, reported to the authorities that he had passed a…

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Coal Shortage. Serious Position at Broken Hill Broken Hill

Daily Examiner · Monday 26 August 1918 · page 2

The coal shortage at Broken Hill is still serious. It is estimated that 4500 men would be out of work by last night…

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Broken Hill Mines. More Close Down. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 27 August 1918 · page 5

Further mines have closed down at Broken Hill as a result of the dispute at Port Pirie…

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Floating Mines. One Exploded at Twofold Bay. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 27 August 1918 · page 5

A floating mine was found near Green Cape by the steamer Kalbaha and was towed to Twofold Bay, where it was exploded with a rifle shot. The water and…

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Port Pirie Strike. Effect on Broken Hill Mines. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 28 August 1918 · page 2

It has been decided that the Commonwealth Government will not take any steps at present in the shape of intervention in connection with the closing of…

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Broken Hill Mining. Company Reconstruction. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 31 August 1918 · page 5

At an extraordinary meeting of the Broken Hill Silver Mining Coy, it was agreed to proceed with the reconstruction of the company and its transference…

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Mines on the Coast. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Monday 2 September 1918 · page 4

The Minister for the Navy says that the naval authorities consider that the two floating mines sighted last week broke away from the Gabo field before it…

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Mining

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 3 September 1918 · page 4

The following applications for gold leases have been lodged at the Warden Clerk's office, Coramba:--Walter Day, 4 acres in the parish of Moonee, county…

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Johannesburg Miners. Decide Against a Strike. Cape Town

Daily Examiner · Monday 9 September 1918 · page 2

The Johannesburg Mine Workers' Union decided by a majority of 4 to 1 in favor of accepting the terms of the Chamber of Mines, including the war…

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Coal-heavers' Strike at Liverpool. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 16 September 1918 · page 3

The Press Bureau reports that the coalheavers in Liverpool ceased work on Tuesday, thus holding up a large number of vessels returning to America for the…

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Miners Needed. 2000 Soldiers Returned Daily. London, Saturday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 16 September 1918 · page 2

Arrangements are being, made to return to the mines two thousand miner soldiers daily…

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Colliery Conference. Sydney

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 21 September 1918 · page 2

The compulsory conference with regard to the Abermain collier dispute has proved abortive…

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Gold Rush. Sydney

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Saturday 21 September 1918 · page 2

A gold rush has set in at Trunkey, near Mt. Dudley mine, Bathurst, and is reported to be good…

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Acme of Frightfulness. Mines Attached to German Corpses. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 23 September 1918 · page 3

Mr. Robinson states that the Germans are affixing mines to the corpses off German soldiers and when British burial parties lift them up an explosion follows…

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"How We Get Our Coal."

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Saturday 28 September 1918 · page 2

A pleasant and profitable evening was spent in the Upper Orara hall last Wednesday, the occasion being the delivery of a lecture by…

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Dispute at a Colliery. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 1 October 1918 · page 5

The South Bulli colliery, employing about 500 men, was idle to-day on account of four additional special places being included in the caval. The dispute is he…

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