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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1919

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Mining Industry. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 1 January 1919 · page 3

Mr. H. Wilkinson, a member of the committee appointed by the Victories Chamber of Mines to deal with questi[?] relating to the mining industry in [?]…

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Powdered Coal

Daily Examiner · Thursday 2 January 1919 · page 3

Low-grade fuels (says the "Colliery Guardian") can be burned with high efficiency if used in powder form. Experiments show that many grades of…

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Miners' Dispute. a Compulsory Conference. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 2 January 1919 · page 5

The Industrial Commissioner presided over a compulsory conference in the Richmond Main Colliery lispute. Mr. Holme, stated that certain proposals would be…

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Can Find Gold or Water. Wants a Wager with Government Officials

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 3 January 1919 · page 3

Mr. A. McGlashan, of Baltimore, in the Dubbo district, is a believer in the infallibility of the divining rod as a finder of water and gold, and claims…

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Serious Explosion. at Ipswich Mine. Two Bodies Recovered. Ipswich

Daily Examiner · Saturday 4 January 1919 · page 5

A serious explosion of gas took place at the Red Bank colliery this morning, a number of men being entombed. Word was immediately sent to Ipswich,…

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Ipswich Disaster. Report of Inspector of Mines. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Monday 6 January 1919 · page 2

The Minister for Mines has received a report from Mr. Jackson, Chief Inspector of Mines respecting the colliery disaster on Thursday at Red Bank. The report…

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Floating Mine Menace. Crowded Steamer's Close Call. London, Sunday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 6 January 1919 · page 3

A cross-Channel steamer, with a thousand soldiers on leave aboard, narrowly missed a floating mine…

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Mine Owner Interviews Mr. Fuller. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 8 January 1919 · page 3

Mr. John Brown to-day interviewed Mr. Fuller, Chief Secretary, and Mr. Grahame, Acting-Minister for Labor, about the trouble over the loyalist miners at…

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Gold on the Manning. Two Discoveries Made. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 8 January 1919 · page 3

Two gold discoveries have been made at Bulga, twenty miles from Wingham. Several prospecting parties have gone out…

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Strikes and Bloodshed. Chaos in the Coal Districts. Rotterdam

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 8 January 1919 · page 3

The anxiety existing in Berlin is partly due to the strikes and bloodshed in the mining districts, which are the Bolsheviks' principal strongholds. The…

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New South Wales Gold Yield. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 9 January 1919 · page 5

The gold yield of New South Wales last year was valued at £369,743, compared with £369,743, for the previous year…

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Mine Dispute. a Serious Position. Compulsory Conference To-day. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 9 January 1919 · page 5

The trouble which occurred at Richmond Main colliery between loyalists and unionists is likely to lead to a serious position. A compulsory conference to…

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Miners' Grievances. the Government's Fault. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 10 January 1919 · page 2

When the Arbitration Court sat at Wollongong yesterday, Mr. Sweeney, secretary of the Miners' Union, said he only appeared out of courtesy to Mr…

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Premature Explosion. Two Miners Injured. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 13 January 1919 · page 2

Two miners, John Bland, aged 37, and a Arthur Willmoft, aged 39, and working mates, were severely injured by the premature explosion of a charge in the coal…

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Transvaal Gold. Decreased Production. Capetown, Friday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 13 January 1919 · page 2

The Transvaal mines during last year produced gold to the value of £35,768,688, compared with the previous total of £38,323,921. The…

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Late Wires Mine Explosion. Two Men Injured. Sydney, Saturday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 13 January 1919 · page 2

Two men, about six o'clock night, received terrible injuries at the Aberdare Colliery at Cessnock, owing to the premature explosion of a charge…

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For the Allies. Coal and Potash. Displacing the German

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 13 January 1919 · page 3

M. Paul Kestner, President of the Societe de Chimie Industrielle, which was formed about 18 months ago, was the guest at luncheon at the…

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Industrial Affairs. Miners' Wages, Earnings in Maitland District. £25 in Eleven Days. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 13 January 1919 · page 3

In the course of a reply to statements made by Mr. A. Lewis, treasurer of the Colliery Employees' Federation, Mr. C. M. McDonald, secretary…

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Echoes of the War the British Navy. Gallant Mine Layers. a Reported New Base. London, Friday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 13 January 1919 · page 3

The "Sunday Express" is responsible for a statement that the Admiralty is considering tho construction of a naval base at Ramsgate, the Kentish…

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New Zealand Miners. Auckland

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 15 January 1919 · page 3

The New Zealand Government has asked the Imperial authorities to expedite the return of all coal miners and men who have not finished their apprenticeship…

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