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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1919

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Fatal Mining Accident. Sydney

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Wednesday 15 January 1919 · page 2

Peter Lezina fell down the main shaft of the Pereeverancy mine at Kalgoorlie, a depth of eleven hundred [?]t, and was shockingly…

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Mining Industry. Mr Willis's Statement. No Fear Of a Strike. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 17 January 1919 · page 3

Mr. Willis, secretary of the Australasian €oal and Shale Employees Federation, stated to-day that the men had no intention of striking. He and the other…

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Molybdenite Mining

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Saturday 18 January 1919 · page 2

Mr. Molesworth, who is one of the principal men in the Rocky River molybdenite mining propositions, was in Tenterfield over…

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Soviet Control of Coal Mines. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 20 January 1919 · page 5

Reuter's Amsterdam correspondent telegraphed on Saturday:--It is reported that the Soviet has taken over control of the coal mines…

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Miners' Ultimatum. Six-hour Day Demanded. Nationalisation of Mines. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 20 January 1919 · page 5

The British Miners' Federation Conference at Southport has passed a resolution that the Government be informed that the miners intend to have a six-hours day…

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Mine-sweepers on Strike. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 20 January 1919 · page 5

Reuter's correspondent at Amsterdam, telegraphing on Wednesday, reports that the "Rhenische Westfaelische Zeitung" states that the crews of all the German…

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Miners Demand Higher Wages. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 20 January 1919 · page 4

Mr. Willis, secretary of the Colliery Employees' Association,. stated yesterday that the miners demand 25 percent, more wages. It is likely that work may be…

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Miners' Ultimatum. Strike If Demands Refused. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 20 January 1919 · page 2

The Miners' Conference resolved to send an ultimatum to the Government to legislate for the demobilisation and reinstatement of all miners, with full…

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British Labor Troubles. Post-war Employment. British Miners' Discussion. London, Saturday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 20 January 1919 · page 2

The Miners' Conference at Southport is discussing a lengthy resolution, dealing with post-war employment problems, including a proposal…

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Coal on Fire. at Gas Company's Works. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 22 January 1919 · page 4

An immense stack of coal belonging to the Austraiian Gaslight Company caught fire. At one time it seemed likely that it would baffle all efforts of the staff…

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Floating Mines Menace. Vessel Blown Up. Many Lives Lost. Rome, Monday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 22 January 1919 · page 3

The steamer Chauia, conveying sixty passengers from Marseilles to Athens, was travelling at full speed in the moonlight when she struck a floating…

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Miners' Demand for Higher Wages. London

Daily Examiner · Thursday 23 January 1919 · page 5

The South Wales Coal Owners' Association protests that the Miners' Federation demand for a 30 per cent. advance in wages will make the pried of coal…

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Coal Miners' Absurd Demands Paralysing British Industry. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 24 January 1919 · page 2

The miners' programme of a 30 per cent. increase in wages and a 6-hour working day involves an additional 40,000,000 yearly in wages and an…

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Miners' Pay. a Resultless Conference. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 24 January 1919 · page 2

A conference was held yesterday between the colliery owners and miners regarding increased rates of pay, but no finality was reached…

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150,000 Miners Will Strike. London

Daily Examiner · Friday 24 January 1919 · page 3

One hundred and fifty thousand Yorkshire miners in England will strike on Monday for a 44-hours week…

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The Miners' Strike. Nearly 200,000 Men Out. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 24 January 1919 · page 2

A hundred thousand Yorkshire miners struck on Wednesday night. An additional 50,000 will strike to-day. Several thousand Notts miners and…

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Coal Strike Settled. Meal Interval Conceded. London, Thursday, Midnight

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 24 January 1919 · page 2

The coal strike has been settled. A meal interval has been conceded for each shift…

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Bolshevist Defeat Effect in Russia. British Miners on Strike. Sydney

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Saturday 25 January 1919 · page 3

A battalion of Ublaus matched through Berlin on route to fight the Poles. A Paris correspondent says that…

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Notts Miners Strike. a Fresh Dispute. London, Saturday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 27 January 1919 · page 3

Several thousands of miners on the Nottinghamshire coalfield have struck. The strikers complain that a number of men, including discharged soldiers…

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Yorkshire Coal Strike. Disastrous Effects Certain. London, Saturday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 27 January 1919 · page 3

The Yorkshire coal strike had already caused a number of woollen mills to close. If it had continued for a few days it would have thrown…

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