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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1919

786 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 21 of 40

Miners Resume. London

Daily Examiner · Thursday 26 June 1919 · page 5

Reuter's Paris correspondent telegraphed on June 20 that the miners at Pas-de-Calais had resumed…

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9000 Miners Unemployed. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 26 June 1919 · page 5

Mr. Willis stated to-day that the snipping strike had resulted in about nine thousand miners being thrown out of employment…

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Working a Colliery. Claim for Wages and Expenses. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 26 June 1919 · page 5

In the Supreme Court, Owen Stevens and Edward Taylor sued J. and A. Brown to recover £942 alleged to be due on account of wages and expenses in…

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Removal of Gold Embargo. London

Daily Examiner · Thursday 26 June 1919 · page 5

"The Times" New York correspondent telegraphed on June 15 that the removal of the gold embargo makes New York the only free market. No desire is shown to…

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Industrial. New Zealand Coal Industry. Wellington

Daily Examiner · Thursday 26 June 1919 · page 5

The New Zealand Board of Trade, in a report on the coal industry, states there has been no exploitation during the war, but there was not much scope for a…

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British Coal Mines. Opposition to Nationalisation. Lloyd George Deeply Committed. London, Thursday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 27 June 1919 · page 3

The conservative feeling against nationalisation is hardening. A deputation, of members of the House of Commons will meet Mr. Lloyd George…

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Rand Mining Industry. Seriously Menaced

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 27 June 1919 · page 4

A report from Johannesburg says that, when speaking in the Chamber of Mines, the President, Mr. Waller, strongly criticised "the amazing in…

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Coal Commission. Question of Nationalisation. Will Probably Be Shelved. London

Daily Examiner · Friday 27 June 1919 · page 3

The differences between members of the Coal Commission will probably, result in shelving the project of national control for which a Government majority in the…

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Coal for the Navy. Action of Waterside Workers. Wellington

Daily Examiner · Saturday 28 June 1919 · page 5

The waterside workers declined to tranship coal to the steamer Barwon for conveyance by the latter to Australia for Admiralty purposes, on the ground…

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Queensland Coal Mines Idle. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 2 July 1919 · page 3

Two more coal mines in the West Moreton district have closed down owing to slackness of trade due to the shipping strike…

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British Coal Mines. Nationalisation Proposals. Other Schemes to Follow. London

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 2 July 1919 · page 3

Mr. Smillie, speaking at Ormskirk, said the unionists intend to crush opposition to the nationalisation of the mines and then insist on the nationalisation of land…

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Britain's Coal. Increase Charge Necessary. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 2 July 1919 · page 2

Mr. W. C. Bridgeman, Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade, stated in the Commons that the increase of 4.6 per ton was necessary for the…

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German Enterprise. Professor David Impressed. Uses of Brown Coal

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 2 July 1919 · page 3

It is common knowledge that during the war Germany was industriously preparing for the intense contest on the economic plane, on the…

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Late Wires the Seamen's Strike. End Expected Soon. Coal Famine in Victoria. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 2 July 1919 · page 3

An early settlement of the seamen's strike is expected at the end of the week. Owing to the serious shortage of coal…

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Blackheath Mine to Re-open. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Thursday 3 July 1919 · page 5

Arrangements' have been made for reopening the Blackheath collierv and the re-employment of the former hands, numbering about 200…

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Nationalisation of Mines. a New Zealand Resolution. Wellington

Daily Examiner · Thursday 3 July 1919 · page 5

The New Zealand Federation of Labor adopted a resolution declaring that the only solution of the coal problem was public ownership…

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Coal for Sydney. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 4 July 1919 · page 3

Stupendous efforts are being made to bring sufficient coal by rail to Sydney to prevent the gas supply being practically cut off from Sydney suburbs…

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Another Mine. Sighted Near Gabo. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 4 July 1919 · page 2

The transport Woormann wirelessed to Melbourne that she had passed a floating mine 22 miles north of Gabo Island…

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Industrial. the Barrier Dispute. Miners Decline Arbitration. Broken Hill

Daily Examiner · Friday 4 July 1919 · page 3

The members of the Broken Hill Miners' Union have again refused to agree to arbitration…

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Re-opening of Copper Mines. Conference of Premiers. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Friday 4 July 1919 · page 3

Mr. Watt has invited the State Premiers to meet in Melbourne at the end of next week to discuss proposals whereby he hopes to have the copper mines…

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