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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1919

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South African Mining. Lower Gold Output. London

Daily Examiner · Thursday 13 February 1919 · page 4

Reuter's Johannesburg correspondent telegraphed on Tuesday that the "South African Mining Journal" says a period of lower gold outputs is probable which…

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Sporting. Gloaming Defeats Desert Gold. Auckland

Daily Examiner · Thursday 13 February 1919 · page 8

Gloaming defeated Desert Gold in the Egmont Stakes at New Plymouth, New Zealand. Time 1.14. Croesus was the only other starter, and fell, interfering…

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Miners Refuse Terms. London

Daily Examiner · Friday 14 February 1919 · page 5

At a conference of the Miners Federation at Southport, Mr. Smellie said the committee had unanimously decided against the acceptance of the…

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Miners' Wages. Position in Britain. Government' S Offer Declined. London

Daily Examiner · Friday 14 February 1919 · page 5

The Government's reply to the miners' demand for increased wages states that the Government is willing to add to the present war bonus another shilling a day,…

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Miners Reject Government Offer. Railway Demands Involve £50,000,000 Extra. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 14 February 1919 · page 3

The Miners' Federation at Southport has rejected the Government's offer. It declared, in fact, that the offer was not a reply to their demands, and…

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Late Cables. British Strikes. Acute Situation Arising. Three Big Unions' Demands. Nationalisation of Mines and Railways. London Wednesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 14 February 1919 · page 3

The "Daily Chronicle" says: "An acute industrial situation is arising. The demands of the miners, railwaymen and transport workers, which are…

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British Miners. Vancouver

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 15 February 1919 · page 2

The British Miners' Federation is taking a strike vote…

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British Miners. Taking a Strike Ballot. Vancouver

Daily Examiner · Saturday 15 February 1919 · page 5

The British Miners' Federation is taking a strike ballot. The executive recommended the miners to vote in favor of a strike…

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Telegrams. Coal Shortage in Melbourne. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 18 February 1919 · page 5

The authorities say they have only 14 days' supply of coal if outside supplies cease…

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Coal Miners' Wages. Application for Increase. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 19 February 1919 · page 2

The Coal Miners' Union has asked the Commonwealth Government to appoint Mr. Justice Edmunds to hear their claims. Mr. Willis, the miners' secretary, says…

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South Coast Miners. Further Grievances. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 20 February 1919 · page 5

The miners at the South Clifton colliery stopped work on Monday, and the Scarborough Tunnel miners also ceased in sympathy. The Clifton employees met…

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A Valuable Find. Silver Mine in Flower Garden. a Rich Lode. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Friday 21 February 1919 · page 3

Some little time ago a man named Olsen, who resides at Indooroopilly, a suburb of Brisbane, while digging up a trees in his flower garden picked up a…

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German Situation. Still Very Precarious. Spartacists Very Active. Strike of Miners. London

Daily Examiner · Friday 21 February 1919 · page 3

Reuter's Berlin correspondent states that the situation in Germany is daily becoming more precarious owing to the great activity of the Spartacists…

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Miners' Ballot. London, Thursday Night

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 22 February 1919 · page 2

The ballot among the miners to decide upon striking or otherwise is being continued. A two thirds majority will be necessary before a strike is declared…

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South Wales Miners. Strike Ballot London

Daily Examiner · Saturday 22 February 1919 · page 5

At present the miners' ballot in South Waies has resulted in favor of a strike the voting being 28,000 to 38,000 against. Mr. Lloyd George delayed his departure…

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Mount Morgan Mining. Sydney

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 22 February 1919 · page 2

The Mount Morgan mine owners threaten to close down the mine on Monday unless the employees resumed work…

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Coal Shortage at Broken Hill. Broken Hill

Daily Examiner · Saturday 22 February 1919 · page 5

The Broken Hill mines have only two weeks' supply of coal on hand, and if the threatened trouble in the New South Wales coal mines materialises the local…

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Miners' Wages. an Inquiry Asked For. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 24 February 1919 · page 3

Mr. Willis, secretary of the Coal and Shale Employees' Federation, interviewed to-day said the methods and old basis upon which wages have been fixed…

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Italy's Coal Supply. America Cutting in Rome, Sunday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 24 February 1919 · page 2

The News Agency states that an American syndicate has offered to supply Italy's entire coal needs at prices considerably lower than the…

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The Miners' Ballot. First Welsh Result Favors a Strike. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 24 February 1919 · page 2

The first Welsh result in the miners' ballot for a national strike comes from Glamorgan Colliery, owned by the late Lord Rhondda, saving 1741 votes…

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