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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1920

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North Coast Mining. the Year's Development Reports Reviewed. No. IV

Daily Examiner · Thursday 6 May 1920 · page 2

During the year the work done on the Federation mine was sinking 54 feet, driving 64 feet, stoping 30 feet. Seventyfive tons of ore were raised, which gave…

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Gold Find. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 7 May 1920 · page 2

A rich gold find in Marshall's Hill End mine shows promising developments. The stone contains very rich gold…

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Coal Shortage at Adelaide. Adelaide

Daily Examiner · Friday 7 May 1920 · page 3

The coal shortage has assumed a serious position in South Australia, as the supplies are inadequate to meet industrial requirements…

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Coal Lumpers' Dispute Settled. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Friday 7 May 1920 · page 3

A conference of the representatives of the coaling section of the Steamship Owners' Association and of the Coal workers and Lightermen's Union, the…

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Demand for Australian Coal. in Scandinavia and France. London

Daily Examiner · Friday 7 May 1920 · page 3

"The Times" states that charterers are seeking a ship to bring coal to Marseilles from Australia, owing to the scarcity of English and other supplies. It is reported…

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French Strikes. Railway Men's Collapse Imminent. Miners Being Called Out. Seamen and Dockers May Join. London

Daily Examiner · Friday 7 May 1920 · page 3

Reuter's Paris correspondent telegraphs that the latest official opinion is that the collapse of the railway strike is imminent, but the metal workers are calling a strike…

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Coal Commission. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 8 May 1920 · page 4

Before the Coal Commission, Arnold MacNieoll, consulting engineer, said the colliers in use were unsuitable for the coal trade, and thereby added to the price…

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French Strikes. Traffic Almost Normal Nord Miners Join Strikers. Paris

Daily Examiner · Saturday 8 May 1920 · page 5

The strike has weakened, and traffic is almost normal. LILLE, Friday. A meeting of the strikers here decided…

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Price of Coal in England. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 10 May 1920 · page 4

The Cabinet is largely increasing coal prices to inland towns, declaring that household and industrial supplies rank on an economic basis. There is a grave…

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Rand's Low-grade Mines. Wholesale Retrenchment. Men Indignantly Protesting. Capetown, Saturday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 10 May 1920 · page 3

A message from Johannesburg says: Excitement prevails among the miners owing to the wholesale retrenchment at the low grade mines. The…

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French Labor Troubles. Miners Talk of Striking Serious Developments Inevitable Paris, Saturday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 10 May 1920 · page 3

The miners in Pas Decalias have decided to strike, and the miners in Nord are inclined likewise. If the miners throughout France unite in…

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North Coast Mining. the Year's Development. Reports Reviewed. No. V.

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 11 May 1920 · page 2

In the reports of the Wardens in the various districts there is much that is of interest. The yield of Copper for the year in the…

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Government Requested to Take Oves Mines. Sydney

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 12 May 1920 · page 3

The coal and shale employees' federation has decided to ask the State Government to take over control of the mines at Broken Hill where the…

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Broken Hill Mines. Government Control Urged. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 12 May 1920 · page 5

The Coal and Shale Employees' Federation has decided to ask the State Government to take over the control of the mines at Broken Hill, where a strike has…

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Rand's Low-grade Mines. a Government Inquiry. Demand for Nationalisation. Capetown

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 12 May 1920 · page 3

A message from Johannesburg says: The S.A. Government is instituting an inquiry into the closing down of the low grade mines. The miners will be…

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North Coast Mining. the Year's Development. Reports Reviewed. Vi

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 12 May 1920 · page 5

In the Emmaville division of the New England district the output of tin for the year was estimated at 995 12 tons, valued at £166,754 being an increase of…

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Late Wires a Nice Nugget. 143 Ounces of Pure Gold. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 12 May 1920 · page 2

A nugget of pure gold, weighing 143 ounces, has been found near Mount Leyshon, Charters Towers…

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Prince of Wales. the New Zealand Our. in West Coast Mining District. Reefton

Daily Examiner · Thursday 13 May 1920 · page 5

The Prince's party has struck a new atmosphere in this West Coast mining district, where the cheering has not been so wholehearted, and there has been some…

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Sydney's Electricity Coal Mine to Be Bought Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 14 May 1920 · page 2

The Sydney Council's Electric Lighting Committee has decided to recommend the purchase of the Awaba coalmine, Newcastle, for the…

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Miners' Grievances. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 14 May 1920 · page 3

Insistent rumors are current of impending trouble in tho coal mining industry…

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