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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1920

616 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 24 of 31

Strikes in Metal Mines. the Loss to Australia. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 30 September 1920 · page 5

At the annual meeting of the Australian Metal Exchange, the chairman estimated that the strikes at the lead, zinc and copper properties of Australia during the…

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Another Deadlock. Coal Miners' Conference. Wages Based Output. Failure to Arrive at a Settlement. LONDON,Wednesday

Daily Examiner · Friday 1 October 1920 · page 5

The Coal Conference ended in a deadlock. The parties issued a statement that after a lengthly discusion the coal owners…

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The Barrier Award Miners Still Dissatisfied Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 1 October 1920 · page 5

The miners representatives on the Broken Hill special tribunal are dissatisfied with Judge Edmunds award. They consider the hours unsatisfactory…

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Telegrams. Price of Coal for Export . SYDNEY,Thursday

Daily Examiner · Friday 1 October 1920 · page 4

Power has been invested, in the chairman of the coal industry's official tribunal to increase the price of coal shipped from Australia for sale overseas…

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The Mining Industry. Claims of Engine Drivers and Fireman. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 1 October 1920 · page 5

The engine-drivers and fireman employed in connection with coal mines throughtout the Commonwealth have framed a long schedule of claims for consideration by…

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Aristocratic Miners

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Saturday 2 October 1920 · page 2

The State coal mine at G[?]mouth, West Coast, New Zealand, still remains idle because the [?] were not allowed to travel first-[?]…

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Coal Miners' Claims. Refused by the Tribunal. Mr. Hibble's Award. Increase of Three Shillings a Day. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 2 October 1920 · page 5

The claims of the Coal and Shale Employees ' Federation for a minimum wage ranging from 226 to (276 a day have been refused by the Special Coal Tribunal…

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Feeding of Mine Horses. London

Daily Examiner · Saturday 2 October 1920 · page 5

Five thousand Welsh miners have struck, the reason being that the underground horses have insufficient food, being only allowed 281bs. of hay per day…

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Bolshevik Gold. Propaganda Work in Britain. London

Daily Examiner · Saturday 2 October 1920 · page 5

It is estimated that at least £100,000 of Bolshevik gold has been spent in revolutionary propaganda in Britain this year in the midlands. Lecturers who are not…

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British Miners. Another Conference Arranged Strike Notice Expires To-day. Still Hopes of a Settlement. London

Daily Examiner · Saturday 2 October 1920 · page 5

It is officially announced to-night that a conference of coal owners, the miners' executive, and the representatives of the Government have arranged to meet at…

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QUEENSLAND. Waterside Workers' Dispute. Grave Effect on Dairy Industry Congestion at Gold Stores. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Saturday 2 October 1920 · page 5

The grave position which is confronting the dairymen of Queensland in. consequence of the dispute between the waterside workers and the shipping…

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United Kingdom Coal Output. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 4 October 1920 · page 3

The weekly statistics of the coal output of the United Kingdom this year to August 28 were issued to-day by the Board of Trade. They show that on no fewer than…

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Gold Shipped to America. New York

Daily Examiner · Monday 4 October 1920 · page 3

The steamer Baltic has arrived with two million sterling in gold. The Imperator is coming on Saturday with a similar amount…

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Postponed Again. British Miners Strike. Put Off For a Week Another Ballot to Be Taken. the Dogs and the Bone. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 4 October 1920 · page 3

The strike is postponed until October 16. The miners will vote on the owners' new proposals on October 11 and 12, and…

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Mine Sweeper Grounds. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 5 October 1920 · page 4

The Navy Department has received word that the mine sweeper Geranium struck a rock and grounded on the north cast coast of Australia. It succeeded in…

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Miners' Ballot. Opinions Stated to Be Divided. Majority Against Strike Expected. London

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 5 October 1920 · page 5

The "Herald" correspondents report that the new ballot has been, received with divided opinions in the principal areas. There is much exasperation at the…

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Gold for Notes. Two Men From London. Their Introduction to Sydney. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 5 October 1920 · page 5

William Johnson and Williain Moxham, who arrived from London by the Ormonde to-day, were leaning over the rails of the vessel just before disembarking when they…

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North Coast Coal Measures

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 6 October 1920 · page 4

The Under-Secretary, Department of Mines, in a letter to Mr. T. J. Swiney, M.L.A., states that the Minister, after careful consideration, and acting on the…

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Broken Hill Miners. Sydney

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 6 October 1920 · page 3

The Broken Hill companies are arranging to reopen the mines at the earliest possible moment under the terms of the new award…

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Increase to Coal Workers. Newcastle

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 6 October 1920 · page 5

Mr. Hibble, sitting as president of the Special Goal Board, granted the coal workers an increase of 3 a day…

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