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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1920

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Coal Crisis in New Zealand. Sydney

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

The coal shortage in New Zealand is now alarming. The Christchurch industries will be compelled to close down within six…

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Industrial. Re-opening of Barrier Mines. Broken Hill

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 6 October 1920 · page 5

The Broken Hill companies are arranging to re-open the mines at the earlies possible moment under the terms of the new award…

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Coal Shortage in New Zealand. an Ac[?]te Position. Christchurch

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 6 October 1920 · page 4

The coal shortage in New Zealand is now alarming, and Christchurch industries may be compelled to close down within a week…

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Welsh Miners' Strike. Protest Against the Ballot. Secret Conference at Glasgow Split in the Federation. London

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 6 October 1920 · page 5

Five thousand Welsh miners and thousands elsewhere have struck as a protest for the postponement. The Welsh and Derby executives advise the men to vote…

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Industrial. the Miners' Award. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 7 October 1920 · page 5

The Coal and Shale Employees' Federation decided to recommend the acceptance by the miners of the recent award…

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Queen of the Day Mine. Celebrating the Opening. a Function at Lionsville

Daily Examiner · Thursday 7 October 1920 · page 4

On Saturday last a most enjoyable day was spent at Lionsyille for the purpose of celebrating the opening of the Queen of the Day gold mine. This mine, which is…

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British Miners. a Mixed Position. "COMMUNlST Red Guards." Threats of Violence. London

Daily Examiner · Thursday 7 October 1920 · page 5

The Yorkshire "Observer" expects the Yorkshire miners' vote to be favorable. The position in many other districts is not so reassuring. Thousands arc idle in…

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Telegrams Coal Mine Scheme Abandoned. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 8 October 1920 · page 5

The City Council has definitely abandoned the Central Illawarra coal [?]ine scheme…

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British Miners. Futile Communist Efforts. London

Daily Examiner · Friday 8 October 1920 · page 5

Communist efforts to keep the Lanark[?]hire mines idle collapsed. The men returned to the works, ignoring the Red Guards, but are expected to vote heavily…

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Mount Barney Molybdenite Mine

Daily Examiner · Saturday 9 October 1920 · page 3

Last Tuesday the Directors of the Mount Barney Molybdenite Mining Company, Ltd, accompanied by shareholders form the Richmond, Sydney and Grafton,…

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Export Price of Coal

Daily Examiner · Saturday 9 October 1920 · page 4

Mr. Hibble, who was asked by the Commonwealth Government to fix the increase for the export price of coal, has awarded and increase of four shillings…

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British Miners. the Strike Question. a Significant Appeal. London

Daily Examiner · Saturday 9 October 1920 · page 5

The "Chronicle" declares that evidences reaching the Government show that the rank and file do not want a national strike, but the extremists are clamoring…

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Queensland Gold Yield

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 12 October 1920 · page 5

The Queensland gold yield for September shows an increase of 3307 ounces, [?]£14 047, compared to the previous September. The month's figures were…

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British Miners. Ballot Proceeding. Nearly a Million Voting. London

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 13 October 1920 · page 5

Nearly a million miners are balloting on the question of the rejection or acceptance of the owners' datum line offer but anything like accurate calculations…

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Rich Gold Crushing. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 14 October 1920 · page 4

Forty tons of ore taken from a mine at Weuluman, in the Orange district, after being crushed yielded 53 ounces of gold…

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General Cables. British Miners. Progress of Ballot. London

Daily Examiner · Thursday 14 October 1920 · page 5

Additional results strengthen the expectation of the rejection of the datum. Not a single pit has yet returned a majority in favor. The "Star" forecasts, a…

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Wealth From Coal. New By-product Process. Prevention of Waste

Daily Examiner · Thursday 14 October 1920 · page 6

Can Australia afford to throw away year after year wealth amounting to scores of thousands of pounds? The answer is obvious. Yet, like every other…

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Miners' Grievances. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 15 October 1920 · page 5

The Coal and Shale Employees Federation Council is now considering whether it will agree to submit the outstanding grievances of the miners to the coal, tribunal…

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British Miners. Majority Against Settlement. London

Daily Examiner · Friday 15 October 1920 · page 5

A United Service, message states that an overwhelming majority of miners are against a settlement in some districts by tea, to one. The feeling is high, especially…

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INDUSTRIAL. Barrier Labor Troubles. Slaughtermen on Strike. Delay Regarding Miners' Strike. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 15 October 1920 · page 5

The slaughtermen at the Broken Hill abattoirs ceased work to-day, because the clean-up men, who are council, employees were not in attendance to work…

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