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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1921

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Russian Revolution. Moscow's Critical Situation Without Coal or Food. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 16 March 1921 · page 3

A message from Copenhagen says the situation at Moscow is extremely critical, owing to the complete absence of coal, Famine is knocking at the…

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Rich As Ever. Broken Hill Mines. 14,000,000 Tons in Sight. New Process Discovered

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 16 March 1921 · page 2

Giving evidence at Broken Hill on Friday, before the select committee which is inquiring into the decline of the metalliferous mining industry n…

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High Wages for Youths. the Curse of the Mining Industry. Lodge Secretary Talks Plainly. West Maitland, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 16 March 1921 · page 3

The meeting of the Hebburn Miners' Lodge, at which the resignations of the officers and committeeen were tendered, as a protest against the…

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Richmond Coal Seams

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 17 March 1921 · page 2

Mr. R. S. Perdriau, M.L.A., has received the following letter, dated March 11, from the Under-Secretary to the Department of Mines:--…

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Coal Boring on the Richmond

Daily Examiner · Thursday 17 March 1921 · page 4

Mr. R. S. Perdriau, M.L.A., has received the following letter from the Department of Mines:--With reference to your representations in regard to the request by the…

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QUEENSLAND. The Gold Yield. Soldier Settlers Perturbed. Record Maize Crops. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Thursday 17 March 1921 · page 4

The gold yield of Queensland which has been steadily declining for some years showed a slight improvement during last month. The yield for February was 9046…

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Large Order for Coal. London

Daily Examiner · Friday 18 March 1921 · page 5

The signature of the Anglo-Russian trade agreement was speedily followed by a Moscow wireless message announcing that a contract for a big coal order had been…

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Mining Returns. an Increase in 1920. SYDNEY

Daily Examiner · Friday 18 March 1921 · page 4

The output of minerals in New South Wales last year amounted in value to £11,411,000, being an increase of £1,529,000 over the output for the…

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Coal Lumpers' Union Re-registered. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 19 March 1921 · page 5

Mr. O'Connor, secretary of Coal Lumpers' Union, announced this afternoon that the union had been granted registration…

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Shortage of Coal. Position Becoming Critical. Vessels Held Up. Newcastle

Daily Examiner · Saturday 19 March 1921 · page 5

The coal position is rapidly becoming critical. There is a great shortage of supplies which are obtainable only with difficulty. There are 23 vessels held up…

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Payment of Miners. a Brighter Outlook. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 21 March 1921 · page 5

The prospect of a peaceful settlement of the miners' wages question has assumed a brighter aspect. There is apparently a great division of opinion among the…

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British Coal Industry. De-control Bill Passed. Labor Objection Futile. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 21 March 1921 · page 3

The Coal De-Control Bill has been read a third time in the House of Commons, despite the Labor Party's attempts to postpone de-control for…

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Electric Mines Used. London

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 22 March 1921 · page 5

The Crosskerry ambushers laid electric mines, blowing up a bridge as the lorries passed over, and then opened fire…

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British Industrial Crisis. Helping Unemployed Miners. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Tuesday 22 March 1921 · page 3

Mr. Hodges, speaking at a mass meeting at Abertilley, South Wales, said that if the war wages came to an end on 31st March the colliers out of…

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Diseased Miners. Sydney

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 23 March 1921 · page 2

The Minister for Mines states that the Government has no intention of bringing unfit miners from Broken Hill to work in either the South…

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The Coal Trade. In Great Britain. a Desperate Position. Welsh "Mines Losing Heavily. London

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 23 March 1921 · page 5

The unfavorable vote in the coal trade especially in North Wales is strikingly admitted by Mr. Hodges, secretary of the Miners' Federation, who told a meeting…

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Industrial. Unfit Miners. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 23 March 1921 · page 4

The Minister for Mines states the Government has no intention of bringing unfit miners from Broken Hill to work in either the South Coast mines or in mines…

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Coal Crisis in Britain. London. Monday Night

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 23 March 1921 · page 2

The coal situation in South Wales is worse. It is stated that the pithead loss during February exceeded two…

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Ballot on Coal Owners' Proposals. London

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 23 March 1921 · page 5

The Scottish and North Wales Miners' Unions have followed the South Wales Miners' Council's example in rejecting the coal owners' wages scheme. On the…

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N.Z. Coal Industry. Big Upheaval Likely. Wellington, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 23 March 1921 · page 3

The New Zealand Miners Federation threatens drastic action if the employers refuse to grant an unconditional conference to discuss their demands…

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