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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1921

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Victorian Coal Crisis. an Unpromising Position. Determination on Both Sides. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 10 January 1921 · page 5

A mining official at Newcastle said the position looks Very ugly. The latest from Victoria shows an absolute determination on both sides to refuse to deviate one…

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Victorian Coal Trouble. the Governments Attitude. Former Offer Holds Good. Melbourne. Saturday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 10 January 1921 · page 3

The Victorian Government still refuses to recognise the Hibble coal award, but makes it clear, that the offer made when the trouble started remains…

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Shocking Mining Accident. Two Men Killed. the Roof Falls in Lithgow

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 10 January 1921 · page 3

A shocking accident resulting in the death of two miners employed at the Zig Zag Colliery, Lithgow, occurred on Saturday. Arthur Pearce and…

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Industrial. Barrier Mines. Reduction of Operations. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 11 January 1921 · page 5

An acute position has arisen regarding the operations of the Barrier mines Owing to the industrial situation and the declining prices of metals an immediate…

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Gold at Gundagai. Another Rich Find. Sydney, Monday Evening

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Tuesday 11 January 1921 · page 3

A Gundagai message says: Another important development has taken place in the Long Tunnel Mine. Rich ore has been discovered in new…

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Big Libel Actions. Outcome of the Coal Trouble Melbourne "Argus" Sued. Melbourne, Monday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Tuesday 11 January 1921 · page 3

Messrs Baddeley and Willis, President and Secretary of the Coal and Shale Miners' Federation, have issued a writ against the Melbourne "Argus"…

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Allies and Germany. Coal Negotiations Ended. Germans Refuse to Continue in View of France's Attitude. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Tuesday 11 January 1921 · page 2

A Copenhagen message says that advices from Berlin, state that the German delegation, which negotiated with a French representative regarding…

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The Coal Crisis. Victorian Attitude Resented. Federation Officials Indignant. "Worst Traditions of Sweated Labor." Melbourne, Monday Evening

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Tuesday 11 January 1921 · page 3

At the resumption of the Hibble Coal Tribunal to-day, Mr. Baddeley (President of the Coal and Shale Miners' Federation) objected to the…

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Coal in Melbourne. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 12 January 1921 · page 4

A Melbourne message states that powe[?] was available for all industries to-day, an[?] will be available to-morrow and Thursday thus mitigating unemployment. Ten…

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Oil Instead of Coal. Makura Vastly Improved. Sydney Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 12 January 1921 · page 2

The Makura, while in America, was converted into an oil-burner. The officers of the vessel say the ship has vastly improved as a result of the fuel…

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The Coal Tribunal. Proposed Inspection of Morwell. Men's Evidence Concluded. Melbourne, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 12 January 1921 · page 3

When the Hibble coal tribunal resumed its sittings to-day, Mr. Baddeley, President of the Coal and Shale Miners' Federation, suggested that the…

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Telegrams. New South Wales Gold Yield. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 13 January 1921 · page 5

The New South Wales gold yield for 1920 was 48,907 oxs., valued at £207,907, compared with 65,839 ozs., valued at £279,666 for the previous year…

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Commercialising National Park. Proposed Coal Mine. Sydney, Thursday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 14 January 1921 · page 3

The United Laborers' Union intends urging upon the City Council the advisability of establishing a coal mine at National Park. They are sure this…

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Municipal Coal Mine. Bribery and Corruption. Emphatic Denial by Lord Mayor. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 14 January 1921 · page 5

Replying to a deputation regarding the opening of a municipal coal mine, the Lord Mayor (Ald. Lambert) said that, in a speech on the deputation to the Minister…

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City Council and Coal. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 14 January 1921 · page 5

The Coal Committee of the City Council considered thirty offers of coal-bearing properties. These will be submitted to two Government experts for report…

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Lithg0w Coal Trouble. Efforts for a Settlement an Abortive Conference. Lithgow, Thursday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 14 January 1921 · page 1

There is no change in the position at the Invincible Colliery, Cullen Bullen, despite the efforts of the executive officers, of the Miners' Federation to…

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Trouble with New Zealand Miners. Wellington (N.z.)

Daily Examiner · Saturday 15 January 1921 · page 5

Serious trouble is threatening in the coal mining industry from Blackball. The union threatens to strike on Monday with the backing of the Miners' Federation…

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Industrial. Victorian Coal Tribunal. Strikers Must Resume. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 15 January 1921 · page 5

Events took an unexpected turn at a meeting of the coal tribunal in Melbourne yesterday. The chairman stated that before the tribunal could prepare its award…

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Victorian Coal Trouble. Men Ordered to Resume. the Public Wary. Melbourne. Friday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Saturday 15 January 1921 · page 5

The ultimatum by Mr. Hibble, chairman of the Coal Tribunal, that the men at Wonthaggi and Morwell (State mines) must resume, is generally…

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N.Z. Miners. Serious Trouble Ahead. Over One Man. Unity with Australia. Wellington. (N.z.)

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Saturday 15 January 1921 · page 5

Serious trouble threatens. The coalmining unions threaten to strike, on Monday, with the backing of the Miners Federation, unless the…

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