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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1921

1,055 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 43 of 53

American Mining War Federal Government Moving Proclamation of Martial Law Expected. New York

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Saturday 3 September 1921 · page 5

A Washington message states that Mr. Weeks secretary for the Army, has ordered a dozen air planes to proceed to the West Virginia mining dispute…

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Gold Mine Closes Down. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 5 September 1921 · page 4

The Mount-Poppy gold mine, one of the largest in this State, was closed yesterday morning owing to the present high wages and the high cost of materials. Two…

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Coal Mining Troubles Mr John Brown Takes a Hand. Work Resumed. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 5 September 1921 · page 2

A West Maitland message states that, there having been frequent disputes between the miners and management at the Richmond Main colliery, the…

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A Gold Remedy

Daily Examiner · Monday 5 September 1921 · page 4

"Lemons" writes:--A simple cure fo[?]colds, influenza, and the ills that follow them, has been given by a lady who has proved its efficacy, as I have done, since…

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INDUSTRIAL. Stoppages at the Mines. Mr. Brown Addresses the Men Threatens to Close the Mine. Newcastle

Daily Examiner · Monday 5 September 1921 · page 4

Mr. John Brown, the well-known Colliery proprietor, addressed the men at the Richmond Main collieries with respect to the frequent stoppages. He declared that…

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The Barrier Mines. Resumption of Work. Broken Hill

Daily Examiner · Monday 5 September 1921 · page 4

The management of the Broken Hill Proprietary mine has been instructed that surface Work will be resumed on September 12. This will give employment to a…

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Glittering Gold. Scientific Search in New South Wales

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 5 September 1921 · page 2

Gold silver, platinum, iron!--there fust he plenty somewhere under the hills of New South Wales. It is to he looked for scientifically…

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Sixteen Hundred Citizens Engaged. Aerial Bomb Attack Disperses Miners. Insurrection a "Red" Movement. Montreal

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 5 September 1921 · page 3

A message from Logan, Virginia says there was a day of continuous fighting along a 25-mile front from the Ballr mountain to Crooked Creek,…

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Fighting in Virginia. Report of 200 Miners Killed. Attempting to Enter Logan. More Soldiers Arrive. Vancouver

Daily Examiner · Monday 5 September 1921 · page 5

Washington afternoon papers contained a despatch from Logan, West Virginia, advising of sanguinary fighting to-daY when the miners attempted to enter the…

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A Replendent Visitor Gaily Decked Indian Lady. Gold Necklaces, Ear and Nose Adornments. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 5 September 1921 · page 2

When the Orient liner Orsova arrived at Sydney to-day one of the passengers, from Madras, excited curiosity, for she wore a necklace composed…

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The Miners' War a Nightlong Fight. on a 25 Miles Front. Machine Guns Used. Heavy Casualties--200 Dead, New York, Friday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 5 September 1921 · page 3

A message from Washington states that Federal troops are proceeding to West Virginia. It is reported from Logan that…

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World's Longest Line of Pipes a West Australian Marvel. Carries Water 350 Miles to Supply Goldfields

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Saturday 10 September 1921 · page 3

Australia is a country of such distances that to speak of West Australia in this State is something like talking to a Hottentot about New York…

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State's Gold Yield. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 12 September 1921 · page 4

The gold yield of New South Wales for the first eight months of the present year shows a comparative increase in value of £25,000…

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Iron and Coal[?] the Industries in Britain. More Furnaces Operating. London

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 14 September 1921 · page 5

The British production of pig iron in August was 93,000 tons, compared with 10,000 in July and 386,000 in March, before the coal stoppage…

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Life at Sea. a Schooner Burnt. Laden with Coal and Kerosene. Auckland

Daily Examiner · Friday 16 September 1921 · page 6

The four-masted schooner, Cecilia Sudden, from Newcastle, bound for Callao, put in here with the boatswain seriously injured through having fallen from aloft,…

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Coal Mine Closes. Sydney

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 17 September 1921 · page 2

Following on the stoppage of work at the metropolitan colliery at Helensburgh, the mine has been closed down indefinitely…

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Direct Action Coal Miners' First Step. Limiting Working Days. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Saturday 17 September 1921 · page 5

The Coal Miners' Federation at Sydney has decided to limit the working fortnight in the coal mines to nine days, instead of eleven, which is…

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Coal Industry. Week of Four and a Half Days. the Miners' Demands. Newcastle

Daily Examiner · Saturday 17 September 1921 · page 4

The Council of the Australian Coal and Shale Workers' Federation has decided to demand that nine days only shall be worked in a fortnight…

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QUEENSLAND. Trouble at State Coal Mine. Stranding of the Walton Hall Pilot's License Cancelled. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Saturday 17 September 1921 · page 4

Trouble has again risen at Baralaba State coal mine. It appears the manager put on a newcomer to work in the pit, whereupon the president of the Baralaba…

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Gold in Canada. Search for Lost Lode

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Saturday 17 September 1921 · page 7

Gold hunters are swarming over the country drained by the Wapshe River, Canada, and panning the sands of the stream in search of the yellow metal…

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