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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 49 of 53

The Barrier Mines. Mr. Willis' Suggestion. Notice to Companies to Resume. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 15 November 1921 · page 4

Mr. Willis, secretary of the Coal and Shale Federation, said Mr. Justice Edmunds had made his award for the miners at Broken Hill twelve months ago,…

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City Council Matters. Lord Mayor and the Press. Purchase of Coal. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 17 November 1921 · page 5

The Lord Mayor charges the press with deliberate misrepresentations, and threatens to refuse to admit reporters to meeting of the council…

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Moratorium Refused. Not Enough Gold in the Country. London, Thursday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Saturday 19 November 1921 · page 5

A Berlin message says : The Allied Reparation Commission leaves next week. It has abandoned the idea of granting Germany a moratorium in…

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Barrier's Idle Mines Settlement Effort Fails. Blocked by Union Bigots. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 21 November 1921 · page 2

The attempt made by Mr. J. B. Holme, Industrial Registrar, to effect a settlement of the Broken Hill dispute and to set the mines working…

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Barrier Mines. Conference at Broken Hill. Mr. Holme's Fruitless Effort. Broken Hill

Daily Examiner · Monday 21 November 1921 · page 2

The conference at Broken Hill presided over by Mr. J. B. Holme, Conciliation Commissioner which was held with a view, to commencing operations in mines, ended…

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Why Coal Is Dear Miners' Huge Wages. £21 10s Per Week. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 24 November 1921 · page 3

A West Maitland message says: Two miners at the Aberdare Central Colliery have established a record for the amount of pay for a fortnight's…

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Miners Draw £2110 a Week

Daily Examiner · Thursday 24 November 1921 · page 4

Two miners employed at the Aberdare Colliery drew £86 between them for the fortnight's work…

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Report of Department of Mines. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 24 November 1921 · page 4

According to the report of the Department of Mines for 1920 the value of the output of mineral products of New South Wales for that year showed a comparative…

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Gloomy Mining Outlook

Daily Examiner · Friday 25 November 1921 · page 4

The gloomy outlook in the mining, industry was forcibly stressed at the annual meeting of the C.S.A. Mines, Ltd. The chairman of directors declared the…

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Mining Industry Suffering From Strangulation. High Wages Cannot Be Paid. Sydney, Thursday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 25 November 1921 · page 3

Speaking at the annual meeting of the C.S.A. Mines to-day, the chairman Mr. Armstrong, said the mining industry in New South Wales was suffering…

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The Stolen Gold. Ship's Safe Tampered With. Believed to Be Secreted on Board. San Francisco

Daily Examiner · Friday 25 November 1921 · page 5

The Australian gold worth 125,000 dollars, stolen from the Sonoma was consigned by the Commonwealth to the International Banking Corporation of San Francisco…

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Gold Fully Insured. Could Not Have Been Done in Sydney. What Bank Officials Say. Sydney, Thursday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 25 November 1921 · page 2

In connection with the stealing of the £25,000 from the Sonoma, Mr. J. W. Kell, Deputy-Governor of the Commonwealth Bank, says fifteen boxes of…

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Broken Hill Mine to Resume

Daily Examiner · Saturday 26 November 1921 · page 5

Operations will shortly be resumed at the British mine, Broken Hill…

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Broken Hill Miners' Trouble Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 26 November 1921 · page 5

At a meeting of the Trades and Labor Council, Broken Hill, last night, it was decided that the Government be notified that the Trades and Labor Council…

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The Gold Left Sydney. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 26 November 1921 · page 5

Sydney detectives are puzzled at the San Francisco police chief's theory that the Sonoma gold robbery took place before the ship left Australia. Inspector…

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To Save Miners' Lives Wonderful Inventions. Use of Liquid Air

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Saturday 26 November 1921 · page 6

From the British Association comes great good news for the miner, to say nothing of the patient an courageous relatives of the men whose lives are…

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Miners' Wages. Reduced in New Zealand. Wellington (N.z.), Friday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Saturday 26 November 1921 · page 5

In the Arbitration Court to-day, the wages of the men employed in the Southern coal mines were reduced from 192 to 188 per shift of eight…

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Broken Hill Mines Award. to Be Practically Tested. Sydney Friday Evening

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Saturday 26 November 1921 · page 4

One of the Broken Hill mines, the British, is to be re-started under Judge Edmunds' award to see if it can be made to pay its way…

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The Missing Gold. Still a Mystery. Conflicting Opinions. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 26 November 1921 · page 5

A cable has been received stating that no further light has been thrown on the mysterious disappearance of portion of the steamer Sonoma's gold consignment…

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Rand Mining Dispute White Workers Strike. the Management's Threat. Capetown, Friday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 28 November 1921 · page 2

A Johannesburg message says: Another serious dispute has culminated in a strike by all the white miners at the Crown mines this morning, the…

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