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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1921

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Tin Mine to Close Down. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 29 January 1921 · page 4

It is announced that the directors of the Carpathia Tin Alining Company at Ardlethan have decided to close down…

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Fall in Tin Prices. Mines May Close Down. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Saturday 29 January 1921 · page 5

Owing to the big fall in the price of tin, it is stated that several tin mines are closing down…

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N. Z. Coal Tribunal. a Critical Situation. Wellington (N.z.) Thurs. Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Saturday 29 January 1921 · page 5

A deadlock has arisen over the selection of a chairman for the tribunal in connection with the coal dispute. The situation is regarded as critical,…

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German Man Traps. Set to Kill French Mine Workers. Hunting for Them with a Camera

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Saturday 29 January 1921 · page 8

In the mines of France and Belgium the owners are still looking for a different I kind of mine--the explosive traps set by the Germans to kill or…

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Miners and the Government. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 31 January 1921 · page 5

At the annual meeting of the mining department of the O.B.U. Council, formerly called the Miners' Federation, a resolution was forwarded by the Illawarra…

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Miners' Conference. Receive Owners' Proposals. Negotiations Reach Critical Stage. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 31 January 1921 · page 5

A special delegate conference of the Miners' Federation is being held in London, presided over by Mr. Smillie, to hear the coal owners' proposals in connection…

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Mining Industry. in for a Bad Time. Owing to Slump in Metals. Armidale

Daily Examiner · Monday 31 January 1921 · page 4

The Minister for Mines, Mr. George Cann, in addressing the gathering at the Tingha ceremony, said the portfolio of Minister for Mines had been one of the…

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Coal Output

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 1 February 1921 · page 5

Figures made available by the Minister for Mines to-day show that the output in New South Wales in 1920 of coal was a record. The total amount hewed was…

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Storey Government Condemned. Coal-worers' Censure. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Tuesday 1 February 1921 · page 3

A vote of no-confidence in the Labor Ministry was agreed to at the Council of the Coal and Shale Employees' Federation, which complains that the…

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N.Z. Mining Dispute. Tribunal Established. Wellington

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Tuesday 1 February 1921 · page 4

The parties to the coalminers' dispute have agreed to the appointment of a Tribunal, to be presided over by a Chairman appointed by the Prime Minister,…

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The Mining Industry. to Be Placed on Sound Footing. Armidale

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Tuesday 1 February 1921 · page 4

The Minister for Mines, speaking here yesterday, said the Mines Department had been neglected in the past, but endeavors were now being made…

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Payable in Gold. London

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

A message from Paris states that the agreement arrived at by Conference regarding the payment to be made by Germany provides that…

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Great Iron Mines Close. 2000 Men Idle. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 2 February 1921 · page 4

The Hodbarrow iron ore mines, Milium, the largest in the world, have been closed down, 2000 workers being rendered idle…

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British Coal Trade. Reduced Output and Wages. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 2 February 1921 · page 4

The diminished British coal production, resulting from trade depression, will cause a reduction in miners' wages of 2 a day, operating from February…

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Miners and A.W.U. Linking Up Denied. Statement by Mr. A. C. Willis. Sydney, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 2 February 1921 · page 3

Mr. A. C. Willis, secretary of the Australasian Coal and Shale Employees' Federation, to-night, replied to the statement made that the A.W.U…

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Welsh Collieries Re-opening. London

Daily Examiner · Thursday 3 February 1921 · page 5

Collieries in Wales employing 1600 are re-opening as the result of a visit of the directors to the Continent regaining some of the lost European markets…

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Miners and the A.w.u

Daily Examiner · Thursday 3 February 1921 · page 4

Mr. Wi[?]is, general secretary of the Coal Miners Federation, states that he has received a letter from the A.W.U. asking the miners' organisation to send…

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Control of Coal. Abolished in England. London

Daily Examiner · Thursday 3 February 1921 · page 5

In view of the increased output, the slackened home demand, and the fact that export prices are now approximately the same as home prices, the Government has…

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Britain's Coal. Big Reduction in Output. Industry to Be De- Controlled. London

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

The Mines Department announces that the prices of coal will be de-controlled on 1st March, when the instructions to collieries to supply specified…

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Getting Worse. The Position in Ireland. Use of Land Mines. Four Policemen Killed; Seven Wounded. London

Daily Examiner · Friday 4 February 1921 · page 5

The [?]ish war is growing worse. A land mine was employed for the first time, with the result that four policemen were killed and seven wounded…

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