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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1922

529 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 10 of 27

Miners' Union Repudiates Revolution Over 7000 Rebel Prisoners. Not More Than 200 Killed. Very Many in Hiding. Capetown

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 20 March 1922 · page 3

A Johannesburg message says: The strike as well as the revolt, is now virtually over, there being a general stampede back to work…

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Germany's Gold Big Shipment to England. Security for Pood and Raw Materials. London, Sunday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Tuesday 21 March 1922 · page 3

A Berlin message says: Reports from Frankfort state that fifty millions of gold marks, almost the whole of the reserve of the Reichsbank, will…

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QUEENSLAND The State Coal Mines. Aerial Mail Service. the New Gold Find. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 22 March 1922 · page 5

The Minister for Mines states that Mr. J. Brophy, general manager of the State iron and steel works, has been appointed general superintendent of the…

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Tossing Gold Watches. London

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 22 March 1922 · page 5

At the Hooley that Lewis gave evidence that Hooley frequently bullied him into tossing gold watches. The secretary of the Jubilee Mills gave evidence…

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THE 20,000 Mine Workers. 5000 Remained at Work. 7000 RE-ENGAGED. 8000 Will Be Absorbed Within a Year. Capetown, Monday Evening

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 22 March 1922 · page 3

A Johannesburg message says: Out of twenty thousand men employed on the mines before the strike, upwards of five thousand remained at work. Of the…

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Coal Industry Conference

Daily Examiner · Thursday 23 March 1922 · page 5

The Council of the Coal Miners' Federation to-day considered a letter from the coal owners asking for a conference to consider matters appertaining to the…

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Wages Reduction. Big Strike Planned by Seamen and Miners. "Won't Agree to Any Reduction." Socialisation of Mines Aimed At. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 23 March 1922 · page 3

It is stated that a well-organised plan has been made by the Seamen's and Miners' Unions for a big strike, which will probably eclipse the 1917…

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A Public Appeal. 600,000 Miners Will Respond. Washington

Daily Examiner · Friday 24 March 1922 · page 5

President Harding is considering the public appeal that the miners and operators should settle their differences before the threatened strike on April 1…

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Mine on Fire an All-night Fight. Men in Smoke Helmets. Auckland

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 24 March 1922 · page 3

A fire broke out last night in the Waihi mine, and is still burning. The outbreak was fought all night long by men wearing smoke helmets…

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Landed at Last. Gold-stealer Evades Arrest for 2½ Years. Perth, W.A.

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 24 March 1922 · page 2

After evading arrest for nearly 30 months, John Wittman has been arrested and ordered to serve a sentence of six months for stealing gold…

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Carpathia Tin Mining Company. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 25 March 1922 · page 3

At the half-yearly general meeting of the Carpathia Tin Mining Company the chairman, Mr. Markell, in moving that the report and balance-sheet be adopted,…

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Gold Before Principles. Maimed Soldiers Indignant. Sydney, Friday Evening

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Saturday 25 March 1922 · page 5

The Limbless and Maimed Soldiers' Association has passed a resolution, expressing its abhorrence of the decision to resume trade with Germany…

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Gold in Britain Found in Many Places. Nuggets Weighing 3Lb

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Saturday 25 March 1922 · page 3

Princess Mary's wedding ring is of British gold. So were the Coronation medals or King Charles the First, while one of Queen Elizabeth's prized…

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Cloncurry Mines Not One Now Working. Development Capital Coming From England. Brisbane, Friday Evening

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Saturday 25 March 1922 · page 2

A Cloncurry resident, now in Brisbane, states: "Not one mine of any importance is working in this district. [?] the general manager of the Mount…

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A Coal Discovery. Amount of Raw Cotton. Royal Assent to Bill. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Saturday 25 March 1922 · page 3

An important coal discovery has been made on the Bowen coalfields railway line. A 6 ft. seam of clean coal at a shallow depth was encountered, while a…

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American Coal Strike. Hopes of Averting Abandoned. Vancouver

Daily Examiner · Monday 27 March 1922 · page 4

At White House it is officially stated that President Harding has abandoned the hope of averting the coal strike for April 1. It is expected that 600,000…

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QUEENSLAND. The Dairying Industry. Great Future for Cotton Growing. New Coal Find Valuable. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 28 March 1922 · page 5

An conference of the representatives of the dairying industry called by the Government to consider the matter of a better organisation of…

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The Coal Mines. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 31 March 1922 · page 5

Mr. Willis, secretary of the Coal Miners' Federation, says the trouble in the coal industry is due largely to the tact that while some coal mines were…

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A Coal Deal. Black for Lloyd George. Disclosure in French Senate. London

Daily Examiner · Friday 31 March 1922 · page 5

"The Times" Paris correspondent says that disclosures by the former Minister, for Finance, M. Marsal, at a secret sitting of the Senate, may prove the…

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The Next Upheaval. Coal Miners Preparing. Sydney

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 1 April 1922 · page 2

The opinion is held in trade union circles that the next big industrial upheaval will centre around the coal mining industry…

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