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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1922

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Coal Miners Wages. Notice of Reduction. Sydney

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 6 September 1922 · page 2

The New South Wales coke proprietors have officially announced that they propose to reduce wages by 33½ per cent (?)…

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Industrial. Stop-work Meetings at Coal Mines. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 7 September 1922 · page 5

With one or two exceptions every coal mine in the Commonwealth will be idle to-morrow. Stop-work meetings of the men will be held to discuss the question…

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Mine Disaster Ferly Miners Entombed. Mile and a Half Underground. Tragic Scenes at Pithead. London

Daily Examiner · Thursday 7 September 1922 · page 5

Forty miners were entombed in the deepest undersea workings of the [?] pit at Whitehaven, one and a half miles from the shaft…

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"Iron to Gold."

Daily Examiner · Thursday 7 September 1922 · page 4

"Iron to Gold" is the attractive title of a picture produced by William Fox and starring Dustin Farnum, which will be shown at the Fitzroy Theatre this…

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Coal Miners Stop Work Meetings. Dispute Over Images Reduction. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 8 September 1922 · page 3

Five meetings were held in Newcastle and South Maitland coalfields to-day and the feeling expressed was that the miners were solid for no reduction in wages…

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The Mine Explosion. Twenty-four Bodies Recovered. London

Daily Examiner · Friday 8 September 1922 · page 3

Twenty-four bodies have been recovered from the Haig coal pit at White-haven. Some of the victims are unrecog[?]isable. Colliery officials who were…

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Industrial. Coal Miners' Meetings. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 9 September 1922 · page 5

Mr. Willis, secretary of the Coal Miners' Federation, said that according to the reports to hand the miners' meetings held yesterday were entirely…

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No Coal Tribunal. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 12 September 1922 · page 5

The Full High Court this afternoon ordered a rule nisi to be made absolute in the application by the southern Colliery Proprietors' Association thus…

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Industrial. the Coal Tribunal. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 12 September 1922 · page 5

In the High Court to-day the Bellambi Coal Co.,. Ltd., and members of the other colliery companies which constitute the Southern Colliery Proprietary…

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Coal Strike Ends. 150,000 Miners Resume Work. Vancouver

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 13 September 1922 · page 5

One hundred and fifty thousand anthracite miners in Pennsylvania resumed work, to-day after having been out on strike since April 1…

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QUEENSLAND Meeting of Coal Miners. Two Mysterious Motions. Good Rains in Southern Districts. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 13 September 1922 · page 5

At a largely-attended meeting of miners at Ipswich to-day the situation in the coal mining industry was discussed. Subsequently it was learned that the…

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State's Gold Yield. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 13 September 1922 · page 5

The gold yield in New South Wales in the last eight months shows a comparative decrease in value of £86,236…

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Coal Miners' Dispute. Possibility of a Strike. Notices Served on Owners. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 14 September 1922 · page 1

Following the decision of the High Court preventing the Coal Tribunal from dealing with the South Coast miners' claims, notices are being served on…

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Melted Gold. Nuggets Found in Hyde Park. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 14 September 1922 · page 4

Two more nuggets of gold were unearthed in Hyde Park yesterday during excavations in connection with the city railway. One weighed 16oz…

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Gold and Oysters. Port Macquarie Excitement. Rush at Cathie Creek

Daily Examiner · Friday 15 September 1922 · page 3

Port Macquarie made history in the days when Australia was "in the cradle." It was a penal settlement, and its old cemetery and fine old Church of…

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Will Coal Miners Strike? Last Week's Mass Meeting. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 16 September 1922 · page 4

It is now disclosed that the motion carried at the minors' aggregate meeting last week was in favor of giving 14 days' notice to cease work…

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Coal Miners' Dispute. New Claims Served. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 18 September 1922 · page 2

A new development in connection with the dispute between the Coal Miners' Federation and the proprieters took place yesterday. The Federation decided to…

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Mining Bill. Reforms in India. Simla

Daily Examiner · Monday 18 September 1922 · page 3

Mr. Innes introduced a Bill into the Assembly amending the, Mines Act. The principal, amendments define the respective functions of the general and loeal…

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Amusements. Dustin Farnum in "Iron to Gold."

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 20 September 1922 · page 4

"Iron to Gold" is the title of an attractive picture produced by Wm. Fox, and starring Dustin Farnum, which will be shown at Hordern's Pictures, South…

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Miners Entombed. Another Gas Explosion. Rescuers Dig 400 Feet Tunnel. Vancouver

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 20 September 1922 · page 5

The bodies of the majority of 47 miners entombed 23 days ago in the Argonaut mine at Jackson, California, were found to-day after a dramatic attempt had been…

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