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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 22 of 27

ONLY £21,000. the Taxpayers' Burden. Cost of Coal Commission. Colliery Proprietors' Bill. to Be Paid by the State. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 21 September 1922 · page 4

In connection with the Coal Industry Royal Commission, which was presided over by Mr. J. L. Campbell, now Judge, it was learned to-night that the costs of…

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Miners' Fines Aggregate £117. NEWCASTLE

Daily Examiner · Friday 22 September 1922 · page 5

A large number of employees of the Richmond Main colliery were fined in amounts aggregating £117 for having absented themselves from work without…

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Collieries Close Down. London

Daily Examiner · Saturday 23 September 1922 · page 5

Ebbwvale collieries and steelworks, employing over 10,000, are closing indefinitely following a wage dispute and 24 hours’ strike…

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INDUSTRIAL. Coal Miners’ Dispute. Note of Warning to the Men. From Their Official Organ. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 23 September 1922 · page 5

"Common Cause," the official organ of the Coal Miners’ Federation, sounded a note of warning to the coal miners who, it apprehends, are in danger of being…

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Miners Against War. London

Daily Examiner · Saturday 23 September 1922 · page 5

The executive of the Miners’ Federation passed a resolution embodying an anti–war policy as regards the Near East. NEW OF WORLD. 666 172345…

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Miners Reduce Output. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 23 September 1922 · page 5

The coal miners introduced the darg at a number of collieries in the northern districts with the object of reducing the output…

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Gold Watches Smuggled. London

Daily Examiner · Saturday 23 September 1922 · page 5

Mr. Conrad Cohen, traveller, was fined £1720 for smuggling 215 gold watches, which were found in his pockets…

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Telegrams. the Darg. Introduced by Miners. Sydney

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 23 September 1922 · page 2

The coal miners have introduced the darg at a number of collieries in the northern districts with the object of reducing the output…

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State Rights. Surrender of Certain Power. Jurisdiction Over Miners. Men Resent Interference. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 25 September 1922 · page 2

The Commonwealth is to be urged by the States to surrender certain industrial powers. In New South Wales what, is chiefly required is the abolition of the Federal control of the…

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"Darg" System Again. Fourteen Coal Mines Idle. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 26 September 1922 · page 5

Mr. C. M. McDonald, secretary of the Northern Collieries Association, stated this afternoon that the Miners' Federation has evidently set out on a feign of terror…

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Lucknow Mine Crushing. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 27 September 1922 · page 4

The result of the long–awaited crushing from Lucknow mines was made known to–day. It was reported that 27 tons, had yielded 96 ounces…

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"Darg" System to Go. Compulsory Coal Conference. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 27 September 1922 · page 4

A compulsory conference of representatives of the mine owners and miners was called by Mr. C. Hibble, chairman of the Coal Tribunal to–day to discuss the…

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Revival of Mining. Men Accept Reduced Wages. Arbitration Court's Approval

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 27 September 1922 · page 2

Judgment was given in the Arbitration Court in Melbourne on Friday by Mr. Justice Powers in an application on behalf of 1250 men for a variation…

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Serious Outlook. in the Mining Industry. Owners Issue an Ultimatum. Miners Given Until Monday. to Give an Undertaking. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 28 September 1922 · page 5

The Southern Colliery Proprietors' Association has delivered an ultimatum to the miners that unless the give an undertaking by Monday next that they…

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£3000 Jewellery Robbery Gold Chain on a Prisoner. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Thursday 28 September 1922 · page 4

David Dixon was sentenced to four months' imprisonment in the City Court to-day for loitering with intent, as a result of several shots being fired into a…

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Coal Miners. Ultimatum To Owners. Fourteen Days Notice. Trouble Not General Yet. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 29 September 1922 · page 5

It was officially stated to-night that the Miners' Federation had given the coal owners in Victoria and Queensland fourteen days' notice of their intention…

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Discovery of Coal. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Friday 29 September 1922 · page 4

What is believed to be a valuable and important discovery of coal has been made on Hidden Vale Estate, about six miles from the Grandchester railway…

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Telegrams. Southern Coal Miners. the Threatened Strike. Sydney

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 30 September 1922 · page 2

The opinion is held in Newcastle that if the southern miners come out on strike the northern miners will not be long in joining them…

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Miners' Dispute. An Abortive Conference. Outlook Very Gloomy. Southern Mines May Close on Tuesday. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 30 September 1922 · page 4

A conference between the representatives of the southern colliery proprietors and the Miners' Federation was held this afternoon in order to discuss…

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Miners Looking for Support. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 30 September 1922 · page 4

The coal miners, who declare they have been promised support from various Australian unions, are also requesting support from, unions from overseas should…

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