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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 6 of 27

South African Strike. Change of Leaders Demanded. by Germiston Committee. Notice of Mines Closing Down. Johannesburg

Daily Examiner · Friday 3 February 1922 · page 5

Provisional notice has been given, closing down the Newcoch and Roodeport mines…

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Beginning of the End. Coal Miners Decide to Resume. Capetown

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Saturday 4 February 1922 · page 5

A Johannesburg mesasge says: The coal miners at Witbank, the largest area concerned in the coal strike, have passed a resolution to return to work…

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Victorian Miners' Dispute. the Wonthaggi Explosion. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Saturday 4 February 1922 · page 4

Superintendent Potter in charge of the detectives received a telegram from Wonthaggi to-night stating that Senior Constable Jones and railway detective…

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Coal Strike in South Africa London, Thursday Night

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 4 February 1922 · page 2

An aggregate meeting at Germiston of societies on strike called on the Engineers' Federation to declare a general sympathetic strike on…

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Strike of Coal Miners. 155.000 Men Out. Prague

Daily Examiner · Monday 6 February 1922 · page 5

There are 155,000 coal miners on strike in Czecho-Slovakia. aifd many factories have already closed…

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Notes for Gold. Accused Escapes From the Police

Daily Examiner · Monday 6 February 1922 · page 5

James Francis Casey was charged in the police court to-day under a provision all Warrant with having obtained by means of a trick £325 from Arthur…

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The Miners' Attitude. Newcastle

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 7 February 1922 · page 5

The Coal Miners' Federation decided not to agree to the conference with the proprietors for the purpose of discussing the question of a reduction in miners'…

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Industrial. Miners' Wages. and Proprietors' Profits. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 7 February 1922 · page 5

The district treasurer of the Northern Miners' Federation says that before any reduction in miners wages Could be discussed there should be information as to…

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Miners' Wages. Mr. Lewis' Second Thought. Owners' Profits First. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Tuesday 7 February 1922 · page 3

A Newcastle message says: Mr. Amram Lewis, District Treasurer of the Miners' Federation, says that before the miners' wages are discussed the…

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Work to Be Resumed. Victoria's Coal Strike Over. Ringleaders Dismissed. Melbourne, Monday Evening

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Tuesday 7 February 1922 · page 2

Unless something unforseen occurs, the State coal mine at Wonthaggi will be in full swing again to-morrow. The Trouble caused by the wheelers has…

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Conference at Pretoria. Prime Minister and the Mines. Pretoria

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 8 February 1922 · page 5

The conference between the Prime Minister and the strikers' representatives ended without reaching any settlement…

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The Coal Trade. Australian Markets Secure. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 9 February 1922 · page 4

Mr. R. M. Gibbs, of Gibbs, Bell and Co.,who returned by the Niagara yesterday, declares that Australia is not going to lose any of her coal markets. When conditions…

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Gold for America. Did the Ventura Take Any? Sydney, Wednesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 9 February 1922 · page 2

If any gold was shipped by the Ventura for America to-day, the greatest secrecy was observed. No officials of either the Commonwealth Bank or the…

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South Australian Mines. Adelaide

Daily Examiner · Friday 10 February 1922 · page 5

There is now a strong probability that the Wallaroo and Moonta mines will have to close. Recently the men's association agreed to work on an 18, per cent…

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Newcastle's Sorry Plight. Steel Works Closing. Challenge to the Miners. Coal Must Be Cheaper. Fight Against Wage Reductions. Sydney, Thursday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 10 February 1922 · page 3

A crisis at Newcastle is drawing nearer. The export coal market has disappeared, industries are closing down, and unemployment is increasing. The…

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South African Strike. Chamber of Mines Stand. an Early End Forecasted. Johannesburg

Daily Examiner · Friday 10 February 1922 · page 5

The strike leaders, Fisher, McDermid, Shaw, Spendiff and Worthingham, came before the magistrate charged with inciting to violence and were remanded to…

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Gold Wristlet Watches

Daily Examiner · Saturday 11 February 1922 · page 3

During last year there were indications that watches made in Switzerland would fall in price. To secure the advantage of this H. Harding, the…

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South Australian Mines to Close. Consternation Caused. Adelaide

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Saturday 11 February 1922 · page 5

The dispute at the Wallaroo and Moonta mines has reached a crisis. Notwithstanding the miners' acceptance of a reduction in wages…

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Gold Production. a Terrible Slump. Sydney, Friday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Saturday 11 February 1922 · page 2

The amount of gold won during January, 1922, in this State, showed almost a one hundred per cent. decrease as compared with January of the…

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Why Railways Do Not Pay. Tremendous Increase in Coal Cost. Sydney, Friday Evening

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Saturday 11 February 1922 · page 2

The summary of statistics issued by the Railway Commissioners for December shows that the trains were run less miles than formerly. The…

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