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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1923

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Rode Into Old Mine Shaft. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Monday 1 January 1923 · page 3

Returning on horseback from Chapters Towers to his home on Saturday night Joseph Gorry, aged 32, rode into an abandoned mining shaft, which was partly…

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Output at State Coal Mine. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 3 January 1923 · page 5

The Stare coal mine at Lithgow has reached an output of between 800 and 900 tons a day. There are 349 men engaged, and the Railway Commissioners…

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Gold at Gundagai. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 5 January 1923 · page 3

A Gundagai message says a further parcel of rich ore specimens was brought to town yesterday by the general manager of the Big Ben Development Gold…

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Fire in Coal Bunkers. Newcastle

Daily Examiner · Friday 5 January 1923 · page 3

The crew of the steamer Skitsea, which has arrived at Newcastle, battled for ten days With a fire in the coal bunkers. The outbreak was separated from 300 cases…

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French Gold Deposit. London

Daily Examiner · Saturday 6 January 1923 · page 5

Replying to the French expressions of displeasure at the disclosure that Britain had transferred the French gold deposit of fort millions sterling to America, the…

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Newcastle Steel Works To Reopen Shortly. Conciliating the Unions. Wages, Hours and Coal Prices. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 6 January 1923 · page 5

Mr. Scott Fell M.L.A., suggests that a special session of Parliament be held to deal with the deadlock in the Newcastle steel works. Unless an agreement…

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Broken Hill Company and the Miners. Newcastle

Daily Examiner · Monday 8 January 1923 · page 3

Mr. Hoare, president of the Northern Miners Federation said if the Broken Hill Company had a case against the coal owners they should have stated it…

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INDUSTRIAL. Coal Prices and Wages. Vend Won't Reduce Prices. Newnes' Shale Works Close Down. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 8 January 1923 · page 3

The Coal Vend refuses to reduce the price of coal, although the controlled price expired at the end of the year. It is thought a substantial drop could be…

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Industrial. Existence of Coal Vend Denied. Newcastle

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 9 January 1923 · page 5

The existence of the coal vend is emphatically denied by the secretary of the Northern Coal Owners' Association. He is not prepared at the present stage to…

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Price Reduced. Railways Take Western Coal. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 9 January 1923 · page 5

Having reduced their prices all the western collieries are working at high pressure to supply the Railway Commissioners, who have signified their…

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Cheaper Coal. for Railways. Sydney

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 10 January 1923 · page 2

It is understood that arrangements have been made with the Lithgow colleries to supply the Railway Commissioners with coal at reduced…

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State Politics. Coal Supplies. Cabinet Meeting Arranged. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 10 January 1923 · page 2

The Railway Commissioners remain adamant in their attitude regarding coal supplies. They will not accept the prices and conditions demanded by the combine,…

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Coal Contracts. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 11 January 1923 · page 5

The Premier has written to the Railway Commissioners regarding the coal question, and suggesting that they reconsider their attitude fo not placing…

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Coal Dispute. Vend and State Railways. Collieries Secretary's Statement. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 12 January 1923 · page 3

Mr. E. T. Weyland, manager of manager of the Southern Colliery Owners' Association, to-day, in reply to press criticism which suggested that coal vend had closed…

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Price of Coal. Collieries Close Down. Decision of the Owners. Newcastle

Daily Examiner · Friday 12 January 1923 · page 3

The coal owners have now closed down a number of collieries rather than supply coal on the Railway, Commissioners' terms…

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The Coal Tribunal

Daily Examiner · Friday 12 January 1923 · page 3

The Coal Tribunal will meet at the Commonwealth offices, Sydney, at 2.15 this afternoon, when it is expected further discussion will take place with…

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Gold Wristlet Watches

Daily Examiner · Saturday 13 January 1923 · page 2

When buying a watch, be sure you go to a reliable jewellery store. H. Harding, the Diamond Shop, 79 Prince street, Grafton, has just received a new range…

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Coal Proprietors. No Fight with Railways. Sydney

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 13 January 1923 · page 2

Mr. Weyland, manager of the Southern Coal Agencies in Sydney, stated that the colliery proprietors have not boycotted the railway…

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Coal Syndicate' S Attitude

Daily Examiner · Monday 15 January 1923 · page 3

The ammonia industry controlling the sale of an important by-product of the coal of Bochum benzol syndicate has followed suit by the withdrawal from the…

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Coal Deliveries. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 15 January 1923 · page 3

Reuter's Essen correspondent says it is understood the basis of agreement for the resumption of coal deliveries is that the inter Allied mission, pays cas[?]…

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