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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1923

592 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 11 of 30

Serious Developments. Eleven Collieries Idle. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 11 April 1923 · page 5

A serious development has occurred on the northern coalfields. Eleven collieries were idle to-day in consequence of Major Crane presiding at the Cessnock Police…

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Is Coal Cheaper Than Water Power?

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 11 April 1923 · page 5

In a report to the Electricity Subcommittee of the City Council Mr. Forbes Mackay, general manager of the electricity supply department of the council…

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"Keep Quiet!" the Cessnock Case. Major Crane and the Miners

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 11 April 1923 · page 2

The representative of the "Newcastle Morning Herald" who attended the Cessnock Police Court on March 20, when Mr. F. W. C. Crane, P.M., refused to…

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Idle Coal Mines. Over 6000 Workers Out. General Strike Unlikely. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 12 April 1923 · page 5

Work ceased at two more collieries on the northern fields to-day. There are now 17 collieries and 6620 men idle. As the strikes are over purely local…

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Water Power or Coal?

Daily Examiner · Thursday 12 April 1923 · page 4

A striking contrast was provided in two statements which were published in yesterday's "Daily Examiner," under the heading of…

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Nonchalant Prisoner. "Just to Cause a Sensatin." Alleged Theft From Mine. Perth

Daily Examiner · Thursday 12 April 1923 · page 5

The second trial of Alfred Charles Callanan on a charge of having, m November last, stolen £520 from the Great Boulder mine while armed with a revolver,…

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Coal Miners' Resolutions

Daily Examiner · Friday 13 April 1923 · page 5

Mr. Willis, secretary of the Coal Miners' Union, said to-day that the following motions had been placed by the organisation on the business paper for…

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Mines Closed. Too Many Strikes. Strangling Coal Industry. Government's Responsibility. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 13 April 1923 · page 5

The Acting Premier, Mr. Oakes, said to-day that he was glad to note that the tone of those at the head of affairs seemed to indicate that they recognise the…

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Coal Seam

Daily Examiner · Friday 13 April 1923 · page 4

A good seam of coal exists at Bonalbo, and the coal is said to be of very good quality. A bag of it was sent to Sydney some time ago, and the verdict was that…

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"Public Misled." Water, Power "Coal the Cheapest."

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 14 April 1923 · page 3

The generation of electricity on a large scale will always be carried out more cheaply in New South Wales by the burning of coal than by the use…

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The Coal Strike, Trouble Spreading. Sydney

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 14 April 1923 · page 2

There are now 19 collieries idle on the Maitland coalfields involving over 7000 men. The owners are said to be more…

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Coal Strike. Settlemet Projected. Abandonment of Protest Mooted. West Maitland

Daily Examiner · Saturday 14 April 1923 · page 5

A conference of representatives or tire Cessnock group of collieries met to discuss the present position with a view to bringing the whole field into line in…

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The Ruhr. Sensational Stories. Explosives in Coal. Danger of Violent Outbreak. London

Daily Examiner · Saturday 14 April 1923 · page 5

The danger of violent outbreaks in the Ruhr is rapidly growing, says a message from Dusseldorf. The increased French severity has caused…

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Reduced Coal Output

Daily Examiner · Monday 16 April 1923 · page 5

According to Reuter's Berlin correspondent the "Vossische Zeitung" Essen correspondent says, with the object of preventing the French obtaining any…

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Coal Dispute. "A Deep Laid Plot." Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 16 April 1923 · page 5

Referring to the mining trouble Mr. Willis said he had no doubt there was a deep-laid plot to bring about a general upheaval in the industry. If this…

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Coal Traffic

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 17 April 1923 · page 5

Reuter's Dusseldorf correspondent says General Degoutte has issued a decree forbidding the movement of coal-laden trucks in the occupied…

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Briquetted Coal. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 17 April 1923 · page 5

Sir John Monash said to-day that [?] all went briquetted coal would be available for the public in the winter of 1924…

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Miners Decide to Resume. Newcastle

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 17 April 1923 · page 5

Though the result of proceedings at a meeting of lodge secretaries at Maitland yesterday was officially withheld from the press, it is understood that it…

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The Coal Strike. Only Three Mines Working. Sydney. Tuesday. Early Resumption Expected

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 18 April 1923 · page 2

Out of twenty-two mines in the Maitland field only three were working yesterday. It is thought that in a few days a…

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The Ruhr. French Stranglehold. Coal Confiscated. Mines and Railways Occupied. London

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 18 April 1923 · page 5

Reuter's Paris correspondent says that at a meeting of the committee dealing with the expense of the armies of occupation, the European delegates…

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