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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 12 of 30

Coal Trouble. Owners Before Conference. No Uneasiness on Field. West Maitland

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 18 April 1923 · page 5

The delegates from two miners lodges met their colliery managers last night with the object of conferring on the question of resumption of work, but they…

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One Colliery Opened. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 20 April 1923 · page 5

Work was resumed to-day at Wallarah colliery, otherwise the coal position is unchanged…

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Coal Trouble. Deadlock Feared. Serious Developments Likely. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 20 April 1923 · page 5

The Northern Colliery Owners' Association has received no official communication from the Miners' Federation. Reports from Newcastle state that it is…

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The Coal Strike. Mines Still Closed. Sydney

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 21 April 1923 · page 2

The coal owners reiterate that they have received no request from the miners on strike to negotiate for a settlement…

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Coal Dispute. No Request for Negotiations. [?]Alowners Blame Miners. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 21 April 1923 · page 4

Coalowners reiterate that they have received no request from the miners to be otiate for a settlement. The al'egation of Mr. Willis that there is a hidden…

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The Coal Mines. Proprietors and Conference. Newcastle

Daily Examiner · Monday 23 April 1923 · page 3

The announcement by the colliery proprietors that the miners' request for a conference will be considered is regarded hopefully throughout Newcastle and…

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South Coast Mines. Owners and Men to Confer. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 24 April 1923 · page 5

There is a prospect of peace in the coal situation, so far at least as the Southern fields are concerned, as a result of the owners having agreed to confer with the…

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Coal Wrangle. Owners and Miners. Conference on Friday. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 25 April 1923 · page 5

Northern colliery owners at a meeting to-day decided to inform the Cool Miners' Federation that representatives of the owners from Maitland and Greta would…

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Wonthaggi Miners. Want Five Day Week. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Friday 27 April 1923 · page 5

A resolution adopted by the Wonthaggi miners for a five day working week is to be considered by a conference between the mineowners and the men's delegates…

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Guarantees Wanted. Owners and Coal Miners. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 28 April 1923 · page 5

A conference of representatives of northern branches of the Coal Miners, Federation and the proprietors of the coal mines now idle in the Maitland and…

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Safety in Mines

Daily Examiner · Saturday 28 April 1923 · page 6

In order to encourage the originality in connection with reducing the risk of accidents in mines, a British journal is offering prizes for the best…

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A New Coal Loader

Daily Examiner · Saturday 28 April 1923 · page 6

A demonstration took place recently on the Clyde of a new equipment for loading bunker coal on board ship. In this system a self-propelled barge taker…

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Nine Killed. Runaway Mine Trucks. London

Daily Examiner · Saturday 28 April 1923 · page 5

A broken shackle allowed six trucks of a train proceeding up a shaft at Trimsaran colliery, Llanelly, to runback and crash to the bottom. Nine…

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The Coal Trouble. Miners and Proprietors' Terms Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 30 April 1923 · page 3

In Labor circles it is stated that the conditions imposed by the proprietors on the Maitland millers are likely to be re[?]ected. The men consider them harsh and…

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Mine Explosion on Railway. London

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 1 May 1923 · page 5

The signal cabin at Amiens street station on the Great Northern Railway at Dublin blown up a mine at 10, o'clock last night. Two youths…

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Only Bluff? Miners Talk Strike. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 1 May 1923 · page 5

Prospects of an early settlement of the coal strike On the Maitland field are gloomy, and it is possible the miners will declare a general strike in the coal…

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Land Mines. Extensive Damage. Dublin Store Blown Up. De Valera's Peace Feeler. London

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 1 May 1923 · page 5

De Valera's "suspension of offensive operations" begins at noon today. There is no indication that the Free State Government will respond…

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Coal Mines. Owners Stand Firm. Sydney

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

An official statement was made on behalf of the miners this morning to the effect that the owners' terms could not be accepted…

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The Coal Mines. Selection of Employees. Sydney

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

It is understood that when the coal j conference resumes to-morrow the owners will insist upon selecting their employees…

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A Gold Find. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 2 May 1923 · page 5

An important gold discovery is reported from Yeoval, near Cumnock. Some specimens assayed up to 30 ounces…

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