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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1923

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Gold Discovery. Rich Returns. Sydney

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

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

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Southern Miners' Demands. Claims Being Considered. Sydney

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

The Southern coal owners met the employees yesterday, but the conference was adjourned to enable the owners to further consider the…

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French in Rhur. More Mines Seized. London, Monday Night

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

Reuter's Dusseldorf correspondent states that the French have seized four more mines at Gladpeak, Ricklingha, Essen and Gilsenkerchen…

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"Not Bluffing." Coal Strike Brewing. Men and Owners at Grips. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 2 May 1923 · page 5

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

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Coal War. The Miners' Terms. Rejected by Owners. Conference Adjourns. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 3 May 1923 · page 5

Representatives of the Maitland and Great miners presented their reply to the demands made by the mine owners, which must be agreed to before a resumption of…

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Wonthaggi Miners. Fewer Shifts, Shorter Saturday. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 3 May 1923 · page 5

Information was received in Sydney to-day that at Wonthaggi State coal mine in Victoria, the men proposed to work only ten shifts per fortnight, instead…

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Coal War. Statement by A.W.U. SYDNEY

Daily Examiner · Friday 4 May 1923 · page 4

The A.W.U. in an official statement on the coal trouble says there is every reason to believe the owners do not want the miners to accept their terms. If as a…

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Coal War. Miners Aggressive. New Methods of Attack. "Owners Insolent Aggre-sion." Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 5 May 1923 · page 5

In summing up the coal mining situation, the Coal Ministers' Union in an official statement issued to-day declares that the owners so plan their methods of…

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A General Strike. Move by Miners. Sydney

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 5 May 1923 · page 2

A section of the Miners' Federation officials is now endeavoring to bring about a general strike in the coal mining industry…

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Coal War. Further Trouble. Wages in Dispute. Conference May Fail. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 7 May 1923 · page 3

Further trouble occurred in the coal mining industry, in the Southern district. Five hundred miners at the Metropolitan colliery and Helensburgh colliery…

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Meeting of Miners. "Extremists Seeking Control." West Mattland

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 8 May 1923 · page 5

An aggregate meeting of the miners in the Maitland district has been convened for Wednesday at various points on the field by the coal miners' section of…

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Deadlock. the Coal Conference. a Serious Position. End to Negotiations. Eight Thousand Men Idle. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 8 May 1923 · page 5

No way out of the present coal trouble was discovered at the conference held between the mine owners and miners to- day…

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The Coal War

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 9 May 1923 · page 4

The dispute which is taking place on the Maitland and Greta coalfields drags weaxily on, and the end is not yet in sight. As the snowball gathers…

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"The Last Word." Miners To Owners. the Coal Crisis Talk of Non-union Labor. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 9 May 1923 · page 5

The position in the coalfield is unaltered, but events are likely to move rapidly. Mr. McDonald, secretary of the…

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"Misleading." Reply to Owners' Statements. Miners' Grievances. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 9 May 1923 · page 5

Mr. Willis, general secretary of the Coal Miners' Federation, said to-day that the statement made by Mr. McDonald last night was not in accordance…

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Non-union Labor. If Miners Do Not Resume. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 9 May 1923 · page 5

When interviewed to-night Mr. McDonald, secretary of the Northern Colilery Proprietors' Association confirmed the statements that the proprietors would…

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South Clifton Mine Idle. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 10 May 1923 · page 5

About 700 men employed at the South Clifton colliery declared a strike and downed tools…

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Embargo on British Coal. London

Daily Examiner · Thursday 10 May 1923 · page 5

According to Reuter's Constantinople correspondent a serious blow has been delivered to British export coal trade by the latest Turkish Government decree…

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Miners' Ballot. Anti-dooleyites' Victory. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 10 May 1923 · page 5

The anti-Dooleyites in the Labor party claim a victory in Mr. Dooley's own electorate by the defeat of Mr. R. Pillans in a ballot for the presidency of the western…

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The Coal Crisis. Seven Hundred Men Strike. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 10 May 1923 · page 5

Reports received from the coalfield this morning are not encouraging and a general extension of the trouble is feared. A prominent leader of the miners…

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