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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 15 of 30

The Coal Dispute. Free Workers. Demonstration by Miners. Newcastle

Daily Examiner · Thursday 24 May 1923 · page 5

Seventy miners from West Maitland made a demonstration against free laborers at South Greta colliery this morning, but returned home on the advice of the…

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Coal Skips for Twins

Daily Examiner · Thursday 24 May 1923 · page 4

A young man, a wheeler, working at the Northern Extended Colliery, whose wife presented him with two pairs of twins in the last two years, on going…

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Southern Collieries. Some Concessions. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 25 May 1923 · page 5

A conference between the miners and the owners of the Southern collieries was held to-day. The owners agreed to increase of 2d, a ton for men employed…

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Commonwealth Coal Stocks. Available to State. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Friday 25 May 1923 · page 5

In view of the coal strike in New South Wales the Commonwealth Government has decided to make available to the States large stocks of coal which it…

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The Coal Dispute. Mr. Willis at Lithgow. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 25 May 1923 · page 5

Mr. Willis, speaking at Lithgow, accused the mineowners of deliberately attempting to bring about an. upheaval…

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Coal War. Explosives in Bridge. Attempt to Blow Up Structure Miners Prepare for Struggle. Newcastle

Daily Examiner · Monday 28 May 1923 · page 3

About 7.15 p.m. on Friday, loud reports were heard from the direction of With-burn Colliery. Inspector, Ramsay and Sergeant Roberts found that an attempt…

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Unsympathetic. Newcastle Miners Attitude. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 28 May 1923 · page 3

Many Newcastle miners have stated repeatedly that they are not in sympathy with the Maitland men for the reason that the latter were not in sympathy with…

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Possibility of Open War. Miners Federation Statement

Daily Examiner · Monday 28 May 1923 · page 3

The Miners Federation has issued a statement stating that the lock-out on the Maitland field will either end in a couple of weeks or the owners will…

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Coal for Steelworks. Purchase From Commonwealth. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 28 May 1923 · page 3

A report is current to the effect that the Newcastle Steelworks has Purchased about 60,000 tons of coal held by the Commonwealth since the beginning of…

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Put-up Job. What the Miners Say. West Maitland

Daily Examiner · Monday 28 May 1923 · page 3

The miners declare that the whole affair was a put-up job on someone's part to make it appear that the miners are implicated in acts of sabotage, which…

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Short of Food. Gelsenkirchen Communists. "Will Work Mines Fdr French." Duel with Revolvers and Water Hose. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 28 May 1923 · page 3

A proclamation was issued on Thursday evening 'by "The Gelsenkirchen Proletarian Security. Committee," announcing that the curfew would be…

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Coal Strife. Mr. Wiilis Has Remedy. Socialisation of Industry. Owners, Miners and Consumers. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 29 May 1923 · page 5

Mr. Willis, the miners' secretary, in a statement to-night, referred to the present system of controlling the coal mining industry. The unrest, which prevailed…

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Hookworm Investigation. Prevalance Amongst Queensland Miners. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 29 May 1923 · page 5

Dr. Payne, of the International Board of Health, who is conducting the book worm investigation, states that from 30 to 60 per cent. of the coal miners…

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The Coal Dispute. Only One Issue. Miners and Job Control. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 30 May 1923 · page 5

Mr. McDonald, secretary of the Northern Coalowners' Association, replying to Mr Willis to-day, said the present is not the time to discuss Mr. Willis'…

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Agreement Reached. Miners' Wages Increased. London

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 30 May 1923 · page 5

Reuter's Berlin correspondent says that an agreement has been reached between the employers and the miners whereby the Ruhr miners' wages will…

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Money for Miners. No Refusal. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 30 May 1923 · page 5

Mr. Willis, miners' secretary, said the money for the Maitland coal miners was coming in every day. The first instalment from the Wollongong miners of £1400…

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Communist Terrorism. Mines at Standstill. London, Monday Night

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 30 May 1923 · page 2

Practically every mine centre in the Ruhr is at a standstill, chiefly owing to the terrorism of the Communist commandos, which visit the…

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Gold Marks. Thirty Million for United States. New York

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 30 May 1923 · page 5

The steamer Mount Clay, which has arrived at Now York from Hamburg, brought thirty million gold marks, which is the last of four instalments…

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Miners Under Control. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 31 May 1923 · page 5

Although a small section of the coal miners are agitating for a general strike, Mr. Willis says there is no possibility of the union getting out of control…

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Gold Pass Brigade. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 31 May 1923 · page 1

The New South Wales bill for ''dead-heads'' on the railways every year is somewhere in the vicinity of £100,000. Last year it was £98,000. When the…

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