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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1923

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Coal Wrangle. No Sign of Settlement. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 31 May 1923 · page 5

According to a statement made on behalf of the Northern mincowners to-day 151 stoppages for the three months starting from January 2 last have taken plu[?]…

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English Coal War. to Be Debated in Commons. London

Daily Examiner · Friday 1 June 1923 · page 5

The shipbuilders and boilermakers failed to reach a settlement, and the conference has been indefinitely adjourned…

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The Coal Miners' Strike Asking Mr. Bruce to Intervene. Sydney, Friday

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

A public meeting at Cessnock appointed a deputation to ask the Prime Minister (Mr. Bruce) to personally intervene in the coal dispute…

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National Wage. Miners' Conference Decision. London

Daily Examiner · Saturday 2 June 1923 · page 5

The Miners Conference at Blackpool by a large majority adopted the executive's resolution in favor of adjourning the discussions of the…

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The Coal Dispute. Deputation to Mr. Bruce. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 2 June 1923 · page 5

A public meeting at Cessnock appointed a deputation to ask Mr. Bruce to personally intervene in the coal dispute. Mr. Westcott declared that it…

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The Coal Dispute. Deputation to Mr. Bruce. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 4 June 1923 · page 3

The appointment of a Federal Tribunal to settle the coal dispute, on the Maitland field was suggested to the Prime Minister (Mr. Bruce) by a…

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Nymboida. Local Coal Mine. Operations Recommenced. Parents and Citizens' Association

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 5 June 1923 · page 4

The local Parents and Citizens' Association held its usual monthly meeting on Wednesday evening. There was a fair attendance of members present. The…

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Cedar Creek Gold Mine. Manager's Report

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 6 June 1923 · page 1

Work is progressing satisfactorily. An accident, necessitating repairs to the fluming which conveys the water power, has held up treatment temporarily…

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Coal Board. to Distribute Coal Stocks. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 6 June 1923 · page 5

It was decided by the State Cabinet this morning to appoint a Coal Board to administer the existing coal stocks, including 76,000 tons allotted to New…

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The Coal Dispute. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 7 June 1923 · page 5

A man prominent in the coal trade states that if the miners are prepared to give a reasonable guarantee against stop page of work at the collieries the miners…

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The Coal Dispute. No Change in Attitude. the Proprietors' Position. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 8 June 1923 · page 5

Mr. McDonald denies the suggestion that the proprietors are prepared to re-open the mines on condition that the Miners Union gives satisfactory…

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In Need of Coal. Adelaide

Daily Examiner · Saturday 9 June 1923 · page 5

The coal position in South Australia is so grave that there is a possibility that certain works will have to be closed down unless supplies released by the…

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United States Mine-sweeper Wrecked Vancouver

Daily Examiner · Saturday 9 June 1923 · page 5

A message from Seattle states that the United States Navy mine-sweeper Cardinal was wrecked on Chirikoff Island, in Alaskan waters, and is a…

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The Coal War. Both Sides in Earnest. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 11 June 1923 · page 2

A representative of the Maitland and Greta collieries declared that the proprietors were now thoroughly in earnest. Mr Willis, in comment, said the miners were…

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Telegrams. Commonwealth Coal Stocks. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 13 June 1923 · page 4

It is announced yesterday that the Coal Distribution Board had allotted between 10,000 tons and 11,000 tons of coal from the commonwealth stocks,…

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State Coal Supplies. Help From Commonwealth. Sydney

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 13 June 1923 · page 2

It was announced yesterday that the Coal Distribution Board had been allotted between ten thousand and eleven thousand tons of coal from…

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Labor's Waiting Atitude. N.S.W. Coal Trouble Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 13 June 1923 · page 5

The Federal Labor party held a meeting but adjourned till to-morrow, pending the delivery of the Governor-General's speech the [?]…

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Cedar Creek Gold Mine. Four Reefs Tested. Treatment Plant Working

Daily Examiner · Thursday 14 June 1923 · page 2

The following report was submitted by the directors of the Cedar Creek Gold Mines No Liability (Lionsville) sit the first statutory general meeting of the…

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Coal Importations. Result of Strike. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 14 June 1923 · page 5

Two more cargoes of coal are being shipped this mouth from South Africa for Australia. Additional cargoes are also miner from England. These…

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QUEENSLAND. Waterside Worker Killed. Mount Mulligan Coal Mine. Mysterious Wreckage. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Friday 15 June 1923 · page 4

A proclamation issued to-day summons. Parliament for the despatch of business on July 10. A fatal accident marked the…

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