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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1923

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Same Old Story. Miners Out Again. Sydney

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Wednesday 15 August 1923 · page 3

A strike occurred at Duckenfield No. 1 colliery, Neweastle, yesterday over a dispute regarding definity of places. About 300 men are affected…

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Redhead Colliery Dispute. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 16 August 1923 · page 4

A partial settlement has been reached of the dispute at Redhead colliery…

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Farmers Oppose Gold Passes

Daily Examiner · Friday 17 August 1923 · page 4

The Farmers and Settlers' Conference carried a resolution protesting against the granting of railway passes to Premiers and Prime Ministers of one…

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Gold Loan Issue. Berlin

Daily Examiner · Friday 17 August 1923 · page 5

Reuter's Berlin correspondent says the Reichstag adopted a Bill providing for the issue of an internal gold loan…

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Mine Disaster. 200 Hen Entombed. Vancouver

Daily Examiner · Friday 17 August 1923 · page 5

At Kemmerer (Wyoming) zoo miners were entombed in the Frontier coal, mine. Twenty-four hours after the explosions thirty-seven…

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Veteran Colliery Manager's Death

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 18 August 1923 · page 2

The death took place on Saturday at his residence, Glencoe, Ramsey-street, Haberfield, of Mr. George Durie, who for many years was a prominent…

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87 Dead. Mine Explosion. Kemmerer (Wyoming)

Daily Examiner · Saturday 18 August 1923 · page 5

It is officially announced that eighty-seven bodies have been removed from the Frontier mine. Eleven, who are believed to be dead,…

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The Gold Loan. a Reminder for Germany. Paris

Daily Examiner · Saturday 18 August 1923 · page 5

Following a majority vote wherein the British delegate abstained from voting, the Reparations Commission decided to send a letter to the German Government…

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Southern Coal Mines. Owners' Attitude. Sydney

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 22 August 1923 · page 2

The Southern coal owners still decline to give miners a conference until the Helenburgh Darg is removed…

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News of the World. Three Miners Killed. Explosion in Mine. London

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 22 August 1923 · page 5

A fire damp explosion in a coal mine at Monceau-sur-Sambre entombed three miners, says the Brussels correspondent of "The, Times." Twelve…

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Miners Defy Council. Newcastle

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 22 August 1923 · page 6

A meeting of Hebburn Miners' Lodge rejected a minute of the council ordering the Redhead men back to work…

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British Prime Ministers in Gold Rush

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 22 August 1923 · page 4

An interesting gathering took place at Ballarat a few days ago when the retiring Mayor and Mayoress of Ballarat entertained a large number of pioneers…

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Up in the Clouds. Living Costs in Germany. Coal Over £4 a Ton. Berlin

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 22 August 1923 · page 5

Berlin residents are aghast at the prospect of having to pay eighty-five million marks per ton for coal in consequence of the Coal Council's…

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Reported Gold Find

Daily Examiner · Thursday 23 August 1923 · page 4

Word has been received of a gold discovery at Bucca Creek, which, if it comes up to expectations, is likely to cause a stir in mining matters in this…

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Idle Six Months. Wihteurn Mine Resumes. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 24 August 1923 · page 1

The Whitburn colliery resumed work to-day after a stoppage extending over six month. All the pits on the Greta field are now working…

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Coal and General. the Weather

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 25 August 1923 · page 2

The showery weather conditions continued till Wednesday night, since when no rain has fallen, though threatening clouds have been in evidence,…

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Government Check. Germany's Frenzied Finance. Unable to Balance Budget. Hopes Fob Gold Loan Success. London

Daily Examiner · Saturday 25 August 1923 · page 5

Herr Hilferding, German for Finance, in a speech in the Reichstag, conveyed the impression that the new German Government was…

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Telegrams. Helensburgh Dispute. Conference of Owners and Miners. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 29 August 1923 · page 5

At a conference between the owners and miners of the Metropolitan Colliery at Helensburgh, the miners denied that the larg existed, but admitted hat a system…

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500, Men Idle. Colliery Closer Down. Newcastle

Daily Examiner · Friday 31 August 1923 · page 5

The West Wallsend colliery is to close down, and 50 men will be affected. The owners state that trade demands can be supplied by other pits…

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How to Save Coal

Daily Examiner · Saturday 1 September 1923 · page 2

In these days of costly coal, the problem of economising in its use is of interest to every class of the community, and particularly to those who employ…

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