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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1923

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Coal Mining Dispute. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 15 September 1923 · page 4

Speaking at Newcastle Mr. Justice Edmunds said that unless the miners were willing to abide by his decisions in regard to a settlement of matters in…

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Arbitration Decisions. Warning to Miners. Sydney

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 15 September 1923 · page 2

Speaking at Newcastle, Mr. Justice Edmunds said that unless miners were willing to abide by his decisions in regard to settlement of matters in…

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Telegrams. Coal Trouble in New Zealand. Wellington (N.z.)

Daily Examiner · Saturday 15 September 1923 · page 5

The position of the coal industry on the West Coast is growing worse. The mineowners in the Buller district closed all the mines to-day, and discharged all…

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Lamps in Mines. Miners' Council May Prosecute. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 17 September 1923 · page 3

The Minors Council endorsed the action of the men who refused to work with certain safety lamps, and if it is considered necessary a prosecution will be…

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£7000 for Miners' Dependents. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 19 September 1923 · page 5

The Bellbird disaster fund is now nearly £7000…

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Broken Hill Levy. for Coal Strikers. Sydney

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 19 September 1923 · page 2

At a meeting held at Broken Hill it was decided to take drastic action if those unionists who refused to pay levy for Newcastle coal strikers…

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Bellbird Inquest. Plenty of Fresh Air Loose Coal in Tunnels. Newcastle

Daily Examiner · Friday 21 September 1923 · page 5

The inquest concerning the Bellbird disaster was resumed to-day. Robert Lake, a deputy, said he had never found [?]s in the mine, [?] had he ever heard…

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Ministers to Meet Tin Miners

Daily Examiner · Saturday 22 September 1923 · page 4

Dr. Earle Page and Hon. Austin Chapman, M.H.R., Minister for Trade and Customs, will call at Glen Innes [?] afternoon for the special purpose [?]…

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Coffs Harbor Surf Club (Black and Gold). a Live Wire Surf Club

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Saturday 22 September 1923 · page 2

The monthly meeting of the above club was held in the Academy Ball on Thursday night. The President, Mr. W. U. T. Riding, in…

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Fire in Aberdare Mine. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 24 September 1923 · page 3

A section of Aberdare Extended mine took fire yesterday, and portions had to be sealed. The outbreak is not considered serious…

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Unemployed Miners. Work on New Road. Newcastle

Daily Examiner · Monday 24 September 1923 · page 3

Speaking at Newcastle the Minister for Works said the Government had approached the owners of West Wallsend mine with a view to purchasing 20,000…

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Moonenbar Coal

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 25 September 1923 · page 4

The prospecting board appointed to in quire into the matter of the Richmond River County Council's application for assistance to test the Moonenbar coal…

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Better Than Coal

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 25 September 1923 · page 3

Water as a means of driving power has great advantages over coal (says the Sydney "Evening, News"). Coal has sometimes to be brought hundreds and…

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Bellbird Inquiry. Ventilation of Mine. Conflicting Evidence. Cessnock

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 25 September 1923 · page 5

The inquiry concerning the Bellbird disaster was resumed to-day. Robert Walton said he passed through No.8 East trapdoor about l8 times…

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News of the World. Thirty-six Killed. Silesian Mine Explosion. Warsaw

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 25 September 1923 · page 5

Thirty-six miners were killed in an explosion, which was caused by fire-damp, in the Reden mine at Kattowitz…

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Buried by Coal

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 26 September 1923 · page 3

The voyage of the Liverpool White Star line, Runic, which terminated to Sydney on Thursday, was marked by a tragedy. When several days out…

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Bellbird Inquiry. Heroism of Miners. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 26 September 1923 · page 5

The"Government has decide that the Minister, for Labor, Mr. Farrar, shall represent New South Wales at the Empire Exhibition next year…

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Miners Absent From Work. Court Cases Sydney

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 26 September 1923 · page 2

A miner named Best, employed at Mount Keira mine was fined in a nominal sum for absenting himself from work…

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65 Miners Entombed. Scottish Pit Flooded. 41 Men Still Missing. Great Rescue Work. London

Daily Examiner · Thursday 27 September 1923 · page 5

Sixty-five colliers were entombed at the Redding pit, near Falkirk (Scotland), through an inrush of water from some disused workings owing to the collapse of a…

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Big Strike Threatened. Coal Trimmers and Shippers. London

Daily Examiner · Friday 28 September 1923 · page 5

A national strike is threatened consequent on the proposal of shipowners to reduce the wages of coal trimmers by 22½ per cent…

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