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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 7 of 30

Wrecked by Mine. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 19 February 1923 · page 3

The offices of the women's organisation, Rutland Square, Dublin, supporting the Free State Government were wrecked by a mine explosion. National troops in…

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Industrial. Miners Want Fixed Wage. Newcastle

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 20 February 1923 · page 5

The Newcastle miners have decided to demand a weekly fixed wage…

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Industrial. Miners Want Weekly Wages. Newcastle

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 21 February 1923 · page 5

When moving that efforts should be made to have a weekly wage established in the coal industry a member of the Newcastle District Miners. Federation…

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Weekly Wage in Coal Industry. Sydney

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 21 February 1923 · page 2

When moving that efforts should be made to have a weekly wage established in the coal industry a member of the Newcastle District Miners'…

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The Coal Industry. Plans for Reorganisation. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 21 February 1923 · page 5

It is understood that proposals for the reorganisation of the coal industry will shortly be placed before the Coal Tribunal by Mr. Willis, the secretary…

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Starvation. in Newcastle District. Statements at Coal Tribunal. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 21 February 1923 · page 5

Before the Coal Tribunal to-day Mr. Baddeley, M.L.A., said there was starvation among the people in the Newcastle district, and apart from this claim of the…

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The Gold Standard

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 24 February 1923 · page 3

A return to "honest money" is urged by Mr. P. A. O'Farrell, an expert on the question of international finance, in an interview given in the London…

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Coal Prom Scotland. London

Daily Examiner · Saturday 24 February 1923 · page 5

The Scottish collieries are now booming owing to large German orders. Up to the present more than two million tons of coal have been shipped…

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Gold Find at Adelong. Discoverers Lose Holdings. Adelonc

Daily Examiner · Saturday 24 February 1923 · page 5

A reef eighteen inches wide and showing gold freely has been discovered by Benjamin Purcell. Owing to a misunderstanding on the lodging of the claims…

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Coal Contracts with Neutrals. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 26 February 1923 · page 3

Reuter's Paris correspondent, writing from Dusseldorf, says that apparently with the object of provoking neu[?]ral countries against France the directors of…

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The Ruhr. a Nasty Incident. Germans Attack Australian. Coal Contracts Cancelled. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 26 February 1923 · page 3

Reuter's Essen correspondent says that the French to-day decided to replace the German Customs officials by French officials throughout the Ruhr…

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Railway Coal Mine. Output Greatly Increased. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 27 February 1923 · page 5

The railway coal mine at Lithgow this week achieved the output of 1000 tons of coal a day…

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The Coal Miners. No More Pay Reductions. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 1 March 1923 · page 5

At the Coal Tribunal to-day Mr. D. Rees, the president of the Miners' Federation, said: "If a reduction in the wages is granted, I would not care to…

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Whitburn Colliery. Probability of Flooding. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 1 March 1923 · page 3

Mr. McDonald, the northern collieries' representative, referred at the Goal Tribunal to trouble at the Whitburn colliery. It had been intimated to him, he said,…

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Reducing Coal Output. Fines Tor Robbing French Officers. London

Daily Examiner · Thursday 1 March 1923 · page 5

The "Daily Maril" Dusseldorf correspondent says that the Ruhr coal and industrial magnates have hit on a new scheme to reduce the coal output. They…

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Railway Disaster. Train Derailed in Ruhr. Coal Barons Reduce Output. Scenes at Worker's Funeral. London

Daily Examiner · Thursday 1 March 1923 · page 5

The Rhineland Commission has decided to take under its authority from February 26 the new territory occupied by the French between Cologne and Coblenz and…

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The Coal Tribunal. Back Saturday Work. Chairman Surprised. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 2 March 1923 · page 3

At the Coal Tribunal to-day Mr. Bragg (Western Owners) produced a letter sent by the Western District Miners' Federation announcing the intention of the…

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Tax on Coal. Severe French Measures. Penalties and Expulsions. Numerous Cars Requisitioned. London

Daily Examiner · Friday 2 March 1923 · page 3

Reuter's Dusseldorf correspondent says that the population is forcibly realising the earnestness of the French occupation on account of the wholesale requisitioning…

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Rich Gold Find. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 7 March 1923 · page 5

A rich gold find has been made at Down Park, near Cudal…

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116 Ozs. to Ton! Rich Gold Discovery

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Wednesday 7 March 1923 · page 3

A rich gold find has been made at Bo wen Park, sear Cudal, giving 116, ounces to the ton…

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