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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1926

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British Coal Strike London, Thursday Night

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 19 June 1926 · page 5

It is understood that the mine owners are preparing a scheme for reopening the pits on an eight-hour basis.—Reuter…

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Ascot Gold Cup. Odds-on Favorite Scores. London

Daily Examiner · Saturday 19 June 1926 · page 3

The Ascot Gold Cup resulted.--Solario (Childs), 1; Priori II. (Allonward), 2; Pons Asinorum (Wragg), 3. Six started…

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Coal Pits Resumption Delayed Tuesday at the Latest Tribunal Chairman Busy. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 19 June 1926 · page 5

The engine drivers and firemen are to return to work to-night, and all the mines will resume on Tuesday. This official statement was made by…

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Money From Moscow For British Strikers Debate in Commons the Coal Dispute. London

Daily Examiner · Saturday 19 June 1926 · page 5

It is understood that the mine owners are preparing a scheme for reopening the pits on an eight hour basis, the coalfield to be divided into three categories…

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"Unthinkable" Gold Mine to Close Down. Perth

Daily Examiner · Monday 21 June 1926 · page 5

A cablegram has been received by the general manager of the Golden Horseshoe mine intimating that the company would close and go into liquidation, and…

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Plenty of Gold in Australia

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 23 June 1926 · page 2

Authorities locally are inclined to be reticent regarding the recent shipment of nearly 1,000,000 sovereigns from Australia to the United States…

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British Mines Bills in Commons. London

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 23 June 1926 · page 5

In the House of Commons the Mining Industry Bill, which is designed to facilitate the better organisation of the coal mining industry, and the Coal Mines…

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Struck Over 18 Miners Lose £40,000 in Wages. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 23 June 1926 · page 4

Five months ago the Coalcliffe miners went on strike over the sum of eighteen shillings. They were offered other terms the day after the strike commenced…

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Coal Mines Provisions of New Bills Royalty Question Jettisoned Lord Birkenhead to Miners. London

Daily Examiner · Thursday 24 June 1926 · page 5

In the course of a stern lecture to the miners' leaders notably Cook, who, he said, ''had not moved an inch in the past months, and who…

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Gold in Mandated Territories. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Thursday 24 June 1926 · page 7

It was learned from passengers on the steamer Marsina, which arrived at Brisbane to-day from the Mandated Territories, that a rich alluvial goldfield has…

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Coal Pits New Bills in Commons. London

Daily Examiner · Friday 25 June 1926 · page 5

In the House of Commons Lt.-Col. Lane Fox, Secretary for Alines, moved the second reading of the Alining Industry Bill. He claimed that the measure was…

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British Coal Imports Action by Miners' Committee Struggle for Shorter Hours. London

Daily Examiner · Saturday 26 June 1926 · page 5

The Miners' International Committee at a meeting in London passed a resolution in favor of intensifying the efforts in each country to prevent coal entering…

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Recent Strike Coal-owners' Declaration No Concessions Made. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 26 June 1926 · page 5

The secretary of the Northern Colliery Proprietors (Mr. C. M. McDonald) issued a statement to-day stating that in view of allegations Circulated by officials of…

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British Mines Plea for Armistice. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 28 June 1926 · page 5

A plea for an armistice in the coal dispute was made by Mr. A. J. Cook, the miners secretary, in an interview with Reuter. He suggested that the…

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Telegrams Shipment of Gold Dust. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 28 June 1926 · page 4

The steamer Marsina brought 1800 ounces of gold dust from Salamoa to-day. The value is estimated at £500, and the gold is intended for the Bank of New…

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Buried Under Coal Workman Fatally Injured. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 28 June 1926 · page 4

C. H. Holley, laborer, was crushed to death beneath several tons of coal at Ultimo power-house last night. No one actually saw the accident happen, but it…

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Coal Miners Settlement No Nearer. London

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 29 June 1926 · page 5

This week in Parliament will be devoted to the Coal Bills, which will be fiercely contested. Meanwhile a settlement seems no nearer…

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Coal Lumpers' Strike. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 29 June 1926 · page 5

The coal lumpers have commenced their "reduction" strike on the six colliers which arrived to-day. They reduced their normal output by a quarter, and in one…

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Ley's Gold Pass Will Not Return It. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 29 June 1926 · page 5

Mr. T. J. Ley. ex-Minister for Justice in New South Wales and now member for Barton in the Federal Government, has notified Mr. Hay, Under-Secretary of the…

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Huge Merger German Coal and Steel But Unemployed Total Two Millions. Berlin

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 29 June 1926 · page 5

Two millions unemployed in Germany are receiving doles from the Government amounting to £60,000,000 annually a year Meanwhile the United Steel Works, the…

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