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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1926

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Coal Owners' Proposals Rejected by Many Miners. London

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 14 July 1926 · page 5

Resolutions rejecting the latest coal-owners' proposal, and asking the permission of the National Federation to withdraw all safety [?] from the pits, were…

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Safety in Mines Recommendations Op Commission. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 14 July 1926 · page 4

The Royal Commission appointed twelve months ago to consider the question of safety in coal and shale mines reported against the proposal of the Mines…

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Australian Gold for the United States. New York

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 14 July 1926 · page 5

Five million dollars worth of gold arrived at San Francisco by the Ventura from Australia to the local Federal Reserve Bank for a New York account. The…

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Miners' Strike Want to End Struggle Sydney, Tuesday Afternoon

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 16 July 1926 · page 2

The miners' executive to-day decided to meet the Trades Union Congress to discuss ways and means o ending the struggle…

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Apple Growers' Losses Effect of English Coal Strike. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Friday 16 July 1926 · page 4

The Minister tor Markets promised a deputation of apple growers to-day that the Government would seriously consider the question of coming to their assistance…

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British Coal Trouble Just Settlement Sought Church and Men's Leaders Meet. London

Daily Examiner · Friday 16 July 1926 · page 5

The Bishops of Lichfield, Winchester, and Manchester and other Church leaders, with the approval of the Archbishop of Canterbury, to-day conferred with Mr…

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"Developments" British Coal Problem. London

Daily Examiner · Saturday 17 July 1926 · page 5

Beyond the announcement of a delegate that "there have been developments," nothing has been officially divulged regarding to-day's meeting of the. Trades…

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The Coal Industry Aberdare Extended Miners. Cessnock

Daily Examiner · Monday 19 July 1926 · page 4

The Aberdare Extended miners have decided to form a disputes committee, to which all sectional disputes must be referred. The men by a two to one…

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British Coal Trouble the Bishops' Proposals Accepted by Miners' Executive. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 19 July 1926 · page 5

Members of the Miners Executive interviewed by Reuter stated that the Executive has accepted the Bishops' proposals which are thought to be the only…

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Fall of Coal Miner Buried Alive. Maitland

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 20 July 1926 · page 5

Harry Tunes. 27, a miner, employed at the Stanford Merthy[?] colliery, was buried by a fall of twenty tons of coal and stone to-day…

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Reaction of Coal Strike Iron and Steel Workers Feel Pinch. London

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 20 July 1926 · page 5

The Iron and Steel Workers' Federation at the half-yearly meeting urged the Government to establish an International Wages Convention to fix an international…

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Coal Crisis Still No Settlement Church Leaders' Proposals Pre-strike Hours and Wages London

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 20 July 1926 · page 5

The Executive of the South Wales Miners' Federation considered the intervention of the leaders of the religious bodies and decided that the terms…

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French Gold London Security Deposit. London

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 21 July 1926 · page 5

Questioned in the House of Commons about the £53,500,000 in gold deposited in England by France as security, Mr. Churchill (Chancellor of the Exchequer)…

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Imperial Conference Questions in the Commons Migration of Miners. London

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 21 July 1926 · page 5

In the House of Commons, asked if the postponement of the Imperial Conference was being considered in view of the situation in Canada, Mr. Baldwin said he…

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Coal Industry Engine Drivers' Claims Dismissed by Special Tribunal. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 21 July 1926 · page 4

The chairman of the Engine Drivers and Firemen's Special Tribunal delivered judgment to-day dismissing the claims of members of the Engine Drivers and…

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Miners Injured. Broken Hill

Daily Examiner · Thursday 22 July 1926 · page 4

C. F. Hurley and N. J. Hugo were seriously injured while boring into a charge left in a mine hole at the 1000 feet level of the Proprietary mine. Hugo sustained…

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Miners Want More Pay. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 22 July 1926 · page 4

The Miners' Council voted £1000 to the British miners for the relief of distress. In view of the increase in the retail selling price of coal it is believed that the…

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Miners Claim Increases Grounds for Demand Want Share in Extra Profits. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 23 July 1926 · page 5

Regarding the decision of the Miners' Federation to formulate claims for increased wages for all members of the union employed in and about coal mines…

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Wages of South Coast Miners. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 24 July 1926 · page 5

The executive of the Miners' Federation met the South Coast colliery owners this morning, and asked that a minimum rate of wages be fixed for the southerr…

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Coal Tribunal Mr, Gibson Resigns Disappointed with Award. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 24 July 1926 · page 5

Mr. H. C. Gibson, general secretary of the Engine Drivers and Firemen's Association, to-day tendered his resignation as a member of the Coal Tribunal. His…

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