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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1938

311 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 8 of 16

Mass Meetings In Coal Districts Service of Miners' Claims. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 17 August 1938 · page 5

Strike organisation, endorsed by the national convention of the Miners Federation, to meet any emergency should the colliery proprietors refuse to…

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Mine Explodes British Officer Killed. Jerusalem

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 17 August 1938 · page 5

An unidentified British officer was killed and two soldiers wounded by a land mine explosion under a military lorry…

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Free Labor to Work Coal Mines Company Issues Warning [?]Oine Men's Union Replies Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 18 August 1938 · page 5

Shield the North Wallarah Colliery Co. carry and is [?] to work the North Wallarah and Aberfield culliaries with for labor a…

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Coal Price Deputation Wants It Fixed. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 18 August 1938 · page 6

Replying to a deputation which urged that the Government should fix the selling price of coal, the Minister for Mines said to-day that he believed any such…

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Collieries Idle. Cessnock

Daily Examiner · Friday 19 August 1938 · page 2

Eight of thirteen collieries in the Cessnock district were idle to-day. Work will cease in most mines on the field to-morrow to permit the men to…

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Coal Strike in Wallarah Colliery Agreement Reached at Compulsory Conference Newcastle

Daily Examiner · Friday 19 August 1938 · page 5

The dispute at the North Wallarah colliery has been practically settled. A compulsory conference, presided over by Mr. Justice Cantor, was held…

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SEPT. 6 Strike Zero Hour Fixed by Coal Miners. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 20 August 1938 · page 5

September 6 has been fixed as the zero hour in the threatened coalmining strike, by the Directions Committee of the Miners' Federation…

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Coal Explosion Plays Havoc in House. Auckland (N.z.)

Daily Examiner · Monday 22 August 1938 · page 3

Like a bursting shrapnel shell, a coal stove in the Koine of a family named Palmer, at Invercargill, burst into pieces just after Mrs. Palmer had put…

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Gold Output Trebled In Three Years Value Increases Five-fold Canberra

Daily Examiner · Monday 22 August 1938 · page 5

Since 1930-31 Australia's gold production has nearly trebled, and the total value has increased about fivefold…

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The Miners Letters to Premiers Log Of Claims to Be Served To-day Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 22 August 1938 · page 4

Letters have been sent to the Prime Minister and every State Premier by the Miners' Federation, requesting early discussion of all…

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Bridge Gold Cup

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 23 August 1938 · page 2

After many years of trying, Kempsey footballers succeeded last Sunday in winning back the Claude Bridge Gold Cup, defeating Bellingen…

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Lang Labor Deserted Ry Miners Result Of Ballot Affiliation with I.L.P. NEWCASTLE

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 23 August 1938 · page 5

The ballot taken by members of the Miners' Federation to determine whether they would continue affiliation with the State Labor party or…

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Dictatorship Coal Miners' Federation Lang On Ballot "Purely Domestic Matter" Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 24 August 1938 · page 5

Commenting on the result of the miners' ballot, the Leader of the State Labor party, Mr. Lang, said to give it wider significance than that of a…

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Conference Owners and Miners Called In Sydney Proceedings in Camera Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 24 August 1938 · page 5

Coinciding with the date of the service of the log of claims by the Miners' Federation on the colliery proprietors throughout Australia, Mr. Justice…

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£958,856 Big Tenders Accepted Coal for the Railways. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 24 August 1938 · page 4

At cost of [?]958,856 Railway Department to-day accepted tenders for the supply of 1,059,500 tons of large coal, and 433,800 tons of small coal,…

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No Compromise at Coal Conference Stoppage Expected Miners Reduce Output Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 25 August 1938 · page 5

A general coal stoppage throughout Australia, is now indicated as the result of the trend of events within the last few days…

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Killed by Land Mine Jerusalem

Daily Examiner · Thursday 25 August 1938 · page 7

Captain J. R. Oakley, of the Royal Scots, was killed when a land mine exploded under an army lorry at Tulkarem…

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Gas in Mine Evidence at Inquest. Cessnock

Daily Examiner · Thursday 25 August 1938 · page 5

Evidence was given to-day at the inquest on Deputy Alan Dyson, who was fatally gassed in Aberdare Central colliery on the night of August 2…

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Stay-in Strike At Newcastle Mine Request for Extra Men. Newcastle

Daily Examiner · Friday 26 August 1938 · page 5

Following the refusal of the management to provide additional labor to handle coal mechanically loaded at Durham colliery, Redhead, 100 miners…

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Coal Dispute Conference Deadlock Breach Of Agreement? Allegation by Owners Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 27 August 1938 · page 5

The con'crence between representatives .of the Colliery Proprietors' Association and the Miners Federation. which, was continued to-day…

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