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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1923

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Newcastle Steel Works. Resumption Forthwith Announced by Manager Coal Concessions Secured Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 2 February 1923 · page 1

Mr. Essington Lewis, general manager of the Broken Hill Proprietary Company Limited, states that arrangements have been made with the coal…

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No Bunker Coal at Kiel for Franco-belgian Ships Riot at Konigsberg (Reuter's Message.) London, February 1

Barrier Miner · Friday 2 February 1923 · page 1

Reuter's Berlin correspondent reports: — "The occupation authorities have arrested the burgomasters of Cleve…

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German Reparations Coal Supplies to Cease for Unoccupied Germany German Govt, Advised (Reuter's Message.) London, February 1

Barrier Miner · Friday 2 February 1923 · page 1

Reuter's Paris correspondent reports: — "The French and Belgian Governments have informed the Geiman…

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[All Right Reserved.] Borbeck Coal Mines. Middle Arrest

Barrier Miner · Saturday 3 February 1923 · page 8

When I started on the middle arrest I was allowed my blankets. I squared a couple of sentries to come and let me out for water, and the lads used to…

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Wonthaggi Miners Dispute Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 3 February 1923 · page 1

Mr. C. Hibble. Chairman of the Coal Tribunal says that legal and constitutional difficulties prevent the Coal Tribunal from intervening in the…

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Silesian Mine Explosion Death Roll Reaches 106 (United Service Message.) London, February 2

Barrier Miner · Saturday 3 February 1923 · page 1

The Berlin correspondent of.the London "Times" reports that there were 106 deaths in the Beuthen mine disaster. Sixty miners are still entombed…

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Industrial Matters the Coal [?] Complaint by Employers at Frequent Adjournments Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 3 February 1923 · page 1

During yesterday's proceedings of the Coal Tribunal Mr. M'Donald, for the employers, objected to the repeated adjournments which were made owing…

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Silesian Mine Explosion Death Roll Now 112 (Reuter's Message.) Berlin, February 3

Barrier Miner · Monday 5 February 1923 · page 1

Dead numbering 112 have been brought from the coal mine which was destroyed at Beuthen by.an explosion. It is expected, that there will be in all…

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German Protest to France Against Coal Blockade (Reuter's Message.) London, February 4

Barrier Miner · Monday 5 February 1923 · page 1

Reuter's Berlin correspondent reports: — "The German Government has presented a Note to France strongly…

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Germans Stop Two Trains Alleging Coal Shortage Retaliation by French (Reuter's Message.) London, February 3

Barrier Miner · Monday 5 February 1923 · page 1

It was learned in London that the Germans yesterday stopped the Paris to Bucharest and Paris to Prague expresses on the gronnds of a shortage of coal…

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Ruhr Rallway Strike on the Verge of Collapse Germans Smuggle Coal (Reuter's Message.) London, February 3

Barrier Miner · Monday 5 February 1923 · page 1

The Ruhr railway strike is nn the ferge of collapse. Orders have been issued from Elberfeld to the men to return to work Where they will not…

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Yield Is Diminishing From Ruhr Coal Mines (Reuter's Message.) London, February 5

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 6 February 1923 · page 1

Reuter's Paris correspondent states: "Work in the Ruhr mines continues, but. the yield is diminishing, and the coal held up by the closure measures…

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Maitland Miners' Threat Not Regarded Seriously General Strike Not Feared by Colliery Proprietors Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 6 February 1923 · page 3

The threatened action of the miners on the Maitland fields to take every means possible to prevent coal being supplied to the Victorian Government…

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Two Rebels Are Killed by Their Own Land Mine (Reuter's Message.) London, February 5

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 6 February 1923 · page 1

A curious affair is reported from the Newceatown district, near Bandon. A party of Free State troops arrested 10 unarmed anti-Free Staters and ordered…

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German Reparations Town in the British Zone Occupied by French Miners Demand a Rise (Reuter's Message.) London, February 4

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 6 February 1923 · page 1

Reuter's Essen correspondent reports: — A French official statement has been issued to the effect that Bergborn, in…

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Wonthaggi Dispute Appeal to N.S.W. Coal Council to Stop V1ctorian Supplies No Decision Yet Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 6 February 1923 · page 3

For the purpose of conveying the resolution of the Victorian executive of the Coal Miners' Federation urging the Central Executive to prevent…

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Coal Tribunal Reduction Tn Coal Price Applied for by the Miners Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 7 February 1923 · page 2

An effort was made by the representatives of the miners before the Coal Tribunal yesterday to show that as the cost of living had not decreased and…

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[ALL Rights Reserved.] Borbeck Goal Mines

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 7 February 1923 · page 4

I had been at Borbeck about three months when two Frenchmen came from the Zellstoff factory. They told [?] all the news from there about the…

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Maitland Coal Workers Fined in Cessnock Court Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 7 February 1923 · page 2

Eleven youths employed at colieries in the Maitland district were fined at Cessnock yesterday for having absented themselves from work without a lawful…

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The Coal Tribunal Miners Give Evidence Against Wage Reduction [?] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 8 February 1923 · page 3

Several witnesses called by Mr.J. M. Baddeley, M.L.A., the miners' representative, gave evidence before the coal Tribunal yesterday in opposition…

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