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Northern Rivers · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1915

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More Precious Than Fine Gold

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 1 June 1915 · page 2

In Our "Moving Picture" column of last Saturday's "Sun" there appeared the following : "The suburban wife arrived home, breathless and dishevelled,…

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Coal Exports. Great Shrinkage of Trade

Northern Star · Wednesday 2 June 1915 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Newcastle coal export trade for May shows a big falling off compared with the same month of lost year. The decrease totals 192,956 tons…

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Labor Affairs. Broken Hill Mines

Northern Star · Thursday 3 June 1915 · page 4

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Three of the leading Broken fun shines will work half time form June 7 owing to the production exceeding the requirements of the smelters…

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The Gold Porblem

The Kyogle Examiner · Saturday 5 June 1915 · page 1

The war has created innumerable financial problems. Among others, the position of the exchanges between different countries is peculiar…

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How to Save Coal

The Kyogle Examiner · Saturday 5 June 1915 · page 2

How to minimise the consumption of coal is a problem that most careful housekeepers are striving to solve. '' Muriel,'' in the '' Weekly Telegraph,''…

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French Mine Layer Sunk

Northern Star · Wednesday 9 June 1915 · page 5

PARIS, Monday.—Offical: The French mine layer Casabianca was mined at the entranco to a lay in the Aegean Sea. British picked up the captain, one officer,…

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French Mine-layer Mined. London

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 9 June 1915 · page 6

The French, minelayer, Casablanca, struck a mine in the Aegean Sea. The captain and 64 of the crew were picked up by a British destroyer…

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Finding Gold with the Divining Rod

The Kyogle Examiner · Wednesday 9 June 1915 · page 1

Those in mining circles (says Wellington "Times") should be interested to learn that Mr. E. Pocknall, divining rod expert, who has for a…

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Miners in the Army. the Coal Output

Northern Star · Thursday 10 June 1915 · page 5

LONDON,Tuesday. — The Coal [?] report that [?] miners had joinedd the army up to the end of February. The Shortage in production of [?]…

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Miners' Vote

Northern Star · Thursday 10 June 1915 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday. — The Miners' [?] [?] vote with reference to the question of a war bonus and the [?] basis of settlement resulted: — For, [?]…

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Mining Action. a Ballina Case. Claim for £ 1000

Northern Star · Thursday 10 June 1915 · page 4

SYDNEY, Wednesday. — In the Supreme Court, before Mr. [?] and da jury, Duncan Carson brought an action against [?] to recover the…

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Meat and Coal Matters Coal Workers at the War. Questions in the Commons. Controlling Prices. London, Wednesday. a Big Output Decrease. London

Tweed Daily · Thursday 10 June 1915 · page 3

Front Hon. R[?]man announced in the Commons last night that he had arrived at an undrestanding with the London ceal sellers for a limitation of The Government committee on the coal industry announces that 191,170 coal workers have en[?]ted. The decrease in the output for the…

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Coal Shortage in Constantinople. Matters in a Bad Way. Athens

Tweed Daily · Thursday 10 June 1915 · page 3

Travellers from Constantinople report a serious shortage of coal. Mills are restricting their output, and the waterworks may be compelled to…

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Mining Trouble; [?] Colliery Closed

Northern Star · Friday 11 June 1915 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday.— Trouble has occurred hetween the Colliery Employees', Union and the proprietors of Balmain colliery concerning working conditions. As…

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Miners' Strike Concluded

Northern Star · Friday 11 June 1915 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday.— The Whi[?] miners have accepted the manager's terms and work will probably be resumed this week after a thirteen months' strike…

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Mining Action

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 11 June 1915 · page 8

In In the Supreme Court, Sydney, before Mr. Justice Sly and a jury, Duncan Carson brought an action against Herbert J. Rose, of Ballina,…

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Deach Mining Case

Northern Star · Friday 11 June 1915 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday,— In the action Carson versug Rose the jury found for defendant…

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Ballina Mining Case

Tweed Daily · Friday 11 June 1915 · page 3

In the Supreme Court on Wednesday before Mr. Justice Sly and a jury, Duncan Carson brought an action against Herbert J. Rose, of Ballina, to…

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Balmain Colliery Idle Dispute Over Wages and Conditions. Sydney

Tweed Daily · Friday 11 June 1915 · page 3

Trouble has arisen between the Balmain colliery owners and miners over wages and working conditions the result is that the colliery is idle, with…

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Ba[?]lina Mining Case. Verdict for Defendant. Sydney

Tweed Daily · Friday 11 June 1915 · page 3

The case of the claim for [?]1000 damages by Duncan Carson of Winchcombe Carson and Co., against Herbert [?] Rose in respect of a one-third [?]…

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