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Northern Rivers · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1917

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Miners Idle

Northern Star · Thursday 26 April 1917 · page 8

SYDNEY, Wednesday.--Over 400 men are idle at the Woonoona collieries owing to local disputes…

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THE N.Z. Coal Trouble. Work Resumed. Sydney

Tweed Daily · Thursday 26 April 1917 · page 2

A Wellington message reports that work has been resumed in all coal mines, except Paparoa, Pukemiro and Warpa, which are expected to…

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New Zealand Coal Strike

Northern Star · Friday 27 April 1917 · page 4

WELLINGTON, Thursday.--The New Zealand State coal miners refused to work today in consequence of an alteration in the system of workers' concession tickets on the…

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The Coal Barons and Shipping Combine. Who Do They Support?

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 27 April 1917 · page 8

Again, which of the present parties do those people support ? Hughes, speaking in the House on September 9th, 1915 (Hansard No…

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Mining Returns

Northern Star · Saturday 28 April 1917 · page 5

SYDNEY, Friday.--The mining output of New South Wales for last year was nearly £11,000,000…

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Broken Hill Miners. Abolition of Night Shift

Northern Star · Saturday 28 April 1917 · page 5

SYDNEY, Friday.--The Broken Hili miners intend to hold, a referendum on the question of the abolition of night, shift in the mines…

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Coal Miners Demands. Auckland. N.Z.

Tweed Daily · Monday 30 April 1917 · page 2

New Zealand coal owners have agreed to meet the men's representatives on May 9th. The miners will demand a war bonus of a further 20 per cent,…

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A Dastardly Deed. Colorado Colliery Fired

Northern Star · Monday 30 April 1917 · page 5

VANCOUVER, Friday.--Austrians are suspected of firing the Trinidad Colorado colliery. There are a hundred entombed…

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New Zealand Coal Mines

Northern Star · Tuesday 1 May 1917 · page 3

WELLINGTON, Monday.-- The coal mines in New Zealand resumed work to-day…

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Labor Affairs. Coal Miners Resume Work

Northern Star · Wednesday 2 May 1917 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tuesday.--Work was resumed to-day at the Mount Kembla mine in accordance with the undertaking given to the New Zealand coal miners by the Minister. In…

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West Australian Miners. Protest Against the Labor Junta

Northern Star · Thursday 3 May 1917 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--During his address at Lonely Gully, Victoria, the Prime Minister, Mr. W. M. Hughes, said he received a telegram from West Australia that…

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Coal Mining Industry

Northern Star · Friday 4 May 1917 · page 6

BRISBANE, Wednesday.--Mr. Justice Edmonds, Chairman of the Commonwealth Coal Industry Board, to-day continued his investigation into the matters relating to the…

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Famous Mine S&ld

Northern Star · Friday 4 May 1917 · page 4

Interesting facts are recalled by the winding up of the famous Baker's Creek Gold Mining Company at Hillgrove. Since the company's first crushing, 174,000 tons…

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Effective British Mines. Vancouver

Tweed Daily · Friday 4 May 1917 · page 3

The New York ''Times" publishes an important despatch from a European port, stating that British mines, in the war zone, off the German coast, have…

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Save Your Silver. It Will Turn Into Gold

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 4 May 1917 · page 8

Seventeen and sixpence saved now, whether in one sum or by means of the simple isxpenee, will be worth £1 to you in three years, if invested in War…

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Coal Outcrops

Northern Star · Monday 7 May 1917 · page 7

Following is a copy of the Government Geologist, Mr. Jos. E. Carne's, report, on [?]ais inspection of the coal outcrops in the [?]imbin and Tyalgum districts:--Geological…

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Fighting the Submarine Mining Whole of North Sea WASHINGTON

Tweed Daily · Monday 7 May 1917 · page 3

The Allies and the United States Governments are considering mining practically the whole of the North Sea, in order to suppress the German Submarines…

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Drastic Measures. Mining the North Sea. Suggested Storming of Kiel. New York

Tweed Daily · Monday 7 May 1917 · page 3

The New York "World's" Washington correspondent states that Anglo-American naval experts are considering combating the submarines by…

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Re Opening Old Mines. Sydney

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 8 May 1917 · page 3

At Temora to-day, Mr. J. C. L. Fitzpatrick, Assistant Treasurer, said in reply to a deputation that it was proposed to place £10,000 on the…

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Another Mining Trouble. Zeehan (Tas.)

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 9 May 1917 · page 3

Industrial matter at the Mount L[?] mines are very unsatisfactory. A deputation, appointed to wait on Mr. Sawyer, the superintendent, telephoned…

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