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Northern Rivers · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1917

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Colliery Mechanics' Dispute. West Maitland

Tweed Daily · Saturday 3 February 1917 · page 4

Mr. Beeby has summoned a conference of the colliery mechanics and proprietors, to meet on Wednesday in Sydney, to consider matters in…

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Rich Gold Find. Melbourne

Tweed Daily · Saturday 3 February 1917 · page 4

Prospectors struck gold at Koch's Pioneer mine, at Bendigo, to-day. One party obtained 126 ounces of amalgam from 17 tons of dirt, and another 225…

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Sands of Pactolus. Byron Bay Gold

The Kyogle Examiner · Saturday 3 February 1917 · page 5

Tallow Beach, Byron Bay, is, according to the statements of Mr. R. P. Park, a well-known engineer, of South Melbourne, another of…

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Full Policy of Frightfulness. Accepted by Hollweg. Mines in the Trade Routes

Northern Star · Saturday 3 February 1917 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.--The new submarining means that Dr. Von Bethmann-Hollweg has accepted Admiral Tirpitz's full policy of frightfulness. It is expected that…

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Ministerial Visit to Newcastle. Colliery Mechanics Grievances

Northern Star · Monday 5 February 1917 · page 4

SYDNEY, Sunday.--The Minister for Labor visited Newcastle yesterday and had a friendly talk with the delegates from the Colliery Mechanics' Association with the…

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Swedish Railways. Coal Shortage

Northern Star · Monday 5 February 1917 · page 5

STOCKHOLM, Friday--Railway traffic has been restricted owing to coal shortage. The Government is taking other measures to limit the consumption…

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Germany's Troubles. the Coal Shortage. London

Tweed Daily · Monday 5 February 1917 · page 3

Owing to a shortage of coal the Commandant at Munich has closed all theatres, meeting halls and museums, and has suspended street lighting…

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No Coal

Northern Star · Tuesday 6 February 1917 · page 3

LONDON, Sunday.--It is reported that Berlin and other towns are without coal…

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Mines Department's Report

Northern Star · Tuesday 6 February 1917 · page 2

The Department of Mines, in reply to a request that an expert be sent to prove the value of the coal seams in the district between Nimbin, Bexhill, and Byron Bay,…

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Your "Bit" and Mine

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Tuesday 6 February 1917 · page 3

A young bank clerk, who enlisted soon after the outbreak of war and saw service in Gallipoli and France, returned recently invalided…

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Nimbin Coal. Proposed Line of Railway

Northern Star · Tuesday 6 February 1917 · page 2

Through Mr. Geo. Nesbitt, M.L.A., the following letter from the Director- General of. Public Works was read at a meeting of Lismore Municipal Council last night:--"I have…

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German Coal Crisis. Widespread Closing of Restaurants

Northern Star · Wednesday 7 February 1917 · page 5

LONDON, Monday. -- The German coal crisis is intensified. The most rigid economy has been ordered in all the provincial cities. There is widespread closing of…

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Sands of Pactolus. Byron Bay Gold. Melbourne

Northern Star · Wednesday 7 February 1917 · page 5

Tallow Beach, Byron Bay, is, according to the statements of Mr. R. P. Park, a well-known engineer of South Melbourne, another of Australia's gold-laden shores. There all…

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Coal Miners Idle

Northern Star · Thursday 8 February 1917 · page 8

SYDNEY, Wednesday.--Scarborough colliery is idle to-day, owing to the dismissal of an employee with whom the management found fault…

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Gold Mine Closed

Northern Star · Thursday 8 February 1917 · page 8

SYDNEY, Wednesday.--Mount Boppy gold mine at Canbelego has been closed. The mine is the sole support of the town of 2000 people…

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Colliery Mechanic's Claims. Sydney

Tweed Daily · Thursday 8 February 1917 · page 3

The colliery mechanics and mine employers held a compulsory conference to-day. It appears that the eight hours bank-to-bank arrangements does not…

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Diminished Gold Yield

Northern Star · Thursday 8 February 1917 · page 8

SYDNEY, Wednesday.--The gold yield or New South Wales for January shows a decrease of 2424 ounces, valued at £10;340…

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Another Mine Strike. Wollongong

Tweed Daily · Thursday 8 February 1917 · page 3

The employees at the Scarborough mine, not seeing eye to eye with the management in regard to the dismissal of a fellow employee, refused to start…

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A Mine Closed. Sydney

Tweed Daily · Thursday 8 February 1917 · page 3

The Mount Boppy mine, Canbelego, has been closed. It was the sole support of a town of 2000 people…

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Coal Shortage. Joint Scandinavian Mail Service. LONDON

Tweed Daily · Thursday 8 February 1917 · page 3

The shortage of coal at Copenhagen is acute. The Swedish Government proposes to run a joint Scandinavian service for passengers and non-contraband…

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