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Northern Rivers · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1918

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The Man Power Scheme. Miners' Federation Against the Combing Out. LONDON

Tweed Daily · Friday 22 March 1918 · page 3

The completed ballot of the Miners' Federation indicates a majority of 2900 against the comb out. There was but a small vote, many abstaining from…

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Conserving Gas and Coal. Drastic Action Taken. LONDON

Tweed Daily · Saturday 23 March 1918 · page 5

It has been announced that no places of amusement, within a considerable area in England, will be allowed to remain open after 10.30: also, that public…

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Rich Gold Find Near Coramba

Northern Star · Tuesday 26 March 1918 · page 2

The following leases have been applied for at the Warden Clerk's office, Coramba, for gold, in the parish of Comlaroi, county Fitzroy:—John George Ernest Gregory, 6…

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Butter Fat Competitions. Gold Wins the Champion

Northern Star · Wednesday 27 March 1918 · page 4

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The butter fat And milk lactation tests have been completed. On this occasion the departure was made of testing the cows previous to the commencement…

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Disloyal Miners

Northern Star · Saturday 30 March 1918 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday.—A Broken Hill telegram states the A.M.A. refused the invitation to take part in the Gallipoli annivevsary procession on the ground that it…

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Mining Manager Censured

Northern Star · Saturday 30 March 1918 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday.—The inquiry into whether the certificate of Mr. Palmer, manager Junction North Mine, should either be suspended or cancelled concluded…

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Coal to Newcastle! Austria Sends Wheat to Her Troops in the Ukraine. LONDON

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 2 April 1918 · page 3

A message from Berne says that Austrian newspapers state that a hundred wagon loads of wheat were recently sent to re-victual the Austrian troops in the…

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Gardiner's Plant of Gold. the Roaring Sixties. an Extraordinary Story

Northern Star · Wednesday 3 April 1918 · page 2

A few weeks ago an extraordinary story was published by the "Grenfell Record," to the effect that three men (supposed to have come from America) had made their…

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Reported Gold Find

Northern Star · Friday 5 April 1918 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday.—A report has been received of the discovery of a rich vein of gold 15 miles from Nimitabelle…

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Desert Gold Leaves for Home Sydney

Tweed Daily · Friday 5 April 1918 · page 2

Desert Gold has been shipped for New Zealand. If the mare travels well and keeps in form she may meet Biplane and Estland, on a w.f.a. basis, at the…

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The Miner's Federation. Proposal to Acquire Coal Mine

Northern Star · Monday 8 April 1918 · page 5

SYDNEY, Sunday.—At a meeting of the Delegate Board of the Illawarra Miners' Union the matter, of acquiring and working a coal mine in the interests of the Miners'…

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Labor Affairs. Mining Dispute Settled

Northern Star · Monday 8 April 1918 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Saturday.—A Melbourne message, states:—A settlement of the dispute between the miners and management of Wonthaggi coal mine, has been arrived at…

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Telegrams Northern Miners' Association New Log's Novel Condition. NEWCASTLE

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 10 April 1918 · page 3

The Northern Collieries Employees' Association has submitted a log to its members for signatures, providing for a minimum daily, wage of 166: if any…

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Gold Yield Decreases

Northern Star · Thursday 11 April 1918 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The gold yield for March showed a comparative decrease in the value of £10,600, while for the first three months of the year there was a…

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Man Power. Miners in Favor. (Reuter.)

Northern Star · Saturday 13 April 1918 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.—A conference of South Wales miners at Cardiff voted by 2273 to 763 in favor of allowing the Federation to supervise the calling up of men…

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Answering the Call. Conscription Evaders Voluntarily Join Up. Miners Leave the Pits for the Army

Tweed Daily · Monday 15 April 1918 · page 3

A London message says that a large number of English evaders have joined up in Dublin: should all these evaders enlist the Army will get 30,000 more…

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Broken Hill Miners

Northern Star · Tuesday 16 April 1918 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday.—A special meeting of the A.M.A. was held at Broken Hill yesterday to discuss a proposal for ceasing work in connection with the riot cases and to stop…

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Miners' Levy to Patriotic Funds

Northern Star · Thursday 18 April 1918 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The ballot by the Victorian State coal mine employees on the question of continuing the fortnightly levy to patriotic funds resulted as follows:—No 506,…

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House of Representatives. Deregistered Coal Unions

Northern Star · Thursday 18 April 1918 · page 2

In the House of Representatives Mr. Hughes told Mr. Charlton that he hoped before the end of the week to make a general statement covering the case of the…

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Mine on Tasmanian Coast

Northern Star · Friday 19 April 1918 · page 3

The Hobart "Merqury" srates that a fisherman recently found a German mine on the Tasmanian coast. The matter wag reported to the Naval authorities, and the mine…

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