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Northern Rivers · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1918

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Abermain Colliery Dispute. Trouble Likely to Extend. Statement by Mr. Baddeley. NEWCASTLE

Tweed Daily · Saturday 3 August 1918 · page 4

The Abermain No. 1 and 2 Collieries have now been three days idle, owing to the dispute. Mr. Baddeley said to-day that he had been in touch with Mr…

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Abermain Colliery Dispute. Miners Still Willing to Negotiate. NEWCASTLE

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 6 August 1918 · page 3

Regarding the Abermain mine dispute, [?]r. Lewis, treasurer of the Colliery Employees' Federation, says the Miners' Executive desired the public to…

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The Colliery Dispute. Men Consider Position. West Maitland

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 7 August 1918 · page 3

It is probable that all the mines in the Maitland field will take a day of to consider the position on the Abermain Collieries, where the dispute, still…

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Mining Boom

Northern Star · Thursday 8 August 1918 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday. There was almost a "boomlet" on the mining side of the Sydney share market yesterday. Not since the Ardlethan boom before the outbreak of the…

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Labor Affairs. Abermain Colliery Trouble. Ministerial Statement

Northern Star · Thursday 8 August 1918 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The Minister for Labor and Industry referred to the threatened extension of the trouble rat Abermain colliery. "I have had the opportunity," said…

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Miners Phthisis

Northern Star · Friday 9 August 1918 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Miner's phthisis was the question that engaged the attention of the Board of Trade to-day. The Minister for Labor and Industry had requested the…

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Coal at Kyogle

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 10 August 1918 · page 2

Pilkington and party have opened up a coal mine, with a 12ft. by 8ft face, free from bands. Samples have been sent to Sydney for analysis. The coal…

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Mining on Dorrigo

Northern Star · Monday 12 August 1918 · page 4

"Dorrigo Gazette" states that it is rumored that a syndicate with sufficient of the necessary behind it intends putting in a smelter on the antimony lode which is on Mr…

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Beeby's Appeal. Resented by Miners. MAINTAINED

Tweed Daily · Monday 12 August 1918 · page 2

Mr. Beeby's open letter to the miners, appealing to them to nominate representatives for the Coal Court, is resented by the majority of the men, who state…

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Coal and Shale Employees' Federation. To Discuss Abermain Trouble. SYDNEY

Tweed Daily · Monday 12 August 1918 · page 2

The of the Australian Coal and Shale Employees' Federation, has been convened for Wednesday next, in Sydney, when representatives from the…

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Enemy Mine Sweepers Bombed London

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 13 August 1918 · page 3

The Admiralty announces that British aircraft on Thursday heavily bombed enemy mine-sweepers off Zeebrugge…

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Trouble at Colliery

Northern Star · Wednesday 14 August 1918 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The unionists employed at the Richmond Main colliery ceased work last night, and the day shift unionists refused to work to-day. The trouble…

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Coal Employees

Northern Star · Wednesday 14 August 1918 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The Illawarra ancl Western Coke Works Proprietors' Association has received from the Australasian Coal and Shale Employees' Federation a log…

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Broken Hill Miners

Northern Star · Wednesday 14 August 1918 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—It is believed that several additional mines at Broken Hill will be compelled to close down shortly for want of coal…

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Mine Closing Down

Northern Star · Wednesday 14 August 1918 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday.—The Junction mine, Broken Hill, will close on Wednesday owing to shortage of coal through the strike at Port Pirie…

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Telegrams. Colliery Trouble. West Mattland

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 14 August 1918 · page 3

Unionists on the Richmond Main Colliery refused to work to-day. The unionists are still working up trouble over the number of skips to be used at…

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Labor Affairs. the Coal Court

Northern Star · Wednesday 14 August 1918 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sunday.—An open letter, which Mr. Beeby, Minister for Labor, sent to the miners of Maitland, appealing to them to nominate representatives to the Coal Court,…

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The Gold Yield

Northern Star · Thursday 15 August 1918 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The New South Wales gold yield for July showed a comparative decrease in value of £19,171, and for the seven months of the financial year…

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Colliery Trouble Discontent Speading. A Gloomy Outlook. SYDNEY

Tweed Daily · Thursday 15 August 1918 · page 3

The Richmond Main Colliery trouble is complicating matters for the Miners' Federation. The system of two skips at the coal face has been in existence at…

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One Hundred and Forty Tons of Gold

Northern Star · Thursday 15 August 1918 · page 2

In reply to inquiries Mr. Boyd, the general manager of the Mount Morgan Gold Mining Company, states that since the company was formed the Mount Morgan mine has…

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