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Northern Rivers · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1918

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Coal Court

Northern Star · Saturday 26 January 1918 · page 4

SYDNEY, Friday.—Tho Government has decided to appoint Mr. Justice Edmunds as President of the Coal Court which will be established for the carrying out of the…

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Goal Miners Restless

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 26 January 1918 · page 3

The Minister for Labor, referring to the colliery unrest, said there had been a series of local disputes since the collapse of the strike, and these…

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Telegrams Lymington Colliery Trouble. Sydney

Tweed Daily · Saturday 26 January 1918 · page 5

Lymington Colliery is still idle: some of the wheelers on strike have been served with summonses…

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The Collieries Trouble. New Conciliation Tribunals Appointed. SYDNEY

Tweed Daily · Saturday 26 January 1918 · page 5

The Minister for Labor and Industry, Mr. G. S. Beeby, announces that the Government intends to constitute new Coal Conciliation Tribunals. Judge…

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Another Mine Explosion. Many Lives Lost. VANCOUVER

Tweed Daily · Saturday 26 January 1918 · page 5

A report from New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, says an explosion occurred in the Allen coal mine: 20 bodies have been recovered and 18 are still entombed…

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Serious Mine Fire at Cloncurry. Progress of the Beer Strike. BRISBANE

Tweed Daily · Monday 28 January 1918 · page 2

A message from Cloncurry (Q.), state that a fire broke out the Consols mine at the 480 feet level: this is regarded as most serious as the Consols contains the…

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Coal Mining Industry. Mr. Justice Edmunds a Tribunal

Northern Star · Tuesday 29 January 1918 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday.—The appointment of Mr. Justice Edmunds as a tribunal to settle disputes in the coal mining industry has relieved the tension in the Newcastle…

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Telegrams Desert Gold in Sydney. Biplane May Not Come. SYDNEY

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 29 January 1918 · page 3

The champion New Zealand mare, Desert Gold, has arrived in Sydney and goes on to Melbourne to train. Mr. Davis, the trainer of Desert Gold,…

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State Arsenic Mine

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 30 January 1918 · page 2

Dr. Jensen, (Queensland Government Geologist) is visiting the Stanthorpe State mineral field in connection with the development of the arsenical…

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Canada. Coal Shortage. Negro Labor. (Reuter.)

Northern Star · Thursday 31 January 1918 · page 3

VANCOUVER, Tuesday.—Intense suffering is reported from Eastern Canadian and American cities. The coa[?] shortage is a serious problem in the large centres. The…

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Rupture Between Russia and Roumania. Roumania's Gold Reserve Confiscated. London

Tweed Daily · Thursday 31 January 1918 · page 3

The "'Daily Chronicle's Petrograd correspondent says that Roumania recently biterly complained that disorganised Russian troops had interfered in…

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Seizure of Gold. Rumanian Hostility to Republic (Published in the "Times.")

Northern Star · Thursday 31 January 1918 · page 3

PETROGRAD, Tuesday.—The Bo[?]s[?]eviks state that the seizure of gold by the Russian Ambassador is the direct result of Rumanian hostility against the Republic…

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State Parliament. Mr. Storey's Censure Motion The Coal Contract and the Referendum Pledge. Mr. Holman in Reply. SYDNEY

Tweed Daily · Thursday 31 January 1918 · page 3

In Parliament to-day Mr. P. Brook field asked why a number of men were kept in gaol at Broken Hill without trial, and how long could they be so detained there…

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The Victorian Coal Strike. Papers to be Tabled

Tweed Daily · Friday 1 February 1918 · page 3

In the Assembly to-day, the Premier, replying to Dr. Arthur (Middle Harbor), promised to lay on the table of the House all papers in connection with the…

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Bolshevik Financial Methods Gold Declared a State Monopoly. LONDON

Tweed Daily · Friday 1 February 1918 · page 3

The Council of Commissaries has declared gold to be a State monopoly. Gold articles in the hands of private persons, banks, monasteries and…

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Nationals Consider the Coal Contract. Mr. Fuller Explains the Negotiations. SYDNEY

Tweed Daily · Friday 1 February 1918 · page 3

A meeting of members of the National Party has been held, at which various matters were considered, including the coal contract. Several Ministers…

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Desert Gold. a Striking Animal

Tweed Daily · Saturday 2 February 1918 · page 4

"Iroquois" in the Sydney "Sun" writes:- The centre of all eyes at Randwick on Tuesday morning was Desert Gold…

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The Coal Contract. Maitland Proprietors Disclaimer. SYDNEY

Tweed Daily · Saturday 2 February 1918 · page 5

A meeting of colliery proprietors on the Maitland field, also those interested in supplying coal to the Victorian Government will be held this afternoon…

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State Parliament. The Censure Mosion. Mr. Fuller on the Coal Contract. SYDNEY

Tweed Daily · Saturday 2 February 1918 · page 5

The Assembly resumed sitting at 10 O' clock this morning with the object of concluding the Censure debate before the House rose. Several Opposition members…

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Mine Accidents

Northern Star · Monday 4 February 1918 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Answering a question of Mr. Brookfield regarding accidents at Broken Hill, Mr. Fitzpatrick (Minister for Mines) said yesterday that although…

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