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Northern Rivers · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1919

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Steel-making Coal

Northern Star · Wednesday 1 January 1919 · page 4

Speaking at a civic function in Wickham at the beginning of last week, Mr. Goininan said that in the future when England lends money, to Australia in particular, he hoped…

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Mining Industry. Melbourne

Northern Star · Wednesday 1 January 1919 · page 4

Melbourne, Tuesday.—Mr. H. Wilkinson, a member of the committee appointed by, the Victorian Chamber of Mines to deal with questions relating to the mining industry in…

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Mining in South Africa

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 1 January 1919 · page 4

A Johannesburg message states that Sir E. Wallers (President of the Chamber of Mines), speaking at the quarterly meeting, said…

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Mining Troubles. Union and Non-Union Workers. SYDNEY

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 1 January 1919 · page 3

A conciliation conference was held by the Department of Labor yesterday regarding the trouble between, the Loyalists and Unionists employed in the…

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Australian Gold Industry Removal of Export Restrictions to be Demanded. Serious Position Arising. SYDNEY

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 1 January 1919 · page 3

Mr. Wilkinson, of the Victorian Chamber of Mines, who is in Sydney, said today that the Chamber had decided to demand from the Federal Government…

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Labor Affairs. a Colliery Dispute

Northern Star · Thursday 2 January 1919 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The Industrial Commissioner yesterday p[?]esided over a compulsory conference in the Richmond Main Colliery dispute. Mr. Holme stated…

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Mining Set-back

Northern Star · Thursday 2 January 1919 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—For the first time since 1870 no dividend was paid by any of the Bendigo mines during 1918…

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Miners' Want a Six-hour Day. London

Tweed Daily · Thursday 2 January 1919 · page 3

The South Wales Miners' Executive has passed a resolution requesting the British Federation to immediately demand a six-hour day…

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Bolshevism in Silesia. Miners Pillage and Kill. LONDON

Tweed Daily · Thursday 2 January 1919 · page 3

The "Daily Express" Berlin correspondent states that the Bolshevists have broken loose in Silesia. The miners have forced the proprietors to sign all…

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Day of the Treasury Note. Calls on the Gold Reserve

Northern Star · Thursday 2 January 1919 · page 4

Sovereigns of Commonwealth, currency have become so rare during the war that their issue from the Treasury is generally supposed to have been stripped. There is,…

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Can Find Gold or Water. Wants a Wager with Government Officials

Northern Star · Thursday 2 January 1919 · page 5

Mr. A. McGlashan, of Ballimore, in the Dubbo district, is a believer in the infalli-. bility of the divining rod as a finder of water and gold, and claims that by its agency he…

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Telegrams Mining Hold-up. Work Stopped at Pelaw Main. Trouble Over a Non-Unionist. NEWCASTLE

Tweed Daily · Friday 3 January 1919 · page 3

The Pelaw Main colliery has stopped working. The men complained that the management employed a non-unionist during…

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Mine Explosion. Two Men Killed

Northern Star · Saturday 4 January 1919 · page 4

BRISBANE, Friday.—A disastrous explosion occurred this morning at Redbank colliery, near Inswich. W. Hawkins and W. Evans, both married men, were killed, and…

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Trouble at Colliery

Northern Star · Monday 6 January 1919 · page 4

SYDNEY, Saturday.—Further trouble has arisen at P[?]law Main colliery, the mine officials alleging that an attempt is being made to introduce non-union labor into the mine…

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Cables. Floating Mine. Channel Boat's Narrow Escape. LONDON

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 7 January 1919 · page 3

A cross-Channel steamer with a thousand leave soldiers aboard narrowly missed a floating mine…

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Strikes Amongst Miners. Workings Deliberately Flooded. Bolsheviks in Principal Strongholds. ROTTERDAM

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 8 January 1919 · page 3

The anxiety at Berlin is partly due to strikes and bloodshed in the mining districts, with Bolsheviks in the principal strongholds. The miners demonstrated…

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Colliery Trouble. Loyalists and Unionists

Northern Star · Thursday 9 January 1919 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The trouble which occurred at Richmond Main colliery between the loyalists and unionists is likely to lead to a serious position. A compulsory conference…

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Gold Yield

Northern Star · Thursday 9 January 1919 · page 6

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The gold yield of New South Wales last year was valued at £369,743 compared with £349,000 the previous year…

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Trouble in the Mining Districts

Tweed Daily · Thursday 9 January 1919 · page 3

WEST MAITLAND, Wednesday. The trouble between the Loyalists and Unionists at the Richmond Main,Colliery is likely to lead to a serious position…

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Gold at Bulga. Two Discoveries Made. SYDNEY

Tweed Daily · Thursday 9 January 1919 · page 3

Two gold discoveries have been made at Bulga, 20 miles from Wingham. Several prospecting parties have gone out…

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