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Northern Rivers · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1919

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Terms Offered Miners. (Reuter.)

Northern Star · Friday 14 February 1919 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.—The Government's reply to the miners' demand for increased wages states the Government were willing to add to the present wage as a bonus a shilling…

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The Gold Output. (Reuter.)

Northern Star · Friday 14 February 1919 · page 7

JOHANNESBURG, Tuesday.—The "South African Mining Journal" says that a period of lower gold output is probable, and will cramp credit and trade expansion. Lower…

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Government's Reply to the Miners' Demands. Representative Committee to Make Inquiries. LONDON

Tweed Daily · Friday 14 February 1919 · page 3

The Government's reply to then miners demands states, with regard to the six-hour day, that while the Government sympathises with the workers' desire to…

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South African Mining Taxation. Interview With Union Government. CAPETOWN

Tweed Daily · Friday 14 February 1919 · page 3

A Pretoria message states that the whole of the Executive Council of the Mines is coming to Capetown to interview the Government with regard to…

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Results of a Coal Strike. (United Service, Ltd.)

Northern Star · Saturday 15 February 1919 · page 5

LONDON, Thusday.—The refusal of the Miners' Fede[?]tion to accept an inquiry into wages, costs and profits has antagonised most of the press. It is pointed out that the men…

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Sporting the Hawera Stakes. Gloaming Defeats Desert Gold. Wellington (N.z.)

Tweed Daily · Saturday 15 February 1919 · page 5

The Hawera Stakes, one mile, decided at Wellington to-day, resulted in Gloaming (8.12) defeating Desert Gold (9.1) by a length and a half in 1.40 2-5th…

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Soldiers Coal a Vessel. Melbourne

Tweed Daily · Monday 17 February 1919 · page 3

The Victorian troops by the Karamla have disembarked and soldier volunteers Lave commenced coaling the vessel to continue the voyage to Hobart. The…

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Overseas Labor Troubles. Miners' Strike Ballot. (Reuter.)

Northern Star · Monday 17 February 1919 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.—The Miners Fedoration Conferences decided to take a strike ballot vote returnable on 22nd February. Strike notices terminate on 15th March if the…

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Watching German Gold. (United Service, Ltd.)

Northern Star · Monday 17 February 1919 · page 5

PARIS, Friday.—The Economic Committee of the Ar[?]istice Commission has been instructed to draft terms preventing the exportation and disappearance of German gold…

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Ore Coal For. Municipality

Northern Star · Tuesday 18 February 1919 · page 5

Chief Gas Examiner, Department of and Industry, wrote to last night's ing of the Lismore Municipal Council [?]ng that in view of the possible spread…

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Coal Profits. An Inquiry Asked For. SYDNEY

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 18 February 1919 · page 3

Mr. Willis, Secretary of the Australasian Coal and Shale Employees Federation, has written to Mr. Watt (Acting Prime Minister) requesting that…

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Atua Held Up. Coal Trimmers' Demands Responsible. SYDNEY

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 19 February 1919 · page 3

The Union Company's steamer [?] is held up at Newcastle owing to eight coal trimmers, previously engaged, refusing to work without extra payment and…

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N.Z. Mining Troubles. a Doctor to Safeguard the Men's Health. Wellington (N.z.)

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 19 February 1919 · page 3

The miners in the State colliery, who struck because a doctor was not provided to look after their health, have resumed work. The Government acceded…

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South Coast Miners. Clifton Colliery Again Working. The "Darg" System Introduced. SYDNEY

Tweed Daily · Thursday 20 February 1919 · page 3

Yesterday afternoon the South Clifton colliery workers decided to resume work and to introduce the "Darg" system in order that work might be more equally…

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Miners Adopt the "Darg."

Northern Star · Thursday 20 February 1919 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The Clifton miners met and resolved to resume, but to introduce the "darg." system. Under this system no man must earn more than 12s a day…

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Communists Seize Mines

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 21 February 1919 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.—Reultr's Basle correspondent says the Weimar Government is discussing the critical situation in the Ruhr…

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Communists Hold Mines. (Reuter.)

Northern Star · Friday 21 February 1919 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.—At Weimar the Government is discussing the critical situation in the Ruhr region, where nine-tenths of the mines are in the hands of…

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Mining the War-zone

Tweed Daily · Saturday 22 February 1919 · page 2

European, battlefields, says an editorial writer in the "Mining and Scientific Press," have been showered with steel and iron and brass from shells,…

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Coal Industry

Northern Star · Monday 24 February 1919 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Sunday.—The Acting Prime Minister says that the coalminers' request for the appointment of Judge Edmunds as a "tribunal to review the coal industry…

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Miners Trouble Extending

Northern Star · Monday 24 February 1919 · page 5

SYDNEY, Saturday—The trouble at Stanford Merthyr colliery is assuming a more serious aspect with the probability of its extending…

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