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Northern Rivers · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1920

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RUSSIA. Bar Gold Sent to Sweden. (Published in the "Times.")

Northern Star · Monday 7 June 1920 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.—A Stockholm correspondent writes: A trainload of bar gold from Petrograd, worth 17,000,000 kroners, was sent to Reval and thence delivered to…

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Short of Coal at Sea

Northern Star · Tuesday 8 June 1920 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—The steamer Havre reported by wireless on Saturday that she was short of coal in the Tasman Sea. A tug has been despatched to take the vessel…

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Overseas Labor Troubles. Miners' Demands. (Reuter.)

Northern Star · Tuesday 8 June 1920 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.—The National Miners' Conference meets in London on June 10 to discuss the question of wages. The South Wales, Lancashire, and Cheshire Federations are…

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Drums, Not Mines

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 9 June 1920 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday. -- It is believed that the floating objects thought to be mines off the South Coast were drums used in connection with the…

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Without Coal. Search for Steamer

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 9 June 1920 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday. -- The tug Champion is still searching for the steamer Havre, which is without coal off the coast…

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

Northern Star · Wednesday 9 June 1920 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.—Fifteen thousand miners in Rinney Valley struck in support of the miners who struck at Bargoed colliery as a protest against the practice of…

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Mining Conference

Northern Star · Thursday 10 June 1920 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—At a conference between the Coal and Shale Federation and the coal owners, the miners asked among other things for increases in wages for the…

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Miners and Lead Poisoning. a Doctor's Examination

Northern Star · Thursday 10 June 1920 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Dr. Stevens, whose examination of the miners at Broken Hill has been quoted by A.M.A. delegates touring Australia with authority for the…

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Miners' Claims Rejected

Northern Star · Friday 11 June 1920 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday.—The coalmine owners have decided not to grant, the new claims recently put forward by the Miners' Federation…

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Rich Gold Yields

Northern Star · Friday 11 June 1920 · page 5

PERTH, Thursday.—Chas. Bartlow crushed at Cue yesterday 240 loads of stone for 1218 ounces of gold. Last week he crushed 17 tons for 507 ounces…

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Gold Night Foretold

Northern Star · Friday 11 June 1920 · page 4

SYDNEY, Thursday.—The forecast is as follows:—Showers about the southern highlands and slopes, otherwise fine: cold night, some frosts and fogs on the highlands; north…

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Broken Hill Miners

Northern Star · Saturday 12 June 1920 · page 5

SYDNEY, Friday.—The Miners' Federation has circularised all unions in Australia declaring that the Broken Hill mineowners at the conference before Judge Edmunds…

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Coal and Shale Workeers

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 12 June 1920 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday. -- The Coal Shale Employees' Federation has telegraphed Mr. Hughes, "In the interests of industrial peace" to immediately…

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Miners' Wages. (United Service, Ltd.)

Northern Star · Saturday 12 June 1920 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.—The National Conference of Miners decided to formulate a demand for additional wages. The amount was not fixed, but 3s to 5s per day was mentioned…

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Labor Affairs. Broken Hill Miners' Diseases

Northern Star · Saturday 12 June 1920 · page 5

SYDNEY, Friday.—The Coal and Shale Employees' Federation has issued an official statement in reference to miners' diseases at Broken Hill. It is declared that,…

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Bolshevik Gold. England and Sweden Asked to Make Seizures. PARIS

Tweed Daily · Saturday 12 June 1920 · page 5

The "Petit Parisien" says France has asked Sweden to seize the gold, the Bolshevik Government deposited in Sweden, and it is also reported that…

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Gold in Swedish Banks. (Reuter.)

Northern Star · Monday 14 June 1920 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.—Paris reports that the Swedish Government has decided to undertake the control of Russian gold deposited in the Stockholm banks. The French press…

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Coal Declared "Black.'' SYDNEY

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 15 June 1920 · page 3

Word was received at the Trades Hall this afternoon that the Victorians have declared coal "black." This development will be considered by the Unionist,…

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Gold Pound Near Crow's Nest

Northern Star · Tuesday 15 June 1920 · page 4

Although it is an open secret that a good sample or go[?] was discovered on private lanus in the parish of Nunkaninda (near Crow's Nest) some time ago nothing further…

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Gas Strike. Melbourne Trouble May Spread to Sydney. Danger of Declaring Coal "Black." SYDNEY,-Monday

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 15 June 1920 · page 3

It is feared at the Trades Hall that the big Melbourne strike may result in an upheaval in this State and that coal may be declafed "black." The…

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