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Northern Rivers · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1920

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Colliery Owners' Position

Northern Star · Wednesday 28 July 1920 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Mr. McDonald, secretary of the Northern Colliery Owners' Association, said that the statement issued by Mr. Willis regarding the dispute between the…

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Miners' Dispute Unsettled

Northern Star · Wednesday 28 July 1920 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The dispute between the coal proprietors and the Coal and Shale Employees' Federation is unsettled, and a deadlock has been readied. The proprietors…

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In Germany. Ruhr Miners' Conference. (Reuter.)

Northern Star · Wednesday 28 July 1920 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.—At the conference of the delegates of the miners from Ruhr hold at Bochuin Herr Sue, the miners' representative at Spa, said the carrying out…

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

Northern Star · Wednesday 28 July 1920 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.—The Government tonight informed a deputation representing the Miners' Federation of its unqualified rejection of the demand for an increase in…

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British Miners. Government Refuse Demands. Serious Crisis Expected. LONDON

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 28 July 1920 · page 3

The Government to-night informed a deputation from the Miners' Federation of its unqualified rejection of the demand for an increase in wages of 2 per week,…

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Germany's Coal Demands. Decision to Meet Entente's Desires. BERLIN

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 28 July 1920 · page 3

A conference of Westphalian miners has voluntarily decided to increase the output to meet the Entente's demand, but urge that they must have better food,…

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Black Wave of Death. Overwhelmed in Coal Slack. Four Men Killed. SYDNEY

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 28 July 1920 · page 3

Four men were killed and two critically injured through the collapse of a wall at the City Council's powerhouse at Pyrmont this afternoon. Thirty thousand…

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Coal Industry. Union Officials State the Men's Demands. Futile to Expect Observance of Agreement. SYDNEY

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 28 July 1920 · page 3

Mr. Willis, secretary of the Coal and Shale Employees' Federation, said to-day that the men were determined to gain their demands. We demand a…

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Miners' Phthisis. Bendigo Citizens' Deputation

Northern Star · Thursday 29 July 1920 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—A deputation of Bendigo citizens urged Mr. Hughes to adopt measuves for the eradication of miners' phthisis on the Bendigo gold fields. It was…

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Great Cobar Mine. Sydney

Tweed Daily · Thursday 29 July 1920 · page 2

The report of the Mines Department upon the closing or otherwise of the Great Cobar copper mine was made available this afternoon. The report is…

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Latest in Strikes. a Wollongong Colliery Idled. WOLLONGONG

Tweed Daily · Thursday 29 July 1920 · page 3

The Coal Cliff Colliery was idle to-day because of the refusal of one of the employees to contribute to a levy for the support of the widow and four…

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News of the World. Nationalisation of German Mines. Berlin

Tweed Daily · Thursday 29 July 1920 · page 3

The Saxon Government has promulgated a Bill nationalising the coal mines, reasonable compensation to be paid, nationalisation to be enforced whenever…

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State Ownership of Mines

Northern Star · Friday 30 July 1920 · page 4

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Mr. Willis, sceretary of the Miners' Federation, says the miners are anxious for the State ownership or mines. It is important from the miners'…

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Labor Affairs. Broken Hill Mines

Northern Star · Friday 30 July 1920 · page 4

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Large numbers of men are returning daily to Broken Hill in expectation of an early resumption of wining operations…

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Municipal Coal Ownership. Government Assistance. SYDNEY

Tweed Daily · Friday 30 July 1920 · page 3

The Minister for Mines, it is stated, may be invited to assist the City Council with regard to the proposal to buy a coal mine. The committee of aldermen…

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Allotment of Coal Fields. (Published in the "Times.")

Northern Star · Friday 30 July 1920 · page 5

PARIS, Wednesday.—The Ambassadors at a conference determined on the basis of a treaty giving Czecho-Slovakia all the mines in the Karvin basin and the Texchen…

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Industrial Partnership. Miners Direct Objective. Not Mere Cogs. SYDNEY

Tweed Daily · Friday 30 July 1920 · page 3

Mr. Willis, secretary of the Coal and Shale Employees Federation, said to-day that before comparisons can be made between wages and the price of…

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Ireland. Removing Gold Reserves. Precautions Against Sim Fein Thefts. DUBLIN

Tweed Daily · Friday 30 July 1920 · page 3

Precautions have been taken against raid on the Bank of Ireland. The bulk of the gold reserves have been smuggled to an unknown destination in…

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Coal Shortage. Foreign Export Discussed by Prime Minister. The Goose Which Laid the Golden Egg. MELBOURNE

Tweed Daily · Friday 30 July 1920 · page 3

Prime Minister Hughes, replying to Mr. Blundell in the House of Representatives to-day, said that the various State Premiers had drawn his attention…

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General Telegrams. Council's Coal Mine Proposal

Northern Star · Saturday 31 July 1920 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday.—As a protest against what he considers its unfair constitution, Alderman Gilpin has resigned from the City Council's coal mine committee…

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