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Northern Rivers · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1920

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Victorian Coal Shortage. Arrangements for Shipments. Miners' stoppages. MELBOURNE

Tweed Daily · Friday 13 August 1920 · page 3

In making a further statement on the Victorian coal shortage to-day, Prime Minister Hughes said he had been informed by the shippers that before the…

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Incident at Coal Store

Northern Star · Friday 13 August 1920 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Two men walked into Barker's wood and coal store at Milson's Point for the ostensible purpose of ordering coal. While Mr. Barker was writing…

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Romance of Mining. How Some Great Finds Were Made

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 13 August 1920 · page 7

The papers lately have been talking about a rectory through the ceilings and walls of which petroleum oozes, and though the "mystery" was eventually…

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Labor Affairs. Broken Hill Mines

Northern Star · Saturday 14 August 1920 · page 5

SYDNEY, Friday.—The Broken Hill conference was continued to-day. Reference was made to the result, if the men took over the mines. Mr. Emery, for the proprietors, said…

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Suggested Closure of the Mines. SYDNEY

Tweed Daily · Saturday 14 August 1920 · page 5

During the course of a discussion at the Broken Hill tribunal to-day the Chairman stated that in view of the disclosures made by the Medical…

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Coal Position. Important Meetings Convened. SYDNEY

Tweed Daily · Saturday 14 August 1920 · page 5

An important meeting of the Council of the Australian Coal and Shale Employees' Federation will take place on Monday, when the coal position will be…

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Overseas Labor Troubles. Miners' Demands. (Published in the "Times.")

Northern Star · Saturday 14 August 1920 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.—Following the Government's refusal to grant further concessions the Miners' Federation'ordered a ballot on the question of a general strike with a…

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Mt. Barney Molybdenite Mining Co., Ltd

Northern Star · Saturday 14 August 1920 · page 5

The first annual meeting of the Mt. Barney Molyb[?] Company has been held at Gratton, at which there were visiting shareholders from Sydney present, besides local…

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Mt. Barney Molybdenite Mining Company, Ltd

Tweed Daily · Saturday 14 August 1920 · page 7

The first annual meeting of the above company has been held at Grafton at which there were visiting shareholders from Sydney present, besides local…

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Barrier Troubles. If the Men Owned the Mines. SYDNEY

Tweed Daily · Saturday 14 August 1920 · page 5

The Broken Hill Tribunal continued to-day, when a discussion took place on the conditions existing on the Barrier. Mr. Willis, one of the men's…

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Discovered in Time. Fire in Steamer's Coal Bunker. SYDNEY

Tweed Daily · Saturday 14 August 1920 · page 5

A fire was discovered among 1000 tons of coal in the bunkers of the Melbourne Coy's steamer, Dimboola, this morning. Water is being poured into the bunkers…

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A Farmer Finds Gold

Northern Star · Monday 16 August 1920 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Saturday.—While a farmor named Peter Hanson was ploughing near Bendigo he came upon a nugget of almost pure gold worth about £200…

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Coal Shortage. Select Committee's Inquiry

Northern Star · Monday 16 August 1920 · page 4

SYDNEY, Saturday.—The seriousness or the shortage of coal as it affects Victoria and South Australia was responsible for the arrival in Sydney to-day of the Federal…

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Prosperity of the Miners. (United Service, Ltd.)

Northern Star · Monday 16 August 1920 · page 4

LONDON, Friday.—A "Globe" commissioner travelling in South Wales amazingly depicts the miners' hectic prosperity, many earning £20 sterling weekly, motoring in their…

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Overseas Labor Troubles. The Miners' Appeal. (Reuter.)

Northern Star · Monday 16 August 1920 · page 4

LONDON, Friday.—A joint meeting of the executives of the "Triple Alliance" (Miners, Railwaymen, and Transport Workers' Unions) has been summoned for August 31…

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Lucky Peter. Farmer Flows Up a Nugget of Gold. Find in a Cultivation paddock. MELBOURNE

Tweed Daily · Monday 16 August 1920 · page 2

Luck knocked at the door of Peter Hansen, a farmer, of Kamarooka, near Bendigo, on Wednesday last, when in ploughing his field the share of his plow…

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Shortage of Coal. Select Committee's Inquiry

Northern Star · Tuesday 17 August 1920 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—The Federal Select Committee on sea carriage opened its sittings in Sydney to-day. The committee is inquiring into the coal shortage. Mr. Foster, M.P.,…

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Coal Shortage. the Interstate and Foreign Trade. The Effects of Strikes. SYDNEY

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 17 August 1920 · page 3

The Federal Select Committee on sea carriage opened its sittings for the hearing of evidence at the Commonwealth Bank to-day…

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Labor Affairs. Coal Mining Industry

Northern Star · Wednesday 18 August 1920 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Despite the gloomy forecasts the western miners do not consider there will be an upheaval in the coal milling industry. At a recent delegate board…

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Miners' Unrest. Prime Minister Arrives at Sydney. SYDNEY

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 18 August 1920 · page 3

The Prime Minister arrived from Melbourne to-day to try to avert a strike in the coal mining industry. Demands and offers have been passing between…

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