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Northern Rivers · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1921

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Broken Hill Miners

Northern Star · Wednesday 27 April 1921 · page 5

ADELAIDE, Tuesday.—Mr. Cann, Minister for Works, interviewed at Adelaide, said he would interview the directors of the Broken Hill mines regarding resumption of…

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Gold Near Macksvtlle

Northern Star · Wednesday 27 April 1921 · page 4

From a parcel of arsenical gossan sent to the Mines Department in Sydney recently, Mr. T. H. Fegan, of Kempsey, received a report that one sample contains 5oz. 4dwt…

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Notes for Gold. a Police Warning

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 27 April 1921 · page 2
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SYDNEY, Tuesday. -- The Inspector-General of Police is causing a notice to be hung in shipping offices warning passengers against people desiring to…

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Coal Crisis. Proposals for Temporary Settlement. (Reuter.)

Northern Star · Wednesday 27 April 1921 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.—Efforts to discover a basis of settlement in the coal dispute were renewed this morning, when the coal owners and the miners' executive discussed the…

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British Coal Owners Make Remarkable Proposals. Standard Wages and Profit Sharing. No Profits If Wage Reduction Results. London, Monday. Wages the First Charge

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 27 April 1921 · page 3

The proposals stipulate that the rate of wages shall depend upon the ability of the industry to pay. That the coal fields shall be divided…

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Coal Crisis. the Railway Men's Decision. (Reuter.)

Northern Star · Thursday 28 April 1921 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—The gravity of the decision of the National Union of Railway Men not to handle coal in the colliery sidings or from oversea during the miners'…

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The Coal War. Grave Situation. Railwaymen Take Part. London

Tweed Daily · Thursday 28 April 1921 · page 3

Speaking in the House of Commons to-day, Sir Eric Geddes, Minister for Transport, said that he regretted to inform the House that the National Union…

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Germany's Offer. Annual Payments. 200,000,000 Gold Marks. Washington

Tweed Daily · Thursday 28 April 1921 · page 3

The State Department has announced the receipt of the German reparations Note. President Harding called a meeting of…

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The Coal, Crisis

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 29 April 1921 · page 5

LONDON, thursday. The miners have rejected the offers of the Government, and it is now proposed to [?] of 10.000,000…

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Gold at Macksville

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 29 April 1921 · page 4

From a parcel of arsenical gossan, which was taken from a line of reef near Macksville, and sent to the Mines Department, in Sydney, Mr. T. H…

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Hew Coal Field Discovered

Northern Star · Friday 29 April 1921 · page 4

In the report of Mr. Leo. J. Jones, assistant geological surveyor, dealing with recent operations on the yew coalfield at Soorabin, near Oaklands (Albury district) it…

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Coal Crisis. Limitation of Embargo. (Reuter.)

Northern Star · Friday 29 April 1921 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.—The Union of Railmaymen's executive, decided that the embargo on the handling of coal did not apply to coal for hospitals, public utility purpose,…

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Mining Industry. Select Committee's Inquiry

Northern Star · Friday 29 April 1921 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Before the select committee inquiring into metaliferous mining industry, Mr. Wainwright, manager of the Broken Hill South Mine, continued his…

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Mount Morgan. Reduction of Wages. Miners to Ballot. Brisbane

Tweed Daily · Friday 29 April 1921 · page 2

The employees fit Mount Morgan mine intend taking a ballot on the question of accepting reduced wages. At the present time the idle men are…

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The Mystery of Blackstone Mine All Rights Reserved. Chapter Iii.— (Continued.)

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 29 April 1921 · page 7

"Well, my mistress gave in, [?] very well, dear, [?] people will see him a he is on the [?] And she [?] has…

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The Coal Strike. Railway Men's Decision. Only Partial Embargo. London

Tweed Daily · Friday 29 April 1921 · page 3

Mr. Cramp, President of the National Union of Railwaymen, announced after the meeting of the executive committee of the Union,no embargo would be…

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Coal Crisis. Miners Reject Offer. (Published in the "Times.")

Northern Star · Saturday 30 April 1921 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.—The miners have rejected the offer of Sir R. Horne. The Government now propose to make a subsidy of £10,000,000 within three months…

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Ruined Mines

Tweed Daily · Saturday 30 April 1921 · page 5

A Scottish mining expert has opined that fifty pits in Scotland would never be pumped dry. Those saved would be dangerous for…

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The Government Offer. Rejected by Miners

Tweed Daily · Saturday 30 April 1921 · page 5

The miners, by an overwhelming majority, rejected the Government's offer of a subsidy of £10,000,000, spread over four months, which…

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