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Northern Rivers · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1921

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Coal Tribunal. Sittings Opened Yesterday. An Amended Claim. MELBOURNE

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 11 January 1921 · page 3

The Hibble Tribunal, appointed by the Federal Government in connection with the Australian coal and shale industry, commenced taking evidence in…

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News of the World. Spa Coal Arrangement. Failure to Reach Agreement. COPENHAGEN

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 11 January 1921 · page 3

The German delegation which negotiated with French representatives regarding the prolongation of the Spa coat arrangement refuses to resume…

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Hibble Coal Tribunal. Working of Morwell State Mine. MELBOURNE

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 12 January 1921 · page 3

The Hibble Coal Tribunal to-day concluded taking evidence regarding the working conditions at the State Coal Mine at Morwell…

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The Coal Supply

Northern Star · Wednesday 12 January 1921 · page 4

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—A Melbourne message says power was available for all industries to-day, and will be available to-morrow and Thursday, thus mi[?]gating…

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School of Mines Closed

Northern Star · Wednesday 12 January 1921 · page 4

The Minister for Mines (Mr. Jones) stated last Thursday that the closure of the Charters Towere School of Mines had been rendered necessary (Brisbane "Courier")…

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Labor Affairs. Nibble Coal Tribunal

Northern Star · Wednesday 12 January 1921 · page 4

SYDNEY, Monday.—At the resumption of the Hibble coal tribunal to-day Mr. Baddeley, the miners' president, objected to the Victorian Attorney-General's statement that the…

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Declining Gold Output. Brisbane

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 12 January 1921 · page 3

The gold yield of Queensland for the last year was 114,181 ounces, valued at £485,010, representing a decrease of 6704 ounces and £28,477. The dividends…

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Doing Without Coal

Tweed Daily · Thursday 13 January 1921 · page 4

Some remarkable predictions are contained in Mr. Frederick Soddy's "Science and Life "says the Daily Mail." Mr. Soddy is Lee Professor of…

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General Telegrams. N.s.w. Gold Yield

Northern Star · Thursday 13 January 1921 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.-—The New South Wales gold yield for 1920 was 48,908 ounces, valued at. £207,746, compared with 65,839 ounces, valued at £279,666, for the previous…

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City Council's Coal Scheme

Northern Star · Friday 14 January 1921 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday.—The coal committee of the City Council has considered thirty offers of coal-bearing properties. These will be submitted to two Government…

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N.z. Coal Mining Industry

Northern Star · Saturday 15 January 1921 · page 5

WELLINGTON, N.Z., Friday.—Serious trouble is threatening in the coal mining industry. The union threatens to strike on Monday with the backing of the Miners'…

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Coal Famine in Victoria

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 15 January 1921 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday.--The Victorian Cabinet has decided, owing to the extreme shortage of coal, to conserve supplies. No race meetings will be…

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Labor Affairs. Hibble Coal Trouble

Northern Star · Saturday 15 January 1921 · page 5

SYDNEY, Friday.—Events look an unexpected turn at the meeting of the Coal Tribunal in Melbourne yesterday. The chairman stated before the tribunal could…

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The Coal Stocks. a Diminished Demand. (Reuter.)

Northern Star · Saturday 15 January 1921 · page 4

LONDON, Thursday.—Owing to a glut in the coal stocks the Scottish coal masters have agreed to abandon the fixed prices for exporting coal. In future business will be on…

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A Miser's Hoard. Remarkable Find at Gympie. £184 in Gold Coins

Tweed Daily · Saturday 15 January 1921 · page 2

On Monday evening three girls named Hay, M'Kewin, and Morgan were playing on a miner's homestead lease in Ferguson-street, Gympie (Q.), owned…

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Alleged Victimisation. New Zealand Miners' Threat. Seeking Sympathetic Action in Australia. Wellington (N.z.)

Tweed Daily · Saturday 15 January 1921 · page 5

Serious trouble is threatening the coalmining industry. The Union threatens to strike on Monday with the backing of the Miners' Federation, unless…

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Broken Hill Mining

Northern Star · Monday 17 January 1921 · page 4

SYDNEY, Sunday.—A notice justed at the Proprietary Mine, Broken Hill, Slated th&k operations would coase on the completion of the Saturday shift owing to the shortage of…

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Coal Shortage in India. Restriction of Export. LONDON

Tweed Daily · Monday 17 January 1921 · page 3

It is officially stated that the Government of India is imposing further restrictions on the export of coal owing to labor troubles. The deficiency of…

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The Coal Difficulty

Northern Star · Tuesday 18 January 1921 · page 6

The papers warn us that here in Victoria our evening and our Sunday trams are likely to be cut off, our train services to be curtailed, and our factories and our mills slowed…

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Coal Supplies. City's Threatened Shortage

Northern Star · Wednesday 19 January 1921 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The City Electrical Engineer says there is a [?]ger of the current being cut off shortly owing to a shortage of coal, and authority has been given…

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