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Northern Rivers · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1922

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The Coal Shortage. Factories Be Forced to Close. Resumption of Soft Coal Mining

Northern Star · Saturday 12 August 1922 · page 5

NEW YORK, Thursday.—The Illinois Manufacturers' Association announced that factories in Chicago, employing 300,000. workers, will be forced to shut down owing…

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Brown Coal Development. Official's Strange Experience

Tweed Daily · Saturday 12 August 1922 · page 2

Some remarkable difficulties that beset the commercial development of the Morwell brown coal deposits were revealed by Mr. E. J. L. Brenner, general…

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Trains Fired On. by Coal Strike Sympathisers. Labour Troubles in America

Northern Star · Saturday 12 August 1922 · page 5

VANCOUVER, Thursday.—Twenty-five members of the Central Pennsylvania executive told the Operators' Association that they decline to attend the Cleveland…

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Seniority Difficulty. Arbitration Refused in Miners' Dispute

Northern Star · Monday 14 August 1922 · page 5

CHICAGO, Saturday.—The Illinois Coal Operators' Association has adjourned the conference, again refusing to send representatives to Cleveland to meet the miners'…

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Oil Replaces Coal. Ships on Pacific Route

Northern Star · Monday 14 August 1922 · page 5

NEW YORK, Saturday.—The Shipping Board and Navy Department are jointly establishing a fuel oil station at Pago Pago, in American Samoa, in anticipation of the…

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Coal for Trawlers. the Contract Investigated. Suggestions of Bribery

Northern Star · Tuesday 15 August 1922 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—The first phase of the inquiry into the conduct of the State trailing industry was concluded to-day when Mr. Gannon, K.C., who appeared for Mr…

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Agreement Reached. Coal Miners to Return. CLEVELAND

Tweed Daily · Thursday 17 August 1922 · page 3

The miners and owners in [?]linois, Western Pennsylvania, [?]o, Central Michigan, Kansas, and West Virginia have announced that an agreement has…

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Further Conference. U.s. Railway Strike. Agreement in Coal Dispute

Northern Star · Thursday 17 August 1922 · page 5

NEW YORK, Tuesday.—A committee of nine of the striking railway union leaders, together with the chiefs of the Big Four Brotherhoods, meet at Washington to-day to…

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Miners Accept Terms. Mining Strike Settlemlnt. Previous Decision Withdrawn

Northern Star · Friday 18 August 1922 · page 5

WASHINGTON, Wednesday.—The Secretary for Labour (Mr. Davis) has announced that scores of mine owners who declined to attend the Cleveland conference now Btate…

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Coal From Britain

Tweed Daily · Friday 18 August 1922 · page 3

Five vessels carrying 30,000 tons of British coal have arrived. The coal has been assigned to New York city public utilities and railroads. The price ranges…

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Rebels Mine Harbour. Bank Managers Robbed

Northern Star · Friday 18 August 1922 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.—The rebels have seized Greenore and have sown mines in the harbour, but declare that they will not interfere with the daily steamship service from…

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British Coal. Shipment to New York

Northern Star · Friday 18 August 1922 · page 5

NEW YORK, Wednesday.—Five vessels carrying 30,000 tons of British coal have arrived. The coal is assigned to New York city public utilities and railroads. The price…

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The Mine Owners. Change of Opinion. WASHINGTON

Tweed Daily · Friday 18 August 1922 · page 3

The Secretary for Labor, Mr. Davis, announced that scores of mine owners who declined to attend the Cleveland conference now state that they are…

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Muriel Tank Gold Field Chief Inspector's Report. Results so far Encouraging. SYDNEY

Tweed Daily · Friday 18 August 1922 · page 3

A long and detailed report on the Muriel Tank goldfield has been furnished by the Chief Inspector of Mines, Mr. J. B. Jaquet, A.R.S.M…

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Muriel Tank Goldfield. Encouraging Results. Mine Inspector's Report

Northern Star · Saturday 19 August 1922 · page 5

SYDNEY, Friday.—A report has been furnished to the Minister for Mines by Mr. J. B. Jaquet., Chief Inspector of Mines, in connection with the Muriel Tank…

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Coal Situation

Tweed Daily · Monday 21 August 1922 · page 3

Referring to the coal situation, President Harding said that a simple but significant truth was that except for such coal as comes from the districts worked…

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Queensland Coal Output. Half Year's Figures

Northern Star · Monday 21 August 1922 · page 5

BRISBANE, Sunday.—During the six months ended June 30 last, 448,911 tons of coal were raised in the different districts of Queensland compared with 516,415 tons in…

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Railway Conference. a Compromise Settlement. Coal Agreement

Northern Star · Monday 21 August 1922 · page 5

NEW YORK, Saturday.—Following an all day session of the railway executive and big brotherhood unions it was indicated that a compromise settlement had been reached…

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Conciliation Board. South African Mining

Northern Star · Monday 21 August 1922 · page 5

CAPETOWN, Saturday.—It is announced that a conference sitting at Johannesburg into the mining industry representing the employers and employees in gold and coal…

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Small Coal

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Wednesday 23 August 1922 · page 2

One of the keenest problems facing the mine proprietors at Newcastle is the difficulty of disposing of stocks of small coal. At every mine on the…

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