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Northern Rivers · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1922

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Last Year's Coal Output. Record for Australia

Northern Star · Thursday 2 February 1922 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—A return furnished by the Under-Secretary for Mines, shows that the output of coal during 1921 totalled 10,793,387 tons. This constitutes a record…

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Badak Tin Mine Case. Alleged Misrepresentation. Writ Issued Against Police Commissioner

Northern Star · Thursday 2 February 1922 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—The Badak Tin Mine case was continued to-day. Mr. Brennan for the Crown continued the outlining. of the case for the prosecution…

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Coal Output Record Made Last Year. Value Output £9,078,388. SYDNEY

Tweed Daily · Thursday 2 February 1922 · page 2

The Under Secretary, Department of Mines, has furnished a return to the Minister showing that the output of coal in New South Wales for the year…

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New Mine Rescue Apparatus

Tweed Daily · Saturday 4 February 1922 · page 6

Ever since the invention of the Miner's Safety Lamp by Humphrey Davy, Great Britain has devoted keen attention to the subject of safety devices in mines…

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Coal Conference. Owners Want Wages Reduced

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 4 February 1922 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday. -- The coal owners of New South Wales nave asked the coal miners' representatives for a conference to consider a reduction in…

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Badak Tin Charge of Conspiracy. Mining Director Gives Evidence. MELBOURNE

Tweed Daily · Saturday 4 February 1922 · page 5

Investigation into tho alleged conspiracy on the part of Henry Falklner Scarborough, Alfred Clarke and Thomas West Orten in connection with the Badak…

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Notes for Gold. Alleged Fraudulent Trick. Prisoner Escapes From Patrol Waggon

Northern Star · Monday 6 February 1922 · page 2

SYDNEY, Saturday.—James Francis Casey was charged at the Police Court to-day under a provisional warrant with having obtained by means of a trick £325 from…

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Miners' Wages

Northern Star · Tuesday 7 February 1922 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—The Coal Miners' Federation decided not to agree to a conference with the proprietors for the purpose of discussing the question of a reduction in…

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Wonthaggi Miners Resume

Northern Star · Tuesday 7 February 1922 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Monday.—The Wonthaggi miners resume to-morrow. The trouble which was caused by some wheolers ducking the foreman has been settled by the dismissalof…

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Mount Morgan Mines. Reopening Proposition

Northern Star · Tuesday 7 February 1922 · page 5

BRISBANE, Monday.—It is understood a proposition is how under review which might possibly lead to a solution of the Mount Morgan trouble and the reopening…

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Mount Morgan. Mine May Be Re- Opened. Brisbane

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 7 February 1922 · page 2

It is understood that a proposition is now under review which might possibly lead to the solution of the Mount Morgan trouble and the re- opening of the…

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Coal Meners on Strike. Trouble in Czecho Slovakia. (Reuter.)

Northern Star · Tuesday 7 February 1922 · page 6

LONDON, Saturday.—Eenter's Prague correspondent, states that 145,000 coal miners have struck in Czecho-Slovakia. Many factories have already closed…

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The Essential Services. Miners Threat to Interfere. "The Balloon Going Up." (Reuter)

Northern Star · Tuesday 7 February 1922 · page 5

JOHANNESBURG Sunday.— "The Balloon going up which is the strikers' countersign for all commandoes to concentrate over the whole reef and prevent the carrying on…

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Hughes Conference. Opposition From A.w.u. Coal Miners Favor Proposal

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 8 February 1922 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday.--The annual convention of the A.W.U. now sitting in Sydney, decided not to take part in Mr. Hughes economic conference…

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The Emery Gold Medal

Northern Star · Wednesday 8 February 1922 · page 4

At the annual meeting of the Lismore A. and I Society yesterday it was announced that Mr. R. H. Weir, of Clunes, had won the gold medal presented by Mr. J. Emery for…

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Mining at Drake

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 8 February 1922 · page 2

A Tenterfield message says that developments in connection with the Rivertree mines, which two large companies have been formed to work…

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Pretoria Conference. No. Settlement Reached. Miners Final Proposals. (Reuter.)

Northern Star · Wednesday 8 February 1922 · page 5

CAPETOWN, Monday.—The Pretoria conference between the Premier and the strikers' representatives ended without reaching a settlement…

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Australian Coal. Prospects in Foreign Markets. a Traveller's Declaration

Northern Star · Thursday 9 February 1922 · page 5

SYDNEY. Wednesday.—Mr. R. W. Gibbs, of Gibbs, Bell and Co., who returned by the Niagara yesterday. declares that Australia is not going to lose any of her coal markets…

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Strike of Miners. Police Make Arrests. Men Favor General Strike. JOHANNESBURG

Tweed Daily · Friday 10 February 1922 · page 3

A settlement of the miners strike is not in sight. The following warning has been issued by the police: ''Four arrests have been made on the…

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