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Northern Rivers · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1923

1,229 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 10 of 62

Arson, Bombs and Mines. Republicans' New Weapons. Fight Against Constituted Authority

Northern Star · Monday 5 February 1923 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.—M[?] means of arson bombs and mines the Republicans continue to fight the Free State Government. Ten armed men laden with petrol smashed the…

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Coal for Italy

Northern Star · Tuesday 6 February 1923 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.—France has assured Italy that the latter's coal' from Ruhr will be escorted to the Italian frontier. Formerly such deliveries [?] Italy amounted to 100,000…

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First Coal Train to France

Northern Star · Tuesday 6 February 1923 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday.—The "Daily Chron iele's" Dusseldorf correspondent, says every body is waiting news of the first coal traip to France. It started, manned by Frenchmen,…

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Miner's Refuse to Truck Coal

Northern Star · Tuesday 6 February 1923 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—The decision of New South Whles coal miners to take every possible means to prevent coal being supplied, to the Victorian Government while the dispute…

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Synthetic Coal. Alleged German Discovery

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Tuesday 6 February 1923 · page 4

Alchemy has yet to succeed in transmitting base metals into gold, but it appears that German science, having failed to achieve synthetic gold, has…

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Coal for France. First Train fails to Run

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 6 February 1923 · page 3

LONDON, Sunday.--The correspondent of the "Daily Chronicle" in Dusseldorf says that everybody had been waiting for news of the first coal train to France…

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Wonthaggi Dispute Maitland Men to the Rescue Coal for Victoria Declared "Black."

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 6 February 1923 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday.--The Maitland miners have resolved in favor of supporting the Wonthaggi miners in their dispute with the owners, and are…

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Victorian Coal Dispute

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Wednesday 7 February 1923 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—There is a possibility that the dispute at Wonthagli coal mine may involve coalowners throughout the Commonwealth. The…

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State Coal Yield

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 7 February 1923 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday.--The Mines Department statistics, for the year 1922 show the yield of coal for the year amounted to 10,183,000 tons. This…

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Sensational Gold Find

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 7 February 1923 · page 1

A sensational yield of gold is reported from a lease of 30 acres held by a syndicate at Murrungee, near Beechworth, Victoria, on the once famous…

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So Much Bluff. Miners of the Northern Field. the Wonthaggi Dispute

Northern Star · Wednesday 7 February 1923 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Certain members of the Colliery Proprietors' Association in Newcastle consider that the attitude adopted by the miners of the northern fields with…

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Coal Output 10,183,000 Tons for 1922. Industry Shows Progress in the Face of Adverse Conditions

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 7 February 1923 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tuesday.-- Statistics issued by the Mines Department for the year 1922 show that the coal yield for the year amounted to 10,183,000 tons. This…

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Coal in the Riverina Supplies at Lower Cost

Tweed Daily · Thursday 8 February 1923 · page 3

WAGGA, Wednesday.--The Corabincoal mine, near Oaklands, will be worked from the 250 feet level, where there is an immense seam…

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Semi-starvation Lower Wages for Miners. What a Witness Says

Tweed Daily · Thursday 8 February 1923 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday.--Giving evidence before the miners' tribunal to-day. Ernest Gibson stated that it the miners wages were reduced it would mean…

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Coal From Ruhr. "New Coercive Measures." Germany Not Weakening

Northern Star · Thursday 8 February 1923 · page 5

PARIS, Tuesday.—M. Tricquer, the Minister for Works, and General Weygand, have gone to Ruhr to try and expedite the transport of coal and design new coercive…

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French Miners Restless

Northern Star · Friday 9 February 1923 · page 5

PARIS, Thursday.—The National Federation of Miners' Unions threatens a general strike on February 16 unless wages are increased…

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Request to Coal Tribunal

Northern Star · Friday 9 February 1923 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday.—At the Coal Tribunal to-day the miners' representatives requested an adjournament for a week so as to enable Mr. Willis, general secretary, to…

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Wonthaggi Miners. Willing to Resume Work

Northern Star · Friday 9 February 1923 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Thursday.—The Wonthaggi miners have reaffirmed their previous decision to resume work on conditions existing between November 16 and December 31…

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Entombed in Coal Pit. a Violent Explosion. One Hundred Miners Dead

Northern Star · Saturday 10 February 1923 · page 5

DAWSON (New Mexico), Thursday.— One hundred and twenty-five miners have been e[?]tombed in a coal pit following an explosion, the cause of which is unknown…

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Frozen Gold

The Byron Bay Record · Saturday 10 February 1923 · page 5

As though at the touch of a magic silencer, the bar emptied itself of sound. The hum of voices snapped off as suddenly as though a steel curtain had…

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