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Northern Rivers · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1923

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To Save the Mark. France Modifies the Coal Tax. Further Advance in the Ruhr

Tweed Daily · Saturday 10 March 1923 · page 5

PARIS, Thursday.—The French have completed a new advance into Germany, including a screen of troops between the British zone and the rest of Germany…

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Heroism at a Mine. Recognised in Court

Northern Star · Monday 12 March 1923 · page 5

WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Saturday.—Recognition of the heroism of Blackball miners in the recent fire at the mine was given at the Magistrate's Court at Grevmouth, when the…

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Export Coal Tax. Germans Will Not Pay

Northern Star · Monday 12 March 1923 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.—The "Daily Express" Essen correspondent says the Ruhr foundries and coal mines are determined not to pay the 10 per cent. export coal tax…

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Passive Resistance. Germans Refuse to Pay the Coal Tax

Tweed Daily · Monday 12 March 1923 · page 3

The correspondent of the "Daily Express" in Essen says that the coal owners in the Ruhr are determined not to pay the ten per cent, coal tax imposed by the…

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Lanarkshire Miners

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 13 March 1923 · page 4

LONDON, Saturday.--Owing to the great demand for coal following upon the seizure of the mines in the Ruhr, the Lanarkshire miners are taking a…

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Gold Declines

Northern Star · Tuesday 13 March 1923 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—The gold yield for New South Wales for February showed a considerable, falling off compared with the corresponding period last year…

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Spoils for the Victors a Coal Proposal. Labor Conference Wishes to Corner Government Appointments

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 13 March 1923 · page 3

BRISBANE, Monday.--Most of the ministers returned to Brisbane to-day after having attended the Rockhampton Labor convention…

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Trouble at Coal Mines. Work Must Not Stop

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Wednesday 14 March 1923 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday.- At the Coal Tribunal yesterday the chairman referred to certain trouble in Whiteburn Colliery, Maitland. He sade he had…

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Miners' Federation Affiliation

Northern Star · Wednesday 14 March 1923 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—It was authoritatively, stated to-night that the lodges of the Miners' Federation have agreed to affiliate with the Australian Labour Party…

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Hidden Wealth in Coal

The Kyogle Examiner · Wednesday 14 March 1923 · page 1

Greater attention is being given to-day than ever before in the history of engineering to the subject of fuel economy. Scientist after…

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Coal Industry. Conference of Unions

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 14 March 1923 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tuesday.--Yesterday the conference of unions associated with the coal mining industry discussed the question of the consolidation of the union's…

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Troubled Goal Land. Another Miners' Dispute. Conference to Consider

Northern Star · Wednesday 14 March 1923 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Mr. Hibble, chairman, of the Coal Tribunal, referring to-day to the coat trouble at Whitburnicollicry brought about by the dismissal of certain…

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Coal Taken From Mine. First Direct Seizure. Serious Stoppage of Production

Northern Star · Thursday 15 March 1923 · page 5

PAHIS, Tuesday.—The French made the first direct seizure of coal actually in a mine at the State mine at Weaterholt. They were assisted by 50 French workers and a battalion…

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The Coal Industry. Average Working Time

Northern Star · Thursday 15 March 1923 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Before the Coal Tribunal Mr. Willis said the average working time on both the northern and southern mines had been only three and threo-quarter…

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Coal Mining Dispute. Strike at Abermain Colliery

Northern Star · Friday 16 March 1923 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday.—At the coal tribunal to-day Mr. McDonald, for the northern mine owners, asked that something should be done towards a settlement of the strike at the…

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Coal Industry Wages. Peospects Or a Decrease

Northern Star · Monday 19 March 1923 · page 4

SYDNEY, Saturrday.—Debating the prospects of the decrease being accepted by the miners, N.F. Freeberg, editor of the "Coinmon Cause," the miners' official organ, said…

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Promising Gold Discovery

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 20 March 1923 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday. --What is described as a most promising gold mining surface show has been discovered midway between Hill End and Mudgee…

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Non-unionist Question. Strike of Welsh Miners

Northern Star · Tuesday 20 March 1923 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday.—Fifty thousand South Wales minors are striking to-morrow in an endeavour in compel non-unionists to join the union. Poverty already is rampant in…

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Iron to Gold. Fashions in Wedding Rings. Changed with Times

Northern Star · Wednesday 21 March 1923 · page 7

Samuel Johnson, the caustic compiler of epigrams, was responsible for the unromantic definition that— a ring is a circular instrument placed upon the noses of hogs and the…

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Australian Coal. Inquiries From Overseas. Bad Effect of Strikes

Northern Star · Thursday 22 March 1923 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Northern mine owners have received numerous inquiries from overseas of late owing to inferiority of Japanese coal, but. replies have been sent…

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