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Northern Rivers · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1923

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Explosion in Coal Mine

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Monday 15 January 1923 · page 3

LONDON, Saturday —A loud gush explosion occurred in the Sbihar cola mine belonging to the Bengal Coal Company Seventeen miners were Killed outright,…

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Cheaper Coal

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Monday 15 January 1923 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday.—The City Council is considering a proposal to purchase a quarter interest a company being from for re-opening the Balmain…

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British Miners Protest

Tweed Daily · Monday 15 January 1923 · page 3

LONDON, Saturday.--The British Miners Federation has protested against the French occupation of the Ruhr. They say that they believe that the world's…

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Coal From England

Tweed Daily · Monday 15 January 1923 · page 3

PARIS Saturday.-- The correspondent of the "Petit Parisien" in Berlin says that the Cabinet has ordered the coal svndicate in Hamburg to cease the…

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Swedish Order for Coal. Separations Commission

Northern Star · Monday 15 January 1923 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.—It is reported that the Swedish State railway has ordered 69,000 tons of coal from England. There are indications of a great rush of foreign orders…

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High Price of Coal. Prevents Steelworks Reopening

Northern Star · Monday 15 January 1923 · page 4

SYDNEY, Saturday.—The high price of coal is said to still constitute a serious obstacle to the reopening of the Newcastle steelworks…

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Gas Explosion. Coal Wine in India. Seventy-four Deaths

Northern Star · Monday 15 January 1923 · page 5

LAHORE, Friday.—A bad gas explosion occurred in the Sbihar coal mine belonging to the Bengal Coal Company. Seventeen miners were killed outright, and 57 have since…

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Cheaper Coal Aim of Sydney City Council

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 16 January 1923 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday.--The City Council is considering the proposal to purchase a quarter, interest in a company being formed for the re-ropening of the Balmain…

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The French Advance. in Possession of Coal Mining Area

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Wednesday 17 January 1923 · page 3

LONDON, Tuesday.—Reuter: France has ordered owners to commence coal deliveries on Wednesday, otherwise they will be court martialed and…

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The Coal Deliveries

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 17 January 1923 · page 5

PARIS, Monday.--France views the Reichsbank's decision to forbid the coal deliveries seriously and will ask the Reparation Commission to declare a new…

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Rich Gold Find

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 17 January 1923 · page 2

SUNNY CORNER, Tuesday.--Rich gold has been struck at Verdun mine, Dark Corner. The stone is the richest seen in the locality…

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Coal Due From Germany

Northern Star · Wednesday 17 January 1923 · page 5

PARIS, Monday.—It has been agreed to suspend for 24 hours the requisition on the spot of the quantity of coal due from Germany on account of reparations…

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Huge Finance World's Largest Copper Mine

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 17 January 1923 · page 5

NEW YORK, Monday.--It is announced that the Anaconda Copper Company has paid 70,000,000 dollars for a controlling interest in the Chile Copper…

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Coal Tribunal. Claim for Seduced Wages

Northern Star · Wednesday 17 January 1923 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The Coal Tribunal resumed its sittings to-day. Mrs Baddeley, M.L.A., the miners' representative, continued his argument against the claim of the…

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New German Default. Forbidding Coal Deliveries

Northern Star · Wednesday 17 January 1923 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—France, in view of the Reichstag decision forbidding coal deliveries, will ask the Reparation Commission to declare a new German default. The…

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Coal Industry. Investigation in America Much Profiteering

Northern Star · Wednesday 17 January 1923 · page 5

WASHINGTON, Monday. —The United States Coal Commission, which has been investigating the coal industry, in a preliminary report finds that labour troubles and…

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Mines in New South Wales. Railway Commissioners' Conditions

Northern Star · Wednesday 17 January 1923 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—A suggestion has been made by Mr. Willis secretary of the Coal Miners Union that the Government should take over the control of certain…

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In a State of War. Payment of the Miners. an Acute Question

Northern Star · Wednesday 17 January 1923 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.—The "Daily Telegraph's" Berlin correspondent says that Germany considers herself, in a state of war. The Beicliab.ink refusing to send…

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Rich Gold Discovery at Dark Corner. Reef Two Feet Wide

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 17 January 1923 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday.--Rich gold has been struck at Verdun mine, Dark Corner. The stone is the richest in the locality…

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Coal Supplies Increase in America. More than Sufficient to Meet the Demand

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 17 January 1923 · page 5

NEW YORK, Monday.--The United States coal commission, which has been investigating the coal industry, in a preliminary report, finds that…

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