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Northern Rivers · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1927

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Coal Dispute. Extends to South Coast Big Fight Looming

Tweed Daily · Saturday 12 February 1927 · page 5

SYDNEY, Friday.--Further conferences took place to-day in connection with the coal trouble. Mr. Knowles of the Federal Attorney-General's…

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Coal Strike. Commonwealth'intervention. Men Must Return First

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Monday 14 February 1927 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Monday.—The Primo Minister, referring to the strike on the northern coalfields, remarked that the Commonwealth Government was anxious…

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Export of Gold. Its Influence on Exchange. Addition to London Funds

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Monday 14 February 1927 · page 1

There is little doubt that the surplus of London funds which was so large in 1923 that its transference to Australia presented a problem has now…

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Gold, Bright Gold

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 15 February 1927 · page 2

A successful miner, Mr. J. J. Gilmore, arrived at Sydney on Tuesday from Edie Creek (New Guinea). He said that he had got all the gold he…

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The Coal Strike

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 15 February 1927 · page 2

Melbourne, Tuesday.--The Prime Minister has indicated that the Federal Government can take no action in the colliery trouble. A local board, he…

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Recovery of Coal Trade London

Northern Star · Tuesday 15 February 1927 · page 3

Board of Trade returns for January show imports at approximately £113,600,000 and exports at £55,422,000. A remarkable feature is the almost complete recovery of the coal…

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Notes of the Day the Coal Strike

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 15 February 1927 · page 2

The coal strike or at least the talk about the coal strike is not likely to last long. No genuine miner on the coal fields wants it,…

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In Two Camps Miners Divided South Will Continue Working. Aggregate Meetings

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 15 February 1927 · page 3

NEWCASTLE, Monday. —A mass meeting of the Adamson group section of Newcastle miners to-day considered the recommendations drawn up by the…

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Miners Divided Strike Not Favoured By All Opposing Decisions Southern Men Will Not Stop Newcastle

Northern Star · Tuesday 15 February 1927 · page 5

The miners are divided into two camps; one in favour of the stoppage of work and the other in opposition to the Central Council's…

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Gold, Bright Gold

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Wednesday 16 February 1927 · page 1

A successful miner, Mr. J. J. Gilmore, arrived at Sydney the other day from Edie Creek (Now Guinen). Ho said that he had got all the gold he wanted…

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Coal Strike. Work to Be Resumed

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 16 February 1927 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday.--It is understood that work on the northern coalfields will be resumed towards the end of the week. At yesterday's aggregate…

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Strike Over. Miners Back at Work. Relief at Newcastle

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Wednesday 16 February 1927 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The decision of the northern miners to resume work immediately has been received in Newcastle with feelings of relief…

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Back to Work Miners to Resume To-day Newcastle

Northern Star · Wednesday 16 February 1927 · page 4

The northern miners' executive to-day instructed the men to return to work to-morrow morning. Mr. T. Hoare, president of the northern…

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No Strike Mines to Resume To-day Result of Meetings

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 16 February 1927 · page 3

NEWCASTLE, Tuesday.--The northern miners' executive to-day instructed the men to return to work to-morrow morning…

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Coal Strike. All Miners Soon at Work. Sydney

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 18 February 1927 · page 5

In the Legislative Assembly to-day Mr. Baddeley, in reply to Messrs. Booth and Sunders, said he had reason to hope the whole of the coal mines would be…

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Lithgow Colliery Strike

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 18 February 1927 · page 2

Sydney, Friday.--All the collieries are now working following a stoppage of several days' duration over the dismissal of one man…

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Northern Mines Still Idle Sydney

Northern Star · Friday 18 February 1927 · page 5

All the northern mines are still idle, the reason being that the minors' officials have not notified the owners of the result of the aggregate meetings. A meeting between the…

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Mines to Resume No Difficulty, Says Mr. Baddeley

Tweed Daily · Friday 18 February 1927 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday.--The Minister for Labor and Industry (Mr. Baddeley) said to-night he could see no difficulty in the way of a general resumption on…

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Richmond River Coal Mines

Northern Star · Saturday 19 February 1927 · page 4

The Mayor (Ald. C. McKenzie) presided over a meeting held in the Good Templars' Hall, Lismore, on Thursday to discuss and further the matter of coal mining at…

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Coal Strike Ended

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 19 February 1927 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday.--A satisfactory settlement of the dispute between the Northern Collieries' Association and the Miners' Federation was reached…

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