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Mining & the mines, 1923

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Coal Dispute. To-day's Conference. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 22 June 1923 · page 2

The Acting Premier, Mr. Oakes, explained to-day that the did not promise to install himself as mediator in the coal dispute. He was simply bringing…

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Coal Dispute Efforts of Settlement Sydney

The Daily Express · Friday 22 June 1923 · page 1

Mr. C. W. Oakes, Acting-Premier, stated to-day that he was taking no active part in the settlement of the coal dispute, but he had called the…

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The Coal Crisis Acting-premier Helps Towards Settlement Owners and Miners Again Brought Together Conference Adjourned with Brighter Prospects Sydney

The Daily Express · Saturday 23 June 1923 · page 1

Representatives of the Coalowners and the miners met the Acting Premier, Mr. Oakes, at the Premier’s office this afternoon with a view ta…

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GERMANY. Industrial Crisis. Miners' Demands. LONDON

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 25 June 1923 · page 1

Reuter's Dusseldorf correspondent says, owing to the increased gravity of the industrial crisis in the occupied territories, many of the factoriess are…

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Coal Fumes Man Overcome Wrong

The Daily Express · Tuesday 26 June 1923 · page 1

J. Watkins relieving porter at [?] station, was discovered in[?] in his booking office. There was a tin containing coals in the…

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Accident at Coal Berth. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 26 June 1923 · page 2

At the gasworks coal berth four wharf laborers were unloading the collier Goulburn to-day and were injured when an overhead trolly car used to…

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Jewels and Gold

The Daily Express · Wednesday 27 June 1923 · page 2

The terrace at Wrangle, near Corowa, where diamonds and other gems, as well as gold, have been found is.now being thoroughly tested,…

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Serious Difficulty Wagga Gas Supply Seriously Hampered Mayor Desires Economy to Be Exercised Failure of Maitland Coal Supplies Create Awkward Situation

The Daily Express · Thursday 28 June 1923 · page 1

The Mayor of Wagga (Aid. H. Oates) acting on the advice of the Gasworks manager, last night appealed to consumers of gas to…

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The Coal Strike

Daily Advertiser · Friday 29 June 1923 · page 2

The seriousness of the coal dispute on the Maitland field is being brought home to many people in Wagga this week, by the utter inadequacy of the…

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Gold Epidemic Arrives. Peps Fortify Against Infection and [?] Keep Trouble off Chest and Lungs

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 29 June 1923 · page 6

The present widespread epidemic of coughs and colds is being caused by certain mischievous living germs entering the throat and bronchial tubes…

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Coal Crisis Settlement Not Near More Mines Idle

The Daily Express · Saturday 30 June 1923 · page 1

The intent developments in the coal mining industry points to a serious [?]al shortly. An attempt was made to-day to…

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The Coal Tr[?] No Setlement [?] West Mastlant

The Daily Express · Monday 2 July 1923 · page 1

As a result of the further [?] in Nsycastle mines there is [?] hope of an early settler [?] coal disputes…

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Coal Trouble Miners Turned Down Outlook More Gloomy. Newcastle

The Daily Express · Tuesday 3 July 1923 · page 2

The Stanford Merthyr miners’ Iodge carried a resolution yesterday offering to resume work on conditions, previously operating, and saying nothing…

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Miners Offer to Work. Newcastle

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 3 July 1923 · page 2

The Stanford Merthyr Miners' Lodge yesterday carried a resolution offering to resume work on the conditions previously operating and saying nothing…

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Coal Trouble Conference To-day Sydney

The Daily Express · Wednesday 4 July 1923 · page 1

[?]day reform to [?] [?] that the [?] will [?] [?] way [?]…

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STRIKES. And Rumours of More Strikes. Miners Run Amok. LONDON

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 5 July 1923 · page 1

A Reuter message from Sydney, Nova Scotia, states that 8,000 miners have struck in sympathy with the striking steel workers, making…

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Complete Deadlock Northern Coal Conference Quite Abortive Neither Side Will Re-open Negotiations Immediate Extension of the Trouble Regarded As Likely

The Daily Express · Thursday 5 July 1923 · page 1

The Conference of representative of the Coi[?]-mine owners and the Min[?] Federation was resumed this afternoon, but after two and…

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The Coal Crisis Sydney

The Daily Express · Friday 6 July 1923 · page 1

Mr. A[?] stated to-night that the Council of the Miners’ Federation to-day discussed the Northern coalfields situation, but reached no decision…

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Canadian Coal Strike. Sidney (Nova Scotia)

Daily Advertiser · Friday 6 July 1923 · page 2

Eighty thousand miners struck at midnight in sympathy with the striking steel workers, making 10,000 on strike in Cape Breton. The employers were…

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Miners Rioting a Serious Outbreak London, July 4

The Daily Express · Friday 6 July 1923 · page 2

After seven weeks of strike, the miners at Whitehaven attacked the colliery offices and rioting lasted nil night culminating in the mob firing…

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