The Government Scheme. As Turned Down by Miners. London
The Government scheme which the miners turned down as offering no solution proposed a standard wage for each district which would be a first charge on the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1921
1,055 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 18 of 53
Government's Thoroughness Highlanders Guarding Mines. Bayonets, Loaded Rifles and Machine Guns. London
Rioting continues in a few mining districts, especially in Fife, where marines and soldiers have arrived and are now protecting the volunteers who…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Riots in Fifeshire. Mob Raids Goods Trains. 6000 Miners Seize Signal Boxes. London
"The Times" Edinburgh correspondent telegraphed that a large body of miners at midnight visited the signalmen at Thornton Junction, in Fifeshire, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coal-owners' New Offer. Willing to Forego Profits. London
The coal-owners now offer to discuss wages anomalies and hardships, apart from pooling and other general schemes and are prepared to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Gold for Notes. the Biter Bit. Two Men Arrested. Sydney
A man was in Loftus street where he was spoken to by a stranger. After a few minutes conversation a third man rushed up to the stranger and handing him some…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Welsh Miners. Appeal to Prince of Wales. a Starvation Wage. "Is This What We Fought For?" London
A striking and most direct appeal to the Prince of Wales to intervene in the coal crisis is made by four mine workers, exsoldiers, in South Wales, who, on behalf…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →No Settlement. Conference Breaks Down. Miners' Demand For National Pool Mr. Lloyd George's Objections. "A Mongrel Scheme." Nationalisation in Its Worst Form. London
The Downing street conference broke down after the Prime Minister had explained his reasons for supporting the miners…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Improving the Shining Hour. Fife Miners Looting Coal. London
The Fife miners are extensively looting the coal stacks. Over £20,000 worth of coal has already been taken…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miners Refuse a Conference. London
The "Westminister Gazette" says he miners' executive rejected Mr. Lloyd George's invitation to a conference with the coal owners yesterday morning by a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Stubborn Miners. Refuse to Attend Conference. Mr. Hodges Threatens to Resign. Unions Criticise Miners. London, Friday Night
Mr. Lloyd George, Mr. Austen Chamberlain and Sir Robert Horne, together with the mineowners, waited at the office of the Board of Trade for 45…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miners' Executive Adjourns. Will Meet Again on Thursday. London
The Miners' Executive has adjourned. The members are proceeding to their districts to confer with the local branches, and will re-assemble at…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miners Continue the Struggle. End of the Triple Alliance. London
The miners' strike continues, but it is generally predicted that the railwaymen and transporters' withdrawal of their support will result in the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Miners' Mistake. and Their Opportunity. Government Precautions Not Relaxed. London
The "New Statesman" says: "The miners are mistaken regarding the National Pool device. As a matter of principle, the Government and the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →In the House O.[?] Commons. Mr. Asquith Condemns the Miners. London, Friday Night
Speaking in the House of Commons, Mr. H. H. Asquith expressed profound disappointment at the result of the miners' determination to make no…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →First Symptoms of Cleavage. Miners Condemn Their Secretary. a Climax Without Precedent. London
To-day's strange transitions, ending in the abandonment of a general strike, marks a day likely to rank in historic importance in the annals of the British Labor…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Fateful Decision. Miners Condemn Mr. Hodges. Conference of Coalfield Representatives Called. London
Mr. J. H. Thomas. M.P., general secretary of the National Union of Railwaymen, during the morning informed the miners that they should accept…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miners' Excessive Demands. Government Surrender Impossible. Statement by Mr. Lloyd George. London, Friday Night
The Prime Minister, speaking in the House of Commons, said the Miners' Federation had decided that a temporarily settlement of the dispute…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mr. Hodges Turned Down. Not a Matter of Wages. Miners Want a National Pool. London
Mr. Lloyd George, in the House of Commons, said he had just received a letter from the Miners' Federation, refusing even a temporary settlement of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Wrath of the Miners. "Betrayed by Triple Alliance." Mr. Lloyd George's Message to the Dissenters. London
Interviewed after the meeting, Mr. Cooke, a South Wales member of the Miners' Executive, said: "We have been betrayed by the Triple Alliance,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →"Sick of the Whole Damned Business." Transporters and Miners. Tumultous Scenes at the Meeting. "You Traitors!" London
The announcement that the Miners' Federation had lost the support of the transporters and railwaymen, and that the strike was therefore cancelled,…
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