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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1921

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British Coal Strike. Scottish Dockers Militant. Want to Join Miners. London, Sunday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Tuesday 3 May 1921 · page 3

The Scottish dockers have appealed to the Transport Workers' Federation to convene immediately a Triple Alliance, delegate conference and, failing…

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Coal Magnate Killed

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 3 May 1921 · page 5

Sir Thomas Watson, the coal magnate, was killed by a motor-car in a street in London last night…

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Distress Among the Miners. London

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 3 May 1921 · page 5

The week-end brought no change in the coal deadlock. The owners and miners are both sitting tight, waiting for the other side to take the next move. There is a…

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Miners Meeting at Lambton. Guarding Against Friction. Newcastle

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 3 May 1921 · page 5

An aggregate meeting of members of the Coal and Shale. Employees' Federation at Lambton carried a resolution strongly urging all members to refrain…

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Miners' Mass Meeting. a Poor Attendance. Newcastle, Monday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Tuesday 3 May 1921 · page 2

The aggregate meeting of members of the Coal Employees' Federation today was poorly attended, and the various speakers expressed regret that so…

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Miners' Strike. The Uncompromising Attitude. of District-associations. D[?]ifting Into a State of War. London

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 3 May 1921 · page 5

The coal situation is unchanged. During the week-end a number of district associations have shown up uncompromisingly as regards the acceptance of the…

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To Protect the Mines. the Navy Again. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 4 May 1921 · page 3

The House of Commons, by 176 votes to 22, approved of the calling up of 25,000 naval reservists to protect the mines…

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Reports of Industrial Trouble. Silesia's Polish Miners Strike London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 4 May 1921 · page 3

A message from Berlin states that a telegram from Southern, Germany reports a general strike among the coalminers in Upper Silesia. The…

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Miners Working on Outcrops. Stopped by Labor Party. London

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 4 May 1921 · page 5

Twenty small outcrop pits which the miners in the Wigan district have been working, mostly profitably, during the past fortnight have been stopped as a result…

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Miners and Other Workers. Innocent People Feeling the Pinch. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 4 May 1921 · page 3

"No surrender" was the keynote of the May Day meetings held on the South Wales, coalfields yesterday, but the majority of the colliers are…

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The Chickens Come Home Mining Districts' Terrible Plight. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 4 May 1921 · page 3

Reports of growing hardships are, coming in from all parts of the country. East Lancashire, particularly, is in a bad plight. Accumulated stocks of…

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Miners' Strike. Limiting Banker Supplies. the Government's Offer. No Increase to Be Made. London

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 4 May 1921 · page 5

Measures decided on by the transport committee of the Cabinet to-day include the reduction in supply of bunker coal to ships…

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British Coal Strike. the Fifth Week. No Settlement in Sight. Government Insists on a Ballot. London, Monday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 4 May 1921 · page 3

This is the fifth week of the coal strike, tut a settlement still seems as far off as ever, though powerful influences are working to bring the miners…

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British Coal Strike. What It Means. Increasing Unemployment. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 5 May 1921 · page 3

Unemployment due to the coal stop-page is increasing by leaps and bounds. There were 400,000 workers idle last - month, owing to the coal trouble, while…

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Breaking the Strike. Government Importing French Coal. a Labor Manifesto. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 5 May 1921 · page 3

Officials of leading French mines have arrived at London to negotiate regarding exports of coal to England. It is announced that complete…

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Broken Hill Conditions. Report of Minister for Mines. General Stagnation. But Plenty of Ore Yet

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 5 May 1921 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday Night. The Minister for Mines and Labor, Mr. Geo. Cann, has returned from a visit to Broken Hill, where he made…

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The Miners' Strike an Appeal for Funds. Labor Manifesto Issued. the Weapon of Starvation. Hopes of Conciliation Shattered. London

Daily Examiner · Thursday 5 May 1921 · page 5

As an outcome of the meeting in the House of Commons of the representatives of the Parliamentary Committee of the Trade Union Congress, the National…

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Miners' Strike. Further Restrictions. On the Use of Coal. Discussion in Parliament. Triple Alliance Danger. London

Daily Examiner · Friday 6 May 1921 · page 5

The House of Commons passed a resolution by 215 votes to 54 to prolong the existence of the emergency regulations, and introducing several new measures, including…

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No Coal for Breweries. London

Daily Examiner · Friday 6 May 1921 · page 5

The Government has prohibited the further supply of coal to the breweries aud distilleries. The London-Brighton railway is curtailing its Sunday services, and is…

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Mt. Morgan Mine. Men Refuse Reduced Wages Rockhampton

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 6 May 1921 · page 3

The Mount Morgan miners' ballot, on the acceptance the Company's offer of a 20 per cent, reduction in wages resulted as follow: No 726,…

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