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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1921

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Low Price of Copper. Makes Gurrundah Mine Unpayable

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 26 February 1921 · page 4

Edward McCabo and Harry Gillett applied at the Goulburn Mining Warden's Court on Friday, before Mr. G. R. Willliams for six months suspension of…

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Coal Crisis Feared. (Published in "The Times.") LONDON

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 1 March 1921 · page 4

The danger of a coal crisis appears to have increased. The coalowners have decided to give tile miners a fortnight's notice immediately after the 31st…

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Decline Op Mining. Armidale

Young Witness · Thursday 3 March 1921 · page 1

The Select Committee inquiring into the decline of the metalliferous Industry has furnished a report covering the Armidale district. It…

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Industrial Alliance. Big Merger Proposed. Miners, Railwaymen, and A.W.U. SYDNEY

Young Witness · Thursday 3 March 1921 · page 1

A conference of trude unionists commenced at the Trades Hall yesterday to discuss the question of amalgamation and other matters. It…

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Gold for Notes. How a Cricketer Lost His Money. Accused Committed for Trial Sydney

Young Witness · Tuesday 8 March 1921 · page 1

The story of how the cricketer, Oldfield, is alleged to have parted with £4260 was told at the Central Court today, when Ronald Bourne…

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Decontrolling British Coal. Owners and Miners Left to Fight It Out. London

Young Witness · Thursday 10 March 1921 · page 1

With the second reading of the Decontrol Bill, the coal problem reached a crisis. The executive, of the Miners' Federation met before…

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Fossickers' Gold

Young Witness · Thursday 10 March 1921 · page 2

Mr. H. P. Lazzarini, M.H.R. advices that the Bank of New South Wales at Young has agreed to the request of the Federal Treasurer to…

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Nine Lives Lost. Mining Disaster

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 12 March 1921 · page 4

Orange, Thursday.—A disastrous accident resulting in the death of nine men occurred at about 2 o'clock this afternoon at the ironstone quarry at…

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Miners Entombed. Tragedy at Cadia. Nine Deaths Reported. ORANGE

Young Witness · Saturday 12 March 1921 · page 1

A mining tragedy occurred at Cadia, near Orange yesterday. Following the usual custom, the men working on the ore fired several…

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Details of the Tragedy. Sad Scenes at Mine. Orange

Young Witness · Saturday 12 March 1921 · page 1

Further, particulars of the Cadia mine disaster show that in the mine there were three open cuts on the side of the mountain. Cadia was…

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Sectional Strikes. Miners Annoyed. Union Officials Resign. West Ma[?]tdand

Young Witness · Tuesday 15 March 1921 · page 1

At the H[?]bburn Colllory last week there were several stoppages. Three officials and nine…

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War on Wages. British Coal Miners' Position. LONDON

Young Witness · Tuesday 22 March 1921 · page 3

Mr. Hodges, at a mass meeting at Abertillery said that if a war[?] on wages came, and on 31st Marck any colliers were out of work, they…

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British Miners' Ballot. LONDON

Young Witness · Thursday 24 March 1921 · page 1

The Northumberland Miners' Council has recommended the temporary abandonment of national wages, and the acceptance of district wages…

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Sporting Koorawatha Races. Successful Meeting. Gold Snow Wins Handicap

Young Witness · Thursday 24 March 1921 · page 1

The annual meeting of the Koorawatha Race Club took place yesterday in glorious weather. A large crowd were present, amongst whom…

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Cable News. Coal Trade. (Published in "The Times.") LONDON

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 24 March 1921 · page 4

The unfavourable state of the coal trade, especially in South Wales, has been strikingly admitted by Mr. Hodges, secretary of the Miners' Federation…

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A Splendid Yield. A Kalgoorlie Mine

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 31 March 1921 · page 4

Thirty-nine tons of ore from Mc Mahon's Great Hope mine, Mount Monger, Kalgoorlie, yielded 886 ounces 11 dwt., while the sand and slime from…

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British Miners Industrial Upheaval Protecting the Mines. London

Young Witness · Saturday 2 April 1921 · page 1

There is a general tendency to regard the Labor crisis as more cerious than any similar crisis. In the first place the miners have…

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British Coal Crisis

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 2 April 1921 · page 2

There is a general tendency to regard the present British labour crisis as more serious than any past crisis. The leaders of the railway men and…

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Loyalist Coal Lumpers Sydney

Young Witness · Saturday 2 April 1921 · page 6

The State Government has served a notice to loyalist coal dumpers to quit the model lodging house, also the leases of the Labour Bureau at…

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Another Crisis. British Coal Trade

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 2 April 1921 · page 4

London, March 20.—After an abortive conference with Sir Robert Horne (President of the Board of Trade) the Coalminers' Federation announced that it is…

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