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

Mining & the mines, 1921

238 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 7 of 12

Coal Crisis. Dramatic Change. LONDON

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 17 May 1921 · page 4

A dramatic change has occurred a the coal situation. It appears that the transport workers and railwaymen are re-asserting their common sense,…

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Miners Strike. Fresh Difficulties. London

Young Witness · Thursday 19 May 1921 · page 1

It is understood that fresh diffculties have arisen. The joint coal embarog, delayed the railwaymen and transport workers conference. Some…

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Coal Strike. Is Settlement Near. London, May 17

Young Witness · Thursday 19 May 1921 · page 2

Unofficial conversations between the responsible leaders of the owners and miners, with government representatives, have given rise to an…

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New Coal Seams Splendid Prospects. Sydney

Young Witness · Saturday 21 May 1921 · page 2

Mr. Cann, Minister for Mines, announces the discovery of a workable coal seam near the southern railway line, as deviated from Picton to…

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Coal on Southern Line. Near Bargo River

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 21 May 1921 · page 2

Mr. G. Cann, Minister for Mines, announces the discovery of a workable coal seam on the southern railway line. A departmental report on the…

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Gibralta[?] Mine

Young Witness · Tuesday 24 May 1921 · page 2

Satisfactory progress is being made at the Gibraltar Mine at Adelong and additional hands have been put on. The outlook at present is very bright,…

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Back at Work. 600 Miners

Young Witness · Thursday 26 May 1921 · page 1

Six hundred miners at Madeleywood Colliery, in Shropshire, returned to work on a temporary wage arrangement, pending a settlement of…

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Some Miners Resume. LONDON

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 26 May 1921 · page 4

The first miners to resume are 600 at Madeley Wood collieries, Shropshire, who have accepted the temporary wages agreement pending a general settlement…

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Coal Crisis

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 28 May 1921 · page 2

The executive of the Biritish Miners' Federation has agreed to accept the Government's invitation to a conference. Members state, however, that the…

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British Miners. Strike Collapsing. LONDON, May 26th

Young Witness · Saturday 28 May 1921 · page 2

The Miners' Executive has agreed to accept the Government's invitation to a conference, but the members of the Union say that the…

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Coal Crisis. Promising Development. LONDON

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 31 May 1921 · page 2

There is an important dovelopment in: the coal embargo question owing to the decision of the Locomotive Engineers Society to instruct the suspended…

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The Miners' Aim

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 2 June 1921 · page 1

The northern colliery owners express the opinion that the miners have embarked upon a deliberate campaign. They suggest that the aim is to reduce…

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British Coal Crisis

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 2 June 1921 · page 4

The South Wales and Scottish miners' executives advise members to reject the Government's proposals to settle the strike…

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Piecework Rates. Mine May Close Down. Sydney

Young Witness · Thursday 2 June 1921 · page 1

The Minister for Mines has telegraphed the coal miners at Baralaba that unles sthey agree to how coal at piecework rates the mine will…

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British Miners. Reject New Proposals. London, June 1st

Young Witness · Thursday 2 June 1921 · page 4

Derbyshire miners executive rojected the Government's new proposals. Mr. Herbert Smith states that Mr. Lloyd George never made any threat…

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Land Mine in Ireland. (Published in "The Times.") LONDON

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 2 June 1921 · page 1

The Times Dublin correspondent sends the official statement:— Rebels electrically exploded a land mine under a party of Hampshire troops marching with…

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British Miners. New Situation London

Young Witness · Tuesday 7 June 1921 · page 2

MR. Lloyd George's letter laying [?] a time limit to the governments ten million offer has completely surprised the Miners Executive and…

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Newcastle Collieries. Twenty Idle. Newcastle

Young Witness · Thursday 9 June 1921 · page 1

The top hands employed at the mines have agitated for a 3/ a day increase in wages. Nearly 20 collieries were idle yesterday. To-day a…

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British Coal Trouble

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 9 June 1921 · page 2

The conference on the British coal dispute has adjourned to enable the parties to discuss the points raised separately. The outlook is considered…

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Mining Warden's Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 9 June 1921 · page 2

Henry Britton was granted an authority, at the Goulburn Mining Warden's Court before Mr. G. R. Williams this (Thursday) morning, to search for…

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