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

Mining & the mines, 1921

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Coal Strike. Outlook Hopeful. Prospect of Settlement. London

Young Witness · Thursday 9 June 1921 · page 4

The British Coal Conference adjourned to enable the minors and owners separately to discuss the points raised. The conference resumes…

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British Coal Crisis

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 11 June 1921 · page 2

The executive of the miners committee and the central committee of the Mining Association have concluded their sittings. All, points at issue have been explained,…

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Coal Strike. Negotiations for Settlement London

Young Witness · Saturday 11 June 1921 · page 1

The executive of the Miners Committee and the Central Committ[?]e of the Mining Association has concluded its sitting. A complete…

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The Latest. Liner Founders. Struck a Mine. Feared Heavy Loss of Life. LONDON

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 11 June 1921 · page 2

Reuter's Athens correspondent states that the Greek liner Bouboulina, from Smyrna, struck a mine and foundered. A battleship from…

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Coal Crisis.—a Ballot

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 14 June 1921 · page 1

A meeting of the Britsh Miners' Federation decided to rake a ballot on the question of accepting the owners' terms. The ballot paper sets out the owners' offer…

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Coal Strike. Optimistic Outlook. LONDON

Young Witness · Tuesday 14 June 1921 · page 1

Week-end reports from the coalfiolds are optimistic. They suggest that the men are anxious for a settlement. It is really believed that the voting…

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Miners Ballot. Owners Offer May be Rejected. LONDON

Young Witness · Saturday 18 June 1921 · page 1

The miners have taken a ballot on the owners' offer, but the final result is not yet known. except in South Wales, where the rejection of the…

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Mining at Morongla. £2,000 to Be Spent

Young Witness · Tuesday 21 June 1921 · page 2

The Mining Warden, Mr. A. B. C. Burke, at the Cowra Warden's Court on Wednesday, dealt with an application by Donald McKenzie, of Sydney,…

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Gold at Gundagai. Long Tunnel Mine. Gundagai

Young Witness · Thursday 23 June 1921 · page 1

Reports are to hand that rich offshoots have been found in Long Tunnel Gold Mine. Big finds are expected in the next couple days…

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Trunkey Gold. Another Find Reported. Old Mine Re-worked

Young Witness · Saturday 25 June 1921 · page 2

Another find of good gold is reported from Trunkey. The notorious patchiness of the district, however, may fairly be taken as discounting the…

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Gold Discovery at Broula

Young Witness · Saturday 25 June 1921 · page 6

For some little time past Messrs Feency and patty have been engaged prospecting on Mr. P. Cummins' property at Broula, (says the Cowra…

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Miners Seek Conference

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 28 June 1921 · page 4

Owing to the complete failure of their move for a general strike the British miners sought a further conference. They were to meet the owners on…

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Coal Strike Settled. Provisional Terms. LONDON

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 28 June 1921 · page 2

The coal strike has been settled Resumption of work will take place on monday. The coal conference provisionally…

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Coal Strike Not Settled

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 30 June 1921 · page 1

The British miners and coal owners have reached an agreement regarding wages, but the strike is not yet settled. Mr. Lloyd George is willing to grant a…

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Diamonds and Gold. Prospecting Near Binda

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 30 June 1921 · page 4

A number of applications were before the Goulburn Mining Warden. Mr. G. R. Williams, on Tuesday for authorities to search for gold and…

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British Coal Strike. Men Resuming. London

Young Witness · Thursday 30 June 1921 · page 2

The United Press correspondent reports that the coal strike is settled. The miners agreed to the Government's terms and are resuming work…

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British Coal Industry. Subsidy Granted. LONDON

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

The House of Commons voted the Government subsidy to the mining industry without a division. Sir Robert Horne, Chancellor of the…

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Miners Resume. (Published in "The Times.")

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 5 July 1921 · page 3

Reports from the coalfields indicate that the miners have generally resumed work, though only a limited number of coal-getters are able to start…

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Two Men Killed. Fatality in a Mine. Melbourne

Young Witness · Thursday 7 July 1921 · page 1

Two men named George Be[?]land and J. McClure were killed in an accident at the Wonthaggi State coal mine to-day…

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Seventy Million Working Days. Lost During Coal Strike. LONDON

Young Witness · Thursday 7 July 1921 · page 1

Military and Naval measures in connection with the recent coal strike cost £8,855,000 while seventy million working days were lost by the coal…

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