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Mining & the mines, 1919

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Coal Commission. Retail Selling Prices

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 9 May 1919 · page 7

The Coal Commissioner, Mr. J. L. Campbell, K.C., continued his investigations in Sydney yesterday. Charles Henry Richardson, manager of…

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The Coal Position. Conference in Sydney Resumed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 9 May 1919 · page 3

The executive of the Australasian Coal and shale Employees Federation met at the federation's office yesterday, and discussed matters which came up for…

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Coal Nationalisation

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 May 1919 · page 2

In the House of Commons, in the scene cabled on April 16, the mine owners' delegates heckled Sir L. G. Chiozza Money, a witness before the Coal Commission,…

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Demand for Miners

Singleton Argus · Saturday 10 May 1919 · page 3

Mr J. C. L. Fitzpatrick, Minister for Mines, has received a cablegram from the Acting Premier' of New Zealand, in which he says:—"I understand that…

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Miners Dissatisfied. Cessnock

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 May 1919 · page 10

Cessnock miners are greatly dissatisfied with the conditions arising out of the recent proclamation. They say the terms of the proclamation are not being observed…

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Miners Lost Time. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 May 1919 · page 7

The Coal Commission sat again to-day. Clement Jones, manager of Neath and Cessnock collieries, said that during 1918 the average of absenteeism among the miners…

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Old-age Pensioner's Gold

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 May 1919 · page 11

An old-age pensioner, Mr. Robert Baker, died about a week ago at Ullamanna, near Inverell, and in taking possession of his belongings the police discovered over £50 in…

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Control of Coal. Federation Notification

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 May 1919 · page 2

A Commonwealth "Gazette", has been issued, which appoints Rear-Admiral Clarkson as Coal Administrator, and nominates a Council for New South Wales. This will…

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Broken Hill Mines. Undeveloped Ore Masses

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 May 1919 · page 7

Notwithstanding the fact that the Broken Hill mines have produced lead silver, and zinc to the value approximately, of £105,000,000 sterling, and that the…

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The Coal Trade. Position Considerably Improved

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 May 1919 · page 7

A meeting of colliery owners was held at the offices of the Northern Collieries' Association in Sydney on Tuesday afternoon, and the fresh developments in the coal…

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Industrial Unrest. in Metalliferous Mining

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 May 1919 · page 9

In a summary of the activities curing the past six months of the Australian Mines and Metals Association, which protects the interests of the principal mine-owners of the…

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The Mining Agreement. Full Text. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 May 1919 · page 9

The full text of the industrial agreemeateutered into at the Melbourne conference and now accepted by the Federal Government and the Miners' Federation is as…

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British Coal Industry. Nationalisation Favored. (Australian Cable Assn. Message.) London, Thursday Night

Singleton Argus · Saturday 10 May 1919 · page 2

Of 11 political economists who were examined by the Coal, Commission, eight, including three University prefessors, favored nationalisation…

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Broken Hill Mines Two More Closed. Other Trades Called Out. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 10 May 1919 · page 2

The British and North mines at Brokon Hill, which were able to continue working, owing to the majority of the engine driver's being members of the…

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Miners for New Zealand

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 12 May 1919 · page 5

The New Zealand Minister for Health, says it is impossible for miners from Australia to land in New Zealand owing to the Embargo on all passengers. He hoped the…

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Coal Commission. Queensland Evidence. London, May 6

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 12 May 1919 · page 5

Mr. Ryan, Premier of Queensland, was a witness before the Coal Commission to-day. He remarked that the trading experiments of Queensland were mostly…

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Stanford-Merthyr Colliery

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 13 May 1919 · page 4

Stanford-Merthyr Miners' Lodge met yesterday, and decided to accept the terms of the settlement, arrived at in the conference on Saturday, and the men will be prepared…

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Labor's Plans To Nationalise Mines

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 13 May 1919 · page 5

The Official Labor Party has given the owners of metalliferous mines notice to quit. Fortunately the labor party is not yet in power and its…

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The Coal Matter. Another View—n. S. Wales Benefits

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 13 May 1919 · page 4

There was room for various opinions about Federal Government's action in commandeering the N.S.Wales coal supply but it…

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Ashtonfields Colliery

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 14 May 1919 · page 4

Respecting the trouble at Ashtonfields Colhery, Thornton, in connection with the question of minimum height, the men are now working out their 14 days' notice. This expires on Saturday…

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