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Mining & the mines, 1919

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Coal Gas and Oil. Prices and Wages

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 June 1919 · page 3

It is notified in a special issue of the Federal Government "Gazette" that the Acting Prime Minister has revoked the suspension of contracts or agreements for the…

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Gold Industry Problem. London, May 28

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 June 1919 · page 5

Commenting on the "Times" cable from Sydney forecasting a crisis in the gold, industry, city experts emphasise that the Government restrictions, fixing an…

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Gold Standard. Fixed Too Low. London, May 30

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 10 June 1919 · page 5

In the House of Commons Mr. Macquisten suggested that standard price of gold had been arbitrarily fixed at an artificially low price, being at least a sovereign below…

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Isolation of Cesssnock. Colliery Employees. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 11 June 1919 · page 7

At a meeting of colliery employees held on Sunday a motion to recommend the [?] lifting of the isolation restrictions was [?] by a majority of 200 to 151…

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Metalliferous Mining. Statement by the Minister

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 13 June 1919 · page 3

The Minister for Mines, Mr. Fitpatrick, referred last night to what he called "an outrageously incorrect" statement concluded in the annual report of the…

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Nationalisation of German Collieries

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 June 1919 · page 11

The full text of the proposed Government Bill for the nationalisation of the German coal industry appears in the German papers. The final section of the Bill deals with…

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Isolation of Cessnock. Colliery Employees. Cessnock

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 June 1919 · page 6

At a meeting of colliery employees held on Sunday a motion to recommend the entire lifting of the isolation restrictions was carried by a majority of 200 to 151…

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Coal Commission. Interim Report Possible

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 June 1919 · page 3

The Coal Commission concluded its thirtieth sitting at Parliament House yesterday. For the first two days of this week the Commission took no evidence, and a…

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Gold Industry Problem. London, May 28

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 June 1919 · page 12

Commenting on the "Times" cable from Sydney forecasting a crisis in the gold industry, city experts emphasise that the Government restrictions, fixing an…

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Coal, Gas and Oil. Prices and Wages

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 June 1919 · page 13

It is notified in a special issue of the Federal Government "Gazette" that the Acting Prime Minister has revoked the suspension of contracts or agreements' for the…

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Work at the Collieries. for Fortnightly Pay

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 June 1919 · page 6

Work at the collieries of the Newcastle and South Maitland districts has been of a meagre character for the fortnight ended on Saturday last, owing to the hold-up…

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Port Stephens. Reported Discovery of Gold

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 17 June 1919 · page 3

Mr S. Wood, Pindimar, Port Stephens, informs us that he has discovered gold in that district. He has secured a permit to enter and has…

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Coal Carting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 18 June 1919 · page 4

Mr. F. J. Fieldsend of the Pottery Works, East Maitland, intimates, by advertisement in this issue that he has purchased the plant and goodwill of the coal carting business of…

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Another Floating Mine. Found at Cape Everard

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 19 June 1919 · page 5

A telegram has been received by Commander Fearnley officer in charge of the Newcastle naval sub-district from the authorities in Melbourne stating that a…

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French Labor War. General Coal Strike Begun. (Australian Cable Assn. Message.) Paris, Tuesday Night

Singleton Argus · Thursday 19 June 1919 · page 3

General coal strikes have begun in France. The transporters' strike has ended…

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Coal Commission. Interim Report Possible

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 June 1919 · page 5

The Coal Commission concluded its thirtieth sitting at Parliament HOuse on Friday. For the first two days of this week the Commission took no evidence and a…

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Another Floating Mine. Found at Cape Everard

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 June 1919 · page 8

A telegram has been received by Commander Fearnley, officer in charge of the Newcastle naval sub-districts, from the authorities in Melbourne, stating that…

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Labor Unrest Coal Strike in France

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 24 June 1919 · page 2

Paris, Saturday.—The coal strike threatens France with a coal famine. The critical turn of affairs is due to the Chamber of Deputies refusing the Eight…

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Britain's Coal Wes. London, June 21

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 24 June 1919 · page 2

It is officially stated that Mr. Justice Sankey's report separately recommends the Government to immediately acquire all coal royalties, compensating the owners, and to…

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British Coal Mines. Difficulty Unsettled. London, June 21

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 26 June 1919 · page 2

Differences of opinion among members of the Coal Commission will probably result in the shelving of the project of national control for which a Government majority in…

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