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Mining & the mines, 1919

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Mining Accident

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 November 1919 · page 9

It was reported on Friday that a fall of ground had occurred in the Edna May Consolidated gold mine, which is situated at Westonia. Western Australia, and, [?]…

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Coal Industry. Commission to Continue

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 15 November 1919 · page 6

Mr. J. L. Campbell, K.C., Royal Commissioner apointed to investigate the coal in d[?]try, has been asked by the Government to continue his inquiry into the remaining…

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Big Coal Strike. Judge Orders Cancellation

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 November 1919 · page 3

A message from Indianapolis sates that Judge Anderson ordered the mine-workers to cancel the strike. He held that Congress had the right to declare war and to feed…

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The Singleton Argus. Saturday, November 15th. King Coal

Singleton Argus · Saturday 15 November 1919 · page 6

Considerable interest centres on the report of the Coal Commission recently issued, and it certainly gives considerable food for thought. The vital…

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Big Coal Strike. Great Liners Affected. London, November 5

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 November 1919 · page 12

The itinerary of the great liners is badly affected by the American coal strike. The Adriatic (24,500 tons) is expected at Plymouth at midnight on Thursday after a…

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Goldfields Trouble. Fourteen Men Arrested

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 November 1919 · page 5

About midnight on Monday eleven unionists, including C. Callanan, secretary of the Goldfields Council of the A.L.P., who, it is alleged, were prominently associated with the…

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Work at the Collieries. for Fortnightly Pay

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 17 November 1919 · page 3

There was a fairly good average of working days at the colieries of the Newcastle and Maitland coalfields for the fortnight ended on Saturday last, though only six…

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U.S. Coal Industry. Industrial Conference. Vancouver, Nov. 14

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 17 November 1919 · page 5

A message from Washington reports that at the opening of the conference between coalminers and the operators to adjust the troubles the Secretary to President Wilson…

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Coal Commission's Report. Comments by Mr. J. Dooley. State Interference Necessary

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 17 November 1919 · page 3

In the absence of Mr. J. Storey, M.L.A., leader of the State Labour Party, some comments were made on the Coal Commission's report by Mr. J. Dooley, deputy…

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Colliery Mechanics. Question of Starting Time

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 20 November 1919 · page 3

A deputation, comprising an executive officer of the Colliery Mechanics' Association, with two local reresentatives, met the manager of the Hebburn Coffiery at Weston,…

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Welsh Mines. Big Earnings. London, November 17

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 20 November 1919 · page 5

The chairman of the Ebbw Vate colliery states that the carnings of the company's employees at one colliery average £800 per year and yet the output was…

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U. S Coal Strike Industries Closing and Freight Curtailed. 15,000,000 Workers Affected. (Australian Cable Assn. Message.) Chicago, Tuesday Night

Singleton Argus · Thursday 20 November 1919 · page 2

Owing to the coal strike many industries are closing. Freight services are curtailed, and an embargo on railway freight is…

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The Colliery Employees

The Scone Advocate · Friday 21 November 1919 · page 1

The case of the colliery employees is peculiarly flagrant. Not long ago they secured from Mr. Hughes a big advance which taxed every user…

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Roofed with Gold. Wealth of Some Russian Cathedrals

The Scone Advocate · Friday 21 November 1919 · page 2

The recent decision of the Holy Synod not to accept responsibility for the safeguarding of property be-longing to the Russian Orthodox…

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Big Coal Strike. Case for the Miners. Vancouver, November 11

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 November 1919 · page 12

A message from Washington reports that everyone is asking to what extent the miners will obey the agreement o their leaders to cancel the strike…

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Absenteeism. Effects on Walls Mines

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 22 November 1919 · page 6

Mr. Unley A. Uibson, the secretary of the Mo[?]ture and South Wales Coalown[?] Association, was issued an official statement showing, the member of attendance and…

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Big Coal Strike. America's Troubles Chicago

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 22 November 1919 · page 4

Because comparatively few mines returning to work, Mr. Hines Director United States railways, is calling a cossence to consider the necessity of decla[?]…

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Coal Commissions Report. Comments by Mr. J. Dooley. State Interference Necessary

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 November 1919 · page 13

In the absence of Mr. J. Storey, M.L.A., leader of the State Labour Party, some comments were made on the Coal Commission's report by Mr. J. Dooley, deputy…

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Colliery Employees' Federation. Nominations for Positions

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 24 November 1919 · page 2

Nominations for the various positions in the Northern District branch of the australasian Coal and Shale Employees' Federation for the ensuing term closed on…

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Idle Collieries. Neath and Richmond-main

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 25 November 1919 · page 7

The Neath Colliery has been idle, since Friday, owing to a dispute over the payment of timpering. Mr. A. Lewis, treasurer of the federation, proceeded to Neath yesterday in…

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