British Coal Crisis. Labour Leader Opposes Strike. London
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 April 1920 · page 5
The President of the Durham miners, a prominent official of gthe Miners' Federation, addressing the former, declared that strikes were always speculative, with the possibility…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Nationalisation. Welsh Miners' Protest. London. April [?]
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 9 April 1920 · page 5
At a demenstration at Mountain Ash 10,000 South Wales miners passed a resolution against the nationalistationof the mines, and [?]dvooated a system of profit-sharing after…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coal Commission. Attitude of Northern Miners
The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 April 1920 · page 6
The northern district, brunch of the Austraiasian Coal and Share Emproyeed Federation at its last delegate board meeting decided to take no part in the Coal…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Coal Crisis. Miners' Ballot. London, March 29
The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 April 1920 · page 11
The Minors' Conference decided to take a ballot on the Government's offer, returns to be completed by April 14. Sir. Frank Hodges, the minors secretary,…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Victoria's Brown Coal. Immense Deposits
The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 April 1920 · page 6
Some idea of the inexhaustible character of the brown coal resources of Victoria may be gleaned from the fact that a [?] now boring at Upper Flvan in the [?] of a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Coonamble Mail Train. Collision with Coal Trucks
The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 April 1920 · page 9
A collision occurred at Eskbank, on the Western railway line, between one and two o'clock on Friday morning, the Coonamble mail, on its way to Sydney, coming into…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Coal Crisis. More Strikes Feared. London, April 3
The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 April 1920 · page 2
A recurrence of the coal crisis is feared. The men's leaders now anticipate that the ballot which is returnable on April 14. will largely favour the rejection of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mining Strike Settled. Owners Offer Accepted
The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 April 1920 · page 11
The Waihi (N.Z.) miners strike has been settled with respect to the engineers. The owners agreed to pay the same rates as are to be fixed by the Arbitration Court in…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Beer Strike. Miners Resent Increase
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 13 April 1920 · page 6
The advance of beer from 3d to 4d a glass and from 4d to 6d per mug has resulted in indigustion meeting of Kiama. Resolutions were passed to declare beer…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Baths for Miners. Manager's Statement. Sydney
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 14 April 1920 · page 5
Mr. George Durie. manager of he Pacific colliery near Teraiba told the Coal Commission to-day that baths had been provided at the mine. "For about two…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Coal Commission. Inefficient Mining. Sydney
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 15 April 1920 · page 5
Giving evidence before the Coal Commission, the manager of Mouth Keira and Coaleliffe Collieries, Mr. J. C. Jones, referred to incfficient mining. He said, "This last…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coal Industry. Inquiry Into Existing Conditions
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 15 April 1920 · page 4
The inquiry in to existing and potential conditions on the coal industry in new South Wales resumed at Parliament House by Mr. Compbell. K. C.,commissioners…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Coal Commission. Mining Troubles. Sydney
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 16 April 1920 · page 5
William james, Colliery manager. giving evidence before the Coal Commission, said the manager of a coal mine must either he coutinually at loggerheads with the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Six Hour Shifts. Accountant Before Coal Commission
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 16 April 1920 · page 2
Giving evidence before the Royal Commission (Mr. J. L. Campbell, K. C.). appointed to inquiry into the coal-mining industry, Mr. Robert Dudley Forguson, public accountant,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Rich Lead Ore in Derelict Mine. Pit Not Worked for 300 Years
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 16 April 1920 · page 5
A voin of lead are which, it is believed will prove of great value, has been found in a derelict mine in the Peak district, telegraph a London "Daily Chronicle"…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Miners' Baths Colliery Manager's Experience
Singleton Argus · Saturday 17 April 1920 · page 7
Mr George Durie, manager of the Pacific Colliery, near Teralba, told the Coal Commissioner on Wednesday that' baths had been provided at the colliery'…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Beer Strike. Miners Resent Increase
The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 April 1920 · page 6
The advance of beer from 3d to 4d a glass and from 4d to 6d per mug has resulted in indign[?]tion meeting at Kima. [?] were passed to declare here…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Nationalisation. Welsh Miners' Protest. London, April 6
The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 April 1920 · page 11
At a demonstration at Mountain Ash 10,000 Southe Wales miners passed a resolution against the nationalistaion of the mines, and advocated a system of profit-sharing, after…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Baths for Miners. Manager's Statement. Sydney
The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 April 1920 · page 8
Mr. George Durie, manager of he [?] colliery, near Teralba told the [?] Commission to-day that baths had [?] provided at the mine. "For about…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →State's Gold Yield. Figures for March
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 17 April 1920 · page 6
Mr. R. H. Cambage, Under-Secretary for Mines, has furnished a return, showing that the gold yield for March amounted to 5096 ounces crude, equal to 8940 ounces fine,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →