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Mining & the mines, 1920

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The History of Copeland Goldfield

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 14 September 1920 · page 5

Gold was first discovered in Back Creek by a party of cedar getters, viz., John Saxby, Edward Saxby, Ragbert Saxby, Henry Saxby and my…

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British Coal Output. Miners' Case Exploded. London, September 14

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 September 1920 · page 5

A propos of the question of the present distribution of the coal output a White Paper shows that during the quarter ended June 30, 50,000,000 tons were…

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Coal Tribunal. Award Next

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 September 1920 · page 7

Mr. C. Hibble, chairman of the Coal Tribunal, who is engaged draiting his award on the wages claims, has summoned the members of the tribunal to…

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Coal Strike Mania. Smille and the Canadians. Vancouver, September, 14

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 September 1920 · page 5

A Calgary message says: The officers of the O.B.U. last week asserted that they had received a cable from Robert, Sin[?] desiring the Canadian miners to…

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Hebburn Mine Fatality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 16 September 1920 · page 4

The adjourned inquest concerning the death of Frederick Pritchard Hays Dodds, who was fatally injured at the Hebburn Colliery on the 6th instant…

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Irritation Strike. in New Zealand State Mines

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 16 September 1920 · page 2

All work has been stopped in the State coalmines in New Zealand as an "irritation" strike to compel the Government to accede to the demand to…

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Coal Crisis. Control of Industry. Reasons Adduced. LONDON. September 15

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 16 September 1920 · page 5

Regarding the coal crisis, the "Daily Herald" yesterday gave prominence to what appeared to be an inspired statement declaring that the question of the…

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Coal Crisis. Case for the Miners. London, September 14

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 17 September 1920 · page 5

As was to be anticipated the Miners' Federation has not been long in challenging the Government's coal figures cabled earlier…

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Coal Tribunal

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 17 September 1920 · page 5

It is understood that the coal tribunal will deliver its interim wagees award next Wednesday…

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Coal Crisis. Miners' Peaceably Inclined. London, September 8

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 September 1920 · page 10

On the Trade Union Congress resuming Mr. J. H. Thomas, M.P. in a statement on the miners trouble denied that the Congress was afraid to…

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British Coal Output. Miners' Case Exploded. London, September 11

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 September 1920 · page 2

Apropos of the question of the present distribution of the coal output, a While Paper shows that during the quartey ended JUne 30, 58,000,000 tons were…

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Utilising Coal Dust

Singleton Argus · Saturday 18 September 1920 · page 2

The latest contribution to the universal problem of fuel economy is a British invention for efficiently utilising waste coal, peat, lignite, and other low-grade…

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Coal Tribun[?] Award Being Fra[?]

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 September 1920 · page 12

Mr. Chas, Hibble, chairman Coal Tribunal, was in Newc[?] but declined to make [?] except to say that [?]…

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Gold Dust and Bad Dust

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 18 September 1920 · page 4

Dust inhaled is popularly, regarded as source of lung trouble, Experience has sho[?], however, we are told by a writer in. "The Journal of the…

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Coal Trimmers. Embargo Withdrawn. Newcastle

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 September 1920 · page 6

The cool trimmers have withdrawn the embargo placed on certain inter-State boats and have admitted that they made a mistake…

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Coal Loading. Stoppage Feared. Newcastle

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 September 1920 · page 11

It is feared there will be a general [?] of coal loading operations on Wednesday as the Waterside Workers Federation was placed an embargo on…

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Miners' Award. Increased Wages in the West

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 September 1920 · page 11

The award for the miners at Meckatharra. Cue and Youanmi district West Australia issued by the Arbitration Court is for three years and is…

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Coal Crisis. Conciliatory Conference. London, Sept. 16

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 September 1920 · page 5

To-day's conference between Sir R. S. Horne and the Miners' Federation Executive was the most conciliatory on both sides that has occurred during…

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Bolshevik (Gold. Labour Journals Admission. London, September 10

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 September 1920 · page 10

With regards to recent disclosures of wireless news, concerning the Bolsheviks financing the "Dally Herald," which journal Issued a denial, the…

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The Collieries. Work for Fortnightly Pay

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 September 1920 · page 6

Work in general has been good at the collieries of the Newcastle and South Maitland districts for the fortnight ended on Saturday last, and 26…

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