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Mining & the mines, 1920

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Important Discovery Coal in the Riverina

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 November 1920 · page 3

An important find of coal has been made at Cooranbin, near Oaklands, in the Riverina. it has been pronounced to be good gas coal…

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Colliery Mechanics' Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 18 November 1920 · page 4

Members of the Colnery [?] Federation. employed at south greta, East Greta and Ashtonville collieries, are requested to attend a special…

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Price of Coal. Question in Parliament Coal—owners' Profits

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 18 November 1920 · page 6

Some weeks ago Mr. Davies in the Legislative Assembly, asked the [?] (Mr.Storey)a question concerning the increase of 4/ per ten in the price of…

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The Federal Estimates Naval Defence and Aircraft. Submarines and Mines. A Drowsy End to Sitting. (By Telegraph.) Melbourne

Singleton Argus · Thursday 18 November 1920 · page 2

The estimates for debate passed the House of Representatives after midnight, the gag being applied. The naval estimates were then…

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Colliery Mechanics

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 19 November 1920 · page 4

Mr. H. C. Morton, secretary to the Colliery Mechanics Association, was advised last. evening that a compulsory conference would be held in Sydney…

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Colliery Stoppages

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 19 November 1920 · page 5

There were stoppages at several of the colle[?]es this week. On Tuesday the Extended and Neath were the only mines at work, and on Wednesday…

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Neath Colliery Idle

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 19 November 1920 · page 5

For some time it had been expected that the trouble at Cessnock No. 2 Colliery would extend to Neath Colliery which is owned by the same company…

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Accident to a Coal Train

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 19 November 1920 · page 4

An accident occurred to a coal train at about 3 o 'clock on Tuesday morning. When at the Caledonian Railway Station the coupling between the fifth and…

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Colliery Trouble

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 20 November 1920 · page 4

A compulsory conference, convened by Mr. J. B. Holme, Special Conciliation Commissioner, in connection with the New Burwood Extended trouble,…

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Coal Conference. Owners and Miners Meet. London, November 13

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 November 1920 · page 7

A coal owners' and miners' conference was held in London to-day. The position of the industry was reviewed. Sub-committees were appointed to…

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Miners' Aggregate Meetings

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 20 November 1920 · page 6

The position that has arisen in connection with the dispute between the State Government of Victoria and the miners will be explained at aggregate…

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Morwell Dispute. Action of Miners' Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 20 November 1920 · page 6

A special meeting of the council of the Australian Coal and Shale Employees' Federation was held in Sydney on Thursday at which the dispute with…

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Important Discovery Coal in the Riverina

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 November 1920 · page 3

An important find of coal has been made at Cooranbin, near Oaklands, in the Riverina. It has been pronounced to be good gas coal…

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Miners' Federation. Hartshorn's Retirement. London, Nov. 15

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 November 1920 · page 2

"Mr. Vernon Hartshorn, M.F. while retiring from the Miners' Federation, as a protest against the allegations that he and Mr. Brace were [?]…

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Foreign Gold. British, Purchases. London, November 18

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 20 November 1920 · page 5

The Bank of England has paid the statutory buying price of 67/9 per standard ounce for a shipment of gold from Sweden…

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British Coal Export. London. November 20

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 22 November 1920 · page 5

A Government Gazette notice permits the exportation of coal from December I on the written permission of the Mines Department…

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Trawler Strikes Mine All Hands Lost. London Nov. 20

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 22 November 1920 · page 5

A message says that a [?] trawler. with a crew of nine struck a mine in the North Sen. She was lost with ill hands…

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Mining Position. the Morwell Dispute Aggregate Meeting Deferred

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 22 November 1920 · page 6

The aggregate meeting of the members of the Miners' Federation, which were called for next wednesday at the various centres in the northern…

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Colliery Trouble Settled

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 November 1920 · page 4

As a result of the compulsory conference held in Sydney on Friday last, a proposal for the settlement of the trouble between the Colliery Employees'…

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Coal Deposits Developing Gloucester District

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 November 1920 · page 6

The development of the coal deposits in the Gloucester district will probably he undertaken shortly by one of the colliery companies, which has secured…

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