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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1920

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British Miners Direct Action Favored. If Nationalisation is Refused

Singleton Argus · Saturday 13 March 1920 · page 4

London, Wednesday.-A special Trades Union Congress meeting on March 11 will be the most momentous in the history of the Labor movement. It…

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Mining Matters. Deputies and Shot-firers' Dispute. Cessnock

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 March 1920 · page 12

[?] between members of the Colliery Employees' Federation and of the Colliery Officials' Association in the Maitland district has threatened serious…

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Coal Commission. Collieries Seperintedent's Evidence

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 15 March 1920 · page 3

Mr. D. M'Geachie, superintendent of the Caledonian and invincible Collieries, Ltd., gave evidence before the Collieries Commis[?] on Friday, He explained the…

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Pelaw-main Colliery. Satisfactory Conference

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 15 March 1920 · page 3

Matters relating to the clippers, wheelers, and borers employed at the P[?]law-Main Colliery were discussed at a representative conference of the owners and…

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Miners Undermining Capitalism

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 15 March 1920 · page 2

The "Times" Labour correspondent [?] the recent candid admissions by Mr.Frank Hodge, states. that the miners are now deliberately engaged in an attempt to…

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Fire in N.z. Mine

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 15 March 1920 · page 5

A fire broke out in the Grand Junction Gold Mine at Waihi, New Zealand. The employees subdued the outbreak, but in deing so several men were overcome. All are now out of danger…

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French Miners. Great Strike Growing. London, March 12

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 15 March 1920 · page 5

The correspondent of the "Times" in Paris states that the miners' strike in the Pas do Calais is extending, and is imperilling French industry…

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Commonwealth Gold Yield. Decline for First Two Months

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 15 March 1920 · page 2

The gold yield of the Commonwealth for January and February of this year represents a decline of 71,830[?]z fine in comp[?] with the first two months of 1919. West…

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Coal Commission. Attitude Ok Northern Miners

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

The question of giving evidence before the Coal Commission was considered by the delegate board of the colliery Employees' Federation, which met at Newcastle yesterday…

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I.w.w. Prisoners. Miners Favour Unconditional Release

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 March 1920 · page 6

The delegate board of the Colliers Employees' Federation of the Northern, District, which sat at Newcastle, dealt with the question of the I.W.W. prisoners…

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Mining Agreement. Delegate Board Decision

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 March 1920 · page 2

At the delegate board meeting of the Colliery Employees' Federation at Newcastle yesterday, the following notices of motion from Hebburn Lodge were received, and…

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Commerce Conference. Gold Production. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 18 March 1920 · page 5

The Chambers of Commerce conference was continued to-day. Mr. McGregor (Adelaide) moved "That the Federal Government be urged to…

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Coal Commission. Collieries Superinterndent's Evidence

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 March 1920 · page 12

Mr. D. M'Geachie, superintendent of the Caledonian and Invincible Collieries, Ltd., gave evidence before the Collieries Commission on Friday, He explained the…

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Mining Unrest. Mine Manager's Views

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 March 1920 · page 9

During tins course of the Coal Commission inquiry in Sydney yesterday, Natham[?] joceyn Clark, manager of the Newcastle Walsend and Person Codieries, was…

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Coal Commission. Attitude of Northern Miners

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

The question of giving evidence before the Coal Commission was considered by the delegate board of the colliery Employees Federation, which met at Newcastle yesterday…

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British Coal Trade. Mine Owners' Protest. London

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

The South Wales coal-owners state that granting of the miners' new demand for an extra 3/ per shift would mean taking away more than the whole profit of the coal…

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Pelaw-main Colliery. Satisfactory Conference

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 March 1920 · page 11

Matters, relating to the clippers, wheelers, and boreres employed at the Pelaw Main Colliery were discussed at representative conference of the owners and…

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Miners Undermining Capitalism

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 March 1920 · page 11

The "Times" Labour correspondent, quoting the recent candid admissions by Mr. Frank hodge, states that the miners are now deliberately engaged in an attempt to…

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Nationalisation of Mines. Momentous Decision

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 March 1920 · page 11

The greatest satisfaction at the decisive character of the vote regarding di[?]et [?]ion is widospread among all classes, whale Labour circles express dehight that the issue…

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Fatal Mining Accident

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

While working in Stanford Merthyr colliery yesterday William Coxon, a miner, 49 years of age, was struck by a fall of coal. He was admitted to Kurri Kurri Hospital,…

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