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Mining & the mines, 1920

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French Miners Out. London, March 11

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 March 1920 · page 10

A message from Paris reports that 55,000 miners are on strike in Pas de Calais districts, and the strike is extending…

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Nationalisation of Mines Crisis Unlikely. London

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 March 1920 · page 10

The miners' vote is not expected to bring a crisis. The vote means that the miners' delegates at to-morrow's important Trades Union Congress will vote for direct as…

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Further Restriction. Passengers' Gold From Australia

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 20 March 1920 · page 8

The Commonwealth Treasury has decided to reduce the amount of gold coinage which European passengers from the Commonwealth will be allowed to take with them to Japan…

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Commerce Conference. Gold Production. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 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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I.w.w. Prisoners. Miners Favour Unconditional Release

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

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

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French Miners. Cheat Strike Growing. London, March 12

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 March 1920 · page 10

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

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Mining Agreement. Delegate Board Decision

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

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

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Gloucester Gold Find. Discovery an Important One

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

In connection with the discovery of gold at Gloucester, the Minister for Mines has received a report from Mr. J. Carthew, inspector of mines, to the effect that the…

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Commonwealth Gold Yield. Decline for First Two Mom[?]

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

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

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The Coal Industry. Serious Effect of Intermittent Work

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

Responding to the toast of his health at a dinner tendered to him at Wollongong by the South Coast Colliery Managers, Mr. W. Humble, retiring Chief Inspector of Collieries,…

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British Bunker Coal. Huge Reduction in Price. London

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 March 1920 · page 5

The coalowners have agreed that between March 24 and August 31 the price of bunker coal to outward bound vessels will be 75/ per ton at South Wales and…

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British Miners. More Trouble. London

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 25 March 1920 · page 5

The miners' negotiations for 8/ increase have been broken off. The situation is of the gravest. (The "Times" Cables.)…

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To-day's Telegrams Miners' Strike. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 25 March 1920 · page 5

A cable from Waihi (New Zealand) says that as the result of the miners' strike the town is faced with ruin. A meeting of businses, men appealed to the Government to…

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Gold

The Scone Advocate · Friday 26 March 1920 · page 3

One of the delegates at the Chambers of Commerce Convention moved a resolution In favor of subsidising the production of gold till it…

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N.z. Mining Dispute

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 26 March 1920 · page 5

The parties to the Waihi strike have adopted an uncompromising attitude. The miners now demand a minimum of 16/8 per, but the employers insist that any increases must…

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British Coal Crisis. an Embittered Turn. London, March 23

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 27 March 1920 · page 5

The "Daily Express" states that the coal crisis has entered a new and embittered turn. The coal-owners' decision to reduce bunker…

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The Gold Yield. Encouraging Prospectors

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 29 March 1920 · page 3

For the purpose of securing to the pros[?] or and working miner the [?]uhaeed value which is new being obtained for gold the Minister for Mines. Mr. J. C. L…

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Mining Crisis. Strike Ballot. London, March 25

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 29 March 1920 · page 2

The mining export of "The Times" estimates that the miners and entitled to a rise of 8/ weekly, but they claim 16/. The ballot amongst the men on the…

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Mining Prospects Gloucester District

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 30 March 1920 · page 4

The new finds on the Craven Plateau are looking very promising. Messrs Albury and party have sunk to a depth of 25 feet on the reef…

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Remarkable Story. Gold From South Africa

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 30 March 1920 · page 3

A sensational story concerning a sum of £14,000 in gold was related in the Adelaide Police Court in a case in which Henry Smithson, who arrived at the [?]ter [?]…

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