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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1921

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British Coal Miners. Agreement Terminating Strike

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 1 January 1921 · page 2

Here is the full text of the terms which the Miners' Executive agreed to recommend to a ballot vote of the members 1. Recognising that on the increased…

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Coal Miners' Strike. 50,000 Workers Affected. London. December 22

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 January 1921 · page 14

A general strike has been declared on the Rbondda coalfield (Wales) owing to 11 men not being reinstated after dismissal. Fifty thousand…

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Europe's Coal Supply Crisis Passed. London, December 23

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 January 1921 · page 2

Reuter's Paris correspondent reports that under the new coal, agreement between Germany and Allies, which has been practically concluded by the…

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The Year's Mining. Affected by Strikes and Drought

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 January 1921 · page 5

Mr. R. H. Cambage, under-Secretary for Mines, has furnished a statement to the Minister, Mr. George Cann, respecting the mineral industry of New…

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Coal Industry. Demands of Employees. Special Tribunal to Consider. Compulsory Conference

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 January 1921 · page 5

A compulsory conference, summoned by the Chairman of the Coal and Coke Industry Special Tribunals (Mr. Charles Hibble) under the Industrial Peace…

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Coal Tribunal. Victorian State Rights

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 3 January 1921 · page 6

Commenting on the remarks made at the meeting of the Commonwealth Coal tribunal in Sydney regarding the absence of Victorian representatives,…

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British Coal. Increased Output and Wages

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 3 January 1921 · page 5

Since the big coal strike the miners have bent their backs towards work with the result that, they are now producing at the rate of twenty…

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Safety Lamps in Collieries

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 4 January 1921 · page 4

Mr. A. Lewis, district treasurer of the Miners' Federation, stated that the executive would take steps early in the new year to bring before the…

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The Colliery Accident. Coroner's Inquiry

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 4 January 1921 · page 2

On Tuesday, the 28th. ultimo, the adjourned inquiry as to the cause of the death of Benjamin James Coulson, one of the victims of the recent…

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Musweilbrook colliery Accident. the Inquest

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 4 January 1921 · page 2

The adjourned inquiry as to the cause of the death of Benjamin James Coulson, one of the victims of the recent colliery accident was…

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Kalgoorlie Mines Affected

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 4 January 1921 · page 2

Operations on the Kalgoorlie mines are not likely to be resumed before the beginning of next week, as the railway strike is interfering with the…

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Piece Work in Coal Mining. Fair to All Parties. Favours Honesty and Diligence

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 5 January 1921 · page 4

A considerable section of our coal miners is bent upon obtaining the abolition of piece work and the substitution of day wages. The matter is one of the great and grave concern to the general public who are entitled to consideration no less than the operators and operatives of the collieries…

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Mining Activity

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 5 January 1921 · page 4

Tho Warden's court, which is held at East Maitland, has throughout the year been very busy, mostly with mining cases. The private land which is…

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Coal Tribunal. Adjournment to Melbourne. Victoria Holds Alour

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 6 January 1921 · page 6

A Sitting of the coal industry special tribunal was held at the Commonwealth was buildings on Wednesday afternoon, Mr. C. Hibble (president…

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Wheat Truckings. Coal Trucks Used

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 7 January 1921 · page 6

The Railway Department, taking advantage of the fact that the coal mines were shut down for 10 days, over the holiday period, made user of the ordinary…

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Gold Mines Award. Serious Effect Ix West Australia

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 January 1921 · page 6

The Kalgoorlie mine managers are agreed that the Arbitration Court's recent award covering the mining industry on the eastern goldfields will…

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Coal Tribunal. the Morwell Dispute

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 8 January 1921 · page 2

The Federal Cold Tribunal sat in private in Melbourne on friday. Subsequence the following statement was made:—The Tribunal sat for the…

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Metal Decline. Broken Hill Mines Affected.'

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 January 1921 · page 9

Mr. Wincey, manager of Block 10 mine, at Broken Hill, states that soma members of the weekly paid staff have been given a week's notice of dismissal…

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Proposed Colliery Deal. South Coast Mink. London, December 29

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 January 1921 · page 11

At a meeting of shareholders of the Metropolitan Coal Company Helensburg N.S.W. the London directorate placed before the meeting the offer of…

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British Coal Increased Output and Wages

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 January 1921 · page 10

Since the big Coal strike the miners have bent their backs towards work with the result that they are now producing at the rate of twenty…

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