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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1921

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Case Foe Miners. London. May 8

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 May 1921 · page 12

If the pool is wrong let the Government offer an alternative giving the miner equal opportunities, and the miners will not stay out another…

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Gundagai Gold. Geological Surveyor's Report

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 May 1921 · page 8

Mr. Cann, the Minister for Mines, has received a report on the Sandy Falls Gold Mines, near Coolac, on the Gundagai line, by L. F. Harper,…

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Firm Stand. Miners Not Defiant. London. May 9

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 May 1921 · page 3

There is a growing feeling that this [?] will bring a fresh effort to end the coal deadlock. The miners' leaders appear to be…

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Coal Strike. Critical Position. London, May 12

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 May 1921 · page 5

To-morrow will be a critical day in the coal dispute. A railway stoppage is threatened as the outcome of the impending resolve of the locomotive…

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State Gold Yield. Marked Increase for April

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 May 1921 · page 8

Mr. W. H. Cambage, Secretary for Mines, has furnished a return, showing that the New South Wales gold yield for April amounted to 8500 ozs…

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Coal Crisis. Suggested Temporary Settlement. London, May 3

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 May 1921 · page 12

The "Daily Mail" states that members of the Labour Party in the House of Commons and a group of private members conferred and formulated…

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Coal Strike. Transport Workers' Manifesto. London, May 7

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 May 1921 · page 3

The Transport Workers' Federation and the Railwaymen's Union are issued a joint manifesto. It says 'The federation, anxious to…

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British Coal Strike Triple Alliance Meeting. Drastic Action Forecasted. (Reuters Cables.) London, Thursday Night

Singleton Argus · Saturday 14 May 1921 · page 5

Trades Union leaders, on being interviewed, forecast drastic action as the result of to-morrow's joint meeting of executives of the transport workers and…

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Ten Days. Work at the Collieries

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 May 1921 · page 2

Owing to May Day being taken as a holiday at all the collieries on Newcastle and Maitland fields, the full time for the fortnight ended on…

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Coal Strike. Commons Debate. Lloyd George Conciliatory LONDON, May 13

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 May 1921 · page 5

In the House of Commons to-day, on the motion for adjournment over Whitsun, Mr. J. R. Clynes (Labour) expressed the opinion that the…

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Admirals While You Wait £2,000,000 a Year for Gold Braid

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 17 May 1921 · page 1

Last week "Smith's Weekly" drew attention to Australia's annual bill of £2,000,000 for a paper navy. To command the flotilla which…

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Tomago Coal. Mine May Be Worked

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 18 May 1921 · page 3

There is a probability that the Tomago coal pit which has been [?] for [?] years may again be opened upper some time past parties interested…

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Colliery Mechanics

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 18 May 1921 · page 4

A meeting of members of the South Greta, East Greta and Ashtonfield district will be held in St. Maryls Hall, Scotin-street to-morrow…

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Miners' Race Meeting London, May 18

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 19 May 1921 · page 5

There was a real race meeting atmosphere at Doncaster on Tuesday when, in brilliant sunshine, 30,000 people paid for admission to witness a "Pitmen's…

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Socialistic Ideas. Mr. Willis and the Coal Industry. a Trade View

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 19 May 1921 · page 3

A lending member of the coal trade made the fallowing comment on speeches delivered by Mr. Willis, tac general secretary of the Coa, and…

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Tomago Coal Measures

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 20 May 1921 · page 3

The following is the vertical section of the Tomago Pit:— The following section was supplied to Professor David, by Mr. Wright of the…

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Coal Output. Disastrous Results of Strikes

The Scone Advocate · Friday 20 May 1921 · page 2

A statement was made on behalf of the mineowners on Wednesday that the loss of coal output at Maitland and Newcastle during the first…

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Reduced Wages. Accepted by Wallaroo and Moonta Miners

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 20 May 1921 · page 6

It was announced by the secretary of the Wallaroo and Moonta Mining Company in Adelaide that he had received an intimation from the registrar…

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Mining Disputes. Effect on Oversea Trade

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 20 May 1921 · page 7

A statement was issued in Sydney on behalf of the coalwners to the effect that the employee in the No. 1 and No. 2 tunnel of Bellbird colliery,…

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Tomago Coal. Mine May Be Worked

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 May 1921 · page 7

There is a probability that the Tomago coal pit, which has been idle for 60 years may again be opened up. For some time past parties interested…

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