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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1921

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Mining Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 June 1921 · page 4

Thomas Griffiths, a miner, employed at the South Greta colliery, was admitted to the Maitland Hospital this morning, suffering from an…

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Coal Production. Comparison of Outputs

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 June 1921 · page 10

The Minister for Mines (Mr. Cas[?] directs attention to figures reprod[?] in the "Monthly Labour Review" [?] September with regard to the mining…

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Gold Output. Poor Queensland Return

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 June 1921 · page 14

The gold output an Queensland for May is probably poorer than any year on record. The output was only 2077 fine ounces compared with 8332…

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State's Gold Yield. Improvement for May

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 June 1921 · page 13

Mr. R. M. Cambage, Under-Secretary for MIned, has furnished a return showing that the gold yield for May. 1921. amounted to 3872 ounces crude, equal to…

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Coal Industry. Award for Drivers and Firemen

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 June 1921 · page 10

The final award of the Special tribunal appointed, under the chairmanship of Mr. Charles Hibble, to consider the claims of the Federated…

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Coal Strike. Reduced Trade. London, June 9

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 June 1921 · page 13

The effect, of the coal crisis is reflected in the Board of Trade returns for May. Imports are £86,000,000 compared with £166,000,000 in May 1920…

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Coal Situation. Issues Defined. Ballot Questions, LONDON, June 11

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 June 1921 · page 2

The decision on which the miners were invited to cast their votes were crystallised into two plain questions in the ballot paper issued by the…

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Coal Strike. Ballot on Owners' Offer. London, Jan 10

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 June 1921 · page 12

It would seem that the long [?] out coal dispute is now entering into its last stages. By an overwhelming majority the National Conference [?]…

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Homeville Colliery

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 June 1921 · page 4

Messrs. Jas. Ralston and Sons announce by advertisement in this issue that they have reopened Homoville Colliery, and are in a position to…

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British Miners. Oppose Resumption. London, June 17

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 June 1921 · page 2

The figures for the coal miners' ballot were:— For continuance of strike 432,511 For acceptance of the terms 183,827…

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The Coal Strike. Stubborn Miners. Offer Rejected. London, June 18

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 21 June 1921 · page 2

The British miners, by a 70 per cent. vote, have decided in favour or the continuance of the strike. Up to Thursday night 325,000 had…

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LOCAL & General News Colliery Stoppage

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 21 June 1921 · page 4

Owing to a mishap to the fan, East Greta colliery censed work about nine o'clock yesterday morning, and was Idle for the remainder…

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Gas Mask for Mines

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 21 June 1921 · page 4

The Mines Department has sent along to the Maitland Technical College a specially-constructed mask for the protection of men engaged in the…

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Non-union Colliery Labour. Railway Commissioners' Contract

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 21 June 1921 · page 6

Recently the question of the Railway Commissioners o[?] coal from a co[?]ry in the Muswellbrook district was discussed by the…

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British Miners Decision to Continue Strike

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 21 June 1921 · page 2

London, Saturday.—The miners, on a 70 per cent vote, are in favor of the Continuance of the strike. Up to yesterday, 325,000 miners had…

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The British Coal Crisis. What It Means to Britain American Coal Much Cheaper

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 21 June 1921 · page 1

The coal strike continues in England, and although proposals for settlement are being carefully considered, there does not yet appear…

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Union Bosses. New Zealand Coal Dispute

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 21 June 1921 · page 7

A farcical position has arisen at the State coal mines at Greymouth (N.Z.). Last week the rope boys absented themselves and the management…

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British Coal Crisis. Divided Counsels. London, June 20

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 21 June 1921 · page 2

The miners' counsels areg[?] Wales is uncompromissingly anxious for a general strike, but the "Times" Labour correspondent thinks that the…

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Coal Crisis. Miners Tenacity. Vancouver, June 21

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 22 June 1921 · page 5

A message from Toronto states that Mr. Herbert Trace, a publisher of British-labour publications says that the British could only be…

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British Miners' Strike No Settlement in Sight

Singleton Argus · Thursday 23 June 1921 · page 2

London, Monday.—The miners are still obdurate. A few hundred in various districts have signed on, but the Mine Owners' Association has unexpectedly…

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