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Mining & the mines, 1921

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British Miners. Supported by Labour Congress. Japanese Treaty Opposed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 23 June 1921 · page 3

The Conference of the Australian Labour party was continued on Wednesday in Melbourne. The following motion, moved by Mr…

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New Greta Colliery Strike of Mechanics

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 24 June 1921 · page 6

During, the course of the proceedings at the Engineers' Tribunal in Sydney on Thursday afternoon reference was made to the strike of mechanics which…

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Crime in the Coal Townships

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 24 June 1921 · page 4

From Kearsley comes the reports of quite a number of robberies. At the former centre the Co-operative Store was recently robbed. At Abernethy a…

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Coal Industry. Sitting of Engineers' Tribunal

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 24 June 1921 · page 6

The first fitting of Hie Engineers (Coal industry) Special Tribunal took place at the Commonwealth Hank in Sydney on Thursday. Mr…

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Coal Strike Deadlock London. June 25

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 24 June 1921 · page 5

A conference of the Miners Executive with other unions involved in [?] disputes is to commence Saturday. Since January 1, 1902 immigrants…

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Coal Crisis Miners' Ballot. London. June [?]

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 June 1921 · page 12

So far the results of the ballot are For a[?] against [?] In view of the fact that…

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Non-union Colliery Labour. Railway Commissioners Contract

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 June 1921 · page 6

Recently the question of the Railway Commissioners obtaining coal from a colliery in the Muswellbrook district was discussed by the…

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Miners' Tenacity. Vancouver, June 21

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 June 1921 · page 2

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

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Gold Yield. for the Commonwealth

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 June 1921 · page 6

The gold yield of the Commonwealth for the first five months of the current calendar year amounted to approximately 324,663oz. The…

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Union Bosses. New Zealand Coal Dispute

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 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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Mining Explosive. Deputation to Minister

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 25 June 1921 · page 2

A department representing the coal and Shale Employes Federation and the coal mine owners walled on Mr. Greene. Minister for customers…

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Mining Explosives. Question of Duties

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 June 1921 · page 9

A deputation representing the Australian Explosives and Chemicals [?] and the Ammunition Workers [?] introduced by Sir Robert Best,…

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Mining Explosives. Federation President's Statement

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 June 1921 · page 9

A meeting of the northern executive of the Miners' Federation in connection with the Explosives Committee was held at the Trade Hall…

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British Coal Crisis. Divided Counsels. London, June 20

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 June 1921 · page 2

The miners' counsels are divided [?] Wales is uncompromisingly anxious for a general strike but the "Times" Labour correspondent thinks that the…

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Help for the Miners. Direct Action Ridiculed. London, June 23

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 25 June 1921 · page 5

The Brighton Conference carried a resolution that all possible support be accorded the miners. speeches showed a desire to give financial help…

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Mining Disaster in Westphalia 150 Persons Killed

Singleton Argus · Saturday 25 June 1921 · page 6

London, Wednesday.—According to a message from Berlin, 150 were killed and 80 injured in an explosion at Mont Ceris mine, Westphalia. Hundreds are still…

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A Good Average. Work at the Collieries

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 27 June 1921 · page 8

Although a number of collieries were idle on the day of the late Mr. Kearsley's funeral work during the fortnight ended on Saturday was…

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Serious Occurrence at the Colliery

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 28 June 1921 · page 2

One day last week one of the large boilers in connection with the machinery of the Muswellbrook colliery collapsed, owing, it is supposed, to…

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Barque Ashore. Cargo of Newcastle Coal

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 28 June 1921 · page 4

The barque Rona. which arrived from Newcastle with a cargo of ecal, struck the rocks just inside the entrance to Wellington (N.Z) harbour late on…

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British Coal Industry

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 29 June 1921 · page 4

There will be very general relief at the news that the coal miners in the old country are about to resume work. Immense losses and great…

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