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Mining & the mines, 1921

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Britain's Coal Trade. London, Aug. 4

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 5 August 1921 · page 5

A glut of cola in Britain in the near future is the London Coal Exporters Association in a letter to the Prime Minister, protesting…

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Serious Outlook. New Zealand Mining Dispute

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 5 August 1921 · page 3

When the Conciliation Council sat to consider the Otage-Southland colliery dispute, in which the men were cited by the employers the men's…

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Warden's Court. Mining Applications

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 August 1921 · page 6

The Warden Mr. T. W. Cohen, P.M., presided at the Warden's Court heid at East Maitland yesterday. The adjourned matter referred to…

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British Coal. Export Trade Reviving. London, Aug. 5

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 August 1921 · page 5

The journal "Compendium" says the British coal export trade has returned to its normal channels, including the French and Russian…

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The Collieries. Only Eleven Work Full Time

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 8 August 1921 · page 6

Only eleven of the collieries of the Newcastle and Maitland coalfields worked full time of eleven days for the fortnight ended on Saturday…

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Removal of Coal Embargo

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 8 August 1921 · page 4

Mr. W. F. O'Hearn, M.L.A., states that he has received information from various members and officers of the Miners' Federation in the…

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Coal Embargo. Restrictions Removed. Conference with Acting Prime Minister

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 8 August 1921 · page 3

The restrictions imposed by the Commonwealth Government on the export of Maitland and Borehole coal from Newcastle have been removed…

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Carrying on in Spite of No Coal

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 9 August 1921 · page 2

It is universally recognised that British engineers display their highest qualities in the most serious emergencies and this fact was amply proved…

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State Gold Yield. Increase for Seven Months

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 9 August 1921 · page 3

Mr. R. H. Cambage Under-secretary for Mines, has furnished a return showing that the gold yield in New South Wales for July amounted to…

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Colliery Stoppages

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 10 August 1921 · page 4

The Aberdare Colliery was idle on Tuesday. The trouble is attributed to the dismissal of an employee. It is stated that a deputation waited…

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Rich Gold Vein. Find at Crow Mountain. a Mild Rush

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 10 August 1921 · page 7

Something in the nature of a mud gold rush is taking place in Glen tunes, and quite a number of young men are leaving to try their luck at…

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Lost in a Colliery

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 11 August 1921 · page 4

An elderly man named Arthur Hardy, working as a shiftman in Richmond-Main Colliery, was lost in that pit on Monday night. Hardy went…

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Welsh Coal Strike Workless Number 50,000

Singleton Argus · Thursday 11 August 1921 · page 2

London, Monday.—The "Daily Chronicle" states that the Cardiff coal output has outstripped the demand, and there is a heavy slump in values. Many pits will…

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Trade Depression. Unwanted Coal. London, August 10

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 11 August 1921 · page 5

A message from South Wales states that the Siemens Steel Association has decided still further to reduce the price of steel bars by another £1 per…

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Warden's Court. Mining Applications

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 August 1921 · page 9

The Warden, Mr. T. W. Cohen. P.M., presided at the Warden's Court held at East Maitland on Friday. The adjourned matter referred to the Warden for inquiry concerning…

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Coal Tribunal. Whitburn and East Greta

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 August 1921 · page 11

The Coal Tribunal was again occupied at Newcastle, before Mr. C. Hibble, chairman. A claim was made from the…

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State Gold Yield. Increase for Seven Months

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 August 1921 · page 6

Mr R. H. Cambage, Under-Secretary for Mines, has furnished a return showing that the gold yield in New South Wales, for July, amounted to…

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British Coal. Export Trade Reviving. London, Aug. 5

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 August 1921 · page 13

The journal "Compendium" says the British coal export trade has returned to its normal channels, including the French and Russian…

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Coal Embargo. Restrictions Removed. Conference With. Acting. Prime Minister

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 August 1921 · page 13

The restrictions imposed by the Commonwealth Government on the export of Maitland and Borehole coal from Newcastle have been removed…

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Rich Gold Vein. Find at Crow Mountain. a Mild Rush

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 August 1921 · page 7

Something in the nature of a mild gold, rush is taking place in Glen Innes, and quite a number of young men sire leaving to try their luck at…

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