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Mining & the mines, 1921

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Coal Crisis. Matter Settled. London, October 14

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 15 October 1921 · page 5

The coal crisis in South Wales, mentioned on September 27, has been settled in favour of the owners by the award of the arbitrator, Sir W…

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State Gold Yield. Increase for Nine Month

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 October 1921 · page 4

Mr. R. H. Cambage, Under-Secretary for Mines, has furnished a return showing that the New South Wales gold yield for September. 1921,…

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Intermittent Work. Fortnight's Colliery Pay

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 17 October 1921 · page 6

Owing to the slackness of trade and to stoppages from other causes work at the collieries of the Newcastle and Maitland coalfields for the fortnight…

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African Superstitions Gold Coast Trouble. London, October 11

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 17 October 1921 · page 5

"The Times" Ashanti correspondent says a light has been cast on African superstitions by the discovery of the mysterious and sacred Golden Stool of…

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Gold for Notes. Two Men Sentenced

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 20 October 1921 · page 6

Sydney Grant, 23, and George King, 33, appeared at the Central Court to answer a charge of being rogues and vagabonds in that they, being…

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Intermittent Work. Fortnight's Colliery Pay

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 October 1921 · page 10

Owing to the slackness of trade and to stoppages from other causes work at the collieries of the Newcastle and Maitland coalfields for the fortnight…

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Mine Stoppages. a Long List

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 October 1921 · page 9

The Northern colieries' Association has furnished the following list of stop pages for the week ended October [?]:— Wallaran.—Struck 1st july, still on…

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Durham Miners Action London, October 19

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 October 1921 · page 2

The Durham County Colliery Enginemen, Boilerminders and Firemen's Association has decided by a large majority to withdraw from the Miners'…

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Kansas Miners. Drastic Treatment. Vancouver, October 13

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 October 1921 · page 12

A message from Washington states that President Lewis, of the United Mine Workers, by drastic action ended the strikes at Kansas, where the…

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Gold for Notes. Two Men Sentenced

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 October 1921 · page 5

Sydney Grant, 23. and George King, 83, appeared at the Central Court to answer a charge of being rogues and vagabonds in that they, being…

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Coal Crisis. Matter Settled. London. October 14

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 October 1921 · page 12

The coal crisis in South Wales, mentioned on September, 27, has been settled in favour of the owners by the award of the arbitrator, Sir W…

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African Superstitions Gold Coast Trouble. London, October 14

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 October 1921 · page 12

"The Times" Ashanti correspondent says a light has been east on African superstitions by the discovery of the mysterious and sacred Golden Stool of…

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Coal Trade Depression. Full-time Linen Mills. London, October 20

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 22 October 1921 · page 5

In addition to the pits becoming permanently abandoned as the outcome of the strike it is announced to-day that sixteen colliers in…

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The Collieries. Intermittency of Work. Matter Discussed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 October 1921 · page 3

The conference between the colliery proprietors and representatives of the Australasian Coal and Shale Employees Federation on the question of…

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Colliery Stoppage

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 October 1921 · page 4

Hebburn Colliery, which was idle on Tuesday, resumed yesterday. The trouble at the pit arose through a complaint bby the new tunnel wheelers…

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LOCAL & General News Greta Collieries Band

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 28 October 1921 · page 4

The Greta Collieries Band will play a programme of selections on the East Maitland gaol reserve on Sunday afternoon at 3.45. A…

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Colliery Mechanics Delay in Considering Claims

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 28 October 1921 · page 2

A meeting of the Mechanics Union, embracing the Burwood, Burwood Extended Dudley. New Lambton, Shortland, Borehole, Pacific and Gartles…

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Mining Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 28 October 1921 · page 4

While attending to a skip at the screen at Longworth's pit this morning, Edward James Milton, 14 years of age, who resides with his father at…

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Claims Before Coal Tribunal

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 28 October 1921 · page 5

A sitting of the Coal Tribunal, presided over by Mr. C. Hibble, was held at the Commonwealth Bank building, Sydney, on Wednesday to adjudicate…

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Colliery Sanitary Conditions

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 29 October 1921 · page 4

At the conclusion of the meeting addressed by Mr. Mckell, Minister for Justice, last evening, Mr. W. F. O'Hearn, M.L.A., referred to the…

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