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Mining & the mines, 1921

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German Mine. Washed Ashore at Brisbane

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 February 1921 · page 7

A live German mine, standing four foot high, with five studs nine inches long, was found on the beach about 90 miles north of Brisbane by holiday…

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Miners' Explosives. Conference of Lodges. Protest Against Increase

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 February 1921 · page 7

A conference of the lodges of the northern district branch of the Minors' Federation was held at the Newcastle Trades Hall, for the purpose of…

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British Coal Trade. Fresh Crisis. London, Feb. 21

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 February 1921 · page 5

The fresh crisis in the coal trade will be considered at the conference of miners' delegates in London to-morrow and Thursday, serious…

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Coal Mining at Millfield. The Cessnock Coalfields Extending

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 25 February 1921 · page 4

For the past couple of weeks there have been evidences of a new coal mining property opening at Millfield, in the Cessnock district. Recently some land…

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Coal Shares

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 25 February 1921 · page 6

Palmer's Share List, dealing with the position of the coal market wries: "Hetton Bellbird continue to be popular and are being bought at 22/9 in the…

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High Earnings. at Northern Colliery

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 February 1921 · page 12

Evidence that the New South Wales miners and wheelers fire earning good pay is shown by a list of wages earned at a northern-colliery during the…

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Miners' Explosives. Conference of Lodges

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 February 1921 · page 5

A conference of the lodges of the northern district branch of the Miners Federation was held at the Newcastle Trades Hall, for the purpose of…

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German Mine. Washed Ashore at Brisbane

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 February 1921 · page 3

A live German mine, standing four feet high, with five studs nine Inches long, wan found on the beach about 90 miles north of Brisbane by holiday…

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Serious Coal Situation. London. February 17

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 February 1921 · page 10

A serious coal situation is threatened owing to His reported decision of the owners to close down non-paying mines when the Government control of prices…

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Gold Seizure. Russian Explanation. London. Feb 16

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 February 1921 · page 11

A message from Home, states that the police at Naples have seized 160,000 gold roubles aboard the Italian ship Ancora which arrived from a…

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British Coal Trade Impending Crisis. London, February 10

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 February 1921 · page 10

A dangerous situation is foreshadowed in the mining industry. The owners and minors are in conflict an the subject of a permanent wage basis. The miners…

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British Coal Trade. Fresh Crisis London, Feb. 21

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 February 1921 · page 2

The fresh crisis in the coal trade will be considered at the conference of miners' delegates in London to-morrow and Thursday, serious…

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British Coal Trade. Crisis Impending. London, February 27

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 28 February 1921 · page 5

The danger of a coal crisis appears to have increased. The coal owners have decided to give the miners a fortnight's notice immediately after March 31…

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State Coal Mine

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 1 March 1921 · page 2

After nearly four years a commencement has been made with the sinking of the shaft on the State coal mine property in Mort's Gully, Lilhgow. The…

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British Coal Crisis

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 1 March 1921 · page 2

The danger of a coal crisis appears to have increased. The coalowners decided to give the miners a fortnight's notice immediately after the 13th…

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Colliery Improvement. Mr. Cann Active

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 2 March 1921 · page 3

Mr. Cann, Minister for Mines, states that he has recently giving consideration to the question of devising means of providing more efficient light than…

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British Coal Trade. American Competition. London, February 28

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 3 March 1921 · page 5

In the House of Commons, at question time, Mr. W. C. Bridgeman, Secretary for Mines, said that the quantity of coal exported from the United…

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Safety in Mines

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 4 March 1921 · page 3

The Minister for Mines, Mr. Cann, stated this week that he had recently considered the question of devising means of providing more efficient light…

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Colliery Improvement. Mr. Cann Active

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 March 1921 · page 3

Mr. Cann, Minister for Mines, states that he has recently giving consideration to the question of devising mean of providing more efficient light than…

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British Coal Trade. Crisis Depending. London. February 27

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 March 1921 · page 11

The danger of a coal crisis appears to have increased. The coal owners have decided to give the miners a fortnight's police immediately after March 31…

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