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Mining & the mines, 1922

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American Strike War Coal Situation Most Serious Washington, Tuesday Night

Singleton Argus · Thursday 20 July 1922 · page 2

It is stated that the coal situation is regarded as having reached a most serious pass, and fear is openly expressed that the nation faces one of the…

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The Singleton Argus Thursday, July 20th, 1922. the Trawlers, Coal Contract

Singleton Argus · Thursday 20 July 1922 · page 2

While Royal Commissions and boards of enquiry have proved, rather useless than otherwise in the past, and have led to a substantial expenditure of public…

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Abermain Miners' Fined

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 21 July 1922 · page 7

At Kurri Police Court on Wednesday, before Major Crane, P.M., 25 defendants were each fined £5 and £1/9/ coats for having absented…

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ABERMAIN No. 2 Miners Fined

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 21 July 1922 · page 9

The Police Magistrate Major Crane, made a special day's court on Thursday to hear the cases listed against thirteen employees of Abermain No. 2…

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Danger Op Mines Flooding. Vancouver, July 20

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 21 July 1922 · page 5

The engineers and pumpmen in the mines of the United States have decided to strike if non-unionists are employed. This will involve the danger…

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British Miners. National Wage Agreement. London, July 20

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 21 July 1922 · page 5

A conference of the Miners Federation at Blackpool decided not to terminate the national wage agreement, but endeavour to secure immediate…

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U.S.A. Strikes. Coal Famine. Vancouver, July 20

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 21 July 1922 · page 5

With a complete collapse of peace negotiations the railway strike in the United States is facing the full gravity of the industrial crisis…

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U.S.A. Coal Mines. Speedy Resumption Expected. Vancouver, July 11

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 22 July 1922 · page 13

A message from Washington states that it is expected that the coal miners will resume next week. Some modification of the President's…

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Miners Accept Arbitration. Washington, July 12

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 22 July 1922 · page 12

The Anthracite coal operators have accepted President Harding's offer of arbitration for the settlement of the strike…

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Trawling Industry. Coal Contract. Remarkable Disclosures

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 July 1922 · page 3

Some remarkable disclosures were made in the Legistative Assembly yesterday, by Mr. Oakes, the Chief Secretary, concerning the State Trawling…

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Question of Miners' Pay. Withdrawal From High Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 22 July 1922 · page 11

It has been decided by the Mining Department of the Workers' Industrial Union of Australia to withdraw from further proceedings in the…

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U.S.A. Miners' Strike. Great Conflict Pending. Campaign of Violence. Vancouver, July 17

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 July 1922 · page 2

The hopes of a settlement of the railway strike are chiefly based on the attitude of Mr. Grable, who will confer on Thursday at Detriot with…

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The Latest. Collapse of Negotiations. Industrial Crisis Arises. British Coal for America. (Reuter's Cables.) Washington, Thursday Night

Singleton Argus · Saturday 22 July 1922 · page 7

With the complete collapse of peace negotiations for the railway strike, the United States is facing the full gravity of an industrial crisis…

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Colliery Workers Resume

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 25 July 1922 · page 6

Much speculation was indulged during the week-end as to whether work would be at Nos. 1 and 2 Abermain and Seaham collieries yesterday…

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Coal Trouble Decision To-day

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 25 July 1922 · page 2

After hearing the address in reply made by representatives of the coal miners, the chairman of the Coal Tribunal announced on Saturday that he…

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Coal Tribunal. Chairman's Decision. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 25 July 1922 · page 5

The chairman of the Coal Tribunal has decided that the proprietors' application for the termination of the award and the…

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A Deadlock Reached. Impobtation of English Coal

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 25 July 1922 · page 2

New York, Sunday.—The railway and coal strikes in the United States appear to have reached a deadlock. President "Harding has conferred with…

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U.S.A. Miners' Strike. Protecting Strike Breakers. Vancouver, July 24

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 25 July 1922 · page 5

There was desultory shooting but no lives were lost, when many miners around Washington county, Pennsylvania, resumed under…

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Whitburn Colliery Idle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 July 1922 · page 4

Whitburn Colliery, Greta, was idle on Tuesday owing to the ventilation being interfered with by a fall in the fan drift. The fall was caused by the…

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Award Varied. Metalliferous Miners

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 July 1922 · page 2

The varied award for metalliferous and limestone miners provides that until May 26, 1923, the minimum rates of pay for powder-monkey shall…

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