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Mid North Coast · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1921

137 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 3 of 7

Negotiations Begun. Between Owners and Miners. British Coal Strike. London

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 12 April 1921 · page 3

The conference between the miners and owners, with the Government representatives as intermediaries, has begun…

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British Miners' Strike. Another Ray of Hope. Further Negotiations. London

Macleay Argus · Friday 15 April 1921 · page 5

As an outcome of the unofficial intervention of members of the House of Commons, the owners at midnight invited, the miners to discuss means to…

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The British Coal Trouble

The Northern Champion · Saturday 16 April 1921 · page 5

We dino as a rule on each other; What matter!—the toughest survive." The supposed code of ethics of the Ichthyosaurus has found its twin brother in the British coal-miners' rule of life. For the…

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Gold Near Macksville

Macleay Argus · Friday 22 April 1921 · page 4

From a parcel of arsenical gossan sent to the Mines Department in Sydney recently, Mr. T. H. Fogan, of Kempsey, received a report that one…

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Miners' Strike. Continuance Favored. Till Wages' Pool Conceded. London

Macleay Argus · Friday 22 April 1921 · page 5

Of the Durham Federation 95 per cent favored a continuance of the strike until a national wages pool was conceded. Two-thirds of the South…

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News of the World. Coal Seam Discovered. Prevents Works Closing. London

Macleay Argus · Friday 22 April 1921 · page 5

A surprise discovery has been made of a coal seam under a clay pit near Bristol, which will yield sufficient coal to prevent the closing of many works…

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English Coal Strike

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 23 April 1921 · page 4

LITTLE hope is held out that the owners' new offer will pave the way for further negotiations in the coal dispute. The men consider that…

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Miners' Strike. Railwaymen's Attitude. Fire at Colliery. London

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 26 April 1921 · page 3

Addressing miners, Sydney Cramp, the President of the National Union of Railwaymen, said that debarred railwaymen intended to refuse to…

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Flooded Mines. London

Macleay Argus · Friday 29 April 1921 · page 5

A Scottish mining export is of the opinion that 50 pits in Scotland will never be pumped dry. Those which are saved will be dangerous for months…

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Miners' Strike. £10,000,000 Subsidy. Government's Offer Rejected. London

Macleay Argus · Friday 29 April 1921 · page 5

The miners by an overwhelming majority rejected the Government's offer of a subsidy of £10,000,000 spread over four months, which would mean that…

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Gold Near Macksville

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 30 April 1921 · page 4

FROM a parcel of arsenical gossan sent to the Mines Department in Sydney recently, Mr. T. H. Fegan, of Kempsey, received a report that one sample contains 5oz. 4dwt…

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German Gold in Paris

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 30 April 1921 · page 4

THE "Weekly Dispatch" of the 6th February states:—Six motor lorry loads of German gold reached Paris on Saturday from Germany. They…

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British Coal Strike. No Settlement Yet. Arbitration Suggested. London

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 3 May 1921 · page 3

This is the fifth week of the coal strike, but a settlement still seems far off, though powerful influences are working to bring the miners and…

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About Gold. British Yukon the Eldorado of the Future

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 7 May 1921 · page 7

The paralysing effect of the "money strangle" due to the grave shortage of gold, is the chief topic of the business worl to-day. With the…

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News of the World. Collieries Flooded. London

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 10 May 1921 · page 3

Mr. Bridgman, in the House of Commons, stated that 46 collieries were flooded. They employed 14.656 men…

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The British Coal Strike

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 11 May 1921 · page 2

The real tragedy of the British coal strike lies in the fact that it was neither wanton nor provocative, but was produced by the…

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Overseas Coal Trade. "Ruined by Stoppages." Coalowners' Opinion. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Friday 20 May 1921 · page 5

Coalowners declare that the oversea coal trade is already practically ruined by stoppages…

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Coal Mining

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 25 May 1921 · page 2

Coal mining operations have begun at Craven. A party of two men are tunnelling into the bank of Coal Creek with the object of…

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Miners Will Confer. London

Macleay Argus · Friday 27 May 1921 · page 5

The Miners' Executive has agreed to accept the Government's invitation to a conference, but the members say that the national pool has not been…

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How Much Coal Is There?

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 28 May 1921 · page 7

In view of Germany's reluctant undertaking to deliver 2,000,000 tons of coal monthly, it is interesting to consider just bow the chief coal…

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