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Murray · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1919

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The Labor Crisis in Britain. Miners' Ballots Favor Government Terms

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 15 April 1919 · page 2

The South Wales ballots show sweeping majorities in favor of Mr. Justice Sankey's report…

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Latest Telegrams. (Country Edition continued from Pace 1.) Sydney. Friday Night. the Coal Conference

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 15 April 1919 · page 4

The first conference between the coal owners and employees sat for several hours to-day, and then adjourned til next week, without…

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Miners and Owners Agree on Seven Hours Day. the Menace of Bolshevism. Interesting Statements in Weimar Assembly. Germany's Ingenious Public Diplomacy

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 15 April 1919 · page 2

A Socialist demonstration at Bremerhaven demanded vigorous methods to relieve the food scarcity in the Lower Weser region, including…

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Searching Coal Inquiry Terms of the Commission. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 16 April 1919 · page 2

The terms of the commission issued to Mr. J. L. Campbell, K.C., in connection with the coal mining industry, are of a most comprehensive character…

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Crisis in the Coal Trade Owners, Miners and Coal Commission. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 17 April 1919 · page 2

An important meeting of colliery owners to consider the attitude to be adopted towards the Coal Commission and matters arising out of the recent negotiations…

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Coal Shortage

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 April 1919 · page 31

A special meeting of the Federal Cabinet discussed the coal shortage together with quarantine subjects. Subsequently Mr. Watt announced that the…

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The Coal Inquiry Sydney

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 18 April 1919 · page 1

The Acting Premier stated this afternoon that Mr. J. Browne M.L.C., the well-known barrister had been briefed to assist Mr. Campbell in…

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The Saar Territory League of Nations to Administer. Coal Mines Become French. Paris

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 22 April 1919 · page 2

The treaty clauses dealing with the Saar Valley have reached me. They provide that, in order to assure to France compensation for the destruction of her…

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Coal Difficulty Settled Miners Accept Government Terms. Seven Million Pounds to Be Cut Up. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 22 April 1919 · page 2

The miners' conference has unanimously accepted the Government terms for the settlement of the dispute. The mine owners and the Coal…

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The Labor Unrest at Home. Miners Accept Government's Terms. Will Continue to Agitate for Nationalisation

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 22 April 1919 · page 2

The British Miners' Conference has unanimously accepted the Government's terms. Mr. Smillie, addressing the Miners'…

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COAl Mining Dispute the Commission Adjourns. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 23 April 1919 · page 3

Speaking at to-day's sitting of the Coal Commission, Mr. John Browne explained that the coal proprietors would be required to furnish particulars regarding…

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Attitude of Miners Federation

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 23 April 1919 · page 3

The general secretary of the Federated Coal and Shale Miners' Federation, Mr. Willis, stated this afternoon that the reports to hand showed every indication…

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Mine Carpenters on Strike. Broken Hill

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 23 April 1919 · page 3

All the carpenters employed on the Broken Hill mines struck work this morning. This has not affected the production of the mines, which continues as…

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Idle Coal Mines "The Ripe for a Big Upheaval. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 25 April 1919 · page 2

There are now 13 miles idle in the Northern District, while the president of the Southern District has reported some difficulty in keeping the miners at work…

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Victorian Brown Coal

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 April 1919 · page 32

The shortage and threatened famine of black coal in Victoria has again directed attention to the potential energy that is locked up in the brown coal fields at…

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Double Mining Fatality

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 April 1919 · page 44

George Thompson, aged 19 years, single, was found dead in the main tunnel of the underground section of the Mount Bischoff tin mine. Waratah, Tasmania. This tunnel…

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Coal Trouble. Hanging Fire. Sydney

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 25 April 1919 · page 6

The passion regard to the coal industry is still unsettled and obseure. Further developments are unlikely for the next few days…

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Fear Infection. Miners Cease Work. Sydney

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 25 April 1919 · page 6

Three thousand miners at Cessnock today refused work because a number of their fellow empoyees were daily coming from towns…

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Impending Coal Strike Miners and Mr Watt in League Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 26 April 1919 · page 2

Mr. A. C. Willis, general secretary of the Coal Federation, has telegraphed to Mr. Watt, Acting Prime Minister, informing him that the miners' officials will do…

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Epidemic on the Coal Fields a Cordon Wanted for Cessnock Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 26 April 1919 · page 2

Dr. Arthur, addressing the Cessnock miners, declared that isolation of the district would be of no use unless it was complete. He was quite in sympathy with…

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