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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1920

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Coal Tribunal Award Next Wednesday SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 17 September 1920 · page 5

Mr. Charles Hibble, chariman of the special coal tribunal, called the members together for a brief sitting to-day. In order to elicit further…

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Federal Preserve Coal Export Tax Mr. Lang's Problem SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 17 September 1920 · page 5

Legal advice has been given to the Treasurer, Mr. Lang, that the State cannot impose a tax of 10s a ton on coal exported from the…

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Control of Coal Advisory Committee Foreign Trade Strangled Safeguarding Newcastle

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 17 September 1920 · page 5

It is understood that Messrs. H. C. Langwill. F. W. Nowman and Captain J. B. Brown have been appointed by the Federal Government to act with…

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British Coal Trouble. the Outlook Brighter. Conference To-day. (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 September 1920 · page 5

The coal outlook is brighter. The miners will probably drop their demand for a reduction in the price if the Government will guarantee to continue the…

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Colliery Engin-drivers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 September 1920 · page 8

Sir,—I was pleased to read the letter of "One Willing to Assist." There are too many engine-drivers add firemen's unions in this northern district to do any good…

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Coal Crisis Conference Fails Miners Insist on Increase LONDON, Friday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 18 September 1920 · page 1

The conference between Sir Robert Horne (President of the Board of Trade) and the miners' executive resumed this morning and adjourned till…

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Gold

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 September 1920 · page 6

Notice is taken of a further shipment of gold to America, such being from France. Shipments of gold to America are probably rather more regular than…

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Coal Tribunal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 September 1920 · page 6

The Coal Tribunal sat again yesterday at Sydney. The chairman, Mr. C. Hibble, had a further discussion with the representatives of both sides before…

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The Coal Famine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 September 1920 · page 10

Yesterday, in the House of Representatives, we listened to a somewhat reassuring statement from the Prime Minister in regard to future coal supplies from…

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Newcastle Wallsend Coal Company's Estate

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 September 1920 · page 8

Messrs. Creer and Berkeley announce for sale by public competition on November 25 portion of the Newcastle Wallsend Coal Company's estate,…

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British Coal Trouble. the Conference. Conciliatory Spirit. (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 September 1920 · page 7

The conference between Sir Robert Horne, the president of the Board of Trade, and the executive of the Miners' Federation, was the most conciliatory,…

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Work at the Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 September 1920 · page 5

Work in general has been good at the collieries of the Newcastle and South Maitland districts for the fortnight ended on Saturday last, and 26 of them put in…

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Selling Newcastle Coal

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 20 September 1920 · page 4

Mr. C. L. Rarratt, local manager of the Newcastle-Wallsend Coad Company, had been advised by the Prime Minister that he has been appointed…

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Coal Exports Tax Constitutional Difficulty

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 20 September 1920 · page 5

The State Treasurer has been legally advised that the proposed State tax of 10s a ton on coal produced for export is unconstitutional in that it is…

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Barrier Strike Unionists Disappointed Miners Want to Resume Broken Hill

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 20 September 1920 · page 5

Great disappointment has boon felt lately at the prolongation of the strike settling tribunal proceedings, because of the fact that if a…

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The Coal Difficulty. Further Conference to Be Held To-day. (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 September 1920 · page 5

The official report of Friday's Coal Conference shows that the major part of the discussion revolved round the question of increased output…

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Brink of Disaster Britain's Coal Crisis "Strike would Shake the Empire" Urgent Appeal for Industrial Peace LONDON, Sunday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 20 September 1920 · page 1

A powerful plea for industrial peace was made this afternoon by tho railwaymen's leader (Mr. T. H. Thomas M.P )…

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Cardiff Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 September 1920 · page 5

A stoppage occurred yesterday at the Lymington Tunnel and Cardiff Borehole collieries, at Cardiff. The trouble at the Lymington mine has occurred over…

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Case for the Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 September 1920 · page 5

A powerful plea for industrial peace was made at Connah's Quay, Flintshire, by Mr. J. H. Thomas, M.P., general secretary to the National Union of…

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German Mines Nationalisation Favored LONDON, Monday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 21 September 1920 · page 5

The correspondent of "The Times" at Berlin states that an important Royal Commission on Coal Mining recommends the socialisation of the…

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