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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1921

2,096 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 29 of 105

The Coal Trade

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 April 1921 · page 6

The figures of the export coal trade for the first quarter of the current Year reveal a position which must be looked upon as satisfactory. Compared…

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Coal Export Money for Whaefs Port Tax Proposed

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 13 April 1921 · page 4

The manner in which important industries in. Victoria and South. Australia wore thrown idle whoa the shipping strike held up coal…

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The Coal Strike. Conference Proceeds. Meeting Adjourned. Parties to Meet Lloyd George, (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 April 1921 · page 7

The conference between representatives of the miners and the mineowners, with the Government representatives as intermediaries, began yesterday…

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Breathing Time Alliance Postpones Strike Coal Fields Quiet Situation Tense London, Tuesday Night. The Triple Alliance strike has been postponed

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 13 April 1921 · page 1

Although optimism prevails there great tenseness to-day. The Government is proceeding most energetically in the organisation of…

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None Suitable Council Coal Mine Problem for Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 14 April 1921 · page 5

The Lord Mayor presided last night at a special meeting of Sydney City Council coal mine committee, convened to consider the report of Messrs…

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The Coal Crisis. Conference Abortive. Miners Reject Terms. Railwaymen and Transporters to Strike on Friday Night. (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 April 1921 · page 5

It is officially stated that a conference between the representatives of the mine-owners, the miners and the Government took place yesterday…

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Mining Depression Slack 'Change Conditions SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 14 April 1921 · page 5

The likelihood of the England railway and transport workers coming out on strike tomorrow caused a feeling of uneasiness to pervade the…

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Deadlock Miners Reject Government Proposals Triple Alliance will Strike on Friday Protection of Workers Riots in Wales and Fifeshire London, Wednesday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 14 April 1921 · page 1

The miners have rejected the Government's proposals. The Triple Alliance's decision this morning was conveyed to the public by Mr. J. H. Thomas, M.P. (secretary of the National Union of Railwaymen), In the following statement: "The transporters and railwaymen unanimously decided to strike at 10 o'clock on Friday night…

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Collieries Idle Position at Westy Miners' Officials Busy

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 15 April 1921 · page 5

An unusual number of strikes is reported from the West Wallsend district. Trouble at Killingworth has been…

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New Greta Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 April 1921 · page 5

Matters affecting the New Greta Colliery were considered at a conference held at the Colliery Office yesterday. Mr. Bevan, the manager represented the company,…

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"Not Secret" Coal Trimmers' View

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 15 April 1921 · page 5

Mr. A. Forbes, secretary of the Carrington Coal and Coke Shipping Union, writes that his committee has instructed him to inform Mr. J. M. Baddeley…

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Miners and Mechanics Maitland Conference Circular Repudiated

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 15 April 1921 · page 5

A protest against an attempt to form another union organisation on the coalfields was recently made to the Newcastle industrial Council by Mr. J. M…

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Riverina Coal Field Supply for 200 YEARS Its Importance to Victoria

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 15 April 1921 · page 6

Speaking recently before Benalla shire council, Mr. F. B. Cowling, who is organising matters in connection with the business side of the new coal…

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Russian Miners' Sympathy

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 April 1921 · page 7

A message from Moscow states that the Russian Miners' Union has telegraphed to the British miners: "We are following with strained attention your struggle,…

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Mount Morgan Mine. Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 April 1921 · page 7

Mr. Justice M'Cawley to-day adjourned to Mount Morgan, to a date to be fixed, the application of the Mount Morgan Company for the consolidation of all…

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Disruption Alliance Repudiates Miners "Strike Bubble Burst" Unionism Shaken Miners Still Defiant London, Friday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 16 April 1921 · page 5

Mr. Hodge's resignation is denied. A national conference of miners will be called for to-morrow. Friday's strange transition ending in the abandonment of the general…

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The Coal Crisis. Situation Unchanged But Discussion Proceeding on Question of Wages. (Australian Cable Association.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 April 1921 · page 7

Through the intervention of members of the House of Commons, the owners, at midnight, invited the miners to discuss means to improve the lot of the lower-paid…

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On Again, Off Again Strike Officially Cancelled Miners Stubborn to the Last Secretary Hodges Resigns VANCOUVER

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 16 April 1921 · page 1

The Transport Workers and Railwaymen's strike, has been cancelled. Wall-street responded with climbing prices when tho announcement came that programme had been cancelled. The announcement of national watt agreement the U.S. Railway and Labor Board also infused a strong tone in stocks…

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South Teralba Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 18 April 1921 · page 5

South Teralba Colliery will resume operations on next Monday, after extensive constructional work…

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Industrial Matters. Work at the Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 18 April 1921 · page 5

During the fortnight a good deal of time was lost at collieries in the northern district through stoppages arising from more or less trifling causes, but…

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