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North West (Tamworth to Moree) · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1921

242 stories in North West (Tamworth to Moree)'s papers · page 9 of 13

Coal Strike. Owners Return Home. Miners Want Resumntion. LONDON

The Northern Daily Leader · Monday 2 May 1921 · page 2

The coal owners held a meting yesterday morning, after which it was stated that the negotiations had broken down on a purely political issue. The…

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Melbourne Coal Famine. MELBOURNE

The Northern Daily Leader · Monday 2 May 1921 · page 2

Through the dislocation of the collier service a serious coat shortage is being exp[?]ced in Melbourne…

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Coal Deadlock. New Restrictions. London

The Northern Daily Leader · Monday 2 May 1921 · page 2

The coal deadlock is unchanged. Serious mine floodings are reported. The Government's new restrictive measure contemplate all lights out at…

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Angry Miners. Other Unionists Abused. LONDON

The Northern Daily Leader · Monday 2 May 1921 · page 2

Mr. Cook, a member of the Miners' Executive, speaking at Pontypridd, said the miners would resist district settlement to the uttermost…

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Coal Magnate Killed. LONDON

The Northern Daily Leader · Tuesday 3 May 1921 · page 2

Sir Thomas Watson, the coal magnate, was killed by a motor car in the streets of London last night. The late Sir Thomas Edward…

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The Latest Drifting. Coal Deadlock Continues. State of War Predicted. LONDON, Monday. The coal [?]

The Northern Daily Leader · Tuesday 3 May 1921 · page 2

[?] unenanged at the week-end. A number of district associations show uncompromisingly as regards acceptance of the Government's…

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Coal Strike. Deadlock Continues. Both Sides Waiting. Distress Growing Rapidly. London

The Northern Daily Leader · Tuesday 3 May 1921 · page 2

The week-end brought no change in the coal deadlock. Owners and miners are both sitting tight, waiting for the other side to make the next move…

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Oil to the Rescue. No Need to Wait for Coal. LONDON

The Northern Daily Leader · Tuesday 3 May 1921 · page 2

Sydney. North, the famous expert in oil-driven machinery, declares that there is no necessity for a shortage of power owing to the lack of coal. Machinery…

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Coal Strike. Miners' Pits Closed. Distress in Wales. Union Funds Exhausted. London

The Northern Daily Leader · Wednesday 4 May 1921 · page 2

Twenty small outerop pits, which the miners in the Wigan district have been working most profitably for the past fortnight have stopped as a result of the…

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Offer to Miners. Sir Robert Horne's Warning. LONDON

The Northern Daily Leader · Wednesday 4 May 1921 · page 2

In the House of Commons, Sir Robert Horne said the Government did not intend to increases its offer of £10,000,000 as a temporary supplement to the…

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Coal Deadlock. Another Attempt to Settle. Labor Party's Scheme. Delivery of Surface Coal Blocke. LONDON

The Northern Daily Leader · Thursday 5 May 1921 · page 2

A new move to end the coal deadlock has been set afoot, by the Parliamentary Labor Party and the Parllamentary Committee of the Trades Union congress…

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Miners' Wages. Minister's View Criticised. Lively Debate Promised. SYDNEY

The Northern Daily Leader · Friday 6 May 1921 · page 2

Some Labor members of the Assembly have expressed astonishment at the views expressed by the Minister for Mines that wages are likely to fall in…

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Coal Strike. Restrictions on Lighting, Reduced Power. Emergency Regulations Extended. London

The Northern Daily Leader · Friday 6 May 1921 · page 2

The House of Commons passed a resolution by 215 votes to 54 to prolong the existence of the emergency regulations, introducing several new measures…

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Substitute for Coal. Demand in Great Britain. Result of the Strike. Millions of Poor people Affected. LONDON

The Northern Daily Leader · Saturday 7 May 1921 · page 2

Unless the coal strike is settled it will affect millions living in small houses where a combined wood and coal fire is essential for cooking and heating…

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Three Gold Coins

The North Western Courier · Monday 9 May 1921 · page 2

"Three Gold Coke." featuring Tone [?] is the star piece in the shown at the open airpictures on Wednesday night. The story abounds with a…

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Imported Coal "Black." Transporters' Latest Move. London

The Northern Daily Leader · Monday 9 May 1921 · page 2

The Transport Workers' Federation and Railwaymen's Union, in a joint manifesto says the Federation is anxious to assist the minors to settle the existing…

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Coal War. Owners Adamant. Will Not Discuss Pool. LONDON

The Northern Daily Leader · Monday 9 May 1921 · page 2

The Miners' Association, in a controversially-worded statement, emphasises the owners' refusal to participate in any inquiry into the merits of a…

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Latest Cable News Australian Cricketers. Hours of Play Controversy. Coal Strike Aggravates Position. LONDON

The Northern Daily Leader · Monday 9 May 1921 · page 2

[?] the hours of play for the County matches were settled at a conference at the Oval this afternoon, at which Messrs. Smith and…

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Mine Closes Down. Low Price of Molybdenite

The Northern Daily Leader · Tuesday 10 May 1921 · page 1

In the Warden's Court. Tamworth, yesterday, before Relieving Warden, Mr. W. M. Fincham, P.M., Alfred Edwards, of Plallamore applied for a suspension…

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The Latest Miners Cannot Win. May Drop Pool Question. Leader's New Demand. LONDON [?]

The Northern Daily Leader · Tuesday 10 May 1921 · page 2

There is a growing feeling that the week will bring a fresh effort to end the coal deadlock. The miners' leaders appear to be convinced at last that the…

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