"Gold" Find Rewards
The recent find, hidden in a stone fence, of £184 in gold coins by the two little girls, McKewen and Morgan, has now been distributed by the Curator (says Gympie…
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Mining & the mines, 1921
928 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 13 of 47
Coal Strike House of Commons Debate. Government Stands Firm. Industry Must Be De Nationalised. Miners Allege Breach of Faith. London
In the House of Commons Sir Robert Home said "The result of the strike is that we have been robbed of many markets. The threat has resulted in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →May Day. Miners to Take Holiday. Sydney
Mr.- Willis, Secretary of the Coal and Shale Employees Union stated today that the miners throughout Australia would take a holiday on May 2…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal Mining Revived
A strong syndicate, has decided to reopen the mine situated at New Italy, Woodburn, known as Roslen's mine, and a South Coast expert is now here supervising the work. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Towards Peace Attempt by Lloyd George Fails. Miners and Police Collide. Flooding of Mines Continues. London
The Premier has written to the Miners' Association and Miners' Federation suggesting the desirableness of resuming negotiations. He…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Ruthless Miners . Widespread Destruction Caused
Widespread intimidation of pumpmen continues, especially in Lanarkshire, where the police have difficulty in projecting the enginemen. One…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Labor Affairs. Miners As Dictators
SYDNEY, Thursday.—Miners at the Richmond Main colliery are reported to be trying to dictate to the management as to whom shall be employed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →British Labor Crisis. Transport Workers Support Miners. (Reuter.)
LONDON, Wednesday.—The Prime Minister announced that the Miners' Federation had not permitted the pump men to resume. Meanwhile negotiations were…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Mystery of Blackstone Mine All Eights Reserved. Chapter Ii
It's no use, Helen [?] not going with you to see those people; they are parven[?] They cannot expect us to visit them, and if they…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Miners' Manifesto. (United Service, Ltd.)
LONDON, Thursday.—The Miners' Federation has issued a manifesto averring the ruin of the coal export trade was not attributable to the November strike, but was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Seeking Coal and Find Salt
Explorations are being carried out in the Isle of Man (England) to discover whether the seams of coal which are believed to exist there are within…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Support for Miners. Railwaymen and Transporters
Despite Mr. Bromley's statement, the Locomotive Men's Society has decided to support the miners to the extent of instructing the branches to refuse to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Public Opinion Not Supporting Miners. (Reuter.)
LONDON, Thursday.—in the House of Commons Mr. Asquith expressed the opinion that the members of the miners' executive ought to reconsider their position. He…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Gold for Notes. Two More Victims
Mr. A. P. Wiglesworth, civil servant, of Sydney, while voyaging between Sydney and Melbourne aboard the R.M.S. Omar, en route for London, became…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Miners Obdurate Another Unsuccessfull Conference. Prime Minister's Grave Warning. Industrial Existence Threatened. Resumption of Pumping Refused. London
The meeting of the Premier and the Miners' Executive proved abortive. The miners declined to order Pumping to resume, on the ground…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Miners and Owners to Confer
LONDON, Saturday.—At the con-clusion of a meeting of the Triple [?] a was [?] stated that the [?] and coal owners would…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Safety of the Mines. (Reuter.)
LONDON, Saturday.—At the conclusion of a meeting of the Triple. Alliance it was officially stated that the miners and coal owners will confer on Monday morning also that…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Miners Use Force. Prevention of Pumping. London
After a demonstration, 5000 miners at Pontyridge forced the pumpers at Wattstown Colliery to abandon their work. Eight thousand gallons of water an hour…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Premier Stands Firm. Mines Must Be Preserved. Earlier messages stated:--
Mr. Lloyd George, in reply to a letter from the miners stating that they desired to be left to discuss every aspect with the owners, said…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Trainees' Desert Camp. Inruly Boys From Mining Areas
SYDNEY, Sunday.—About 1200 trainees are now in Rutherford military training camp, near West Maitland. Forty unruly spirits from the mining areas declared that…
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