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Mining & the mines, 1920

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Special Coal Tribunal Mr. Hughes Not in Position to Appoint. Melbourne

The Daily Express · Thursday 22 July 1920 · page 1

It is extremely unlikely that the colliery proprietors will get much satisfaction when they interview Mr. Hughes respecting the proposed…

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Father Jerger. Excitement in Adelaide. Application Adjourned. Refusal to Coal Kyser. Adelaide

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 22 July 1920 · page 2

When the application for a writ of habeas corpus in the Jerger case was resumed in Adelaide Supreme Court to-day, Counsel for the Crown produced…

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Coal Customer. a Daylight Robber, Sydney, Thu

The Daily Express · Friday 23 July 1920 · page 2

Three men entered a private [?] in Rose Bay and helped the [?] to Jewellery and silver, pack[?] suit cases and walked do[?]…

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Promising Gold Find. Favorable Report Made. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 23 July 1920 · page 2

The Minister for Mines (Mr. G. Cann) received a favourable reports from the geological surveyor on the gold discovery about a mile…

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Great Cobar Mine Machinery at a Price. Sydney

The Daily Express · Saturday 24 July 1920 · page 1

It was stated yesterday the receivers for the Great Cobar copper mine have offered the machinery to the Government at a price said to be in…

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Straight Talk to Miners Prom the Seamen’s Secretary London, July 21

The Daily Express · Saturday 24 July 1920 · page 1

Mr. Tearle secretary of the Cardiff branch of the National Seamen’s and Firemen Union, has hotly attacked the attitude of the miners’…

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German Coal. Population Underfed No Attem[?]t to Evade Reparation. London, July 21

The Daily Express · Saturday 24 July 1920 · page 1

In the House of Commons, dealing with the qestion of coal, the Prime Minute staled that of the difference between the expert and [?]land price…

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Mining Mems

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Monday 26 July 1920 · page 2

Mr Roberts, who was managing the Standard Gold-mine (Fox Bros, old show) at Coolac some time back, returned Gundagai…

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Coal Miners’ Demands Proposed Tribunal Discussed Sydney

The Daily Express · Tuesday 27 July 1920 · page 1

The Executive of the Coal Mine[?] Federation was to-day engaged in considering Mr. Hughes’ proposal for a Tribunal to investigate the…

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Germans and the Coal Delegates From the Ruhr Will Increase Coal Output BERLIN

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 27 July 1920 · page 1

At a conference of delegates of miners from the Ruhr, the miners representatives at Spa said the carrying out of the coal agreement is…

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Miners' Demands Determined Stand Deal with the Profiteers First! SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 27 July 1920 · page 1

Mr. Willis, Secretary of the Australasian Coal and Shale Employees' Federation, stated this morning that the miners had determined to gain…

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German Coal Mines Output to Increase London, July 27

The Daily Express · Wednesday 28 July 1920 · page 1

Berlin advices the conference of We[?]tphalla miners voluntarily [?]lac[?]ed to increase the output to meet the Entente’s demand but they [?]…

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British Coal. Miners' Demands Refused. Serious Crisis Threatened. London

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 28 July 1920 · page 2

The Government last night informed a deputation from the Miners' Federation of its unqualified rejection of the demand for an increase in wages…

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Coal Mining Dispute. McDONALD Replies to Willis Not Prepared to Accept Tribunal. Sydney

The Daily Express · Wednesday 28 July 1920 · page 1

Mr. McDonald, Secretary of the Northern Colliers’ Association, to day replied to statements made by Messrs. Baddeley and Willis. He…

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Miners' Demands. Determined Upon Action. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 28 July 1920 · page 2

Mr. A. C. Willis, secretary of the Australian Coal and Shale Employees' Federation, stated this morning that the miners had determined to gain…

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The Coal Demands. Government’s Unqualified Rejection Serious Crisis Threatened. London, July 26

The Daily Express · Wednesday 28 July 1920 · page 1

The Government to-night informed a deputation from the Miners’ Federation of it’s unqualified rejection of the demands for an increase in wages…

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Disaster at Pyrmont Six Men Buried in Coal Slack Four Killed and Two Wounded. Sydney

The Daily Express · Wednesday 28 July 1920 · page 1

Four men were killed and two critically injured through the [?]apse of a wall at the City Council’s power house at Pyrmont this afternoon…

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Social Ownership. Aim of the Coal Miners Nationalisation Opposed. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 30 July 1920 · page 2

Mr. A. C. Willis, secretory of the Coal and Shale Employees' Federation, said to-day that the miners are anxious for the social ownership of…

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Coal and Gold. Deliveries by Germany. Decision at Boulogne. London

Daily Advertiser · Friday 30 July 1920 · page 2

Reuter's correspondent in Paris reports that the Boulogne Conference decided that the Reparations Commission will be instructed to ensure…

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Gold Reserves Removed

Daily Advertiser · Friday 30 July 1920 · page 2

As a precaution against a raid on the Bank of Ireland, the gold reserves have been transferred secretly to England, £3,000,000 having been…

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