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Mining & the mines, 1920

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Mining

The Tumut Advocate and Farmers and Settlers' Adviser · Tuesday 21 September 1920 · page 2

Mr. Edwin D. Clark, secretary and managing director of the Yarrangobilly Silver-Lead Mining Development Co, pays a visit from Sydney to the…

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British Coal Crisis a Powerful Plea for Peace. Railwaymen’s Dangerous View. Strike Unpopular, and Men Not Anxious

The Daily Express · Tuesday 21 September 1920 · page 1

A powerful [?] industrial leave has been made by the Railwaymen’s leader. Mr. J. I[?]. Thomas. With regard to the Governments…

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British Coal. Economic Life of Country Threatened. Railway Men and Unemployment Doles. "Strike and Get It Over Quickly." London

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 21 September 1920 · page 2

The situation with regard to the coal strike has not changed in the week-end, but the next few days will be charged with the most…

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Conference Resultless. Miners' Delegates to Decide. London

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 22 September 1920 · page 2

The official report of yesterday's coal conference shows that Sir Robert Horne again, eloquently appealed to the miners to accept an impartial…

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British Coal Crisis. Two Hours' Conference. Hopeful Augury. London

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 22 September 1920 · page 2

The miners' delegates conferred with Sir Robert Home, Minister for Labor, for two hours this afternoon, and the conference then adjourned…

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Sinn Fein in Scotland. Authorities Grow Anxious Threat to Seize Mines. London

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 22 September 1920 · page 2

The activities of Sinn Fein are causing anxiety to the Scottish authorities. The mining districts are said to he honeycombed with the…

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British Coal Crisis. Conference Again Abortive Mr. Horne’s Eloquent Appeal London, Sept 20

The Daily Express · Wednesday 22 September 1920 · page 1

The official report of to-day’s coal [?] th[?]s that M.. horne [?] eloquently appeared to the mls[?] s accept an important tribunal…

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British Coal Crisis, Miners’ Conference Adjourns. Strike Programme Endorsed. Nothing to Justify Prevention of Strike

The Daily Express · Thursday 23 September 1920 · page 1

Mr. Smithe has officially announced that nothing emerged during conference with Mr. Home to justify the prevention of the strike…

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Gold Value Increased Sydney. Wednesday

The Daily Express · Thursday 23 September 1920 · page 1

The price of gold is to be further increased from October 1., The Government mlnt has noticed the Manufacturing Jewellers [?]…

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Coal Tribunal New Award Published Sydney

The Daily Express · Thursday 23 September 1920 · page 2

The Coal Tribunal in an award to become operative next Monday granted the following increases: Offhand employees, a minimum of 16/6…

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British Coal Crisis. General Election Likely Government May Resign. London

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 23 September 1920 · page 2

The political correspondent of the "Manchester Guardian" reports that though the Government has not come to a decision he believes a…

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British Coal Crisis. Conference with Mr. Lloyd George a New Situation Created. Meeting of Mine Owners and Miners Suggested London, Sept. 22

The Daily Express · Friday 24 September 1920 · page 1

The fateful meeting of the Triple Alliance, attended by about 500 delegates, mel in London to-day to discuss the threatened coal strike. Late…

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British Coal Dispute. Miners' Claims Urged. Deputation to Prime Minister. London

Daily Advertiser · Friday 24 September 1920 · page 2

The Labor Triple Alliance met in London to-day and decided to send a deputation to Mr. Lloyd George to urge the acceptance by the…

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Miners' Conference Question of Second Ballot Rejected

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 24 September 1920 · page 1

It was announced that the conference of miners' delegates rejected the proposal to take a second ballot on the question of submitting the…

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Coal Prices Owners Must Apply for Increase. Sydney

The Daily Express · Friday 24 September 1920 · page 1

The secretary of the Necessary Commodities Commission states that the Commission has to-day had under consideration the suggested increase…

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Coal and Coke. 5 Limiting the Price. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 24 September 1920 · page 3

The Necessary Commodities Commission is to immediately issue a proclamation fixing the wholesale and retail prices of coal and coke throughout…

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Coal Trouble in N.Z. Trams to Stop Suffering of the Poor AUCKLANDD

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 24 September 1920 · page 1

An Auckland message says that the trains will probably stop running to-morrow, owing to the shortage of coal…

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Coal Shortage Rat[?]oning at Boston. [?] Sept. 23

The Daily Express · Saturday 25 September 1920 · page 4

Reports form Bost[?] states that coal is being [?] as a [?] of the fuel shortage…

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Price of Coal. Federal Government Watching. Melbourne

The Daily Express · Saturday 25 September 1920 · page 2

Mr. Hughes, in Parliament to-day, said it must he clearly town by the coal owners that the increases in the price of coal are justified by the…

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New Zealand Coal Strike Unenviable Times in Auckland. Aucklanda

The Daily Express · Saturday 25 September 1920 · page 5

Owing to the coal [?]ortage the gas workers have been given a week’s notice, while the trams will probably stop to-morrow…

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