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Mining & the mines, 1920

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Coal Conference Breaks Down Deadlock Reached on Datum Line South Wales Miners the Stumbling Block. Miners Refuse a Further Conference London, Sept. 29

The Daily Express · Friday 1 October 1920 · page 1

The Coal Conference has ended in a deadlock. The parties have issued a statement that after a lengthy discussion the…

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Price of Coal. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 1 October 1920 · page 2

Power has been invested in the chairman of the coal industries official tribunal to increase the price of coal shipped from Australia for sale…

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Coal Prices Tribunal Personnel Announced. Melbourne

The Daily Express · Friday 1 October 1920 · page 1

A special Commonwealth Gazette issued to-night proclaims the appointment of Mr. Charles Hibble (chairman), and Messrs. Alexander Jobson…

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A Deadlock. Coal Conference Fails to Agree. an Apparently Unbridgeable Gulf. Objection to Payment by Results. London

Daily Advertiser · Friday 1 October 1920 · page 2

The coal conference ended in a deadlock. The parties have made a statement that after a lengthy discussion the coal…

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Welsh Miners Strike. London

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 2 October 1920 · page 4

Five thousand Welsh miners have struck work, the reason given being that the underground horses are given insufficient food, getting only 28 pounds…

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Miners’ Claims Refused Special Tribunal’s Award. Sydney

The Daily Express · Saturday 2 October 1920 · page 1

The claims of the Goal and Shale Employees’ Federation for a minimum [?]age have been refused by the Special Tribunal, The rates asked…

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British Coal Crisis Fresh Conference Arranged Still Hopes of Peaceful Settlement. Ballot Possible on Impartial Tribunal Question London, Sept. 30

The Daily Express · Saturday 2 October 1920 · page 1

It was officially announced, to-night that the conference of Coalownere and the Miners’ Executive representatives, has been arranged at the Board…

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Welsh Miners Hostile

Daily Advertiser · Monday 4 October 1920 · page 2

There was a lively discussion at a special conference of the South Wales Millers' Federation at Cardiff today. Strong Federation was taken to the…

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Welsh Miners Return

Daily Advertiser · Monday 4 October 1920 · page 2

The 10,000 miners, who struck in Wales, being dissatisfied with the slow progress of the negotiations in London, have returned to work, but declare that…

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Previous Coal Output

Daily Advertiser · Monday 4 October 1920 · page 2

The weekly statistics of the coal output of the United Kingdom for this year to August 28, issued to-day by the Board of Trade, show that on no…

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British Coal Crisis Miners Postpone Strike Notices Fresh Strike Ballot to Be Taken Coal Owners Reduce the Datum Line. London. Oct. 2

The Daily Express · Monday 4 October 1920 · page 1

The coal owners finally offered a 1/ rise for a 240,000,000 ton output, 1/6 244,000,000, and 2/- for 248,000,000…

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Price of Coal. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 4 October 1920 · page 3

The chairman of the coal tribunal has been employed by the Federal Government to fix the price of coal for export…

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No Strike. British Miners Agree to Second Ballot. Three Dogs and a Bone. Dramatic Moment at Downing-street. London

Daily Advertiser · Monday 4 October 1920 · page 2

A postponement of the strike notices has been agreed to till October 16. In the meantime, the miners will vote upon the new proposals submitted by…

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Gold for Notes. the Trusting New Chum. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 5 October 1920 · page 3

William Johnson and William Moxham, who arrived from London by the Ormende to-day, were leaning over the rails of the vessel just before,…

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Britain's Coal. the New Ballot. Anti-strike Majority Expected. London

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 5 October 1920 · page 2

The "Daily Herald's" Correspondents report that the new ballot was received with divided opinions in the principal areas. There was much…

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British Coal Crisis. Welsh Miners' Strike. Mr. Smillie's Position Shaken. London

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 6 October 1920 · page 2

Five thousand Welsh miners and thousands elsewhere have struck as a protest against the postponement of of Welsh and Derbyshire executive's…

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British Coal Crisis Miners Again Restive Numerous Sectional Strikes. London, Oct. 4

The Daily Express · Wednesday 6 October 1920 · page 1

There is considerable restiveness among the English and Welsh minors with numerous sectional strikes in Glamorganshire and elsewhere owing…

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Coal Crisis. Obstinate Strike. Miners Migrating. London

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 7 October 1920 · page 2

An obstinate strike somewhat similar to that at Broken Hill, has brought about gauntness, desperate hunger and rioting in some of the mining…

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British Coal Crisis Miners Return to Work. London, Oct. 5

The Daily Express · Thursday 7 October 1920 · page 1

The majority of the miners are back at work again after a day’s protest strike. The fact that the executives are…

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