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Mining & the mines, 1926

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The Eleventh Hour Coal Crisis in Britain in Last Stages Night Shift Has Taken Its Tools to the Pithead Mr. Baldwin Conducting an Almost Forlorn Hope Effort to Settle . LONDON, April 30

The Daily Express · Saturday 1 May 1926 · page 1

The outlook this morning is of the blackest. The county is faced with the complete Stoppage of the coalfields,…

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Britain's Dark Hour Complete Stoppage of All Coal Mining Royal Proclamation Declares Existence of a Grave National Emergency Detachments of Troops Sent to All Colliery Districts Government Takes General Control Similar to That in War Time Coal Export Prohibited; Use of Coal, Gas and Electricity Restricted (Reuter Service) LONDON, April 30

The Daily Express · Monday 3 May 1926 · page 1

The negotiations for the settlement of the coal mining trouble have failed. The miners have rejected the owners' revised offer and…

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Britain's Hour of Darkness Wage Reduction Closes All Coal Mines General Strike of Vital Industries Troops Despatched and Emergency Organisation Called Upon

Daily Advertiser · Monday 3 May 1926 · page 1

Eleventh-hour negotiations failing, the British coal miners struck against the wage reductions at midnight. on Friday. Britain has thus been precipitated into what promises to be one of the blackest industrial wars…

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Coal Dispute Trouble May Be Averted Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 3 May 1926 · page 2

As a result of the negotiations between the Federated Enginedrivers' and Firemen's Association and the Prime Minister, there is hope that the…

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Australian Collieries. the Threatened Strike Melbourne

The Daily Express · Tuesday 4 May 1926 · page 1

In order to settle the dispute which has threatened to close 145 coal mines in Victoria, New South Wales and Tasmania on Saturday and to…

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Miners' Manifesto. London, May 2

The Daily Express · Tuesday 4 May 1926 · page 1

The Miners' Federation this afternoon issued a manifesto reiterations the impossibility of the miners accepting a lower standard of living…

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"War Has Been Declared" General Strike to Support Miners New Bitterness in Coal Dispute Strike Answered By Emergency Organisation of Industries LONDON

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 4 May 1926 · page 2

It is officially announced that the negotiations to avert a general strike have broken down. "War has been declared." This statement was made by Mr. J. H. Thomas, M.P., to the press after the…

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Miners Justiffied

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 5 May 1926 · page 1

The American Federation of Labor holds that British miners are justified in their demands for a "decent" living wage. Their grievance should…

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German Miners Against Over Time. Essen

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 5 May 1926 · page 2

The German Miners' Federation has issued a manifesto adhering to the Brussels' agreement, and recommends the miners not to work…

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Australian Coal. Avoiding a Strike. Melbourne

The Daily Express · Wednesday 5 May 1926 · page 1

Reports received at the Trades Hall last night Indicated that the trouble in the Australia trade might be averted…

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Argentine Coal Prices Jump. Buenos Ayres

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 5 May 1926 · page 2

The price of coal jumped yesterday because of the British industrial situation. An increase of from one to two dollars, gold, per ton, was…

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Coal Trade Dispute. Trouble May Be Averted Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 5 May 1926 · page 3

Reports received at the trades union headquarters indicate that the trouble in the coal trade may be averted. The general secretary of the Engine…

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Australian Collieries Engine-drivers Strike Threat Sydney

The Daily Express · Thursday 6 May 1926 · page 2

Mr. T. Gibson, General Secretary of the Federated Engine-drivers and Firmen’s Union, arrived at Sydney from Melbourne to-day in connection…

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Coal Dispute Conference SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 6 May 1926 · page 4

The Minister for Labor and Industry (Mr. Baddeley) to-day conferred with representatives of the Federated Engine Drivers and Firemen's Union…

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Colliery Engine Drivers Mr. Baddeley Intervenes Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 7 May 1926 · page 2

Mr. Baddeley, Minister for Labor, had a conference with the parties in the colliery engine drivers' dispute, to-day, but matters were not finalised…

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Action in Sydney Coal No Vessel for England Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 7 May 1926 · page 2

"That this council assist te British miners by making arrangements with those organisations dealing with the export and hankering of coal of…

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The Eleventh Hour N.S.W. Coal Trouble Bettle or Strike To-morrow Sydney

The Daily Express · Friday 7 May 1926 · page 2

Final notices In connection with the threatened strike of [?]ns drivers and firemen at the co[?] were cont out to-day to all branch…

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Colliery Disaster. Four Men Killed Vancouver, May 6

The Daily Express · Saturday 8 May 1926 · page 1

It is reported (from [?] (Pennsylvania) that four miners were killed in a gas explosion in a colliery near there…

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Hibble Award No Settlement. Settlements Yet Mines Stop To-morrow Sydney

The Daily Express · Saturday 8 May 1926 · page 1

The colliery proprietors to-day took up a determined attitude against the engine drivers, and firemen who threaten to strike on…

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Coal Strike To-day Engine Drivers and Firemen OVER 30,000 Men Affected Three States Involved SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 8 May 1926 · page 4

Following, an interview with the Minister for Labor, Mr. Baddeley, in an endeavor to settle the coalfields dispute, Mr. J. Atkins, State…

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