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Mining & the mines, 1926

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Member Charged Speeches Abetting Coal Shortage Big Legal Contest Expected London

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 17 November 1926 · page 1

It is evident that Kirkwood, aided by the Derbyshire miners, intends to make the Renishaw prosecution historic. Great crowds of miners and…

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Miners Rush for Work Queues Formed at Collieries LONDON

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 18 November 1926 · page 1

Already 350,000 miners have returned to work 12,984 returned yesterday, and there was such a rush at Glamorgan that the police were…

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New Guinea Gold

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 18 November 1926 · page 4

The diggers on the Edie Creek goldfield, New Guinea, who have been lured there by the reports of rich gold finds, have a grievance which…

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Junee Council Electricity for Hospital Water Supply Criticism Electricity Not Sought from Coal Freight Increase

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 18 November 1926 · page 6

Among other important nutters discussed at the Junee Municipal Council meeting on Tuesday night were the questions of supplying the…

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Coal for Councils Request for Freight Concession Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 19 November 1926 · page 1

In the Legislative Assembly to-day Mr. Fitzpatrick (Nat.) asked the Premier whether it was a fact that the freight on coal was to be increased…

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British Strike Government Terms Rejected by Many Miners' Districts London

Daily Advertiser · Friday 19 November 1926 · page 2

There was an increase of miners in the mines to-day, of 8439, making the total working 357,000. South Wales and Northumberland…

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Colliery Strike Six Hundred Idle Harbor Bridge Workers Out Demand for Higher Wages NEWCASTLE

Daily Advertiser · Friday 19 November 1926 · page 5

Deputies refused duty at the Aberdare Central Colliery to-day, and 600 men were thrown idle. The trouble arose out of a suspension of three…

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Tumut's Water and Light Problems. Municipal Council Deliberations. Sandy Falls Scheme Adopted. One Dissentient Alderman. "I Wont Play in Your Yard" "Because You Wont Clay Is Mine."

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 19 November 1926 · page 8

The Tumut Municipal Council, at a special meeting on Tuesday nfght hist, after two hours' deliberation, passed a resolution to fains steps, under the Loral Government Act, for raising a loan for establishing the long talked about hydro-electric scheme for Tumut from Sandy Falls…

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British Miners Reject Government Proposals 100,000 Estimated Majority Against

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 20 November 1926 · page 8

It is estimated that an unexpected swing in the miners, vote will result in 100,000 against the Government's proposed terms for the settlement of the…

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Unions At War Cressnock Colliery Trouble Deputies and Miners Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 22 November 1926 · page 1

The Cessnock Deputies' Association threatens strong action over the position of the Aberdare Central Colliery, considers that in refusing to work…

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British Miners Agreement at Nottingham District Negotiations General Principles Laid Down LONDON

Daily Advertiser · Monday 22 November 1926 · page 2

When the Miners' Delegates Conference assembled to-day it was announced that the majority against acceptance of the. Government's…

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"Ock" Smith Wins Gold Medal

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 23 November 1926 · page 2

The friends of the local musicians, Ern, "Ock" and Percy Smith who recently left Leeton to take up positons in Adelaide, will be interested…

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Bent, Not Broken British Miners' Lines Mr. Cook Hurls Defiance London

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 23 November 1926 · page 5

"Is it peace No, it is not peace," declared Mr. A. J. Cook, miners' secretary, in a violent speech at a Labor meeting at Stalybridge. Toryism,…

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Healing the Breach More Miners Resume British Collieries Re-Open LONDON

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 24 November 1926 · page 1

Fourteen thousand miners returned to work yesterday, making the number now at work 390,381. This is the largest number that has…

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Drifting Back British Coal Miners Mr. Kirkwood, M.P., on Trial London

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 24 November 1926 · page 2

The greatest increase since the coal stoppage of men returning to work occurred to-day, when 14,000 miners signed on, making a total now at work of…

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Ran Out Of Coal Steamer's Struggle with Gale Vancouver

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 24 November 1926 · page 2

With its fuel completely exhausted after tt battle with a storm in the North Pacific, the steamer Yosor[?], bound from Mackay (Queensland)…

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Colliery Trouble Conference to Be Held Cessnock Collieries Close Down Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 25 November 1926 · page 2

Arrangements have been made for a conference between the Northern Collieries Association and the Coal Miners'…

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Mysteries of Mining Gold Stealers of the West

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 25 November 1926 · page 3

By the execution of Coulter and Treffene for the murder of two police officers near Kalgoorlie the magnitude of gold stealing in Australia is…

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British Miners London

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 25 November 1926 · page 1

10,976 more miners resumed went making 421,400 now engaged…

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Colliery Trouble Conference to be Held SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 25 November 1926 · page 1

Arrangements have been made for a conference between the Northern Collieries Association and the Coal Miners' Federation, over the trouble in…

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