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Mining & the mines, 1919

4,299 stories in Sydney's papers · page 71 of 215

The South Coast Excelsior Mine Idle THIRROUL

The Sun · Tuesday 29 April 1919 · page 5

A stoppage has occurred at the Excelsior Colliery over the cinder question. The mine has now been idle for two days, but it is hoped that…

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Victorian Unrest. Position Serious. Coal Conference To-morrow

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 29 April 1919 · page 6

Parties to the coal trouble now await the result of the conference between the Acting- Prime Minister and representatives of the New South Wales coalfields in Melbourne…

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Cessnock Mines Still Idle Men Waiting for Isolation CESSNOCK

The Sun · Tuesday 29 April 1919 · page 5

Anticipating that the proclamation isolating Cessnock would take effect to-day, the Cessnock minors went to work this morning, but when they…

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Mining Shares Some Barriers Firm Dudleys Cheaper

Evening News · Tuesday 29 April 1919 · page 5

A feature of the mining section [?] [?] up to [?] [?] Broken Hill [?] [?]…

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Japanese Squadron. Visit to Eastern States Cancelled. Coal and Influenza Difficulties

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 29 April 1919 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Monday.--Owing to the influenza outbreak, and the difficulty of obtaining necessary coal supplies, the programme originally prepared for the visit of the Japanese…

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Coal Trouble. Taking Evidence. Wages of Over £8 a Week Deficiency Places Discussed

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 29 April 1919 · page 5

Ponderous stacks of documents, a table crowded with barristers, solicitors, and advisers. a big staff of official reporters, a court room filled with persons interested in…

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Mining Diseases. Board of Trade Inquiries. Complaint From Broken Hill

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 29 April 1919 · page 4

The secretary of the Australasian Coal and Shale Employees' Federation (Mr. A. C. Willis) has received from the Broken Hill miners a communication containing a strong protest…

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Coal Inquiry What Miners Earn Lost Time at Aberdare

Evening News · Wednesday 30 April 1919 · page 7

Mr. J. L. Campbell [?] Commissioner appointed [?]' Government to inquire into [?] industry of New South [?]…

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Coal Commission Earnings of the Miners Lost Time in the Pits

The Sun · Wednesday 30 April 1919 · page 7

The Royal Commissioner (Mr. J. L. Campbell) continued his inquiry in the No. 2 Jury Court to- day with regard to the trouble in the coal trade…

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Coal Inquiry. What Miners Earn. Official Figures. Question of Idle Time

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 30 April 1919 · page 11

Mr. J. L. Campbell, K.C., Royal Commissioner, appointed by the State Government, yesterday continued, at the Supreme Court, his inquiry into the coal industry of New South…

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Three Coal Mines. Variations in Wages. Some Actual Earnings. Comparisons Before Commission

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 30 April 1919 · page 7

Varinations in the carnings of miners, wheelers, and machine-men in different mines was the principal point considered by the Royal Commissioner (Mr. Campbell, K.C.), yesterday,…

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Mining

Evening News · Wednesday 30 April 1919 · page 7

Sales in Sydney at 4 pm:—British (old) 24s 1½ Hills 4os 39s 10½d North Broken 49s 3d Gundagai (paid) 6s 10d; (con) 4s 9d 4s Mount Dudley 2s 3d…

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The Coal Commission

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 30 April 1919 · page 3

Mr. J. L. Campbell, K.C., who was appointed a Royal. Commission by the N.S.W. Government to inquire Into the coal-mining industry, held…

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Trouble at Thirroul. Excelsior Colliery Idle

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 30 April 1919 · page 7

WOLLONCiONO, Tuesday.--Minors employed at Excelsior CollieryThirroul, are disantisfield over the clnder question, a very hard subsiance which runs through the scam…

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Idle Mine. Cessnock

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 30 April 1919 · page 12

Several Cessnock collieries did not work today. The men went to work, but the younger element refused to do so, as the influential restrictions were not complete. A resumption…

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Mining Shares

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 30 April 1919 · page 3

Transactions in mining script were again fairly brisk. Barriers were irregular. British, old, advanced 4½d, to 35/7½,…

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Scarborough- Clifton Mining

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 30 April 1919 · page 16

The Scarborough New Tunnel and South Clifton collieries, which are under the same management, have resumed work, after being idle for more than a week…

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Mining at Nundle

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 30 April 1919 · page 30

A correspondent, writing from Nundle, says Mining matters are improving; there has been a rush to the head of Nundle Creek, Mr. Brooks and party…

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Mines Off N.Z. COAST Warnings Cancelled

Evening News · Wednesday 30 April 1919 · page 6

The cancellation is announced [?] minefield warnings to mariners [?] in the New Zealand "Gazette" of April 9. In connection with the minefield [?]…

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