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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines
663 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 7 of 34
The great heat of yesterday was responsible for the outbreak of bush fires in several towns on the coalfields and, in several instances, property narrowly escaped destruction. I…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The inquiry into the price of coal was resumed before the Necessary Commodities Control Commission in Sydney Yesterday, Mr. Justice Edmunds presiding. Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The great heat of Monday was responsible for the outbreak of bush fires in several towns on the Maitland coalfields, and, in several instances, property…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The change in the situation with regard to the idle coal mines of the South Maitland district will be hailed with rejoicing by very many. For upwards of nine months…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Stanford-Merthyr Miners' Lodge has accepted the second proposals of the conference for settlement of the afternoon shift trouble conditionally that those…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A largely-attended meeting of the East Greata Miners' Lodge was held this morning to consider the delegate board minute dealing with the result of the conference…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Maitland district miners' lodges have adopted the conference proposals for settlement of the afternon shift trouble and all that remains to be done is the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The great heat of yesterday was responsible for the outbreak of bush fires in several towns on the coalfields, and, in several instances, property narrowly escaped destruction. A…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Australian Coal and Shale Employees' Association, formed for the purpose of amalgamating all the coal-mining unions through out Australasia into one big…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The days worked at the various collier[?] during the fortnight, as reported by the shipped agents, were as follow:—Waratah, Aberdare, Aberdare Extended…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Bush fires were again in evidence in the Kurri district on Saturday. The Fire Brigade was called out to a bush fire that was reported to be approaching some…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The "Daily Chronicle's" Genova correspondent on Sunday stated that French aviators bombed the coal depot a fortnight ago at Strassburg, and 24,000 tons of coal were…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Pelaw-Main and Hebburn collieries started work yesterday morning, after nearly ten months idleness. Unfortunately, a hitch occurred at…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →After working one day the Pelaw-Main miners are again on strike in circumstances that are somewhat peculiar. The miners' officers say that several members of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A conference of the Miners' Federation of Great Britain has resolved to, demand a 20 per cent. increase of wages owing to the increased price of foodstuffs…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The president of the Miners' Federation (Mr. J. M. Baddeley), yesterday went out to Richmond Main to make inquiries concerning the trouble which led to the stoppage of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The executive of the Miners' Federation of Great Britain has recommended districts to take the shortest possible holidays to prevent the curtailment of the output…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The correspondent of the "Daily Mail" at Tenedos says the Allies' operations are at present restricted to mine-sweeping the approaches to Chanak under cover of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Australian Coal and Shale Employees' Association, formed for the purpose of amalgamating all the coal-mining unions through out Australasia into one big…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →The miners' medical committee of Kurri distrct, which includes Stanford-Merthyr, Pelaw-Main, and Weston, are endeavouring to make arrangements to secure the services…
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