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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines
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Mr. Estell, Minister for Mines, has launched his scheme of inquiry with a view to reviving the gold-mining. industry. The wardens in the various districts in which gold-mining was at…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →It is expected that operations at the local colliery, which have been suspended for a little over a week, will soon be resumed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The miners employed at the Muswellbrook Colliery have been out for several days owing to a dispute with the management with regard to the drawing of the Cavil. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The executive of the Colliery Employees Federation has approached several of the proprietors of the collieries in the Newcastle district with respect to the reduced hours…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Minister for Mines, Mr. Estell, stated last might that he intends to go ahead with the establishment of a State coal mine at Lithgow, despite the rejection by the Upper…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mr. W. Brennan, with a local deputation, consisting of Messrs. E. Rowen, secretary, L. Tydeman and J. Masterson, waited upon Messrs. H. M. Williams,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The cessation of work at the coalmine is naturally not pleasing to the local tradespeople, as the spending power of the community is considerabley lessened thereby, the weekly earnings…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Directors of Muswellbrook Coal Mine and representatives of the Colliery Employees Federation met in conference at the Company's office…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"Norman, do you show that you make me rather ward to shake you—these last three days?" "Shake away it may do me good."…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Mr. Gordon Bruce, in an article written for the "New York Tribune," and issued recently by the British Press Bureau, describes his experiences aboard a British mine-sweoper in…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Full time was worked at ten of the Newcastle and Maitland district collieries of the Northern coal field during the fortnight; one mine was within half a day, and five others only one day…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Whlthurn Colliery has worked 9 days for the fortnight ended last Saturday. Broxburn Colliery is putting in fair time and Central Greta is working regularly…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Bulli colliery, employing 250 men, was idle on Monday, due to a diapute over the men's deficient pay. They decided to give fourteen days' notice[?]tr cease work…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The inquiry into the accident to an electric coal-cutting machine at Abermain No. 2 colliery, which was opened and adjourned at the West Maitland Courthouse three…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mr. G. Buck, lately underground manager of the Stanford-Merthyr colliery, was entertained and was presented with a gold water by his fellow-officials on his leaving the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mr. J. D. Fitzgerald the Vice-President of the State Executive Council, has received telegrams from Mr. Baddeley, the president of the Northern Colliery Employees'…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The executive of the Colliery Employees Federation has been notified that the case with regard to hours and payment for overtime will probably come before the Federal…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Notices of motion bearing upon the increased cost of living and the effect of the increased prices of commodities, including explosives, upon the earnings of miners,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The action of the Legislative Council, when dealing with the Workmen's Compensation Act on Tuesday, was the subject of some remarks by Mr. J. M. Baddeley,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Notices of motion bearing upon the increased cost of living and the effect of the increased prices of commodities, including explosives, upon the earnings of miners,…
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