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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1917

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Go Slow Policy. in New Zealand Mines

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 22 February 1917 · page 7

The Military Service Board at Greymouth, dealing with appeals by the management of the coal mines, on behalf of the miners and a contractor, intlmated that it would…

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Old Gold and Silver. War Fund

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 22 February 1917 · page 2

In view of the special appeal now being made by the "War Chest" Fund, which is urgently in need of money, the committee of the "Old Gold and Silver War Fund" are…

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The Coal Tribunal

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 23 February 1917 · page 4

Mr. Justice Edmunds in at present in Mel-bourne investigating the trouble in regard to "jiggers" at the Wonthaggi State coal mine. His Honor has arranged to deal with the…

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Old Gold and Silver Fund

The Scone Advocate · Friday 23 February 1917 · page 2

In view of the special appeal now being made by the War Chest Fund, which is urgently in need of money, the committee of the Old Gold and…

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Killed by Floating Mine

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 24 February 1917 · page 3

The last Egyptian mail brought from many sources the sad details of the death of Sergeant-major George E. Shepherd, officially reported as killed accidentally on…

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British Coal for Norway. Copenhagen

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 February 1917 · page 3

It is officially announced that the restriction on the export of coal from England to Norway has been abolished in view of Norway undertaking not to export pyrites to…

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Colliery Mechanics. Employees of East Greta and [?]Ex. Ham Shops

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 24 February 1917 · page 4

Representatives of the Newcastle Trades and Labour Council and the Colliery Mechanics' Union waited on Mr. J. B. Holme, [?]bder-Secretary for Labour and Industry, at his…

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North-west Coal Field. the Consolidated Rate

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 February 1917 · page 11

The memorandum of agreement to govern the wages and working conditions of the Muswellbrook, Rosedale, Curlewis and Gunnedah collieries was completed on Friday…

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Mining Industry. Conference of Ministers

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 February 1917 · page 7

A conference of Ministers of Mines was held at the Mines Department on Saturdya, Mr. Fitzpatrick, New South Wales Minister for Mines, being in the chair. Mr. A. J…

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"Old Gold and Silver War Fund. a Reminder

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 24 February 1917 · page 8

One of our recent, editions contained an appeal by the Committee of this Fund asking for gold and silver articles of any and…

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Atlantic Liner Returns. Struck a Mine. Ship and People All Safe. (Australian Cable Assn. Message.) Vancouver, Thursday Night

Singleton Argus · Saturday 24 February 1917 · page 4

A New York steamer's passengers report that a liner struck a minr in British waters, and returned to port. It is not believed that she is seriously…

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Colliery Mechanics. East Greta Junction Idle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 27 February 1917 · page 6

The colliery mechanics employed at East Greta Junction refused to work yesterday, as a protest against their exclusion from the mechanics conference award…

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Federal Coal Board

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 28 February 1917 · page 4

Mr. Baddoloy, president of the Coal and Shale Federation, received word yesterday that Mr. Justice Edmunds, chairman [?] the Federal Coal Board, and Mr. A. C…

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Colliery Mechanics. Stoppage at East Greta Workshops

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 28 February 1917 · page 5

With a view to bringing about a resump-tion of work at the East Greta workshops and enable the claims of the men to be dealt. with in a constitutional way, Mr…

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Coal Mining Industry

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 2 March 1917 · page 5

Mr. Davin, on behalf of the Minister for Labour, to-day asked Mr. Justice Heydon to grant leave to appeal from the award governing the coat lumping industry. According to…

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Colliery Holiday

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 2 March 1917 · page 2

All the mines in the Maitland district were idles yesterday on account of the Newcastle show. In some cases the employees turned up to work but they had to return home as…

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Old Gold and Salver War Fund. a Reminder

The Scone Advocate · Friday 2 March 1917 · page 5

One of our recent editions contained an appeal by the committee of this fund asking for gold and silver articles of any and every…

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Colliery Mechanics

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 March 1917 · page 4

A meeting of the members of the Colliery Mechanics' Union, who are employed at East Greta Junction, and who ceased work on Monday as a protest against being…

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Cessnock Miners' Picnic

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 5 March 1917 · page 4

The Cossnock miners held their annual picnic at Speers' Point on Saturday. Two special through trains from Cessnock to Cockle Creek conveyed a large number of picnickers, who…

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Coal Lumpers' Case

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 5 March 1917 · page 5

In the Industrial Court Mr. Henwood, who appeared for the Coal Lumpers' Union applied for an adjournment of the hearing of the appeal by the Minister of labor against…

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