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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1918

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Miners From Victoria. Official Repudiation

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 14 March 1918 · page 2

Commenting upon the telegram sent by Mr. Baddeley, president of the Coal and Shale Employees' Federation, to the Prime [?] Mr. Downward, Minister fo Mines…

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Mining Situation. the Compulsory Conference

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 14 March 1918 · page 3

Mr. J. M. Baddeley, president of the Coal and Shale Federation, stated last night that the executive were in receipt of a communication from Mr. J. B. Holme, the…

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Kurri Police Court. a Colliery Case. Overwinding at Richmond-main

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 15 March 1918 · page 2

At the Kurri Courthouse yesterday Mr. O. H. Gale, P.M., held an inquiry under section 15 of the Coal Mines Regulation Act, into an accident that occurred at…

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Tin Mining

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 16 March 1918 · page 6

As the result of the instructions issued to the Warden for New England (Mr. W. Perry, P.M.) for men to enter and mine on private…

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Miners From Victoria. Federation President's Views

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 16 March 1918 · page 2

The president of the Miners' Federation, Mr. Baddeley, spoken to respecting labour from Victoria. said he could arrive at no other conclusion than no futher…

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Miners From Victoria. Mr. Baddeley Wires Prime Minister

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 March 1918 · page 3

Mr. .T. M. Baddeley, president of the Colliery Employees Federation, received the following telegram from Mr. Hughes, the Prime Minister, on Monda:—"With…

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Coal and Shale Workers Altering the Name and Constitution

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 16 March 1918 · page 2

The proceedings in which the Coal and Shale Employees' Foderation is seeking to alfter the constitution and name of the organisation will be taken a stop further on…

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Mining Conferences. Two Next Week. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 16 March 1918 · page 5

During the coming week two compursory conferences of importance to the coalmining industry in this district will take place in Sydney. The first will be on Tuesday in…

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Losses Through Strikes Striking Mining Figures. j

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 March 1918 · page 10

Figures given by the Department of Lab our and Industry show that during the last four years 1283 dislocations of industry I have occurred, involving 482,366 workers…

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Antarctic Hero Killed Serving on Mine-sweeper. (Australian Cable Assn. Message.) London, Thursday Night

Singleton Argus · Saturday 16 March 1918 · page 7

Mr Ernest Wild, who was a member of Sir Ernest Shackleton's Antarctic expedition, has been killed on a minesweeper in the Mediterranean…

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Colliery Mechanics. "Dispute" Becoming Serious."

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 March 1918 · page 2

The Minister, for Labour and Industry (Mr.Beeby), has deelined the request made on behalf of the Colliery Mechanics for a compulsory conference to consider the…

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Broxburn Colliery. Dispute. Judge Edmunds Decision

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 March 1918 · page 2

At the Courthouse, Newcastle, yesterday, Mr. Justice Edmunds announced has decision in connection with the dispute at Broxburn (New greta) colliery, over the hewing rate…

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Mining Grievances. Compulsory Conference. Further Proposals Submitted

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 March 1918 · page 6

The compulsory conference of representatives of the employers and employees in the coalmining industry,[?] discuss a number of matters, met…

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Stanford-merthyr Colliery. Afternoon Shift Question. Conference Abortive

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 21 March 1918 · page 7

The compulsory conference called by the industrial Commissioner, Mr. J. B. Holme, in connection with the trouble at the Stanford-Merthyr Colliery, over the afternoon…

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The Coal Federation. Application Overruled

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 22 March 1918 · page 2

Judgment was given in the High Court in Melbourne yesterday on the application to prohibit the Industrial Registrar from hearing the application to change the name…

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Miners Reject Comb-out. London, Wednesday Night

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 22 March 1918 · page 5

It is understood that the aggregate miners' vote shows a majority of 30,000 against the comb-out. The federation delegates are now in private conference to reconsider the…

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Man Power Scheme. Miners Oppose

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 March 1918 · page 2

It is pointed out that 300,000 miners are serving in the trenches. The haulage of coal causes congestion of railways, and wears out rolling stock, which cannot be repaired. The…

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Coal Conference. Nothing Definite Reached

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 23 March 1918 · page 2

The compulsory confertnce to deal with the matters in dispute in the mining industry, met again on Tuesday. Alter three hours' discussion…

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Economising Coal and Light. Early Closing in England. Drastic Regulations. (Australian Cable Assn. Message.) London, Thursday Night

Singleton Argus · Saturday 23 March 1918 · page 7

The Hon. A. Stanley, in the House of Commons, announced there would be no amusements over a considerable area in England after 10.30 p.m.; also all…

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Work at the Collieries. Fortnightly Pay

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 25 March 1918 · page 3

Work at the collieries of the Newcastle and Maitland field was of a intermittent character for the fortnight ended on Saturday. Only eight of the mines recorded full…

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