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Mining & the mines, 1919

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State Coal Mines

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 31 May 1919 · page 6

Figures made available by Mr. E. P. Fleming before the Coal Commission show that on December 31, 1918, there were 94 mines in existence in the Northern…

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Baths for Miners

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 31 May 1919 · page 3

"Only a Woman," in a letter to the editor of "Public Opinion." says:—"While reading Arnold Bennett and the Miners Home' in your issue of the 28th I…

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Brown Coal Charges. Victorian Minister's Fears

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 31 May 1919 · page 7

Representatives of the Coal and Shale Employees' Federation, including Mr. J. M. Baddeley, the president, Mr. A. C. Willis, the general secretary, and Messrs. J…

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Mine at Anna Bay. Destroyed by Naval Party

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 31 May 1919 · page 9

In accordance with instructions from headquarters, a party in the charge of Commander Fearnley proceeded from Newcastle to Anna Bay to investigate a report that an…

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South Africa. Mining and Other News. Capetown, May 22

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 31 May 1919 · page 13

In the Union Assembly Mr. Malan, Acting Prime Minister, replying to Mr. J. X. Merriman, said that he had endeavoured to obtain the continuance in some employment…

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Work at the Collieries. Affected by Maritime Strike

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 2 June 1919 · page 3

Work at the collieries in the Newcastle and Maitland districts for the fortnight ended on Saturday last was of an intermittent character, owing to the seamen's strike…

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German Miners' Six Hours Day

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 2 June 1919 · page 7

The Bolshevist mining element which is terrorising the Ruhr Valley (Essen district) has already enforced a 6 hours day in certain collieries, although the Miners'…

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Isolation of Cessnock. Meeting of Miners. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 2 June 1919 · page 2

The question of lifting the isolation restrictions was discussed by a largely attended meeting of miners, and other yesterday. Dr. Dick's report was to the effect that…

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South Greta Miners

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 3 June 1919 · page 4

A meeting of South Greta miners' Lodge will be held at the Sportsman's Arms Hotel to-night (Tuesday), at 6.30. for the nomination of officers…

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Restrictions at Cessnock Meeting of Miners. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 4 June 1919 · page 3

A mass meeting of miners was held on Sunday afternoon to consider the question of the lifting of isolation restrictions. There was a large attendance, including a large…

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Colliery Mechanics

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 5 June 1919 · page 4

A combined meeting of the Maitland and District members of the Colliery Mechanics' Mutual Protective Association will be held in the M.L.A. Chambers, this evening at…

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The Undisclosed Terms to Reduce German Indemnity. Guaranteeing. Coal. Supply. Paris, Tuesday Night

Singleton Argus · Thursday 5 June 1919 · page 2

The undisclosed Peace terms which the Council of Four is now reconsidering include the reduction of the German indemnity the dissolution of the…

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Mining Agreements. Council of Federation Meets

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 6 June 1919 · page 6

The adjourned sitting of the Industrial Council of the Australasian Coal and Shale Employees' Federation was resumed in Sydney yesterday…

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Coal Mines Regulation Act

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 June 1919 · page 4

An examination of candidates for certificates of competency as mine electrician under the above. Act will be held in the Technical College, Ultimo, on Tuesday, July…

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Nationalisation of German Collieries

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 June 1919 · page 5

The full [?] of the proposed Government Bill for the nationalisation of the German coal industry appears in the German papers. The final section of the Bill deals with…

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Colliery Mechanics' Association

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 June 1919 · page 4

A combined meeting of the Maitland and district members of the Colliery Mechanics' Mutual Protective Association was held at the M.L.A. Chambers on Thursday…

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German Miners' Six Hours Day

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 June 1919 · page 11

The Bolshevist mining element which is terrorising the Ruhr Valley (Essen district) has already enforced a 6 hours day in certain collieries although the Miners…

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Freeman Taken Ashore Protest by Miners

Singleton Argus · Saturday 7 June 1919 · page 4

Paul Freeman, after having remained in captivity on the American steamer Sonoma since the latter part of January, was taken ashore on…

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Coal Builds and Spoils St. Paul's

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 June 1919 · page 5

The proposal in the Sankey report to raise a fund of a milion a year for the improvement of the miners housing conditions by a tax of 1d a ton on all coal raised is…

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Isolation of Cessnock. Meeting of Miners. Cessnock

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 June 1919 · page 7

Mr. Adrian knox, K.C. has given the opinion that the proclamation isolating Cessmock is invalid being beyond the constitutional power of the State Government…

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