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Mining & the mines, 1919

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Coal Boring. New Seams Near Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 25 November 1919 · page 3

The results of the Mining Department's operations on the two hores put down on the coal field area at Ellalong, near Cessnock, are reported to be, from a financial point…

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Coal Boring. New Seams Near Cessnock

Singleton Argus · Thursday 27 November 1919 · page 1

The results of the Mining Department's operations on the two bores put down on the coal field area at Bllalong, near Cessnock, are reported to be, from…

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Rathulba Colliery

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 28 November 1919 · page 4

Messrs. Henderson and Tomks intimate by advertisement in this issue that they have leased the Rathluba Colliery and will be pleased to receive orders from all old…

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Miners' Conference

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 28 November 1919 · page 4

When is Newcastle yesterday, Mr. C. M. McDonald, secretary to the Northern Colliery Employees' Federation, conferred with Mr. Baddeley, president of the Miners'…

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Colliery Mechanics. Smoothing Ou'p Minor Matters

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 28 November 1919 · page 3

The executive officers of the Colliery Mechanics' Association are busily engaged dealing with minor troubles arising out of the introduction of new conditions under…

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America's Coal Crisis. Indignant Miners. Vancouver, November 26

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 29 November 1919 · page 2

The miners have indignantly rejected the Government's offer of a settlement on the basis of a 14 per cent increase. The men say that the offer is insulting…

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Idle Collieries. Neath and Richmond-main

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 November 1919 · page 7

The Neath Colliery has been idle since Friday owing to a dispute over the payment of timbering. Mr. A. Lewis, treasurer of the federation, proceeded to Neath yesterday in…

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Letter to the Editor. Colliery Mechanics

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 29 November 1919 · page 6

Sir,-I am not given to enter upon discussion of union matches that are of a purely domestic nature through the press, as it savours too much of the window-dressing…

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Gold Medal Award

Singleton Argus · Saturday 29 November 1919 · page 6

The Annual Steel Works Band Eisteddfod was held last week at Hamilton, and Master Palmer Gardiner won the gold medal for singing in the boys'…

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Colliery Employees Federation. Nominations for Official Positions

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 November 1919 · page 14

Nominations for the various positions in the Northern District branch of the Australasian Coal and Shale Employees Federation for the ensuing term closed on…

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Coal Boring. New Seams Near Cessnock

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 November 1919 · page 16

The results of the Mining Department's operations on the two bores put down on the coal field area at Ellalong, near Cessnock are reported to be from a financial point…

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Six Hour Day. Important Mining Ballots

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 29 November 1919 · page 6

Recently three important questions were submitted to the miners lodges affiliated with the Northern district Miners' Federation for their consideration and decision…

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Coal Prices Revising the Position. (Australian Cable Assn. Message.) London, Thursday Night

Singleton Argus · Saturday 29 November 1919 · page 7

Sir Auckland Geddes says the Government has reviewed the entire position in connection with coal prices, which are unexpectedly high. Profits are shown…

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Colliery Mechanics' Association

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 1 December 1919 · page 4

A combined meeting of the Colliery Mechanies' Association was held at Kurri Kurri yesterday. Mr. W. Grubb, local chairman, presided, and there was a large and…

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The Living Wage Coal Carters Strike

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 2 December 1919 · page 2

A number of coal carters, employed by city firms, struck work on Saturday morning. The strikers are members of the coal-carters section of the Trolly,…

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Britain's Coal Trade. Debate in Commons. London, Nov. 28

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 2 December 1919 · page 2

In the House of Commons, in opening the debate on the coal trade, Mr. W. Brace, moved for the appointment of a Select Committee to enquire into the coal control and…

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South Wales Coal Trade Unexampled Prosperity. Era of Large Earnings. (Australian Cable Assn. Message.) London, Sunday Night

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 2 December 1919 · page 2

South Wales is enjoying an unexampled era of prosperity. Tramp ships are charging 60/ per ton freight for coal shipped to Rouen. The…

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Welsh Miners. Resist Income Tax, Vancouver

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 3 December 1919 · page 5

A London message states that the Welsh miners voted for a strike to resist the income tax Vladivostock Revolt 18pt…

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Six-hour Day. Coal and Shale Employees' Ballot

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

It was announced at the offices of the [?] and Shale Employees' Federation that the figures to hand in regard to the ballot of the members showed large majorities in favour of…

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Gold Mining' Industry

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 December 1919 · page 4

In the State Assembly, Mr. W. Bennett, M.L.A., asked the Premier (l) Is it a fact that the average price of gold isw £3/17/6/ per ounce in this State, whilst £5/10/ per…

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