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Mining & the mines, 1919

939 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 8 of 47

Mining Examination

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 8 March 1919 · page 4

An examination of candidates for certificates of competency as manager, under-manager and deputy under the Coal Mines Regulation Act, 1912, will be held at the…

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Miners' Wages. Conference in Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 March 1919 · page 5

A conference between colliery proprietors and officials of the Australasian Coal and Shale Federation was held at the offices of the Northern Collieries Association, Sydney…

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Fourteen Days Notice. Southern Miners Dissatisfied

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 March 1919 · page 11

Trouble has been brewing among miners on the South Coast for some time, and on Saturday afternoon a climax was reached. The miners are determined not to work with…

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Coal Commission. Owners Profits. London

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 8 March 1919 · page 2

At a session of the Royal Coal Commission, Mr. R. Smillie, Miners' President asked whether the pooling of profits under nationalization would not enable the…

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Mining Situation. Federal Intervention Refused. No Justification

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 March 1919 · page 11

The executive of the Australasian Coal and Shate Federation has received the following reply from the secretary to Mr. Watt, Acting Prime Minister: 1 am desired…

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The House of Lords has passed the Coal Commission Bill, which authorises ail inquiry into the wages and hours of labour of coal miners in Britain, the object being to avoid an Industrial upheaval involving the railway men, transport workers and miiicrs. The Commission is to report before 31st instant. the Disinfectant. Used by All Hospitals

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 8 March 1919 · page 8

Doctors and nursos have no hesitation in recommending Carbolacene — the disinfectaut—before any other, and it is so with every user of it…

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Mining Prosecution. Colliery Manager Charged. South Greta Ventilation

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 10 March 1919 · page 2

Inspector Hutton of the Mines Department, proceeded against Charles Willis Dixon, manager of South Greta Colliery at the West Maitland Police Court to-day on…

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Work at the Collieries

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 10 March 1919 · page 6

Work at the collieries of the South Maitland and Newcastle coalfields was fairly brisk during the fortnight ended on Saturday last. The full period of eleven days was put…

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Copper Mines Closing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 10 March 1919 · page 5

It is estimated that fully thirty thousand men will be directly affected by the closing down of the copper mines throughout Australia, which seems to be inevitable…

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Colliery Manager Fined South Greta Ventilation

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 11 March 1919 · page 2

In the case heard at the West Maitland Police Court yesterday, in which Charles Willis Dixon, manager, was charged with a breach of the Coalmines Regulation Act by failing to maintain…

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A False Basis. Compensation for Loyalist Miners

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 11 March 1919 · page 7

A deputation from the National Federation waited on Mr. Lawson, Premier of Victoria, and advocated the claims of the men who went to work in the New South Wales coalmines, and…

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Gold Find at Hill End. Some Rich Stone

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 11 March 1919 · page 7

Mr. J. E. S[?]ntlebury, managing director of the Amalgamated Hill End, is at present on the hold in connection with the recent developments. He stated that the stone…

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Royal Coal Commission. Miners Championed. London

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 12 March 1919 · page 5

When the representatives of the National Federation of Steel manufacturers, urged, before the Coal Commission to-day, that an increase of miners' wages…

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Wool, Wheat and Gold. Wheat 40,000,000 Bushels Short

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 12 March 1919 · page 4

The estimated total yield of the Com monwealth wheat harvest in 1918-19 is 40,000,000 bushels short of the yield for 1917-18. With the exception of West…

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Mining Prosecution. Colliery Manager Charged

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 March 1919 · page 10

Inspector Hutton of the Mines Department proceeded against Charles Willis Dixon manager of South Greta Colliery, at West Maitland Police Court Monday on…

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Royal Coal Commission. Miners Championed. London

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 March 1919 · page 2

When the representatives of the National Federation of Steel Manufactures. urged, before the Coal Commission to-day that an increase of miners wages…

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Export of Gold

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 March 1919 · page 13

The Victorian Minister for Mines (Mr. Barnes) believes it is economically and financially unsound to export gold won in Victoria to the East and other countries, as…

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New Coal Controller. London, Wednesday Night

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 March 1919 · page 12

The Press Bureau announces that Mr. Evan Jones, M.P., has been appointed Coal Controller…

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Coal Commission. Owners Profits. London

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 March 1919 · page 13

At a session of the Royal Coal Commission, Mr. R. Smillie Miners' President, asked whether the pooling of profits under nationalisation would not enable the…

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A False Basis. Compensation for Loyalist Miners

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 March 1919 · page 11

A [?] from the National Federation waited on Mr. Lawson, Premier of Victoria and advocated the claims of the men who went to work in the New South Wales coalmines, and…

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