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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1920

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Gold Premiums. on Mineral Exported

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 18 May 1920 · page 2

The secretary of the Gold Producers' As sociation, Ltd (Mr. Thomas Maughan) announced that the association had made a interim distribution ot members of £437,373…

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Coal Supplies. Anglo-french Agreement. London, May 13

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 18 May 1920 · page 5

The British and French Coal Contre[?]rs at the fivthe Conference made plans assuri[?] Fr[?]ce a minimum coal supp;y eqnivalent to that obtaining during the past 8 months…

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Coal Control. Ends with Release of Shipping

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 20 May 1920 · page 2

The Minister for the Navy states that following open the Government's release of shipping it has now decided to relinquish coal control, which had formerly been…

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Broken Hill Mining Industries Inquiry Into Conditions

Singleton Argus · Thursday 20 May 1920 · page 1

The State Premier, with the consent of the Cabinet has requested the Board of Trade to consider and report on the whole economic conditions of the…

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Gold Galore

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 21 May 1920 · page 2

A 'phone message from Gloucester states that the last assay or the Mount Owen mine went 1100 ounces, and since then the lode has become richer…

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Worst Amongst Miners

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 May 1920 · page 10

The correspondent of the "Times" at reports that 40 per cent of the gasworker: responded to the call for a strike, but as the gasometers are full, and coal stocks are…

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Gold Premiums. on Mineral Exported

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 May 1920 · page 7

The secretary of the Gold Producers' Association. Ltd (Mr. Thomas Maughan) announced that the association. had made an interim distribution to members of £137,376…

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British Coal Trade. Terminating Subsidies. London

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 May 1920 · page 10

In the House of Commons Mr. Brace moved the adjournment of the House to draw attention to the increased price for domestic coal. which he asked the Government not to…

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Coal Supplies. Anglo-french Agreement. London, May 13

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 May 1920 · page 3

The British and French Coal Contro[?]ers at the Hythe Conference made plans assuring France a minimum coal supply equivalent to had obtaining during the past 8 months…

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Helping State Loan Wailsend Miners' £1000. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 22 May 1920 · page 5

The Wallsend coal miners have sent a War Savings Certificate for £1000 to the State Loar…

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The Coal Trade. Rumours of Impending Trouble. What Will Happen?

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 May 1920 · page 9

Rumours of impending trouble in the coal industry have been in circulation, but they are discounted by Mr. A. C. Willis, secretary of the Australasian Coal and Shale…

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Mining and Cost of Living. (To the Editor)

Singleton Argus · Saturday 22 May 1920 · page 6

Sir,—There is a great deal of con— troversy at the present time amongst the miner in the Northern District as to the likelihood of an upheaval within…

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Vicissitudes of the Goldfields

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 24 May 1920 · page 3

The discovery of payable gold at Summer Hill Creek, near Bathurst, by Edward Hargreaves in 1851 completely changed the complexion of the future prospects of…

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A Floating Mine

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 25 May 1920 · page 5

Captain Browhslow, district Naval officer, has informed the Department of Navigation that the, steamer Dundula, while on a trip from Port price to Newcastle, sighted what…

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War Between Unions. MINERS, A.W.U., AND O.B.U.

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 25 May 1920 · page 3

It was asserted in union circles yesterday afternoon that u drastic move is contemplated by the coalminers unless the Government agrees to recognise the One…

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Rothbury Colliery. Finding of the Tribunal

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 May 1920 · page 6

Having investigated the claim of threepence per the made by the fillers and wheelers engaged at Rathbury Colliery Mr, C. [?] chairman of the tribunal has given…

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Iniured by Fall of Coal

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 May 1920 · page 4

Charles Henry mortimer (39), a [?] of Anvil Creta and employed as a miner at central Greta Colliery has been admitted to the maitland Hospital suffering…

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POLES v. Bolsheviks. British Miners' Action. London. May 21

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 May 1920 · page 5

At a private meeting of the executive of the Miners' Federation at Southport it was decided to urge the Government to use its [?] to bring the polish and Russian war…

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Mining Shares

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 28 May 1920 · page 4

"Palmer's Share List" writes: East Greta report is rather disappointing, Shares are obtainable at 19/3 cum dividend, a price considerably below their…

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Saving Waste Coal in Great Britain

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 28 May 1920 · page 4

The coal industry in Great Britain has been excited lately by rumors of a new method of whashing such coal as washery-waste-refuse in pit dumps,…

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