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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1920

1,014 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 26 of 51

Mining Explosives. Price Not to Be Increased

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 31 July 1920 · page 9

A considerable amount oF unrest has been manifetsed by the members of the various lodges connected with the northern district brunch of the…

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German Coal Supply France Disapproves Help. (Australian Cable Assn. Message) Paris, Thursday Night

Singleton Argus · Saturday 31 July 1920 · page 5

The Chamber of Deputies' finance committee has refused to pass the Government bill granting credit to Germany in order to obtain coal…

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Hebburu Miners' Lodge

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 2 August 1920 · page 2

The half-yearly balance-sheet presented at a meeting of Hebburn Miners' Lodge showed the income to have been £2968/ 15/8, expenditure £2929…

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To prevent Mine Stoppages

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 2 August 1920 · page 2

At the half-yearly meeting of Hebburn Miners' Lodge, the secretary read and explained a code of by-laws which had been drafted by the…

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Mine Top Hands. Conference at Cessnock. Aggregate Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 3 August 1920 · page 6

Representatives of the top-hands employed at the various collieries on the Maitland coalfield met at Cessnock on Saturday to deal with matters…

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German Coal. British Vote. London

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 4 August 1920 · page 5

The House of Commons approved in Supply of a vote of £5,000,000 for advances in respect of the German coal deliveries in order to secure regular…

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Mining Situation. Conference Demanded. Cease Work Threat

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 4 August 1920 · page 2

The meeting of the delegate board of the Colliery Employees' Federation was continued in Newcastle yesterday, when Mr. D. M. Rees, deputy…

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The Coal Miners Strike Threatened

Singleton Argus · Thursday 5 August 1920 · page 2

The delegate board of the northern district of the Coal and Shale Employees' Federation held a meeting on Tuesday, at the conclusion of which the…

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Miners' Tools. and Income Tax

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 5 August 1920 · page 2

Notice of motion was received at the delegate board meeting of the Colliery Employees' Federation in Newcastle from Aberdare Lodge urging…

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Miners' Federation. Abolition of Delegate Board

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 5 August 1920 · page 2

At the meeting in Newcastle of the delegate board of the Colliery Employees' Federation, Mr. Buddeley, president, on behalf of the executive…

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Coal Mines Act

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 6 August 1920 · page 4

A resolution was adopted at the delegate board of the Colliery Employees Federal directing the executive to wait upon Mr. Cann, Minister for Mines, with…

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Colliery Mechanics' Association

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 6 August 1920 · page 4

The secretary (Mr. H. C. Morton) intimates by advertisement elsewhere in this issue that he has removed from Bull-street, West Maitland, to "Woonga…

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Coal Shipped

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 6 August 1920 · page 3

The total quantity of coal shipped from Newcastle during the month of July was the biggest amount of coal shipped for any month since 1914. There…

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The Miners' Lot

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 6 August 1920 · page 3

It is not generally known that it costs almost the equivalent to a shift's money in dues for the mine worker—whether above or below ground—if a…

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A Miners' Holiday

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 6 August 1920 · page 3

The Aberdare Colliery had a holiday on Wednesday. The workmen turned out to the sound of the whistle, but it was stated that there was a deputation…

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Mining Trouble

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 6 August 1920 · page 5

A Delegate Board Minute to the effect that unless a conference is arranged within three weeks between owners and employees' representatives…

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Miners Want Taxable Income Increased

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 6 August 1920 · page 5

At the Delegate Board Meeting a notice of motion was received from Aberdare Lodge, urging that the Commonwealth Government he approached…

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Mining Dispute. Equal Economic Partnership

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 6 August 1920 · page 5

A meeting of the council of the Australasian Coal and Shale Employees' Federation was held in Sydney on Thursday…

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Mining Tribunal. Enginedrivers and Firemen. Stop-work Meetings Proposed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 6 August 1920 · page 4

Strong objection to action of the executive of enginedrivers and firemen in deciding to have nothing to do with the tribunal proposed by the Prime…

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Mining Dispute. Coal Owners' Terms. Agreeable to a Tribunal

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 August 1920 · page 9

In reply to the executive of the Coal and Shale Miners' Federation Messrs. C. M. M'Donald, E. G. Weyland, and J. S. Bragg, representing…

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