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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1921

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Mine Electricians

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 18 January 1921 · page 4

An examination of candidates for certificates of competency as mine electrician under the Coal Mines Regulation Act. 1912, was held at the…

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Coal Industry. Enginedrivers and Firemen

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 18 January 1921 · page 3

A Sitting of the Engine-drivers and Firemen's Coal industry Special under the Commonwealth Industrial Peace Act was held…

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Coal Tribunal. Morwell and Wonthaggi Stoppages

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 19 January 1921 · page 6

Tho Coal Tribunal sat in Sydney on Tuesday afternoon at the Commonwealth bank Buildings and discussed several matters incidental to the…

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Full of Coal

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 20 January 1921 · page 4

While at Work in the Thistle section of the Stanford Methyr Colliery. Mr. T. Hunley, a miner, had his leg badly crushed on Tuesday, the result of a…

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A Miser's Hoard £184 in Gold Coin

Singleton Argus · Thursday 20 January 1921 · page 4

Further details of the remarkable find of gold coin vat Gynipie (Q.) show that on Monday evening, January 10J, three girls named Hay, M'Kewin and Morgan…

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British Coal Industry

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 21 January 1921 · page 5

A crisis is imminent in the coal industry, owing to the fall of export prices, which tumbled from 87/ per ton in September to 55/ and 60/ in…

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United Colliery Staffs Association Northern District

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 21 January 1921 · page 4

The monthly meeting of the above Association was held in Chamberlain's [?]ms, West Maitland, on Saturday [?] All the principle collieries of…

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Decline in Wages. American Lead Miners

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 21 January 1921 · page 6

The minors, fillers, and truckers in the great lead mining States of I[?]and Missouri voluatarily agr[?]d on January 1 to accent reduction of 16…

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Coal Tribunal Engine-drivers' Claims. Stoppage in Queensland

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 21 January 1921 · page 6

At the compulsory, conference held under the industrial Peace Act a connection with the log of [?]ms recently presented by the federaced…

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Coal Tribunal. Queensland Miners Resume

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 22 January 1921 · page 7

A compulsory conference under the Federal Industrial Peace Act of 1920, summoned by the Chairman, Mr. Charles Hibble, to consider the…

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Dwindling Coal Trade

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 22 January 1921 · page 5

Remarkable statistics have been published of the British coal export trade, Last year the quantity exported was 28,363,000 tons,…

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Riverina Coal. Seam of 37 Feet

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 22 January 1921 · page 7

At the Mining Warden Court, hold at U[?], 20 application for coal mining leases at coorabin (live miles from Oaklands) were ledged by the Coorabin…

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Miners' Aim Socialisation of Industry

Singleton Argus · Thursday 27 January 1921 · page 2

London, Monday.—The Miners' International Fedration Conference at London, at the instance of the French and Belgian organisations, supported by…

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Demand for Coal. Colliers [?] NEWCASTLE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 January 1921 · page 5

A strong demands for coat by other States and over seas continues The holiday yesterday interfered with the [?] and to-day Redhead…

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Inquiry Into Mining

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 28 January 1921 · page 2

The Select Committee recently given a rolling commission during the Parliamentary recess to inquire into the mining industry, will sit at…

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Metal Crisis. Tin Mines Closing Down

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 28 January 1921 · page 6

Since the leginning of this year tin has fallen £27/10/ per ton, and the latest quotation of £169/15/ per ton. London, either renders ninny mines…

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Coal Accumulations. Transport Needs, London, January 26

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 28 January 1921 · page 5

The lnternatonal miners Conrerence has coneluded it passed a regotution nothing the slalement of the German delegates that stocks of 900.000 tons of…

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State Coal Mine. Progress Not Satisfactory

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 29 January 1921 · page 3

The Government is not satisfied with the progress being made by the Railway Commissioners in the development of the State coal mine at…

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Riverina Coal

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 January 1921 · page 11

At the Mining warden court. held at Uranna, 20 applications for coal mining leases at coorabin (five miles from oaklands) were lodged by the coorabin…

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Dwindling Coal Trade

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 January 1921 · page 14

Remarkable statistics have been published of the British coal export trade. Last year the quantity exported was 28,563,000 tons, £120…

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