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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1921

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Gravest Danger. Coal Industry Situation. "Bolshevism Making Through Miners."

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 September 1921 · page 16

"The situation developing in the coal industry is fraught with the gravest danger to the community; all the more dangerous because the…

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Colliery Shiftmen. South Maitland Employees

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 September 1921 · page 9

A conference of delegates, representing the shiftmen of the South Maitland Miners' lodges gave consideration to t the rates and condition for…

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Pooling the Coal

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 September 1921 · page 14

Speaking at a social gathering of mining officials at Newcastle on Saturday evening, the Minister for Works (Mr. Estell) referred to the conference…

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Riverina Coal. an Important Discovery

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 September 1921 · page 13

Mr. Kilpatrick, M.L.A., who lives near the recently, discovered coal field at Coorabin, in Southern Riverina during a visit to Albury stated that…

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Bright Prospects. Coal at Moonembar

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 September 1921 · page 7

A message from coraki states that the delivery of the first shipment of coal from the moonembar Mines was made by steamer this week…

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American Miners' Riot Vancouver, August 30

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 September 1921 · page 2

President Harding has declined to interfere in favour of the miners in Logan Country West, virginia, where trouble has been threatening for some…

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Coal Point Tragedy Area Officer's Death

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 September 1921 · page 11

The body of William Whipp Long, 38, military area officer, who resided at Singleton, was found on Friday afternoon in the week-find place at…

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Basic Wage. Effect on Mining Industry

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 September 1921 · page 11

Giving evidence before the board of Trade. Henry Robert Lee, industrial officer for the Australian Mines and Metals Association, and chief…

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Coal Tribunal. Aberdare Central Conditions, Visit of Mr, C. Hibble

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 September 1921 · page 2

Mr. C. Hibble, chairman of the coal Tribunal, paid visit to Aberdare central colliery yesterday, being accompanied ton behalf of the…

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Ten Get Full Time. Work at the Collieries

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 5 September 1921 · page 7

There was a more equal distribution of work at the northern district collieries during the fortnight ended on Saturday. Some, however…

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West Virginia Strike Fight with Citizen Army. 200 Miners Killed

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 6 September 1921 · page 3

New York, Friday.—A Washington message says that Federal troops are proceeding to West Virginia. It is reported, from Logan that…

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'Colliery Mechanics' Association

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 7 September 1921 · page 4

A combined meeting of the Maitland district members of the Colliery Mechanics Association. will be held in St. Mary 's Hall, Scotia- street, West…

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Queensland Mines. an Increased Output

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 7 September 1921 · page 2

The annual report of the Queensland, Mines Department shown, that the value of last year 's mineral output was £ 3, 462, 214, which was an…

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Colliery Mechanics

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 September 1921 · page 4

A combined meeting of the Maitland district members of the Colliery Mechanics Association will be held in St. Mary 's Hall. Scotia - street, to - night…

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Hebburn Colliery. Grievances Discussed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 September 1921 · page 3

Various matters relating to - Heblurn Colliery were discussed at a conference in Newcastle. The colliery was represented by Mr…

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American Coal Miners Guerilla Fighting. Vancouver. August 31

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 September 1921 · page 12

A message from Washington says that, despite President Harding's announcement that martini law would be proclaimed in the Virginia colliery…

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Closing of Mt. Boppy Mine Vanishing Mining Industry

Singleton Argus · Saturday 10 September 1921 · page 4

The same wretched and humiliating story has to be told regarding the effect of over costly production in the case of the Mt. Boppy gold mine, in the Cobar…

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Coal Trade. Distribution of Work

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 September 1921 · page 14

The council of the Coal and Shale. Employees' Federation has been called together, and will meet in Sydney, on 'Thursday…

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Bright Prospects. Coal at Moonembar

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 September 1921 · page 14

A message from Coraki Mutes that the delivery of the first shipment of coal from the Moonembar mines was made by steamer this week…

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Metalliferous Miners. Provisions of New Award

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 September 1921 · page 16

A new award in the metalliferous mining industry is gazetted. This provides for a 48-hour week, and the following are minimum rates of…

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