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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1921

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Forty Four Hours. Collieries Exempted

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 29 October 1921 · page 2

Sitting in the Special Cout constituted under the Eight Hours (Am-endment) Act to deal with applications for 44-hour week, Judge Beeby…

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The Collieries. Intermittency of Work. Matter Discussed

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 October 1921 · page 3

The conference between the colliery proprietors and representatives of the Australasian Coal and Shale Employees' Federation on the question of…

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Coal Trade Depression. Full-time Linen Mills. London, October 20

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 October 1921 · page 13

In addition to the pits becoming permanently abandoned as the outcome of the strike, it is announced to-day that sixteen collieries in…

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Broken Time. Work at the Collieries

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 31 October 1921 · page 8

Work at the collieries of the Newcastle and Maitland districts was very much broken during the fortnight ended on Saturday last, and…

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Coal Mining in U.s.a. Federal Troops Disarm Miners

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 1 November 1921 · page 2

Vigorous action by Federal troops has put an end to the insurrection of striking minors in the West Virginian Coalfield (says the Now York…

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Coal Tribunal. Sittings Suspended

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 1 November 1921 · page 7

It was stated at the Trades that further sittings of the Coal Miners' Tribunal, which was constituted, under the Commonwealth Industrial…

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Punjabi Fireman's Legacy a Hoard of Gold

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 1 November 1921 · page 3

A Punjabi has been raised from the comparatively humble station of leading fireman on the P. and O. Royal Mail steamer Narkunda to that of a potential…

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American Coal Miners Threatening Strike. Vancouver, November 1

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 4 November 1921 · page 5

A message from Indianapolis states that the leaders of the United Mine-workers of America [?]sist that a strike of 500,000 United States coalminers…

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Forty Four Hours. Collieries Exempted

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 November 1921 · page 14

Sitting in the Special Cont constituted under the Eight Hours (Amendment) Act to deal with applications for 44-hour week, Judge Beeby…

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Miners' Conditions

Singleton Argus · Saturday 5 November 1921 · page 8

The gravest conditions prevail in the majority of the colliery districts. Wages reductions and unemployment are so severe that the Miners' Executive to-day…

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Broken Time. Work at the Collieries

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 November 1921 · page 11

Work at the collieries of the Newcastle and maitland districts was very much broken during the fortnight ended on saturday last, and…

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Burning Coal Dust

Singleton Argus · Saturday 5 November 1921 · page 2

Owing to the high cost of coal, great attention is being given by engineers to the burning of coal in the form of dust. This process involves of course…

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Colliery Mechanics Delay in Considering Claims

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 November 1921 · page 9

A meeting of the Mechanies Union, embracing the Burwood, Burwood Extended, Dudlev. New Lambton, Short land. Borchole. Pacific and Gurtles…

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English Coal. Vast Accumulations

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 5 November 1921 · page 2

When the last mail left London for Australia colliery owners were giving consideration to an intimation that the Norwegian State railways were on…

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Coal Tribunal. Sittings Suspended

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 November 1921 · page 3

It was stated at the Trades Hall that further sittings of the Coal Miners' Tribunal, which was constituted under the Commonwealth Industrial…

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Mine Regulations. Provisions of New Bill

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 5 November 1921 · page 3

The executive of the Miners' Federation has been furnished with a copy of the Bill containing amendments to the Coal Mines Regulations Act…

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Virginia Miners Federal Judge's Severe Injunction

Singleton Argus · Saturday 5 November 1921 · page 6

New York, Wednesday. The "New York Times" Washington correspondent states that Federal Judge Anderson has issued an injunction in connection with…

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Depression at Newcastle Avoidable Mine Stoppages

Singleton Argus · Saturday 5 November 1921 · page 2

There was much idleness during October among the workers, both skilled and unskilled. Slackness at the mines was more acute than during September,…

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Joadja Oil Shale Mines Minister Hopeful

Singleton Argus · Saturday 5 November 1921 · page 4

Referring to the wonderful oil shale developments, described in our last issue, the Ministor for Minos (Mr G. Cann) expresses himself in a most…

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Mining Distress. Conference with Premier

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 5 November 1921 · page 6

It is expected that the State Premier and the officers of the Minesr' Federation will meet in Sydney at the beginning of the week to consider…

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