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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1921

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Large Slug of Gold. Wright 115.4 Ozs

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 February 1921 · page 6

A large shier of gold found recently at Hobby's Yards and now at Mr. A. W. Dye's metallurgical works has been examined by Dr…

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Work at the Collieries. for Fortnightly Pay

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 7 February 1921 · page 4

Owing to a holiday in the period ten days was the maximum working time of the Newcastle and Maitland collieries for the fortnight ended on Saturday and this…

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Stamp Act. Gnored by Miners

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 7 February 1921 · page 4

Though the new Stamp Duties Act requires them to stamp receipt for their fortnightly pay the miners on the southern coalfield have resolutely…

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sFall of Coal

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 8 February 1921 · page 4

William Hamilton Reeves, a miner, employed at the Whitburn Colliery, Greta, was admitted to the Maitland Hospital last evening, suffering from…

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Stamp Duties Act. Ignored by Northern District Miners

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 9 February 1921 · page 4

Members of the northern district Miners Federation have decided to ignore the provision of the new stamp Duties Act requiring that…

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Measuring Mine Ventilation

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 February 1921 · page 3

At the Cardiff meeting of the British Association, Prefessor MacGregor-Morris described a most ingenious instrument which gives direct reading of the speed…

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Stamp Duties Act. Attitude of the Miners

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 February 1921 · page 7

On behalf of coalminers, Messrs, J. Buddeley and A. C. Williams. accompanied by Mr. P. Brookfield, M.L.A., waited upon Mr. Lang, Treasure…

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Mine Stoppages. Fifty in Five Weeks. Proprietors Exasperated

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 February 1921 · page 2

It was stated yesterday by a leading representative of the coiliery owners that the proprietors generally were exasperated at the action of the various…

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Mining Industry. Proposal of One Big Union

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 February 1921 · page 6

At the request of a number of craft unions in the mining industry to the Coal Miner's Federation, a conference held at the latter's offices to…

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CRICKET Aberdare Colliery Employee Top Hands v. Bottom Hands

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 11 February 1921 · page 3

The much discussed match known as the second test match took place between the above teams on Saturday last at Aberdare Park. Owing to the many…

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Coal Tribunal. Award Issued

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 February 1921 · page 12

The award of the Special Coal [?] bunal, in regard to clause 14 of the claims of the minors, has been man available; It is as follows:—…

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Stamp Act. Ignored by Miners

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 February 1921 · page 12

Though the new Stamp Duties Act requires them to stamp receipts for their fortnightly pay the miners on the southern coalfield have resolutely…

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Stamp Duties Act. Attitude of the Miners

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 February 1921 · page 5

On behalf of the coalminers Messrs. J. Baddeley and A.C. Willis accompanied by Mr. P. Brookfield, M.L.A., waited upon Mr. Lang State Treasurer,…

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Gold for Notes. Same Old Story

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 February 1921 · page 6

"Gold for Notes !" That phrase must have a most attractive sound about it. Men have been known in Sydney to, hand over their hard-earned savings to…

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Mine Stoppages. Fifty in Five Weeks. Proprietors Exasperated

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 February 1921 · page 5

It was staled Wednesday by a leading representative of the colliery owners that the proprietors generally were exasperated no the notion of the various…

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Stamp Duties Act. Ignored by Northern District Miners

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 February 1921 · page 7

Members of the northern district Miners' Federation have decided to ignore the provision of the new Stamp Duties Act requiring that…

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British Coal Export. Board of Trade Returns. London, February 9

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 February 1921 · page 2

The card of Trade returns show that valued a of coal was 1,700,000 tons, 3,358,000 to 555,000 compared with January, 1920 [?]lued at £11,542,000 in…

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Mining Explosives

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 February 1921 · page 4

The matter of increased cost of mining explosives was considered at a meeting of the Hebburn Miners' Lodge on Sunday morning. Mr. Hadfield…

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Welsh Coal Miners. Sharing Depression. London, February 12

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 15 February 1921 · page 5

Twelve thousand coal miners in the Abertillery area were to-day given a fortnight's notice of the termination of their contracts…

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Miners' Federation. Nothing to Cklate Alarm

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 15 February 1921 · page 6

A meeting of the northern executive of the Miners' Federation was held, at the Trades Hall, Newcastle, when a number of important matters were dealt…

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