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Mining & the mines, 1922

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East Greta Colliery Idle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 23 March 1922 · page 4

A stoppage has occurred at East Greta Collery. It is stated that the explosives question, which invoives objection to paying an increased…

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Colliery Profits. Mr. Brennan Replies to Mrs. McDONALD

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 23 March 1922 · page 5

Mr. W. Brennan, secretary of the Northern Miners Federation, makes the following statement with regard to the above:—Absence…

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Colliery Grievances

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 24 March 1922 · page 4

A list of grievances at various collieries in the northern district, tabulated by the officers of the federation, have been submitted to the chairman…

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Aberdare Extended Colliery. Record Production

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 24 March 1922 · page 8

Abermain Colliery put up a record last week for output from a tunnel in a single shift. The record did not remain long for the Aberdare Extended…

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Compulsory Mine Conferences

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 24 March 1922 · page 4

A compulsory conference convened by Mr. C. Hibble, chairman of the Coal Tribunal, took place at the rooms of the Northern Colliery Proprietors'…

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Mine Deputy Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 24 March 1922 · page 4

Ald. S. Harris, night deputy at the Whitburn Colliery, Greta, was seriously injured while on his round of inspection on Thursday, through a…

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Coal Seam Discovered. at Gyarran

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 24 March 1922 · page 2

Quite a stir was caused in the town a few days ago when it became known that a prospecting party had located a thick and rich seam of coal…

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Mine on Fire. New Zealand Outbreak

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 24 March 1922 · page 4

A message from Auckland states that a fire broke out on Wednesday night in the [?] mine, and is still burning. The outbreak was fought all night…

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Caledonian Collieries. Ltd

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 25 March 1922 · page 4

A half-yearly dividend of 4 per cent. on preference capital and 6 per cent. on ordinary capital of the Caledonian Collieries, Limited, was…

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American Coal Miners a Joint Appeal. Vancouver, March 16

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 March 1922 · page 12

A New York message announces that a joint Protestant and Catholic appeal has been issued in an attempt to ward off a coal strike. This is the first…

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Pelaw-Main Colliery

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 25 March 1922 · page 4

The Coal Tribunal, under chairmanship of Mr. C. Hibble, met in Newcastle on Friday, in connection with certain conditions which it was…

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Warden's Court. Colliery Company's Application

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 March 1922 · page 16

In the Warden's Court, held at the East Maitland Courthouse yesterday afternoon, before the Warden, Major Crane, the South Greta Colliery, Ltd.,…

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Income Tax. Miners Want Exemption Raised

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 March 1922 · page 16

A lengthy business sheet was drafted for issue to members at a meeting of the Northern Miners' Executive. Included was the following…

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Colliery Profits. Mr. Brennan Replies to Mr. McDONALD

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 March 1922 · page 4

Mr. W. Brennan, secretary of the Northern Miners' Federation, makes the following statement with regard to the above:—"Absence…

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Coal Profits. Reply to Mr. Brennan

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 25 March 1922 · page 2

Mr. C.W. McDonald, secretary to the Northern Collieries Association, has made the following reply to the statement of Mr. W. Brennan,…

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American Miners. Threatened Strike. Vancouver, March 22

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 25 March 1922 · page 2

President Harding is considering a public appeal to miners and mine operators to settle their differences before the threatened strike…

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Fortnightly Pay. Four Mines. Work Full Time

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 March 1922 · page 16

Work at the Newcastle and Maitland district collieries during the fortnight ended on Saturday was slack. Only four mines got full…

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Mining Industry. Men Seeking Control

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 March 1922 · page 9

"We might consider the desirability of taking over the wastefully and inefficiently run industry, and of running it in an efficient manner for…

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Buried Incas' Gold. Excavations in Lost City

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 March 1922 · page 16

Four hundred years and more it has remained hidden, the famous lost City of the Incas, which, until some time ago, no man had seen for…

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Mining Industry. Reduction of Wages Question

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 March 1922 · page 7

A meeting of the Council of the Mining Department of the Australasian Workers' Union (Formerly the Australasian Coal and Shale…

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