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Mining & the mines, 1922

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May Gold Yield. for New South Wales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 9 June 1922 · page 2

The New South Wales gold yield for May, 1922, amounted to 3434oz. crude, equal to 3084oz. fine, valued at £13,100, as compared with 3872 oz. crude,…

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Colliery Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 10 June 1922 · page 4

Martin Jenson, a miner, living at East Greta, and employed at Glen Ayr Colliery was admitted to the Maitland Hospital yesterday afternoon…

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Coal Mine Explosion. Seventeen Killed. London, June 2

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 June 1922 · page 13

Reuter's Berlin correspondent reports that seventeen were killed and twenty-five others inured in an explosion in an coal mine belonging to Krupps, near…

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British Coal Miners. Militant Action Urged. Leaders Depressed. LONDON, June 2

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 June 1922 · page 12

Resolutions haver been carried in many districts in favour of militant action to increase with successive reductions in miners' wages, indicating that it is…

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Union Warned. Queensland Colliery Trouble

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 June 1922 · page 14

Mr. Justice McCawley in Brisbane gave judgement on the application of the Redbank Colliers for an order restraining the Queensland Colliery…

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Miners' Wages Reduced

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 June 1922 · page 13

The joint wages board of Lancashire and Cheshire has decided that miners' wages be reduced during June by a further ten points, the…

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Coal Industry. Over-production in Queensland

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 June 1922 · page 16

Mrs. Jones, Minister for Mines in Queensland, was waited upon recently of a deputation, which placed before aim proposal whose adoption was…

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Coal Conference Fails Dispute Referred to Tribunal

Singleton Argus · Saturday 10 June 1922 · page 7

On Thursday the colliery proprietors and the coal minors met at a compulsory conference, with a view to bottling the differences between them…

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Brown Coal. Large Formations in South Australia

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 June 1922 · page 16

A syndicate of capitalists, in conjunction with the Wallaroo and Moonta Mining and Smelting Company, is engaged in proving the…

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Gold at Bribbaree. About 32 Miles From Young

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 June 1922 · page 3

A report has been received by Mr. J. C. L. Fitzpatrick, Minister for Mines, from Mining Wardon Williams, of Goulburn, respecting the…

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Mining Industry. Sitting of Special Tribunal Men Want a Commission

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 June 1922 · page 14

The Bluings of the Coal Industry Special Tribunal, comprising the whole at the members, will be held at the Commonwealth Bank offices,…

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The Collieries. Work for Next Pay

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 12 June 1922 · page 2

Owing to a public holiday being included in the period full time at the mines of the Newcastle and Maitland coalfields for the fortnight…

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Coal Tribunal. Miners Take Action

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 13 June 1922 · page 2

Mr. A. C. Willis, secretary to the Coal and Shale Federation, stated that Mr. Cantor had been instructed to take the necessary steps to approach the…

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General News A[?]enic Mine. Important Developments

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 13 June 1922 · page 4

For some months important development work has been done at the Beacroft arsenic mines at Ballandean, near Wallangarra, and now…

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South Greta Miners

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 14 June 1922 · page 4

A meeting of members of the South Greta Miners' Lodge will be held in the Homeville Hall, Telarah, to-morrow (Thursday) morning at 10…

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Coal Industry. Losses Through Strikes. Premier Replies to Mr. Willis

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 14 June 1922 · page 8

The Premier, Sir George Fuller, replied to the statement made by Mr. A. C. Willis, secretary of the Coal Federation…

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Miners' Safety Lamps

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 15 June 1922 · page 4

Mr. J. M. Baddeley, M.L.A., miners' president, yesterday received the following letter from Mr. Fitzpatrick, Minister for Mines, in regard to miners'…

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Goal Tribunal Miners Take Action

Singleton Argus · Thursday 15 June 1922 · page 1

Mr A. C. Willis, secretary to the Coal and Shale Faderation stated that Mr Cantor had been instructed to take the necessary steps to approach the High…

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Bribaree Gold. Unearthing Good Stone

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 15 June 1922 · page 6

The prospects in the original claim on Brisbaree gold field continue to unearth good stone, with free gold showing to the naked eye…

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Steel Works. Terms of Resumption Reduced Cost of Production. Coal, Hours, Wages

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 15 June 1922 · page 2

Indian official statement the Broken Hill Proprietary Company declares that before operations can be resumed at the Steel Works at Port Waratah there must be a reduction in the cost of production…

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