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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1922

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The Abermain No. 2 Colliery Trouble

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 14 July 1922 · page 7

The case in which William Neilson was charged with absenting himself from work at the Abermain No. 2 colliery on June 27, and which stood…

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Miners Accept Arbitration. Washington, July 12

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 14 July 1922 · page 5

The Anthracite coal operators have accepted President Harding's offer of arbitration for the settlement of the strike…

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Question of Miners' Pay. Withdrawal From High Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 14 July 1922 · page 2

It has been decided by the Mining Department of the Workers' Industrial Union of Australia to withdraw from further proceedings in the…

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Kurri. Prosecution of Miners

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 15 July 1922 · page 3

Resentment is very intense in some sections of the community concerning the prosecutions pending against, about 20 miners for absenting them…

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Coal Tribunal. Injunction Proceedings Withdrawn

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 15 July 1922 · page 2

The proceedings initiated by the Workers' Industrial Union of Australia (Mining Department), whereby the validity of the Industrial Peace Act…

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Coal Tribunal. Injunction Proceedings Withdrawn

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 15 July 1922 · page 9

The proceedings initiated by the Workers' Industrial Union of Australia (Mining Department), whereby the validity of the Industrial Peace Act…

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Whitburn Colliery

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 17 July 1922 · page 4

At a meeting of Whitburn Miners' Lodge held at Greta on Sunday, it was decided that a deputation wait on the manager with a view to the…

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LOCAL & General News Mine Employees Summoned

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 17 July 1922 · page 4

A fresh batch of 20 summonses has been issued against employees of Abermain No. 1 Colliery for having absented themselves from work…

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Colliery Mechanics

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 18 July 1922 · page 4

Mr. H. C. Morton, secretary to the Colliery Mechanics' Association, has been advised by Mr. C. M. McDonald, secretary to the Colliery Proprietors'…

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Overton Colliery

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 18 July 1922 · page 2

We learn from Mr. A. E. Argent, secretary of the Overton Coal Coy., Ltd. that the Railway Department has doubled its order for coal from…

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Whitburn Colliery Dispute

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 18 July 1922 · page 4

The trouble at the Whitburn Colliery, which has been idle for the past week, has been settled as a result of a conference between representatives…

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Miners Prosecuted Absenting Themselves From Work

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 18 July 1922 · page 2

At the Greta Police Court several prosccutions were listed against employees of the Central Greta colliery for absenting themselves from work. One…

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"A.w.l." Maitland Miners. Magistrate's Straight Talk

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 18 July 1922 · page 1

A number of the employees of the Central Greta Colliery appeared before the Police Court, charged with being absent without leave…

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President Harding's Threat, May Take Over Mines and Railways

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 18 July 1922 · page 2

Washington, Sunday.—The White House has issued an announcement that, while President Harding does not believe that it will be necessary to resort…

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Colliery Engineer Farewelled

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 19 July 1922 · page 4

A farewell luncheon to Mr. W. D. Wallace superintendent engineer of the Calodonian Collieries. Ltd., was tendered in Miss Chamberlain's…

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Miners' Cases

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 19 July 1922 · page 4

The cases against 40 miners under the Masters and Servants' Act for being absent from work without leave were set down for earing at the…

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Hebburn No. 2 Colliery

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 19 July 1922 · page 4

Matters relating to the working conditions at the new[?]-developed Hebburn No. 2 colliery were the subject of a conference between the…

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Trawling Industry. Coal Contract. Remarkable Disclosures

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 19 July 1922 · page 6

Some remarkable disclosures were [?] in the Legislative Assembly yesterday, by Mr. Oakes, the Chief Secretary, concerning the State Trawling…

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U.S.A. Miners' Strike. Great Conflict Pending. Vancouver, July 17

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 19 July 1922 · page 5

A message from Washington states that the coal situation is regarded as having reached a most s[?] pass. The fear is openly expressed that the…

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Trawlers, Coal Contract Ministerial Statement

Singleton Argus · Thursday 20 July 1922 · page 3

Mr Oakes (Chief Secretary), in the Assembly on Tuesday night, in answer to Sir Thomas Henley, made a statement regarding the coal contract for the State…

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