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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1922

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The Collieries. Work for Fortnightly Pay

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 August 1922 · page 16

Eleven days constituted full time for the fortnight at the collieries in the northern district. The difficulty at Wallsend Colliery was still undecided,…

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Miners Thrown Idle a Clipper's Claim

Singleton Argus · Saturday 12 August 1922 · page 1

Another instance of mad unionism was afforded at the Killingworth Colliery, Newcastle district, on Tuesday. Some of the miners had just reached…

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An Increase. Queensland Gold Yield

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 August 1922 · page 3

Both the july gold yield of Queensland and the figure for the first seven months show an increase as compared with last year…

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Coal Tribunal. Abermain No. 1 Claims

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 August 1922 · page 14

A number of claims were brought before the Coal Tribunal on behalf of the employers of Abermain No. 1 Colliery…

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Miners' Congress. Further Decisions. London, August 11

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 August 1922 · page 5

Reuter's Berlin correspondent reports that the international Miners' Congress at Frankfort decided to held similar congresses every two…

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U.S.A Miners' Strike. a Chicago Strike Settled. Vancouver, August 6

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 August 1922 · page 2

The people of Chicago will ride again to-morrow, after a week's street-car strike, which was married by much rioting and a dozen deaths due to traffic…

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U.S.A. Strikes. Miners. Hopeeul. Railway Position Critical. Vancouver, August 11

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 August 1922 · page 5

When the situation a was [?] strike is at its worts, the news regarding the optimistic statement of Mr. Lewis, the…

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Proposed Economy. in the Justice Department. Police Magistrates and Mining Wardens. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 August 1922 · page 14

The Minister for Justice is considering a proposal to combine the two offices of Police Magistrate and Mining Warden in the various country…

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Overton Colliery Increased Capital

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 15 August 1922 · page 1

The Overton Colliery Coy., Ltd., is increasing its capital by £5,000 in 5000 £1 shares for the purpose of developing new seams and coping…

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Colliery Idle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 16 August 1922 · page 4

Aberdare Colliery has been idle for two days consequent on trouble arising out of two machine men who were put on shift work being later put on…

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Coal Strike Ending. Vancouver, August 15

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 16 August 1922 · page 5

A message from Cleveland states that the coal operators in the central field have ratified the temporary wage agreement, making the first step…

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Coal Strike Over. Vancouver, August 15

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 16 August 1922 · page 5

The bituminous coal strike all over the United States is virtually settled because the other districts to-night, following the lead of the Cleveland…

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U.S.A. Coal Strike. Miners Win. Vancouver. Aug. 16

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 17 August 1922 · page 5

The bituminous coalminers are resuming work all over the United States, and the indications are that the Pennsylvania and other…

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Mining Appeal. Maitland District Matter. Case in Banco

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 17 August 1922 · page 7

An application was made in the Banco Court, Sydney, on behalf of Albert Andrew Holland, of Mosman, mining agent, to make absolute a rule…

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East Greta Collieries. Development at Ellalong. Good Progress Being Made

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 18 August 1922 · page 5

Good progress is being made in the work of opening up Stanford-Merthyr No. 2 colliery, on the East Greta Coal Company's property at Ellalong,…

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Mining Appeal. Rule Nisi Discharged. Maitland District Case

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 18 August 1922 · page 6

Argument was concluded in the High Court in the application made on behalf of Albert Andrew Holland, of Mossman, mining agent, to make absolute…

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Hebburn Colliery Idle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 19 August 1922 · page 4

Hobburn Colliery was idle on Friday. On Thursday a wheeler was dismissed for having failed to bring his horse to the surface before returning…

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Coal Strike Over. Vancouver, August 15

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 August 1922 · page 3

The b[?]aminous coal strike all over the parted states is virtualiy settied [?] the other distriets to-night following the lead of the Cleveiand…

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Coal Strike Ending. Vancouver, August 15

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 August 1922 · page 3

A message from Cleveland states that the coal operations in the central field have ratified the temporary wage agreement making the first step…

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Miners' Congress. Further Decisions. London, August 11

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 August 1922 · page 13

Reuter's Berlin correspondent reports that the International Miners' Congress at Frankfort decided to hold similar congresses every two…

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