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Mining & the mines, 1922

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Mining Warden's Court

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 31 October 1922 · page 2

Sitting as Mining Warden on Friday, Major Crane, P.M., granted three applications for authority to enter and search for coal and shale. Fredk. Freer…

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Singleton Cup Meeting. Programme of Nine Races. Lady Chrysippus Wins Gold Cup

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 31 October 1922 · page 4

The Cup meeting of Singleton Racing Club Ltd., was held on Saturday, in the presence of a very large attendance. The special trains from Newcastle and…

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Bellbird Colliery. Wheelers Fined

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 November 1922 · page 5

At the Cessnock Police Court yesterday, before Major F. W. C. Cra[?] P.M., 31 Bellbird Colliery employees were charged with having absented…

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Mining Stoppages. Men Absent From Work. Court Cases at Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 November 1922 · page 5

The adjourned cases of the Cale [?] Collieries, Ltd., against 13 wheelers for having absented themselves from work at Aberdare Central Colliery on…

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The Latest. More Mine Outrages. Machine Guns in Street Fight (Reuters Cables.) London, Tuesday Night

Singleton Argus · Thursday 2 November 1922 · page 2

Four mines were laid at the entrance to Oriel House, the Dublin headquarters of the Irish Government Criminal Investigation Department. One was…

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Bellbird Colliery

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 3 November 1922 · page 4

The Coal Tribunal held a compulsory conference on Thursday to deal with the alleged dismissal of an employee Bellbird colliery, in Maitland…

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Bellbird Colliery. Wheelers Fined

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 November 1922 · page 7

At the Cessnock Police Court Tuesday, before Major F. W. C. Crane, P.M., 31 Bellbird Colliery employees were charged with having absented…

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Bellbird Miners Fined Absent Without Excuse

Singleton Argus · Saturday 4 November 1922 · page 3

At the Cessnock Police Court on Wednesday, before Major Crane, 31 emplayees of the Bellbird colliery, were charged, with having absented…

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Gold and Diamonds. Excitement at Gulgong. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 November 1922 · page 13

Residents of the old mining town of Gulgong are excited over reported discovery of gold and diamond-bearing wash dirt, four miles west of…

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Mining Stoppages. Men Absent From Work. Court Cases at Cessnock

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 November 1922 · page 7

The adjourned cases of the Cale[?]lonian Collieries, Ltd., against 13 wheelers for having absented themselves from work at Aberdare Central Colliery on…

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Coal Mining B.H.P. Interested in Muswellbrook

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 7 November 1922 · page 2

The Broken Hill Proprietary Coy. is endevaoring to open up a colliery in this district. Two officials of the company arrived in Muswellbrook…

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Overton Colliery Water Difficulty Overcome

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 7 November 1922 · page 1

Operations at the Overton Colliery during the past few weeks have opened up the old 6 feet seam, where it was anticipated that the flow of water…

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Colliery Explosion. Many Fatalities. Imperilled Miners. Vancouver, Nov. 7

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 November 1922 · page 5

A Spangler (Pennsyivania) message states that an explosion in the Reilly Coal Company mine, supposed to be caused by gas, had…

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Colliery Mechanics. the Kalingo Trouble

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 November 1922 · page 2

At the adjourned meeting of the delegate board of the Colliery Mechanics' Association held on Tuesday, the secretary was instructed to…

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Miners Big Picnic

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 November 1922 · page 2

Over 1200 persons, employees, relatives, and friends, attended the annual picnic promoted by the Richmond Main Miners' Lodge on…

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Miners' Nystagmus. Question in Assembly

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 November 1922 · page 7

In the Legislative Assembly, Mr. Davies asked the Attorney-General whether it was the intention of the Government to do something in…

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Colliery Explosion. Many Fatalities. Vancouver, Nov. 7

The Scone Advocate · Friday 10 November 1922 · page 6

A Spangler (Pennsylvania) message states that an explosion in the Reilly Coal Company mine, supposed to be caused by gas, had…

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East Greta Coal Company

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 10 November 1922 · page 4

The directors report and statement of accounts of the East Greta Coal Mining Company, Limited, for the year to September 30, discloses…

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Colliery Explosion. Many Fatalities. Imperilled Miners. Vancouver, Nov. 7

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 November 1922 · page 2

A Spangler (Pennsylvania) message states that an explosion in the Reilly Coal Company mine, supposed to be caused by gas, had…

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Hidden Wealth in Coal

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 November 1922 · page 9

Greater attention is being given to-day than over before in the history of engineering to the subject of fuel economy. Scientist after…

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