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Mining & the mines, 1922

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Hidden Wealth in Coal

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

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

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The Sport of Kings and Miners, Too

Singleton Argus · Saturday 11 November 1922 · page 5

The excuse given by a lad employed at the No. 3 Pit, Shortland Colliery, for having been absent from work for a day was that he had to go into Newcastle…

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"Thou Shalt Not Kill" Miners Against War

Singleton Argus · Saturday 11 November 1922 · page 5

The following resolution will be submitted at live meetings to be held at Kurri Kurri, Maitland, West Maitland, Cessnock, and Newcastle to-night,…

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Austrian Mine Disaster. Heavy Fatalities Feared. London, Nov. 4

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 November 1922 · page 13

An explosion of firedamp in a coal mine at Lupeny (Austria) is believed to have killed 212 miners. Attempts at rescue have been…

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Gold Storage Employees Strike for Better Conditions. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 11 November 1922 · page 6

The cold storage employees at Homebush and Sandown did not start work this morning. They are asking for a, wage of £1 per day, also time and a…

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Idle Collieries

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 November 1922 · page 4

Some of the Richmond-Main employees held a meeting at the Kurri Kurri end of the colliery line on Monday morning before going out to…

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Overton Colliery Good Progress Made

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 14 November 1922 · page 1

It is gratifying to learn from the directors that Overton colliery is now a going concern. There have been many obstacles to…

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Employees Fined. Absent From South Greta Colliery

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 November 1922 · page 6

Thomas Goodwin, Lionel Allen, Eli Victor Jeffries, Herbert Sergeant, Roland St. Clair Wells and Louis Conlin, employees of South Greta Colliery…

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Gold Production. Figures for the Commonwealth

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 November 1922 · page 3

Gold production of the Commonwealth for the ten months to October 91 amounted to 624,196 fine ounces, or 4,495 fine ounces less for…

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Mine Managers' Certificates

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 November 1922 · page 4

By direction of the Minister for Mines, an examination for certificates of competency as colliery malinger, underground manager, and deputy…

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Mining Enquiry. Labour Conditions Ok Mining Leases

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 November 1922 · page 4

The Mining Warden, Major Crane, continued the enquiry at the East Maitland Courthouse to-day as to whether the labour conditions of…

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Idle Collieries

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 16 November 1922 · page 4

Difficulty with regard to explosives resulted in Aberdare Extended Colliery being thrown idle on Wednesday. The dispute which arose…

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Absent From Work Miners Fined

Singleton Argus · Thursday 16 November 1922 · page 2

Eleven miners and other-employees of the South Greta colliery were cadi fined £5 at the West Maitland Police Court for having absented themselves…

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Mining Enquiry. Labour Conditions on Mining Leases

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 16 November 1922 · page 6

The Mining Warden, Major Crane, continued the enquiry at the East Maitland Courthouse yesterday as to whether the labour conditions of…

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Broken Hill Mines. Bill in the Assembly

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 16 November 1922 · page 4

Mr. Bavin, the Attorney-General, in moving the second reading of the Workmen's Compensation (Lead Poisoning, Broken Hill) Bill. in the…

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Ventilation of Collieries

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 17 November 1922 · page 4

Mr. O'Hearn, in the Legislative Assembly asked, Has the attention of the Secretary for Mines been drawn to statements at the…

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Muswellbrook Coal Seams

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 17 November 1922 · page 4

In the Legislative Assembly, Mr. W. F. O'Hearn, M.L.A.,gave notice of a question to the Minister of Railways, Mr. Ball:—Was the…

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District Coal Seams and Freights Mr. O'hearn's Questions

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 17 November 1922 · page 1

In the Legislative Assembly, Mr. W. F. O'Hearn, M.L.A., gave notice of the following questions to the Minister of Railways, Mr. Ball…

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Employees Fined. Absent From South Greata Colliery

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 November 1922 · page 7

Thomas Goodwin, Lionel Allen, Eli Victor Jeffies. Herbert Sergeant, Ro[?]and St. Clair Wells, and Louis Conlin, employees of South Greta Colliery…

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Coal Contracts. Arranged by Railway Commissioners

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 November 1922 · page 9

Following upon a question asked by Mr. W. P. J. Skelton in the Legislative Assembly on October 17, a report has been obtained from the…

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