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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1922

1,034 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 51 of 52

Mining Accidents

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 16 December 1922 · page 4

John Caln, who lives in Comfort avenue was injured while at work at Cessnock Colliery on Friday. He was removed to his home, where he is…

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Miners Wages. Claim for Reduction

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 December 1922 · page 11

At the sitting of the Coal Tribunal, in Sydney, the case for the proprietors in connection with their claim for a reduction of miners…

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Colliery Idle. 500 Men Out. Kurri Kurri

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 December 1922 · page 3

Notwithstanding good cousel, Richmond Main Colliery was again idle to-day, Yesterday a clipper demanded a mate and the management would not…

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Gold Returns: a Big Increase

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 December 1922 · page 11

The November gold returns show that resumption of work at Mount Morgan has been responsible for a big increase, though there is evidence of…

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British Miners. Hopeless Position. London, December 7

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

The keynote, of the deliberations at the meeting of the Miners' Federation, which considered the Prime Minister's reply to the deputation,…

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Shift Rate. What South Coast Miners Claim

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 December 1922 · page 5

The South Coast Miners' Federation is asking for a new award, the terms of which are: 1. "Definition of a "Working place pillar"; 2. that a…

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Coal Leases. Sale to Broken Hill Company

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 December 1922 · page 14

The transfer of Mr. A. A. Holland's coal leases, in the parishes of Stanford and Mulbring, on the South Maitland coalfield, to the Broken Hill…

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British Coal Trade. Proposed Enquiry. London, December 14

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 16 December 1922 · page 5

In the House of Commons, replying to Mr. Ramsay Macdonads request that the Government should inquire into the conditions of the coal…

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Mining Situation. Never Moke Shaky. Numerous Grievances

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 December 1922 · page 3

Mr. T. Hoare, president of the Northern Branch of the Miners' Federation, stated that a position existed among the mines in the district…

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Explosives in Coal. Supposed Cause. London, Dec 15

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 December 1922 · page 5

A message from Paris reports that recent explosions in domestic coal are apparently explained by the discovery of fifteen detonators in the…

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Coal in Austria. Very Pre[?] London. December 13

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 December 1922 · page 5

The correspondent of "The Times" at Vienna states that the preciousness at coal in Austria was illustrated in a court case in which a woman was…

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Richmond Main Miners' Officials

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 December 1922 · page 4

Following are the officials and committee of Richmond Main Miners' Lodge for the ensuing year:—Chairman, J. Bryce, 174 votes (elected…

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Kalingo Colliery Mechanics

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 December 1922 · page 4

The sixteen adjourned cases against the Kalingo Colliery mechanics for having absented themselves from work on October 20 last, without…

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Colliery Stoppage

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 21 December 1922 · page 4

A stoppage has occurred at Abermain No. 2 Colliery. The trouble is said to be dur to three winding engine-drivers requesting that three…

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More Coal

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 22 December 1922 · page 10

In the Warden's Court on Monday, the Caledonian Collieries, Ltd., applied for authority to enter part of G. T. Palmer's portion, parish of…

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New Boiler for Overton Colliery

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 22 December 1922 · page 2

A Cornish 6 ton 7 cwt. boiler was taken to the Overton Colliery yesterday. The boiler is now being installed…

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Mining

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 22 December 1922 · page 6

On Thursday last the services of the mining Warden at Port Macquarie were required to fix the area of property required for mining…

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Combined Miners, Citizens and Progress Association Committee

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 22 December 1922 · page 4

A meeting of the above committee was held in Parsons' Cafe on the 19th December—the [?]al meeting of the year 1922. Mr. D. Campbell occupied…

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Letter to the Editor. Miners in Gaol

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 22 December 1922 · page 4

Sir,—Through your columns I ask for clemency regarding the South Greta miners 10 of whom, I belive, are at present inmates at East…

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Wallarah Colliery. Mine Thrown Idle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 23 December 1922 · page 12

Mr. C. M. M'Donald informed the Court Trib[?] that the men at Wallarah Colliery had absented the[?] seives from work on Tuesday, and…

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