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Mining & the mines, 1922

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

Wallarah Colliery. Mine Thrown Idle

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 December 1922 · page 8

Mr. C. M. M'Donald informed the Coal Tribunal that the men at Wallarah Colliery had absented themselves from work on Tuesday, and…

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Baby Coal Mines. Waratah Council's Concern

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 23 December 1922 · page 4

The undermining of roads by men winning coal from what are known as "baby" coalmines has caused the Waratah Municipal Council…

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Coal Development

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 23 December 1922 · page 9

It is gratifying to be able to state that there has been an eager demand for shares in the company recently formed here for developing the coal…

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South Great Miners

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 23 December 1922 · page 4

A meeting of the South Greta Miners' Lodge will be held on Sunday morning, at 10.30 o'clock, under the big tree. The business is very…

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Explosives in Coal. Supposed Cause. London, Dec. 15

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

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

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British Coal Trade. Proposed Enquiry. London, December 14

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 December 1922 · page 13

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

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Coal in Austria. Very Preci[?]s. London, December 13

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

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

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The Collieries. Work for Fortnightly Pay

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 December 1922 · page 2

For the fortnight ended on Saturday last, two collieries of the Newcastle and South Maitland coalfields worked full time of 11 days, Many…

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Clarence Coal. Colliery Near Coraki

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 December 1922 · page 2

The Parliamentary party which recently visited the North Coast inspected the coal mine at Robinsons Hill, situated between Coraki and…

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Better Peeling. Miners and Mechanics

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 29 December 1922 · page 8

A conference took place at the Trades Hall, Newcastle, between the executives officers of the Northern Branch of the Miners' Federation and…

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Clarence Coal. Colliery Near Coraki

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 December 1922 · page 5

The Parliamentary party which recently visited the North Coast inspected the coal mine at Robinson's Hill, situated between Coraki and…

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Baby Coal Mines. Waratah Council's Concern

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 December 1922 · page 16

The undermining of reads by men winning coal from what are known as "baby" coalmines has caused the Waratah Municipal Council…

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The Collieries. Work for Fortnightly Pay

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 December 1922 · page 13

For the fortnight ended on Saturday last, two collieries of the Newcastle and South Maitland coalfields worked full time of 11 days. Many…

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South Greta Miners

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 30 December 1922 · page 4

A meeting of South Greta miners will be held, under the "big tree" to-morrow (Sunday) morning at 10.30 o'clock…

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Coal Industry. District Treasurer's Retrospect. Price Question

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 30 December 1922 · page 6

Discussing meeting in relation to the northern mining fields, Mr. A. Lewis, treasure to the Miners' Federation, said that a brief retrospect of the…

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