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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1922

1,034 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 8 of 52

Coal Mining

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 24 February 1922 · page 4

A local syndicate is prospecting for coal on country near Grasstree…

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Breach of Colliery Rule

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 24 February 1922 · page 5

At the police court on Tuesday, before Major Crane P.M., two youths, Joseph Barker and William Lamb were charged with a breach of a special…

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Dispute at Aberdare South Colliery

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 24 February 1922 · page 9

Mr. R. Evans, secretary of the Abordare South Miners' Lodge, supplies the following particulars of what led up to the trouble which occurred at the…

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Overton Coal Company

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 24 February 1922 · page 2

The above company has received official advice that the Railway Commissioners will require 180 tons of coal per week from the company's…

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Colliery Mechanics' Office

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 25 February 1922 · page 4

Colliery Mechanics' Mutual Protective Association have been removed to the M.L.A. Chambers, High-street, West Maitland…

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Mount Morgan Miners

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 February 1922 · page 7

Mount Morgan miners (says the Melbourne "Argus") possess more wisdom than their leaders in agreeing to accept reduced wages in order…

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Colliery Mechanics

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 March 1922 · page 4

A meeting of the colliery mechanics of Ashtonfield. South and East Greta district will be held to-morrow (Thursday) night in St. Mary's Hall…

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Colliery Stowage

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 March 1922 · page 4

Stanford Merthyr-Colliery was idle on Monday and yesterday. There was a breakdown in portion of the machinery on Monday, and the manager…

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Decline in Copper. Mt. Lyell Mine to Be Closed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 March 1922 · page 6

Owing to the recent further decline in the price copper, and the failures of the company to obtain any material relief in the scale of wages and…

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The Coal Position. Dealt with at Economic Conference. Mk, Willis' Statement

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 March 1922 · page 7

Mr. Brooks (Central Council of Employers) at the Economic Conference, said that the proposal, of his side was that discussion of the…

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Aberdare South Colliery

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 2 March 1922 · page 4

The Aberdare South Colliery has been idle for eight days owing to a dispute in connection with some brickwork at the bottom of the shaft. A…

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Bitten Bt a Snake. Wyalla Colliery

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 3 March 1922 · page 9

A lad named Robert Pringle, 12 years of age, son of Mr. George Pringle of Quorrobolong, was brought into Cessnock on Wednesday suffering from The Wyalla Coal Co. has commenced the work of tunnelling on their property. The railway to the mine will branch off the East Greta line. There…

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The Aberdare South Colliery Trouble. The Mysterious K.O. Man

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 3 March 1922 · page 7

The story of the trouble which occurred at the Aberdare South Colliery on the afternoon of February 20 was heard before Mr. W. Fincham, P.M. on…

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East Greta Miners

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 March 1922 · page 4

A meeting of the South Greta Miners' Lodge will be held at the big tree at Tolarah Hill to-morrow morning at 10.30. Business is stated to be very…

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Decline Tn Copper. Mt. Lyell Mine to Be Closed

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 March 1922 · page 3

Owing to the recent further decline in the price of copper, and the failure of the company to obtain any material relief in the scale of wages and…

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The Coal Position. Dealt with at Economic Conference. Mr. Willis Statement

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 March 1922 · page 6

Mr. Brooks (Central Council of Employers) at the Economic Conference, said that the proposal of his side was that discussion of the…

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The Collieries. Work for Fortnightly Pay

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 6 March 1922 · page 6

During the fortnight ended on Saturday last full time of 11 days was worked at eleven or the mines of the Newcastle and South Maitland…

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Homeless. Little Boy Found in Coal Basket

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 6 March 1922 · page 4

At Hobart a little boy, aged about five or six, was found lying fast asleep in a coal basket on the Hobart wharf…

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New Motor Fuel. Production of Benzol. Coal By-product

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 7 March 1922 · page 7

At Newcastle next week a completely equipped by-products coke oven will be put into operation, marking the first large-scale effort…

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Mine Electrician Exam

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 March 1922 · page 4

It is notified by advertisement in this issue that an examination of candidates for certificates of competency as mine electrician under the Coal Mines…

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