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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1922

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Deplorable Conditions. House Shortage on Mining Field. Minister Approached

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 March 1922 · page 3

Representations have been made to the executive of the Miners' Federation, by some of the lodges of the Maitland coalfields, concerning deplorable…

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Gold Yield. Queensland's Falling Statistics

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 9 March 1922 · page 7

The gold return for Queensland for February shows another large decrease. The yeild was 1200 ounces fine, valued at £5097, compared with 9946 ounces…

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Big Coal Strike Threatened. Vancouver, March 8

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 9 March 1922 · page 5

A message front Washington indicates that the possibility of a national coal strike appealed to-day, when President Harding's suggestion for a [?]…

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Colliery Stoppage

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

Aberdare Central Colliery, which ceased work on Wednesday, was idle again yesterday. The stoppage occurred as a result of trouble over the horses…

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The Coal Business

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 10 March 1922 · page 3

The reports show an increase in the coal trade, and that the coal business is returning to pre-war production. The bulk of the trade is being done by…

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Coal Output Record

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

Abermain No. 1 Colliery established a coal output record, so far as one opening is concerned, on Wednesday, by sending out 2486 tons of…

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Gold Yields. New South Wales and Victoria

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

The New South Wales gold yield for February amounted to 3889 ounces crude, equal to 2901 ounces fine, valued at £12,325, as compared…

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German Experts. to Land in Australia. Development of Morwell Brown Coal

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 10 March 1922 · page 3

The Federal Government has now decided to permit the Victorian Government to bring in six German experts, as well as German machinery, in…

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The Electric Light. Currents From Railway Department. Unavailable for a Considerable Time. Coal Company's Contract. Council Discusses Draft. Agreement

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 10 March 1922 · page 2

At Wenesday night's meeting of the Municipal Council, the following letter from the office of the Railway Commissioners was read:—…

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Gold Yield. Queensland's Falling Statistics

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 March 1922 · page 4

The gold return for Queensland for February shoes another large decrease. The yield was 1200 ounces fine, valued at £5097, compared with 9046 ounces…

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Mount Lyell Mine Closed 272 Men Discarged

Singleton Argus · Saturday 11 March 1922 · page 1

Production work ceased on Wednesday at the Mount Lyell mine, Tasmania, in .conformity with the new policy of the directors. In all, 272…

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Homeless. Little Boy Tound in Coal Basket

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

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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Workmen's Compensation. Miners' View of the Act. Inequitable Operation

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 March 1922 · page 2

The inequitable operation of the present Workmen's Compensation Act, as applied to industrial accidents, was made reference to by Mr. A. Lewis,…

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

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 March 1922 · page 14

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

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Mining Industry. Enforcing New Policy. Limiting Production

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 March 1922 · page 2

The policy laid down by the Australasian Coal and Shale Workers' Federation some time ago included a six-hour day, five days' work per…

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Deplorable Conditions. House Shortage on Mining Field. Minister Approached

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 March 1922 · page 6

Representations have been made to the executive of the Miners' Federation, by some of the lodges of the Maitland coalfields, concerning deplorable…

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Buried Incas Gold. Excavations in Lost City

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 March 1922 · page 2

Four hundred years and more it has remained hidden, the famous lost City of the Incas, which, until some time ago, no man had seen for…

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State Elections. Premier Among the Miners. Address at Wollongong

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 March 1922 · page 7

At Wollongong on Tuesday night, the Premier, Mr. Dooley, addressed a large meeting of miners. Mr. Dooley drew attention to the…

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Caledonian Collieries

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

Not earnings of £147,700 are disclosed by the report and balance-sheet of Caledonian Collieries, Ltd. As the company cleared in 1920 £133,217, last…

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Chilean Coal Market Newcastle's Loss

Singleton Argus · Thursday 16 March 1922 · page 2

In past years there was a big fleet of shipping always to be seen waiting in Newcastle for their turn to load coal for Chile, the port's biggest customer. Now…

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