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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1923

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Pooling Urged. Slackness at Coal Junes. Government Control Suggested

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 21 February 1923 · page 2

Before the Coal Tribunal, Mr. .J. M. Baddeley (Miner' Industrial Advocate), Paid that ho wished to bring forward the question of intermittency on in. wages…

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Hebburn Colliery Idle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 22 February 1923 · page 4

When the men assembled for work at Hepburn Colliery on Wednesday, the wheelers were engaged in a dispute in reference to the…

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Scottish Coal. London, Feb 20

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 22 February 1923 · page 5

Scottish collir[?]es are booming owing to the large German orders So far over two million tons have been shipped…

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Intermittent Work. Distress Among Newcastle Miners

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 22 February 1923 · page 7

A meeting of the executive of the Northern Branch of the Mining Section of the Workers Industrial Union was held at the Newcastle…

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Just Existing. Miners Evidence at Inquiry

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 22 February 1923 · page 6

The Inquiry into the application of the min[?]wners for a reduction of 33 1-3 per cent in the men's wages was continued by the Co[?] Tribunal…

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Bitter Talk by Miners "Cannot Get Living Wage."

Singleton Argus · Thursday 22 February 1923 · page 3

A meeting of miners at Wallsend on Sunday afternoon carried the following resolutions in addition to the motion demanding a weekly, wage,…

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Roumanian Gold. Received From Germany. London, Feb. 20

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 22 February 1923 · page 5

Reuter's Bukharest correspondent reports that the National Bank of Roumania has received a consignment of 68,000,000 gold marks,…

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The Latest Miners Resuming Work More Railway Strikers. (Reuters Cables.) London, Tuesday Night

Singleton Argus · Thursday 22 February 1923 · page 2

The National Council of the Federation Unitaire has decided that the underground workers will resume work to-morrow on all except the Moselle…

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Paterson Coal Area

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 23 February 1923 · page 4

Boring operations will be entered upon immediately in on area of coal bearing country on the northern side of the Hunter River between…

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Hebburn Colliery. Award for No 2

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 23 February 1923 · page 6

A disagreement having arisen as to the tonnage, yardage, and other rates to come into operation at Hebburn No. 2 Colliery, the matter was…

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Acute Distress. Amongst Newcastle District Miners

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 23 February 1923 · page 2

Further evidence was given before the Coal tribunal by witnesses on behalf of the miners in opposition to the [?]eowners claim for a 33 1-3…

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Watch the Rockets Go Up Port Stephens As a Coal Port

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 23 February 1923 · page 2

Officers from the Railway Department are at present engaged on trial surveys from Morpeth to Port Stephens, of a line of railway to connect…

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Miners' Wages Evidence Before Coal Tribunal

Singleton Argus · Saturday 24 February 1923 · page 6

Further evidence was taken on Wednesday and Thursday before the Coal Tribunal on behalf of the miners, in opposition to the proprietors' claim…

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Pooling Urged. Slackness at Coal Mines. Government Control Suggested

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 February 1923 · page 3

Before the Coal Tribunal, Mr. J. M. Baddeley (Miners' Industrial Advocate), said that he wished to bring forward the question of intermittency…

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The Collieries. Work for Fortnightly Pay

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 February 1923 · page 11

Work at the mines of the Newcastle and South Maitland coalfields was intermittent during the fortnight ended last Saturday, and full…

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Coal Cutting Machines

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 24 February 1923 · page 4

The Coal Tribunal will sit at Newcastle at 11 a.m. on Monday to deal with the question of the conditions under which the new air…

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Useful Coal Find

Singleton Argus · Saturday 24 February 1923 · page 7

After two years tunnelling with almost insurmountable obstacles, the Blair Athol Coal Company struck coal Inst week at Mt. Victoria…

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Intermittent Work. Distress Among Newcastle Miners

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 February 1923 · page 4

A meeting of the executive of the Northern Branch of the Mining Section of the Workers' industrial Union was held at the Newcastle…

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Intermittent Work. Mass Meeting of Miners. Fixed Weekly Wage

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 February 1923 · page 11

A combined meeting of miners lodges of the Newcastle field was held at Wallsend on Sunday to discuss tho question of broken time…

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French Miners Restive. Threaten General Strike. London, Feb. 15

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 February 1923 · page 12

Following upon the strikes at the Moselle and Sarre mines, and the general unrest, the French miners are demanding an increase in wages…

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