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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1923

1,441 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 17 of 73

Mine Fatality. Kurri Kurri

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 16 March 1923 · page 5

The Coroner (Mr. G. Brown) opened an inquiry into the death, through a fall of coal, in Pelaw-Main, of Edward O'Toole. An…

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Abermain Trouble. Reference at Coal Tribunal

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 16 March 1923 · page 7

At the sitting of the Coal Tribunal, Mr. C. M. M'Donald, secretary to the North Collieries' Association, informed the chairmen that…

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Coal's Aftermath CESSNOCK. (Reprinted from "Sydney Morning Herald.")

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 16 March 1923 · page 4

The growth of Cessnock is so modern, and its progress so rapid, that little thought is given of its earlier history as an outpost pf settlement…

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Labour Upheaval. Views of Mining Paper Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 16 March 1923 · page 5

"Common Cause," ? the official organ of the Coal Miners' Union referring to the Labour upheaval, says that the capitalist press is on…

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Whitburn Colliery

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 17 March 1923 · page 4

No announcement was made on Friday by the chairman of the Coal Tribunal in connection with the dispute at the Whitburn Colliery. It…

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Miners' Wages. Coal Tribunal's Decision. Probably Next Week

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 17 March 1923 · page 3

The decision of the Coal Tribunal in connection with the claim of the colliery proprietors for reduction of 33 1-3 per cent, in miners' wages…

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Central Greta Colliery

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 17 March 1923 · page 4

An inspection of Central Greta Colliery was made by Mr. A. Lewis, and the chairman of the Central Greta Lodge, along with Mr. J…

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Coal Development

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 17 March 1923 · page 7

All formalities in connection with the formation of the St. Helier's Coal Company having been complied, with and the organisation duly registered,…

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Oil Struck. on Queensland North Coast Mine

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 17 March 1923 · page 5

For four months prospecting and Boring for oil has been carried on near Tewantin, on the North Coast line, by the Queensland Coastal Oil…

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The Darg in Operation Mine May Close

Singleton Argus · Saturday 17 March 1923 · page 3

It was stated in Newcastle on Wednesday that Whitburn mine was still idle, and that Abermain Colliery No. 1 also was not working. The men of…

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Coal Industry. the Wages Question. Proposed Reduction

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 March 1923 · page 5

At the Coal Tribunal, Mr. Phillips (Queensalnd miners) stated his case in opposition to the colliery proprietors' claims for a general wage…

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Colliery Disputes

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 20 March 1923 · page 4

The Bellbird Colliery was idle on Monday, a dispute having arisen between the management and the employees concerning the topping of…

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Warden's Court Coal and Limestone Areas

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 20 March 1923 · page 2

Warden James presided at Friday's sitting of the Warden's Court. The following applications to prospect for coal and shale were granted:—…

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Fall of Coal. Pelaw-main Fatality. Kurri Kurri

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 20 March 1923 · page 6

Mr. G. Brown and a jury of six resumed the adjourned inquest touching the death of Edward O'Toole, 36, a married man, which occurred…

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III-Health of Miners

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 21 March 1923 · page 4

The question of compensation for III-health and accident arising in the course of employment is to be considered at aggregate meeting of the…

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Colliery Employees the Wage Question. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 21 March 1923 · page 5

It is rumoured here, that, as the result of the inquiry before the Coal Tribunal, there will be no reduction of wages of the day-wage men…

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Intermittency. Work at the Mines

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 21 March 1923 · page 3

Mr, C. M. M'Donald, secretary to the Northern Co[?]eries' Association, stated that he had received a communication from the Coal Miners…

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Nundah Extended Colliery

Singleton Argus · Thursday 22 March 1923 · page 2

A couple of months ago six of the late employees, of Roscdale Colliery formed themselves into a syndicate to further the development of coal-raising…

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The "Darg" Bellbird Colliery Closed

Singleton Argus · Thursday 22 March 1923 · page 4

Bellbird Colliery Company has carried out its threat to close down the mine if the minors did not abandon the "darg" imposed a couple of weeks…

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Whitburn Colliery

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

In accordance with the decision of the chairman of the Coal Tribunal, the notice served by the colliery mechanics on the manager of…

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