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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1923

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The Coal Industry an Acute Position. Seven Mines Idle

Singleton Argus · Saturday 24 March 1923 · page 8

The feeling of unrest in the northern coal industry is becoming more pronounced each day, and just now the situation is acute. A series of local…

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The Collieries. Work for Fortnightly Pay

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 March 1923 · page 14

Full time of eleven days was worked at eight of the collieries of the Newcastle and South Maitland districts for the…

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Colliery Officials. Appeal Against Decision

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 24 March 1923 · page 10

The Colliery Officials Association of the South Maitland Coalfield appealed in the industrial Court, by way of a stated case; from the…

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Maitland Coalfield Additional Collieries Close. Serious Loss of Output

Singleton Argus · Saturday 24 March 1923 · page 5

The position of unrest and disquiet on the Muitland coalfield was rendered more serious on Wednesday by the throwing idle of the two Hebburn…

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Colliery Stoppages. Heavy Losses in the South

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 March 1923 · page 9

Before the Coal Tribunal, Mr. Morgan, who represents the South [?] coalowners stated that during the last three years 994 1/2 working…

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Future of Coal Pries

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 24 March 1923 · page 6

The Coal Tribunal was appointed under the Industrial Peace Act of 1920 with the full powers of a Commonwealth Arbitration Court. In an…

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Intermittency. Work at the Mines

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

Mr. C. M. M'Donald, secretary to the Northern Collieries' Association, stated that he had received a communication from the Coal Miners'…

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Stop-work Meetings Abandoned by Miners

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 24 March 1923 · page 12

Delegates from the combined lodges on the Maitland and Newcastle fields met in conference at the Newcastel Trades Hall…

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Coal Tax Arrears. London, March 17

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

Reuter's Paris correspondent states that a message from Duesseldorf reports that the French occupation authorities had granted the…

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Fall of Coal. Pelaw-main Fatality

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 March 1923 · page 16

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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Oil Struck. on Queensland North Coast Mine

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

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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Pay of Miners. No Reduction to Be Made. Tribunal's Decision

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 24 March 1923 · page 6

Mr.Chas, Hibble, chairman of the Coal Tribunal, delivered judgment in Sydney in the claims of the col[?]ery proprietors for a reduction of 33, 1-3…

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Development of Coal-mining

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 26 March 1923 · page 3

A couple of months ago six of the late employees of Rosedate Colliery formed themselves into a syndicate for the purpose of further…

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Miners' Wages. Coal Tribunal's Decision. Views of Owners

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 26 March 1923 · page 6

The decision of the Chairman of the Coal Tribunal not to award any reduction in the wages of miners came as a surprise to members, of…

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Coal Tribunal's Decision

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 26 March 1923 · page 4

The decision of the chairman of the coal tribunal after an exhausting and exhaustive enquiry into the conditions of the industry has left a…

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Miners Wages No Reduction. Coal Tribunal's Award

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 27 March 1923 · page 4

Delivering judgment on the claims of the colliery proprietors of Australia for a reduction of 33 1-3 per cent, in the wages of miners. Mr…

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Coal Tribunal's Decision No Reduction in Miners' Pay

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 27 March 1923 · page 2

Mr Chas. Hibble, chairman of the Coal Tribunal, after 10 months of evidence and argument, delivered judgment in Sydney on Friday in the…

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No Reduction. Tribunal's Decision. Coal Mining Industry

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 27 March 1923 · page 4

The decision of the Coal Tribunal in rejecting the application of the colliery proprietors for a reduction in wages is being widely discussed…

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Mine Superintendent Entertains Children

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 27 March 1923 · page 4

Mr. Joshua Jeffries, superintendent of the Abermain Collieries tendered a picnic to the children of Abermain on Saturday. The little…

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The Singleton Argus Tuesday, March 27th. Coal Tribunal's Judgment

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 27 March 1923 · page 2

Judgment Has been delivered by the chairman of the Coal Tribunal in the claims of the colliery proprietors for a reduction of 33 1-3 per cent, in the…

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