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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1923

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Lost Gold Mines

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Thursday 29 March 1923 · page 6

Of all the romantic tales heard in Mexico, says Wallace Gillpatrick in "Wanderings in Mexico" none are more fascinating than the stories of…

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Coal Miners. Wages Trouble. London, March 28

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 29 March 1923 · page 5

The Miners' Conference is discussing the denunciation of the national wages agreement, and has decided to refer the question to the districts…

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Price of Coal Case of Reduction

Singleton Argus · Thursday 29 March 1923 · page 2

In connection with the demand for cheaper coal, the case of the State coal mine at Lithgow is being quoted. The State mine is producing; coal…

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The Price of Coal Owners to Meet

Singleton Argus · Thursday 29 March 1923 · page 3

It is understood that the coal-owners will meet at an early date and discuss the situation in regard to miners' wages and the price of coal…

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Price of Goal. Owners Discuss Position Hint to Miners

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 29 March 1923 · page 7

At a meeting of the proprictors of the various districts of New South Wales to-day, the recent decision of the Chairman of the Coal Tribunal was…

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Aggregate Meetings Miners in Conference. Compensation Act and Major Crane

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 29 March 1923 · page 7

Aggregate meeting of members of the Miners' Federation were held at Adamstown, West Wallsend, Greta, Maitland and Cessnock yesterday…

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Colliery Officials. Appeal Against Decision

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 31 March 1923 · page 16

The Colliery Officials Association of the South Maitland Coalfield applied in the Industrial Court, by way of a stated case, from the…

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Future of Coal Prices

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 31 March 1923 · page 11

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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Stop-work Meetings Abandoned by Miners

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 31 March 1923 · page 6

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

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The Price of Coal No Reduction

Singleton Argus · Saturday 31 March 1923 · page 5

The coal owners no longer need be expected to take any steps to bring the present price of [?]coal under review at an early date. At a representative…

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Miners' Wages. No Reduction to Be Made. Tribunal's Decision

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 31 March 1923 · page 11

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

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Mining Industry. Intermittency. Prime Minister's Views

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 31 March 1923 · page 7

1A depntalien, which was introduced by Mr. M. Chariton. M.H.R. leader of the Federal Labour Party, Waited upon Mr. S. M. Bruce, the Prime…

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Welsh Miners. Non-union Trouble. London, April 2

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 3 April 1923 · page 5

The non-union trouble among the Weish minors has reached an aento [?]age, says the correspondent of the "Times", at Newport. To-day 35,000…

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Coal Tribunal. Question of Sub-chairman. No Power to Appoint

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 3 April 1923 · page 6

Mr. H. P. Lazzarini, M.H.R., has received the following letter from the Prime Minister:- "With reference to the question asked by you in the…

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The Collieries. Work for Fortnightly Pay

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 4 April 1923 · page 6

Eight days constituted full working time at the collieries for the fortnight. Whitburn colliery continued idle, and time was lost at several of…

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Collieries Idle. Protest Against POLICe MAGISTRATE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 4 April 1923 · page 7

The miners at twelve of the large collieries in the Maitland field and at one in the Newcastle district were on strke yesterday. Altogether 4542…

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Trouble at Mines

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 4 April 1923 · page 6

Stanford-Merthyr Colliery was idle on Tuesday over some deficiency claims. The clippers at pelaw Main wanted…

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Nine Mines Idle. Protest Resolution Observed. Kurri Kurri

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 4 April 1923 · page 5

In accordance with the resolution that no work be carried out by the miners in discrit in which Major F.W.C.crane, P.M. presides for…

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Collieries Idle

Singleton Argus · Thursday 5 April 1923 · page 2

The collieries in the Cessnock district were idle on Tuesday. No secret was made of the fact that the colliery employees were remaining away from…

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Colliery Stoppages

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 5 April 1923 · page 4

There is a probability that the conference convened between the coal owners and the representatives of the coalminers, at which the…

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