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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1923

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For Residential Purposes. Not for Coal

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 24 April 1923 · page 8

The Council was asked by the Department of Lands for thier approval or otherwise of portions of land beyond Bridge's Hill, near the outcrop…

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Coal Crisis. Conference with Southern Owners

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 24 April 1923 · page 6

Mr . A. C. Wills general secretary of the Coal Federation, has received a letter from the Southern Coal owners Association, agreeing to…

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Idle Mines "Black" Waggons Will Not Be Filled

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 24 April 1923 · page 2

It is rumored that some of the ownors of coal mines now idle on the Maitland field intend sending waggons to the mines that are working, with…

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Coal Stoppages. Conference on Friday. Guarantees Against Further Idleness

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 25 April 1923 · page 6

The owners of the mines now the in the South Maitland district have decided to meet the representatives of the northern branch of the…

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Coal Dispute Conference to Be Held

Singleton Argus · Thursday 26 April 1923 · page 2

The northern colliery owners, at a mèeting on Tuesday, decided to inform, the Coalowners' Foderation that representatives of the owners from Maitland…

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Lupton Park Coal Goes to Cowra

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 27 April 1923 · page 2

The first truck of coal from Lupton Park left Muswellbrook to-day for Cowra to the order of the Cowra gasworks…

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Coal Crisis. Conference in Sydney. Guarantee Question. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 27 April 1923 · page 5

The conference of representatives of the Northern branches of the Coalminers' Federation and the Proprietors of the coal mines now idle…

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Mining for Coal. Councils Powers Restricted

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 April 1923 · page 11

Recently a municipal council approached the Minister for Local Government (Mr. Fitzpatrick) respecting a proposal to establish electricity…

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Safety in Mines

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 28 April 1923 · page 12

In order to encourage originality in connection with reducing the risk of accidents in mines, a British journal is offering prizes for the best suggestions…

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Mine Rescue by Liquid Air

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 28 April 1923 · page 11

Many forms of apparatus for use in foul atmosphere by men engaged on mine rescue work have been devised. Oxygen is frequently used in…

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Coal Industry. Position on Maitland Field. Resumption Terms

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 28 April 1923 · page 6

Following upon the conference between representatives of the coal owners and the men's representatives in Sydney on Friday, Mr. McDonald,…

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Chimney Stack. Tallest in Australia. Victoria's Brown Coal

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 28 April 1923 · page 10

A chimney is being constructed at the briquetting factory of the State Electricity Commissioners Yallourn, Victoria, which, when completed, will…

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Considered Harsh. Coal Proprietors' Terms. Position Unchanged. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 28 April 1923 · page 5

In Labour circles to-day it was stated that the conditions imposed by the proprietors on the Maitland miners were Hkely to be rejected…

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The Coal Conference Guarantees Against Stop-pages. (By. Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 28 April 1923 · page 6

Tho conference of representatives of the northern branches of the Coal Miners Federation and the proprietorS of coal mines now idle in the…

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Mining Court Thursday, April 26th. (Before Mr G. James; Metropolitan Coalfields Warden.) Assessment of Rent, Etc

Singleton Argus · Saturday 28 April 1923 · page 8

At the Singleton Court House on Thursday application was made in connection with a right to enter and prospect by William Cunneen for…

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The Collieries. Work for Fortnightly Pay

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 30 April 1923 · page 6

Seventeen mines on the northern coal-field recorded full time of ten days for the fortnight ended on Saturday last. Almost the whole of these…

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Coal Crisis. Outlook Gloomy. Fears of General Strike

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 30 April 1923 · page 5

Prospects of an early settlement of the coal strike on the South Maitland held are not bright. Officials of the Miners' Federation…

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Northern Coal Conference the Owners' Terms

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 1 May 1923 · page 2

In connection with the adjourned conference of northern miners' and owners' representatives, the terms submitted by the owners were as…

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Miners Bitter. Resent Owners' Terms. Long Fight Feared

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 1 May 1923 · page 1

The deadlocks in the Coal Industry continues. The representatives of the miners are fiercely opposed to the terms offered by the Maitland and…

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Latest Telegrams. Irish Envoys. Coal Strike. Sydney

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 1 May 1923 · page 2

The Irish Envoys, O'Kelly and Rev. O'Flanagan, and John Leo Clancy, who were arrested at Waverley last evening, appeared at the…

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