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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1923

1,441 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 29 of 73

The Collieries. Work for Fortnightly Pay

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 May 1923 · page 3

Ten days constituted full time at the collieries of the Newcastle and South Maitland fields for the fornight ended on Saturday last owing…

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Southern Miners' Views

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 May 1923 · page 6

The members of tho Miners Federation employed on tho South Coast express the opinion that it some of the clauses insisted on by…

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State Gold Yield. Increase for April

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 May 1923 · page 3

The gold yield for New South Wales for last month amounted to 1336 ounces crude, equal to 1223 ounces fine, valued at £5193, and…

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Mining Dispute. Nationalist Intrusion Resented

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 May 1923 · page 6

A meeting of the miners' executive was held at the Trades Hall, Newcastle, on Saturday, at which Messrs. T. Hoare (district…

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Coal Crisis. Intercessory Service at Clessnock. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 May 1923 · page 5

In connection with the industrial trouble an intercessory service was held at the Memorial Hall this morning. Thre was a very large attendance,…

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South Greta Miners

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 15 May 1923 · page 4

A meeting or .South Greta miners will be held this evening, at 7 o'clock, at Homeville Hall, The business is important…

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Southern Mines Resume

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 15 May 1923 · page 3

Mr. T. Morgan, assistant secretary of the Southern Colliery ProPrietors, stated on Monday that advice had been received that all the…

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Stanford Merthyr No. 2 MINE

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 15 May 1923 · page 2

The Stanford Merthyr No. 2 mine, at Paxton, is in its early stages of coal development. The drives are being made through the coal, and at the…

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Coal Crisis. Meeting of Owners. Official Statement

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 15 May 1923 · page 3

The Northern Collieries Association held a meeting in Sydney on Monday afternoon. when the trouble on the Maitland coalfield was fully…

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Coal Deadlock. the Situation Critical No Split Amongst Owners. SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 15 May 1923 · page 5

Mr. McDonald, secretary of the Northern Colliery Owners' Association, remarked to-day that inure Is no split amongst the colliery manner In which the m.ines…

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Coal Crisis. Miners Council Meets

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 16 May 1923 · page 2

A meeting of the council of the Miners' Federation was held on Tuesday, and later adjourned until 9.30 next day. There was a full…

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LOCAL & General News South Greta Miners

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 16 May 1923 · page 4

South Greta miners are requested to meet under the big tree at Telarah to-morrow (Thursday) morning at 10 o'clock for roll call and important…

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Fall of Limestone. Two Miners Injured. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 16 May 1923 · page 5

As a result of a fall of limestone from the roof of a new tunnel at the Mount Nicholas coalmine, Tasmania, two miners, named Parker…

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Distress Increasing. Result of Coal Deadlock. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 16 May 1923 · page 5

The situation in the coal industry is unaltered. Coal supplies are running short in many avenues, mere workers are daily being thrown idle…

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Coal Deadlock. Cessnock Intercessory Services. Proprietors Reply. CESSNOCK

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 16 May 1923 · page 5

Rev. N. Bullen, Methodist Minister, who occupied the chair at the intercessory service at Cessnock on Monday, has received a reply from Mr…

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Coal Miners. Determined to Fight. Decision of Council. Maitland Field Battleground

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 17 May 1923 · page 6

Most strenuous opposition to the demands made by the Maitland coal proprietors is to be put up by the Coal Miners' Federation, and…

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Coal Dispute. Filling Small Coal. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 17 May 1923 · page 5

The Miners' Federation is taking steps to prevent the loading of small coal at grass on the Maitland field. The owners laugh at the idea. They…

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Miners at Prayer. Service of Intercession

Singleton Argus · Thursday 17 May 1923 · page 2

An intercessory service was held in the Soldiers' Memorial Hall, Cessnock, on Monday morning between 10 and 11 .o'clock, when, all business houses…

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Two Miners Seriously Injured (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 17 May 1923 · page 2

As the result of a fall of limestone from.the roof of a new tunnel at Mount Nicholas coal mine, Tasmania, two minors named Parker and Smith…

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Situation Unaltered. Coal Supplies Running Short. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 17 May 1923 · page 2

The situation in tho coal position.is unaltered. Coal supplies are running short in many avonuos…

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