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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1923

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Coal Position

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 January 1923 · page 14

In an official statement issued some months ago, the Broken Hill Proprietary Comapny, referring to the price of coal, suggested a…

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Coal at Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 January 1923 · page 4

The recent discovery of coal on what is Known as Slade's property, lying to the north and north-east of Cessnock, opens up great…

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Coal Supplies. for the Railways

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 January 1923 · page 3

A telegram from Lithgow received in Sydney on Monday night stated that although the Railway Commissioners had not entered into…

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Price of Coal. the Railway Attitude

Singleton Argus · Saturday 13 January 1923 · page 5

There is a widely held view that the price, of coal is too high, despite the present wages, and that the whole matter should be reviewed…

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Coal Tenders. Received by Railway Department

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 January 1923 · page 9

The tenders for the supply of coal for the Railway Department which have been received do not altogether realise the general expectation that…

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French Gold. British Explanation. London, January [?]

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 January 1923 · page 12

Replying to French expressions [?] displeasure at the disclosure that Britain transferred a French gold deposit of £40,000,000 to America, the…

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Effect on Coal Trade. London, January 12

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 January 1923 · page 5

Reuter's Berlin correspondent reports that the price of German coal is being increased immediately by fifty per cent, and miners' wages by…

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Situation on the Rhine. Miners Sullen. London, January 5

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 January 1923 · page 12

There is some talk of a withdrawal of the British forces from Cologne, in view of a possible French advance. The Germans do not want us to go…

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Coal Syndicate. Withdraws to Hamburg. London, January 11

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 January 1923 · page 5

The "Times" Hamburg correspondent duet states that the director of the Coal Syndicate made a statement that he had withdrawn to Hamburg…

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Steel Works. General Resumption Denied. High Price of Coal

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 January 1923 · page 4

Despite the statement made in Court, it was authoritatively explained on Friday that no immediate general resumption. of operations will take…

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Mining Industry. Review of Year's Operations Some Unsatisfactory Features

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 January 1923 · page 9

The Under-Secretary for Mined, Mr. R. H. Cambage, has furnished a statement to Mr. Fitzpatrick, Minister for Mines, respecting the…

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Colliery Dispute

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 15 January 1923 · page 4

A meeting or Hebburn miners considered the position at Hebburn No. 2. The trouble was discussed in all its phases, the general opinion…

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Whitburn Colliery

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 15 January 1923 · page 4

Further trouble has arisen at Whitburn Colliery, Greta. About a month ago the manager decided to reduce hands, and five men were…

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Mining Position. Eull Inveetigation Desire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 15 January 1923 · page 7

That it was time something was done to render strikes and lockouts unnecessary was the opinion expressed by Mr. J. Baddeley. M.L.A., when…

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Dearth of Coal. Effect on British Trade. London, January 13

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 15 January 1923 · page 5

The French advance into the Ruhn has given a fillip to the English coal trade and prices are rising. The Monmouthshire pits already…

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Collieries Idle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 16 January 1923 · page 4

Hebburn No. 2 Colliery is still idle. It is stated that summonses have been issued against two of the men for absenting themselves from…

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Colliery Mechanics. the Kalingo Trouble

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 16 January 1923 · page 5

Mr. T. Leslie presided on Sunday morning in the Strand [?] Cessnock, at a [?] meeting of Neath and [?] and colliery…

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The Coal Industry. Mr. Baddeley's Proposal

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 16 January 1923 · page 3

In the opinion of Mr. J. M. [?], M.L.A., there should be a full and complete investigation into the coal industry before a policy for its…

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Steel Works General Resumption Denied. High Price of Coal

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 16 January 1923 · page 4

Despite the statement made in Court, and published in the "Herald." it was authoritatively explained that no immediate general resumption of…

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Coal Boom in Britain. Longer Hours Desired. London, January 16

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 16 January 1923 · page 5

The anticipated coal boom in Britain is rapidly [?], and coalowners speak of the dramatic effect of the French action in the…

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