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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1923

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The Coal Trouble Acting-premiers Proposals. Parties Deny Knowledge. SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 5 July 1923 · page 5

Contrary to the general opinion, it is said that the parties yesterday's coal conference did not put a definite proposition before the Acting…

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Coal

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 6 July 1923 · page 6

Coal is a mineral found in the hills surrounding Muswellbrook. From coal are obtainable gas, tar, and coke Muswellbrook is lighted with gas,…

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Miners' Phthisis

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 6 July 1923 · page 3

Sympathy with a request made by a deputation of Western Australian Labour members of the Federal Parliament for…

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The Coal Crisis. Present Prospects

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 6 July 1923 · page 4

The proposal of Mr. Oakes, Acting which will form the subject of the discussion when the conference resumes this afternoon, certain within…

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Colliery Disputes. Shortland Men Resume

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 July 1923 · page 6

"The trouble which occurred at the Shortland Pit has been settled, and the mind resumed, operations this morning…

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Increased Mining Activity

Singleton Argus · Saturday 7 July 1923 · page 6

The Singleton district is now becoming the centre of a remarkable increase in mining activities, and special sittings of the Warden's Court are being…

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Coal Conference No Decision Reached

Singleton Argus · Saturday 7 July 1923 · page 7

At the Chief Secretary's office on Wednesday afternoon the conference of representatives of the Maitland and Greta coal owners and delegates of the…

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South Greta Miners. Hostile to Compromise

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 July 1923 · page 16

The South Greta Miners' Lodge has carried the following resolutions: "This lodge is of the opinion that the present lock-out enforced by the…

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Miners' Council Meets. Considering the Proposals. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 July 1923 · page 4

The Council of the Minors' Federation resumed its deliberations this morning, when the suggestions of the Acting Premier, Mr. Oakes, for…

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The Collieries. Work for Fortnightly Pay

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 July 1923 · page 3

As a result of the dispute on the South Maitland coalfields practically all the collieries in that section of the northern field were idle during the…

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Welsh Miners. Four Killed. London, July 5

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 July 1923 · page 5

Four mines were killed by a fall of earth at Pontypridd Glamorganshire. For several hours before the bodies were recovered there were pathetic…

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No Compromise. Colliery Victimisation Question. Mr. Willis on "The Communist." SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 July 1923 · page 5

Mr. A. C. Willis, president of the Minors. Federation, says that the published statement, in "The Communist," now called the "Workers'…

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Thousand-mile Belt of Gold. Rush to "The Rand" of the Future

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 July 1923 · page 2

Thousands of prospectors will start on a great gold hunt in Canada this months". Their patron saint is Benny…

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Broken Hill Strike. What Coal Miners Contributed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 10 July 1923 · page 7

Addressing the members of the W.I.U., at Broken Hill, Mr. J. M. Baddeley, M.L.A., referred to the fact that when the Barrier miners were…

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Coal Miners and Communists Disruptive Tactics in Evidence. (By Telegraph.) Sydnoy

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 10 July 1923 · page 2

Mr Willis, secretary of the Minors' Federation, says that a published stateincut in "The Communist," now called "The Workers' Weekly," to the effect…

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Coal Deadlock. Establishment of Victimisation Court. Not Favoured by Miners' ; Leaders. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 10 July 1923 · page 5

THE suggested establishment of, a a victimisation court to dear with the reduced number of cases of alleged undesirables, whom the colliery…

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The Coal Tribunal

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 10 July 1923 · page 2

Although there has been'a special tribunal appointed to deal with disputes in the coal trade, that august body has, so far, not seen fit to take any action in…

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Coal Dispute Marking Time

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 10 July 1923 · page 2

It is expected that the representatives of the Northern Collierios' Association and the delegates of the Coal Miners' Federation will resume their…

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Sheet of Flame. Explosion Ina Mine. Two Men Severely Burned. Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 10 July 1923 · page 5

Edwin Robson, and Thomas Dobbin miners, were severely burned yesterday in an explosion at Wonthaggi Mine. It was reported at on Friday that there…

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Coal for Melbourne. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 11 July 1923 · page 5

The steamer Macendon, which has been lying in Newcastle Harbon since before Easter, is now loading a cargo of Commonwealth coal for…

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