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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1923

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Appeal Cases. Rating of Collieries. Justice Pike's Decision. Successful Appeal by Objectors

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

Reserved judgment was delivered in the appeals by the Dover Street Estate Co., Ltd., against the assessment by the Cessnock Shire Council for the…

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Coal Dispute. Appeal to Prime Minister

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

When the House of Representatives met the leader of Opposition, Mr. Charlton, asked the Prime Minister whether, in view of the fact that the…

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Mine on Fire. Outbreak at Broken Hill. Smoke Impedes Firemen

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 11 July 1923 · page 4

A serious fire has broken out at the Control Mine, Broken Hill. All available firemen, together with the mine employees, are engaged in fighting the…

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Miners'stop-work Ballots. Adult Dependents Should Have a Vote. Sydney

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

The Acting Premier (Mr. Oakes), referring to the coal trouble, said it was his own personal view that the wives and other adult dependents of…

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Coal Trouble Outlook Not Hopeful. Miners Will Not Submit

Singleton Argus · Thursday 12 July 1923 · page 2

The latest developments in conncction with the Maitland mines trouble indicate that, unless there is a split among the owners, the outlook for a…

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Broken Hill Mine Afire. All Men Safe

Singleton Argus · Thursday 12 July 1923 · page 3

A Broken Hill telegram on Tuesday reported that a fire was raging in the Central mine, and the local firemen and workers were pouring in a great…

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Raging Fiercely. Fire in Broken Hill Mine. 700 Men Affected

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 July 1923 · page 5

News from Broken Hill shown that the fire in the Central mine is still [?]aging Hercely, mostly, it is believed, at the 400ft, level…

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Inciting and Abetting a Strike. N. Z. Union and Miners Fined

Singleton Argus · Thursday 12 July 1923 · page 3

The Hikurangi (N.Z.) Miners' Union, as the result of a strike at three small northern, collieries, has been fined £200 and 12 miners £10 each…

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Coal Mining Activities Increase at Singleton. Warden Kept Busy

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 13 July 1923 · page 1

A Singleton message says that the district is now becoming the centre of a remarkable increase in mining activities, and special sittings of the…

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Colliery Rates. the Methods Adopted

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 13 July 1923 · page 6

At the Cessnock Shire Council meeting on Thursday, the clerk, Mr. W. J. Grieve, reported on the principle established in the rating of…

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The Coal Strike Ended

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 13 July 1923 · page 2

It is understood that coal owners formally meet on Monday to ratify the terms of the settlement of the northern coal trouble. The miners'…

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Redhead Colliery. Men Reject Owners' Proposals Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 13 July 1923 · page 2

Representatives of the Burwood Extended Lodge, who attended the recent conference with the management of the Redhead Colliery, presented their…

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Valuation of Mines. Recent Appeal Cases

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 13 July 1923 · page 2

The clerk, Mr. Grieve, reported at a meeting of the council yesterday that judgment in the recent colliery appeals was given on the 10th inst…

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State Gold Yield. HAlLF-YEAR'S DECREASE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 13 July 1923 · page 3

Compared with the corresponding half-year of 1922 the State gold yield for the current year to the end of June shows a heavy decrease…

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Coal Agreement. Resumption of Work. Ex-pectep. Terms Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 13 July 1923 · page 5

It is understood that the agreement reached at the Coal Conference yesterday will be ratified at a special meeting of the Coal proprietors'…

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Broken Hill Strike. What Coal Miners Contributed

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 July 1923 · page 16

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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A New Coal Loader

Singleton Argus · Saturday 14 July 1923 · page 1

A demonstration took place recently on the Clyde of a now equipment for loading bunker coal on board chip. In this system a solf-propolled barge takes…

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Coal Settlement. Terms Ok Agreement. Price of Coal Not Affected

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 July 1923 · page 6

A feeling of general relief has been produced by the agreement reached by the parties in connection with the coal crisis, and all…

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Appeal Cases. Rating of Collieries. Justice Pike's Decision. Successful Appeal by Objectors

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 July 1923 · page 3

Reserved judgment was delivered in the appeals by the Dover Street Estate Co., Ltd., against the assessment by the Cessnock Shire Council for the…

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Coal Dispute. Appeal to Prime Minister

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 July 1923 · page 6

Whoa the House of Representatives met the leader of the Opposition, Mr, Charlton, asked the Prime Minister whether, in view of the fact that the…

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