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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1923

1,441 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 43 of 73

Coal Agreement. Newcastle Aggregate Meetings. Terms Endorsed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 25 July 1923 · page 3

Aggregates meetings arranged by the northern executive of the Miners' Federation were held in the Newcastle district on Tuesday…

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Coal Agreement. Ratified by Miners

Singleton Argus · Thursday 26 July 1923 · page 2

Monday on the Maitland coalfields was one of the most important days in the history of Labor for many years. Aggregate meetings of the various…

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Hetton-Bellbird Collieries

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 26 July 1923 · page 4

Despite the interruption to operations, through the strike, the accounts of the Hetton-Bellbird Colliers, Limited, for the year ended…

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Colliery Mechanics' Association

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 26 July 1923 · page 4

The annual meeting of members of the Colliery Mechanics' Mutual Protective Association will be held in St. Mary's Hall, Scotia-street,…

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Progress in Turkey Gold Teeth Allowed

Singleton Argus · Thursday 26 July 1923 · page 4

London, Tuesday.—A message from Constantinople states that the Angora Minister for Religious Affairs has published a decree permitting the faithful…

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Gold From River. Daring New Zealand Scheme

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 26 July 1923 · page 3

To dam a lake, cut off a river, and open up a bed of gold is the scheme of an enterprising band of New Zealand investors…

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Coal Trouble. Peiaw-main Dispute. Further Conference Likely

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 26 July 1923 · page 4

The difficulty that has arisen at Pelaw-Main Colliery in regard to the installation of the air turbine machines was considered by members of the…

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Feeling at Newcastle. Miners Determined to Keep to Agreement. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 26 July 1923 · page 5

Old members of the Mines' Federation referring to-day to the position which had been reached at the eleventh hour on the Maitland coalfields, said…

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Hetton-bellbird Collieries

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 27 July 1923 · page 4

Despite the interruption to operations, through the strike, the accounts of the Hetton-Bellbird Collieries Ltd. for the year ended June 30 last show…

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Important Questions. Machines at Other Collieries. Newcastle

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

Keen interest is being taken in the conference to-day in Sydney between Mr. Oakes. Mr. John Brown and the representatives of the miners on the…

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Wonderful Gold Find Ounces to the Ton Lode

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 27 July 1923 · page 7

Advices, from Laverton (W.A.) via Kalgoorlie report that remarkable developments at Allen's Mighty Atom leases, recently acquired under…

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Coal Industry. Pelaw-main Difficulty. M.h. Oakes Approached

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 27 July 1923 · page 2

The hitch in the coal settlement brought about by the difficulty which, has arisen at Pelaw-Main in connection with the coal cutting machines…

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Coal Dispute. Outlook Not Encouraging. Trouble Likely To Be Prolonged. SYDNEY

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

The Miners' Council met this morning to consider further the new issue that has arisen in the coal dispute. It is understood that no reply has…

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Gold Mining. Taxation Relief Urged

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 28 July 1923 · page 7

Western Australian members of the Federal Parliament walted upon the Prime Minister, Mr. Bruce, and urged that the Federal Ministry should…

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West Australia. Gold Mine Re-established. London, July 22

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 July 1923 · page 12

The "Daily Mail's" City correspond dent states that schemes are afoot for a new company to refinance the old Greater Boulder Perseverance mine…

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Coal Terms. Miners Consider Agreement. Meeting at Maitland. Proposals Rejected

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 July 1923 · page 14

Throughout the South Maitland coalfields Monday, proposals to return to work were placed before the men by various members of the…

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Mining Development Muswellbrook Coal Area. Effect on Hunter Water Supply

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 July 1923 · page 6

The engineer to the Hunter District Water Supply and Sewerage Board, reporting in connection with the development of the…

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Coal Dificulty Mr John Brown's Attitude

Singleton Argus · Saturday 28 July 1923 · page 7

Mr Willis, secretary of the Minors' Federation, returned to Sydney on Wednesday from the northern coalfields. He expressed pleasure at the outcome…

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Gold From River. Daring New Zealand Scheme

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 July 1923 · page 4

To dam a lake, cut off a river, and open up a bed of gold is the scheme of an enterprising band of New Zealand investors…

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In Case of Electric Shock. What the Mines Department Suggests

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 July 1923 · page 9

The Mines Department causes to be exhibited in all collieries instructions as to what to do in cases of electric shock. These should be of interest to…

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