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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1923

1,441 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 47 of 73

Miners' Attitude Will "Stand to the Agreement."

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 10 August 1923 · page 3

Four collieries on the northern coalfields were still idle on Saturday. Th[?]se (Hebburn, Aberdare South, and Redhead) failed to…

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Hebburn Colliery Mine Troubled Settled

Singleton Argus · Saturday 11 August 1923 · page 8

The trouble at Hebburn No. 1 mine was settled at a meeting held on Wednesday night, when it was explained that the cause of the stoppage, and…

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Southern Mines

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 August 1923 · page 7

At the conclusion of the meeting of the Miners' Council on Frdiay, Mr. C. Willis, general secretary, said complaints had been received…

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Western Miners' Claim

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 August 1923 · page 7

Mr. A. C. Willis.' general secretary of the Miners' Federation, staled at the conclusion of the meeting of the Miners' Council that he had received…

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Miners Restless. London, August 9

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 August 1923 · page 5

Reuter's Duesseldorf correspondent reports that there has been considerable unrest among the miners at Recklinghausen owing to the increased cost…

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Miners' Council. Communist Interference Resented

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 August 1923 · page 7

At the meeting of the council of the Coalminers' Federation, in view of the large majority who voted in favour of the terms and conditions…

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He Mines. Redhead Still Idle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 August 1923 · page 7

The whole of the collieries in the northern district are now at work, with the exception, of Redhead, in the lower field…

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Miners' Nystagmus. Position on South Coast

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 August 1923 · page 2

The Miners' Council, at its meeting on Friday, discussed the matter of the re-employment of men on teh South Coast, who have been idle…

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Refused to Pay. Broken Hill and Miners' Levy

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 August 1923 · page 1

Mr. J. M. Baddelcy, M.L.A., at a meeting of the Miners Council, submitted a report in connection with his recent visit to Broken Hill in regard…

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Broken Hill Mines. Judge Edmunds' Award. London, August 2

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 August 1923 · page 12

The City editor of the "Times," commenting in the Trade Supplement on the cessation of operations on the Broken Hill Block Ten Mine, remarks…

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Discovery of Gold. Obelisk Near Orange

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 August 1923 · page 6

To Suitably mark the site of the first discovery of payable gold in Australia, the Department of Mines proposes to erect an obelisk at Ophir…

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Seizure of Mines. Allies' Stern Action. London, August 11

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 August 1923 · page 5

The Inter-Allied High Commission has ordered the seizure of the mines in the occupied territory, and has empowered the Inter-Allied Mission…

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State Coal Mines. Operations in Queensland

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 August 1923 · page 3

Satisfaction was expressed with the operations of the State coal mines by Mr. Jones, the Minister. The Mount Mulligan coal mine,he…

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Colliery Disputes. Three Pits Idle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 August 1923 · page 4

It was officially stated at the officer of the Northern Collieries' Association that Duckenfield No. 1 colliery, on the northern coalfield, was , on…

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Mine Manager Transferred Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 August 1923 · page 5

Mr. Maitland, manager for Aberdare Central, has accepted a similar position in a Queensland colliery. Formerly Mr. Marshall was at…

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Miners' Strike Levy Expulsion for Objectors

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 14 August 1923 · page 1

At the meeting of the Miners' Council, in Sydney, Mr J. M. Baddeley, M.P., who recently visited Broken Hill in connection with the mining trouble,…

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"Coal to Newcastle" Effect of Recent Strike

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 14 August 1923 · page 2

Anticipating that the Now South Wales coal dispute would extend over a protracted period, several shipments of oversea coal have been ordered for…

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Water Board. Colliery Supplies Satisfactory. Washaways at Melville Weir

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 August 1923 · page 2

The Hunter District Water Supply and Sewerage Board met at their offices, Newcastle, on Tuesday. The president, Mr. C. M. King, M.Inst.,…

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Mining Disputes. Mr. Justice Edmunds at Newcastle. Pelaw-man Machines. Newscastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 August 1923 · page 5

Mr. Justice Edmunds continued the hearing of the mining disputes this morning. Acting as an arbitrator between…

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American Disasters. Floods and Mine Explosion. Vancouver, August 14

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 16 August 1923 · page 5

A message from Salt Lake reports ten dead and a million dollars of damage to property by floods in Northern Utah…

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