Australian newspapers
1803 – 1954
Old Local Papers
Every story
read free on Trove

These are historical newspapers. Some stories use language and express views that are offensive today.

← Mining & the mines, all years

Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1923

1,441 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 5 of 73

The Coal Tribunal. Wages and Work. Slow Progress

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 19 January 1923 · page 6

The chairman of the coal Tribunal (Mr. charles Hibble) yesterday announced that the tribunal would sit to-day and, very likely, on saturday,…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

Coal Mines. French Orders. London, January 12

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 January 1923 · page 12

Reuter's Berlin correspondent reports that the French Commander, General Simon, met the representatives of the Stinnes, Thyssen, and…

Continued on Trove, page 12 →

Colliery Mechanics

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 20 January 1923 · page 4

A combined meeting or the Kalingo, Cessnock and Neath mechanics will be held in the Strand Picture Theatre, Cessnock, to-morrow…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Colliery Mechanics. the Kalingo Trouble

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 January 1923 · page 6
Also in The Maitland Daily Mercury

Mr. T. Leslie presided on Sunday morning in the Strand Theatre, Cessnock, at a combined meeting of Neath and Cessnock miners and colliery…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

Miners Released From Gaol

Singleton Argus · Saturday 20 January 1923 · page 6

Three members of South Greta Miners Lodge who declined to pay fines imposed at tho West Maitland Court for absenting themselves from work at…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

Bolshevik Miners. London, Jan. 15

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 January 1923 · page 2

Reuter's Essen correspondent reports that the occupation of Dortmund places Prance in possession of the entire Westphalian mining area…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Mine Strike. Engineers to Be Calledout

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 20 January 1923 · page 6

At a meeting of the joint representatives of the various organisations employed at the State coalmine at Wonthagg (Vic) an an[?]mated council…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

Verdun Mine. "Too Good to Last."

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 20 January 1923 · page 6

News from Lithgow stales that there is not the slighest doubt in the minds of those experienced in gold mining that the show underthed at the verdun…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

Coal Barons' Frauds. London , January 19

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 20 January 1923 · page 5

Glaring instances showing how the Ruhr coal barons are defrauding the Aliles and their own countrymen and putting gigantic sums into their own…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Commissioners and Coalowners Mines May Re-open

Singleton Argus · Saturday 20 January 1923 · page 6

The Government will not take over the idle mines on the South Coast, as suggested by the miners, in order to snpply coal to the Railway…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

Rich Gold Find. at Sunny Corner

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 January 1923 · page 3

That may prove to be a splendid discovery has been made at Dark Comer in Old Verdun mine, where what appears to be a rich face…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Coal Supplies. for Railway Service. Boycott Denied

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 January 1923 · page 9

Mr. E. T. Weyland, manager of the Southern Coal Owners Agency on Friday made statement in reply to press criticisms concerning…

Continued on Trove, page 9 →

Effect on Coal Trade. London, January 12

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 January 1923 · page 12

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

Continued on Trove, page 12 →

The Coal Tribunal. Employers Claims. Further Consideration

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 January 1923 · page 3

When the Coal Tribunal resumed its sittings at the Commonwealth Bank buildings on Tuesday, Mr. J. Mr. Baddeley, M.P., said before he…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Mining Position. Full Investigation Desired

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 January 1923 · page 14

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…

Continued on Trove, page 14 →

The Coal Tribunal. Reduced Wages Claim. the "Darg."

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 20 January 1923 · page 6

Tho hearing of the claims at the colliery owner for an all-round reduction of 33 1-3 per cent, in miners wages was continued by the Coal…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

German Miners. Go Slow Tactics. French Optimism. London, January 15

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 January 1923 · page 2

Don't Work so hard for these blighters; we may starve sooner; but that doesn't matter." In the broadest of broad Scotch this statement…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Steel Works. General Resumption Denied. High Price of Coal

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 January 1923 · page 11

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

Continued on Trove, page 11 →

Coal Syndicate. WlTHDRAWS-TO Hamburg. London, January 11

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 January 1923 · page 12

"Times" Hamburg dent states that the director of the Coal Syndicate made a statement that lie hud withdrawn to Hamburg…

Continued on Trove, page 12 →