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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1923

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Bellbird to Resume Miners Jubilant

Singleton Argus · Thursday 27 September 1923 · page 1

Reports from Cossnock state the Bellbird miners, who have been expecting months of idleness and hardship, are jubilant at the prospects now…

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Electric Lamps. in Coal Minks

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 September 1923 · page 7

Mr. T. M. Baddeley. M.L.A. asked, the Minister for Mines. In the Legislative Assembly if in view of the approval expressed by the chief…

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LOCAL & General News Record Coal Production

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 September 1923 · page 4

The output at Richmond Main Colliery on Tuesday reached 2065 tons, being 35 tons in advance of the previous record…

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Scottish Mining Disaster Sixty-five Men Perish

Singleton Argus · Thursday 27 September 1923 · page 2

London, Tuesday.—A disaster has occurred tit the Bedding Pit, near Falkirk, in Scotland. Sixty-live miners have perished…

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Mining Troubles. Pelaw-main and Stanford Merthyr. Kurri Kurri

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 September 1923 · page 4

The stoppage or pelaw-main mine yesterday because a clipper wanted a mate on account of him being some distance from other workers was…

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The Bellbird Disaster. Technical Evidence. Coal Dust, Gas, and Waste. a Manager's Opinions

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 September 1923 · page 4

The seventh session of the inquiry into the Bellbird disaster was entered upon to-day at the Cessnock Court House. Alexander Kirk, manager of Aberdare Extended, under…

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Gold Mining. Tax Concussions Asked for

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 28 September 1923 · page 3

The Acting prime minister Dr. Earle page, was interviewed by a deputation representing the gold mining industry…

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Collieries Connected Mount Kembla and Kiera

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 28 September 1923 · page 4

It was announced at the Bellbird inquiry this morning that Mr. E. Emery, South Coast Check Inspector who was assisting Mr. Hoare, had…

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Local and General. Re-opening Bellbird Colliery

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 28 September 1923 · page 5

The Bellbird No. 2 tunnel wan unsealed on Monday evening, and there were no signs of fire or gas. Several falls have occurred on the main…

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The Bellbird Disaster the Cause of the Fire Colliery Superintendent's Evidence "Shale Dust Saved the Colliery"

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 28 September 1923 · page 4

The eighth session of the inquiry into the Bellbird disaster was entered upon to-day. Mr. Joshua jeffries superintendent of Abermain Collieries, was put in the box, and his evidence dealt with…

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Reported Falls of Coal

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 28 September 1923 · page 5

Mr. J. Barnet, check inspector of the Maitland District, yesterday received notice of falls of coal in Upper Abermain No. 2, and proceeded…

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Injured by Fall of Coal

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 28 September 1923 · page 8

A painful accident befel Mr. Mick Sneddon in the Aberdare Colliery on Tuesday morning. While following his duties as a miner a fall occurred…

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Colliery Incident. Mount Kemble and Keira Workings Connect Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 28 September 1923 · page 5

Mr. G. Emery, the south coast cheek-inspector, who was assisting Mr. Hoare at the Bellbird enquiry, received a telephone message this…

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Reducing the Cosh of Coal

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 29 September 1923 · page 9

The first outward signs of a coliery district visible to the traveller form afar, are gaunt frameworks dotted, about the countryside, and…

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Derailment. Runway Coal Hoppears. Kurri Kurri

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 29 September 1923 · page 5

A coal train was travelling between Caledonia and Cessnock last night when the couplings parted and a number of the waggons dashed…

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Scottish Mining Disaster Twenty-one Men Saved, Forty-one Entombed

Singleton Argus · Saturday 29 September 1923 · page 3

London, Wednesday.—The death roll in the Redding Pit, near Falkirk, was not as heavy as at first feared. Of the 65 men working in the mine when the…

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The Collieries. Work for Fortnightly Pay

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 1 October 1923 · page 6

Eleven days constituted full time at the northern collieries for the fortnight. West Wallsend did not work, and has new been shut down the negotiations…

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Colliery Fire. Disaster Averted in West Australia

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 1 October 1923 · page 3

The Collie Co-operative mine, W. A. belonging to the Amalgated Collieries, Ltd,. was found to be on fire about half a mile from the tunnel's mouth…

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Colliery Accidents. at Cessnock. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 2 October 1923 · page 5

Joseph Younger, a moner, living in Greta-street, Cessnock, was injured while working in Aberdare Central colliery. He was struck in…

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Electric Lamps in Mines

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 2 October 1923 · page 6

Mr. J. M. Baddeley, M.P., asked the Minister for Mines, in the Legislative Assembly, last week, if, in view of the approval expressed by…

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