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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1923

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"Times" Hamburg dent states that the director of the Coal Syndicate made a statement that lie hud withdrawn to Hamburg…

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Dearth of Coal. Effect on British Trade. London, January 13

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

The French advance into the Ruhr has given a fillip to the English coal trade,, and prices are rising. The Monmouthshire pits already…

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The French Advance. More Mines Seized. Managers Arrested.. London. Jan. 19

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

Renter's Berlin correspondent states that a message from Essen, reports the seizure of the Estate mines at Bauer, Westerholt, and Horstimscher began this morning. French troops occupied all the important positions in the mines. Several mine…

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Collieries Resume

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 22 January 1923 · page 4

Mr. H. C. Morton, general secretary of the Colliery Mechanics' Association, received the following telegram from "the secretary to the Coal…

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Work at the Collieries

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 22 January 1923 · page 4

Eleven days constituted full time at the collieries in the northern district for the last fortnight, and this was worked by twelve collieries…

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Neath Colliery

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 January 1923 · page 4

Mr. T. [?] president of the Northern Branch of the miners' Federation, stated yesterday that he had received a letter from the…

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The Coal Tribunal. Proposed Wage Reductions

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 January 1923 · page 6

The Coal Tribunal under the presidency of Mr. charles Hibble, continued its inquiry on monday into the claims of the colliery owners for a…

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Local and General News New Coal Field

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 23 January 1923 · page 2

There is a probability of a new mining field being opened within a few miles of the northern boundary of Maitland. Fifteen applications for…

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Teutonic Resistance. General Strike Called. French Take Over Mines

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 23 January 1923 · page 2

London, Sunday.—It is announced from Berlin that a strike has been called for Monday throughout the State mines…

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Mine Officials in Gaol. Bank Employees Walk Out. London

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 23 January 1923 · page 2

The Ruhr population, from bank directors to railway men, has become more aggressive during the last three days, because of the…

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Cricket—south Africa v. England France and Germany. German Miners Strike

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 23 January 1923 · page 2

South Africa, all out 368 [?] 91, Francois 72). England, second innings, one for eleven. Match drawn…

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French in the Ruhr. Strike Threatened. Arrested Mine Managers. London, Jan. 22

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 January 1923 · page 5

A general strike in the Ruhr is threatening. The German Charge—de—Affaires at Paris states that he has been instructed to protest against the arrest of the German mine—managers in the Ruhr, and to demand their immediate release, and…

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The Coal Tribunal. Miners Absent. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 25 January 1923 · page 5

All the Colliery proprietors representatives have been advised that the miners will not be in attendance at the coal tribunal…

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LOCAL & General News Colliery Matters

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 25 January 1923 · page 4

Neath Colliery resumed yesterday. Owing to dissatisfaction among the wheelers at Polaw-Main regarding their positions of several in the…

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Singleton Gold Cup

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 25 January 1923 · page 4

The gold cup won at the Singleton Racing Club's meeting by Mr. W. H. Lae's Lady Chrysippus, is on view in one of the windows of Mr…

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Coal Contracts. a Settlement

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 25 January 1923 · page 2

The mines at Coalcliff and Helensburgh have ben reopened in consequence of a settlement between the Railway Commissioners and a…

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Coal Tribunal. Is It Flouted

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 25 January 1923 · page 4

A decision, interpreted to mean a flouting of the Coal Tribunal, was taken yesterday at a meeting of the Central Council of the Miners'…

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Price of Coal. What Owners Want

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 25 January 1923 · page 2

The application of the coalowners for a reduction in the wages of the employees in the industry was referred to yesterday in the cross-examination…

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Miners Refuse to Work. General Strike Possible

Singleton Argus · Thursday 25 January 1923 · page 2

London, Tuesday.—A message from Dusseldorf states that following the miners and railwaymen's resolutions, the Ruhr miners descended the pits, but…

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Miners' Strike. Trial of Directors. London, January 23

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 25 January 1923 · page 5

The "Times" Essen correspondent reports that the trial of the mine directors to-morrow is the next move in the situation. the State mines…

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