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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1923

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Wonthaggi Mine. Loss Through Reduced Out-put

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 October 1923 · page 7

Mr. J. A. Norris, Auditor-General of Victoria, in his annual report, states that the operations of the State coal mine, Wonthaggi,…

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Local and General. Colliery Idle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 24 October 1923 · page 4

East Greta Colliery was idle yesterday as a result of trouble over the yardage rates. The pit did not work to-day…

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Glen Ayr Miners

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 24 October 1923 · page 4

A meeting of Glen Ayr Lodge will be held to-morrow (Thursday) afternoon at 3 p.m. in the shed. An executive officer will be in attendance…

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Not Working. Richmond-main Colliery. Kurri

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 24 October 1923 · page 5

Richmond-Main employees did not resume work again to-day, They allege it is unsafe to work in certain parts of the mine, and refuse to turn…

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British Mine. North Broken Hill Purchase

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 24 October 1923 · page 3

A representative meeting of shareholders in North Broken Hill Company, Limited, was held in Adelaide, when a resolution was adopted…

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Coal Production. Output for New South Wales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 24 October 1923 · page 7

In the Legislative Assembly replying to Mr. Goldstien, Mr. Fitzpatrick Minister for Mines, said that in 1913 the coal produced in New South Wales was…

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Mine Disputes. Trouble at Richmond Main Four Men Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 24 October 1923 · page 6

Fur men were injured in Richmond Main mine yesterday, two of them being wellknown district boxers…

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Coal Trouble Threatened

Singleton Argus · Thursday 25 October 1923 · page 2

Serious trouble, is threatened in the coal industry because the northern miners refuse to honor arbitration decisions. In the case of a strike, it is…

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State Coal Production

Singleton Argus · Thursday 25 October 1923 · page 2

In the Legislative Assembly on Tuesday night, replying to Mr Goldstein, Mr Fitzpatrick, the Minister for Mines, said that in 1913 the coal…

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Miners' Federation. Striking Manifesto

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

A manifesto issued in support of the candidature of Mr. H. R. Jones, who will oppose Mr. A. C. Willis for the office of general secretary of the…

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State Mine. Timber Dispute at Lathgow

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 25 October 1923 · page 6

For the first time since active operations were commenced at the State coal mine, at Lithgow, the mine is Idle through a dispute…

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Gold Find. Reported From Newbridge

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 25 October 1923 · page 7

A gold find, which promises to be great importance to Newbridge district and the State, has been made by Mr. W. Longton. The find is situated 11…

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Kurri Mines. Richmond-main Idle. Kurri

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

Again there was no work for any but the deputies at Richmond Main mine to-day. The objection of the men on Tuesday to alleged dangers…

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Lights in Coal Mines

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 26 October 1923 · page 6

The Minister for Mines, in reply to Messrs. Davies and Connell, in the Legislative Assembly, said that the whole matter of lights in the coal…

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Railway Coal Mine. Cost of Production

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 26 October 1923 · page 2

In the Legislative Assembly, Mr. Ball, Minister for Works and Railways, in reply to Mr. Goldstien, said that the capital cost of the coal…

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East Greta Colliery

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 26 October 1923 · page 4

The East Greta Colliery is still idle. The men did not start on Tuesday in consequence of a dispute over the yarding rate in cut…

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Coal

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 26 October 1923 · page 4

Coal is the name originall applied to charcoal, charcoal burners being called colliers. It includes those solid combustible materials of…

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COAL. ("Jolly Jock.")

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 26 October 1923 · page 4

Coal is a blackish color and is rocklike in appearance. The most important part of a coal mine is the engine house with its engine, which…

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Ingredients of Coal

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 26 October 1923 · page 4

All coals contain carbon, hyrogen. oxbgen and nitrogen, which form the combustille portion, and some incombustible material called the…

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Electric Lamps in Mines

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 26 October 1923 · page 7

The Minister for Mines, in reply to Mr. Baddeley in the Legislative Assembly, said that he had consulted the representatives of the…

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