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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1923

1,441 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 72 of 73

Coal Mines Resume Stoppage Over Drinkingwater

Singleton Argus · Thursday 20 December 1923 · page 4

Stockton Borehole, Cardiff Borehole, South Wallsend, and New Greta wines resumed on Monday after having been on strike for some days, and Aberdare…

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Bellbird Colliery Idle. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 20 December 1923 · page 5

Pallbird Colliery was idle yesterday as the result of some trouble among the wheelers The mine was working to-day, the dispute having been…

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Rothbury Miners. and the Maitland Hospital

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 20 December 1923 · page 4

Mr. Foreman, of the Rothbury Miners' Lodge, who was present at a conference at the Maitland Hospital in regard to the industrial scheme, last…

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Japanese Mine Disaster 30 Men Entombed. (Reuter's Cables.) London, Tuesday Night

Singleton Argus · Thursday 20 December 1923 · page 2

A message from Shanghai states that, due to collapses in a coal mine at Kahuya Ukuoka, Japan, 30 miners wore entombed, owing to gas. Reseue…

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The Collieries. Cessnock Pit Idle. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 21 December 1923 · page 5

The Cessnock Colliery was idle yesterday and to-day. An employee was absent two days stating that he was ill, but the man…

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Coal at Quarrobolong

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 21 December 1923 · page 7

Several bores are being put down on to the coal bed in the Quarrobo-long district. At one place the seam was tapped at about 1500 feet…

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Mining Disaster

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 21 December 1923 · page 6

It is reported from Tokio that owing to a fall of coal in a mine at Kasuya, in the Fuknoka prefecture, thirty miners are entombed. Owing…

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Tired of Strikes. Seaham Colliery to Close

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 21 December 1923 · page 5

It is stated on reliable authority that owing to the frequency of stoppages of work caused by the employees the proprietors of Seaham No. 2…

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Colliery Lighting Electricity Preferred. Safe Working of Mines

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 22 December 1923 · page 4

The council of the Miners' Federation continued its sitting in Sydney. When the session concluded, the following statement was made on behalf of…

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Pelaw-Main Colliery

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 22 December 1923 · page 4

The council of the Miners' Federation gave long and deep consideration to the trouble at Pelaw-Main Colliery over the working of the Sullivan…

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Northern Collieries Mr. McDONALD New Chairman

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 December 1923 · page 9

Mr. C. M. M'Donald has been appointed chairman of the Northern Collieries' Association. The new chairman is at present…

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The Coal Industry

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 December 1923 · page 6

All the local companies to the number of four, have now government contracts for the supply of coal, which indicates that the industry is…

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Colliery Idle. Trouble at South Greta

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 22 December 1923 · page 4

The dismissal of a boy employed on the haulage rope caused a stoppage at South Greta. The management states that the…

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Coal Exports. Shipments at Newcastle

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 December 1923 · page 11

The quantity of local shipped at Newcastle during last week for places beyond the State was 118,749 tons, of which 90,827 tons, represented…

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Rothbury Miners. and the Maitland Hospital

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 December 1923 · page 8

Mr. Foreman, of the Rothbury Miners' Lodge, who has present at a conference at the Maitland Hospital in regard to the industrial scheme, last…

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Determined Miners. Lithgow Men Prefer Gaol

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 December 1923 · page 9

Seventy Ivanhoe (Lithgow) miners, recently fined for absenting themselves from work without lawful excuse. will go to gaol rather than…

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Only Scratched. Canada's Gold Belt. London, Dec. 15

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 December 1923 · page 12

The Duke of Manchester, on arriving from Canada, said that he went to the Dominion prospecting for gold He was astonishe dat what he found…

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Mine Disaster. Thirty Men Entombed. Little Hope of Rescue. SHANGHAI. Dec. 18

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 December 1923 · page 2

Reuter's Tokio correspondent reports that in consequence of a collapse in a coalmine at Kasuya. Fukuoka prefecture, thirty miners…

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The Collieries. Work for Fortnightly Pay

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 24 December 1923 · page 3

Eleven days constituted full time for the fortnight at the collieries in the northern district. The long-continued dispute at…

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Colliery Mechanics. Delegate Board Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 24 December 1923 · page 8

A meeting of the delegate board of the Colliery Mechanics Association was held in the association's office at West Maitland on Saturday, when Mr. J…

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