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Mining & the mines, 1924

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Mining Terms

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 14 March 1924 · page 8

During the hearing of the Abermain wheelers' case in the Cessnock Police Court on Tuesday morning reference was being made to bords and…

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Overton Colliery Goes Ahead 30 Men Now Employed

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 14 March 1924 · page 4

Shareholders in the Overton Colliery will be glad to learn that after a big fight the directors have surmounted many obstacles…

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Too Much Coal. Position at Newcastle. Newcastle

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 14 March 1924 · page 1

The extraordinary position has arisen of too much coal coming forward for ships to take away. Inter-State and New Zeland vessels…

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Northern Collieries Any Pretext for a Strike

Singleton Argus · Saturday 15 March 1924 · page 6

Because the Maitland Show was being held on Thursday, the miners at Richmond colliery claimed overtime, and when it was not conceded, they…

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South Greta Miners

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 15 March 1924 · page 4

A meeting of the South Greta miners will be held, under the big tree, at Tolarah, to-morrow (Sunday) morning, at 10 o'clock sharp…

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Mining Accidents

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 15 March 1924 · page 4

Mr. John Fisher, a miner, employ ed at Hebburn Colliery, was cutight by a fall of coal, and sustained injuries to the head and body. He was…

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Gold Standard. Early Registration

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 March 1924 · page 3

Discussing the problems of exchange in the Empire, the Prime Minister (Mr. Bruce) said that an announcement was made at the Economic…

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Coal Export. Shipments at Newcastle

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 March 1924 · page 9

The quantity of coal shipped at Newcastle during the week for places beyond the State was 99,625 tons of which 81,401 tons represented shipments for…

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Coal Export. Shipments From Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 15 March 1924 · page 6

The quantity of coal shipped at Newcastle during the week for places beyond the State was 82, 548 tons, of which 68,380 tons represented…

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Slight Increase. Queensland Gold Yield

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 March 1924 · page 16

Queensland gold yield showed a slight increase during February on the corresponding mouth of last year, but the yield for the first two months of…

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Coal Briquettes. Converting Waste to Profit

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 15 March 1924 · page 3

The Colliery Propricters' Council of Queensland. of which Mr. W. B. Darker was until recently president. is collecting information as to briquette…

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Mine Explosion. Workers Entombed. Vancouver (B.c.), March 3

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 March 1924 · page 13

As the result of an explosion in a mine at Castlegate (Utah), it is feared that 175 continued miners have lost their lives…

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Fall of Stone. Fatal Mining Accident. the Inquest

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 March 1924 · page 13

An inquest on the death of Leonard Phillip Hill, who was fatally injured by a fall of stone while working in the Lupton Park Colliery…

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Unwanted Gold

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 17 March 1924 · page 2

Gold has from time immemorial formed one of the principal exports from Tibet, being exchanged for silver and other products of the…

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British Miners. Wages Dispute. London, March 14

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 17 March 1924 · page 2

On behalf of the Miners' Conference it is officially stated it will be open to the districts to consider the owners' terms in the interval…

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British Miners. a Serious' Outlook. London, March 15

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 17 March 1924 · page 5

It is understood that the Government has decided to introduce their own Miners' Minimum Wage Bill at the end of…

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Tasmanian Mines. the Recent Stoppage. Mr. Hibble As Arbitrator

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 17 March 1924 · page 2

The arbitration proceedings in connection with the recant stloppage of Tasimanian coal mines has been concluded, and the arbitration, MR…

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Mines Inspection Act

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 18 March 1924 · page 4

The Minister for Minos (Mr. Fitzpatrick), in conformity with the powers conferred upon him by the Mines Inspection Act of 1901, has…

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Collieries Compared— English and Australian Northern President's Views

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 18 March 1924 · page 8

Mr. C. M. McDonald (president of the Northern Collieries' Association) arrived in Sydney on Thursday with Mrs. McDonald, after a six months…

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Muswellbrook Colliery Work Resumed. Recognition of Union

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 18 March 1924 · page 1

An important conference took place at the Muswellbrook Coal Coy's, office on Friday afternoon between representatives of the Colliery,…

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