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Mining & the mines, 1924

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Queensland Mines. Big Project. London. May 9

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 10 May 1924 · page 5

Mr. Jonest Queensland Minister for Minister for Mines, interviewed, said he was sanguine that oil exists in payable commercial quantities at Romn,…

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Notes for Gold. Steamer Passenger Victimised

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 May 1924 · page 5

Mr. H. Brock, who is voyaging from Sydney to London on the Largs Bay, at Melbourne reported the loss of £40, which he had given to a man to change…

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Miners' Wages. Court of Inquiry. London, May 2

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 May 1924 · page 12

At the final sitting of the Court appointed by the Government to make inquiry into miners' wages, the Chairman (Lord Huckmaster)…

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Colliery Storemen

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 12 May 1924 · page 4

A conference was held in Neweastle between Messrs. W. Brennen, secretary to the northern branch of the Miners Federation, Mr. H. C…

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Mining Accidents

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 12 May 1924 · page 4

Two accidents occurred at Whitburn Colliery during the week—end Albert Newton. a miner was standing on a cask trimming down the…

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Bellbird Colliery Further Progress

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 13 May 1924 · page 4

There parties were engaged yesterday and to-day in carrying out further operations in connection with the re-opening of the selected…

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Coal Shipme[?]

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 13 May 1924 · page 4

The coal shipments at Newcastle last week for places bey on the State amounted in 1,03,623 [?] of which 66,085 tons represented shipments…

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Local and General. Work at the Collieries

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 13 May 1924 · page 4

Ten days constituted full time at the collieries in the northern district for the fortnight, a day having been lost, by the holiday on May 1…

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Trouble at Cessnock Mine

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 13 May 1924 · page 5

The Cessnock Colliery was idle yesterday, as a result of trouble with a wheeler, who it is stated, should wheel two horses, but was…

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[ maitland mines combined committee]

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 13 May 1924 · page 4

The establishment of a maitland mines combined committee, which is brought about under the grouping scheme new in operation in the…

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Miners' Risks. President Suggests Commission. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 13 May 1924 · page 5

speaking on the subject of the dangers incurred by miners in their ordinary calling, Mr. T. hoare, president of the northern branch of the…

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Spirit From Coal Science and the Motorist

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 13 May 1924 · page 2

The man who wheels himself about on four wheels; with the friendly assistance of an internal combustion engine, is just as much interested in…

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Gold Find. Discovery Near Bathurst

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 14 May 1924 · page 4

A discovery of alluvial gold is reported, from Mt., [?] Bathurst There is an abundance of wash and water. and the find is stated to give…

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Declared "Black." Mount Kembla Colliery Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 15 May 1924 · page 5

Mount [?] which has been idle for some time. has been diclared "black" by the Miners" Delegate Board until such time as the…

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Bellbrid Mine Re-opening Work

Singleton Argus · Thursday 15 May 1924 · page 3

Bellbird mine was penetrated another 200 yards on Monday, and now volunteer parties have ventured as far as 500 yards from the mouth of the tunnel. No…

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Mine in the Bush at the Foot of Tomalpin Picturesquely Situated Colliery

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 16 May 1924 · page 2

The coal measures of this district are so extensive that new collieries are being opened, up and developed in places where the production of…

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Wheeler's Dismissal. Trouble at Pelton Colliery. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 16 May 1924 · page 4

A meeting of Pelton Miners Lodge was held this morning at Bellbird. The colliery has been idle during the week owing to a dispute over the…

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Still Burning. Broken Hill Mine Fire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 16 May 1924 · page 3

Mr. A. Fairweather, superintendent of the south mine, Broken Hill, stated that water curtains were still used as a precautionary measure against…

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Local and General Machine Miners' Rates

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 16 May 1924 · page 7

In the course of his letter on machine miners' rates, published in last Friday's issue, Mr. Harold Biggees mentioned 1/ per ton as the rate…

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Coal Miners. Operatives' Claim. Addison' Report. London, May 9

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 May 1924 · page 13

The Addison report says it is really undisputed that the Government of 1921 failed to provide adequate wages for many of the poorer districts. The…

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