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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1924

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Declared "Black." Mount Kembla Colliery

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 May 1924 · page 5

Mount Kembla mine, which has been idle for some time, has been declared "black" by the Miners' Delegate Board until such time as the…

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Bellbird Mine Building Air Bases

Singleton Argus · Saturday 17 May 1924 · page 8

When operations were resumed at Bellbrd mine on Wednesday, the men not wearing respirators were able to venture as far as the first air base…

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Miners' Risks. President Suggests Commission

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 May 1924 · page 16

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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Gold Find. Discovery Near Bathurst

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 May 1924 · page 6

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

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Queensland Mines. Big Project. London, May 9

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

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

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South Wales Mines. Wages and Profit. London. May 15

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 17 May 1924 · page 5

A conference of representatives of the coalowners and the miners which was held in accordance with the recommendation of the recent court…

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Bellbird Colliery

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 20 May 1924 · page 5

There is little new to report as yet in connection with the work of re-opening the sealed portion of the Bellbird mine. Operations were…

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Duke and Miners

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 20 May 1924 · page 5

The Duke of York and his partner, Captain Bassil Brooke, were beaten (2 up) by Mr. Frank Hodges (Labor M.P. for Highfield) and Mr. Evan…

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British Coal Profits

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 20 May 1924 · page 8

According to a return recently tabled in the House of Commons by Mr. Shinwell, Minister for Mines, the aggregate profits of the coal-mining…

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Safety Lamps in Mines

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 20 May 1924 · page 5

A stop-work meeting of members of the Pelaw Main, Richmond Main, and Stanford Merthyr miners' lodges was held at Kurri Kurri…

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Next Advance Into Bellbird Mine. Fraught With Great Interest. BELLBIRD

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 20 May 1924 · page 5

The work of completing the concrete stoppings was continued this morning. There are four stoppings to be constructed in second section…

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Idle Colliery. Concern at Stanford Merthyr

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 21 May 1924 · page 5

Some men working in Stanford—Merthyr Colliery, allege that they saw smoke coming from an old bord off the thistle jig yesterday. and they…

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Bellbird Mine. Consolidating the Work. Probable Advance Next Week. Bellbird

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 22 May 1924 · page 4

In accordance with statement issued by authorities in charge of operations at Bellbird yesterday work to-day was to signed to cleaning up the tunnel and…

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Colliery Idle. Breaking a Set Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 23 May 1924 · page 5

Abermain No I colliery was idlc to-day owing to a complaint by the wheelers against what is knownnas breaking a set…

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Mine Safety Lamps the Proprietors' Position

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 23 May 1924 · page 6

Mr. C. M. McDonald, chairman of the Northern Collieries' Association, in a reference to the safety lamp question stated:—"Regarding the…

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Quest for Gold Perils of the Early Days

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 23 May 1924 · page 10

The perils of the gold prospecting days on the Murchison (W.A.) goldfields 20 years ago or more, when men went out on the waterless tracks…

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Ravensworth Coal Mining Co., Ltd

Singleton Argus · Saturday 24 May 1924 · page 6

We are informed that the Singleton people are responding freely in the way of taking up shares in the-above company now being floated. Boring…

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Malay Collieries. Interesting Figures

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 May 1924 · page 16

Mr. J. Barr, superintendent of the Malay Collieries, has been spending a few days in Newcastle. In the course of an interview…

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Colliery Mechanics. Conditions at Gunnedah

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 May 1924 · page 16

The position of the colliery mechanics at the Gunnedah Colliery was considered at a conference between representatives of the…

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Stanford Mine. Recent Heating Up

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 24 May 1924 · page 5

Has a result of the recent healing up in a section of the Stanford-Mer-thyr Collery, the miners ledge has arranged for a deputation to wait…

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