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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1924

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Miners' Delegates. Maitland Group. Labour Executive Attacked

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 July 1924 · page 9

Representatives of the five collieries which compose the Maitland group— Glen Ayr, Ayrfield, Rust Greta, South Greta, and Ashtonfields—held a…

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Attack on Mr. Willis. "Black Hand Game." Miners Council Indignant

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 July 1924 · page 14

A circular recently circulated throughout the Commonwealth allegedly signed by some officials of the federation and violently attacking Mr. A…

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Gold Find. in Upper Waitaka Valley. Wellington (N.z.)

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 July 1924 · page 1

A prospector who has arrived, at Oamaru, declares that he has discovered a 30-feet roof, showing good gold values, in the Upper Waltaki…

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Idle Collieries. Pelaw-main and Hebburn No. 1. Kurri Kurri

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 July 1924 · page 4

The sequence of working days on the South Maitland Coalfields has been for a period, rather unusual. It was, however, rudely disturbed…

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Mine Still on Fire

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 15 July 1924 · page 4

Since the fire broke out in the Central Mine, Broken Hill, in June of last year, efforts to suppress the flames have been constant, but unavailing…

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Tobermory Gold. Submerged for 330 YEARS

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 15 July 1924 · page 4

Renowned for its heather hills, horned sheep, and long-haired highland cattle the west coast of Scotland, bathed by the warm waters…

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Gold Industry. Remission of Taxation Requested

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 15 July 1924 · page 2

Proposals that the gold mining industry should be afforded remission of taxation until the mines are working on an economically payable…

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Mine Deputies Trouble at Bellbird No.2. Rothbury Also Idle. BELLBIRD

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 15 July 1924 · page 5

Bellbird colliery No. 2 was thrown idle yesterday through the attitude taken by the Deputies ' Association in connection with employment…

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Bellbird Colliery. Still Idle. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 16 July 1924 · page 5

Bellbird Colliery No.2, which has not worked this week, was again idle to-day. The general opinion is that there is every likelihood of a…

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Naval Coal. Mr. Baddeley Inquires

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 16 July 1924 · page 3

In the Legislative Assembly, Mr. Baddeley asked Mr. Oakes, Chief Secretary, whether he would make inquiries as to whether it was a fact…

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Miners' Strike. Trouble in New Zealand

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 16 July 1924 · page 2

Over 300 miners at Ohai, Southland (N.Z.), have struck as a protest again a provision in the new award requiring men to work half an hour…

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Record Coal Haulage

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 17 July 1924 · page 4

The output of coal at Richmond-Main Colliery yesterday exceeded the previous record by 329 tons. For six and a half hours' winding from a…

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Coal Importations. "Ridiculous and Wasteful."

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 17 July 1924 · page 6

In the House of Representatives, Mr. Watkins asked the Minister for Defence to stop the present ridiculous and wasteful practice of importing Welsh…

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Record Coal Output

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 18 July 1924 · page 7

The record for a day's output of coal was 2560 tons, the output for a single day from the Richmond Mala Colliery. the same colliery has now put up…

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Main Drum Shaft at Colliery Breaks. Central Colliery Likely to be Idle for Indefinite Period

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 18 July 1924 · page 7

An accident occurred at the Central Colliery last night, which is likely to throw the colliery idle for weeks—perhaps months. the main…

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Aberdare Central Colliery Two Day's Idle. Oessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 18 July 1924 · page 5

Owing to a minor defect in part of the machinery yesterday, Aberdare Central Colliery was thrown idle. There was no work again to-day, as…

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Coal for the Navy Prom Wales to Newcastle

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 18 July 1924 · page 9

The steamer Arkoona arrived at Newcastle on Monday and brought a cargo of coal from Cardiff, Wales, for the navy, and discharged it at…

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Canadian Gold Mine Wonders From the Ontario Northland

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 19 July 1924 · page 9

Mr. W. C. Noxon, Agent General of the Ontario Government of Canada in the British Isles, writing in the Birmingham "Weekly Post," says…

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Coal Export. Shipments From Newcastle

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 July 1924 · page 9
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The quality of coal shipped at Newcastle during the week for places beyond the State was 86,683 tons, of which 63,240 tons represented…

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