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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1924

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Gold Industry. Remission of Taxation Requested

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 July 1924 · page 16

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

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The Collieries. Work for Fortnightly Day

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 21 July 1924 · page 2

Full time of eleven days was put in at sixteen of the collieries of the New-castle and South. Maitland coaldfields for the fortnightly ended on Saturday…

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Miners' Phthisis. Assisting Victorian Cases

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 21 July 1924 · page 3

Figures regarding the amount of assistance given by the Victorian Go-vernment to sufferers from miners phthisis were laid before the State…

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Fire in a Coal Mine Killingworth Colliery

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 22 July 1924 · page 2

A few days ago a fire, was discovered in Killingworth Colliery, but was extinguished before coming into contact with the gas. There were not…

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Work at the Collieries

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 22 July 1924 · page 2

Full time of eleven days was put in at sixteen of the collieries of the Newcastle and South Maitland coalfields for the fortnight ended on Saturday…

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Queensland Coal

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 22 July 1924 · page 8

The official returns of the coal output of Queensland for the half year have not yet been fully received by the Mines Department, but it…

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Deputy Trouble. Bellbird and Rothbury Collieries Association Statement

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 22 July 1924 · page 2

The Deputies Association of the South Maitland coalfield states:—At Bellbird the manager is endeavouring to introduce a new shift at that…

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Warden's Court. Mining Application

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 22 July 1924 · page 4

At the Warden's Court, East Maitland, this morning, before Mr. Warden James, Albert Andrew Holland made application for permission to…

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Northern Miners. Group Committees Meet. Aberdare Central Trouble

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 22 July 1924 · page 6

The representatives of the various group committees appointed from the northern branch of the Miners' Federation was held at the Trades Hall,…

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Evidences of Fire. Pressman Enters Bellbird Mine. Preparing for Another Thrust Forward. Bellbird

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 22 July 1924 · page 5

"You can come down again if you like and have a look round before we go above again." So, taking advantage of the manager's offer, the…

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Coal Mines. Nationalisation Motion

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 July 1924 · page 3

In the Legislative Assembly, Mr. W. Davies, M.L.A., gave notice of the following motion: "That, in the opinion of this House…

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Gold Assay. Ore From Queensland Mine. Brisbane

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 July 1924 · page 5

A parcel of two and a quarter tons of ore from the Duke Mine, at Ravenswood, which was sent to PorsKembia to be assayed, showed a…

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Concern Felt. Intermittent Colliery Work

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 July 1924 · page 2

According to Mr. A. C. Willis, general secretary of the Miners Federation, the members of that organisation are becoming seriously…

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Pelton Colliery. Engine Drivers Dispute Considered

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 July 1924 · page 3

The dispute between the Engine-drivers and Firemen's Association and the management of Pelton Colliery, was considered at a compulsory…

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Broken Hill Mines. Offer to Employees

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 July 1924 · page 6

Mr. Lord, president of the Trades and Labourers Union, in a statement said the managers had now offered to pay a wage of 21/1 per day for a…

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Ayrfield Miners. Platform to Be Erected. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 July 1924 · page 4

The Cessnock Shire Council has been endeavouring to have the passenger, train stopped at Heddon platform for the convenience of…

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Another Advance Bellbird Colliery Operations. No Sign of Malcolm Bailey's Body. Bebebird

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 July 1924 · page 5

At 8 o'clock this morning the men fully apparelled entered the colliery, and twenty minutes later had passed the air lock at No. 6 flat in…

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Pelton Colliery Dispute

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 24 July 1924 · page 4

The matters in dispute between the engine drivers and the management at the Pelton Colliery were placed before a meeting of the…

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Coal Mines Proposed Nationalisation

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 25 July 1924 · page 2

In the Legislation Assembly on Tuesday afternoon, Mr. W. Davies, M.P., gave notice of the following motion. "That, in the opinion of…

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Hetton-Bellbird Collieries

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 25 July 1924 · page 4

Hetton-Bellbird Colleries, Limited, whose No. 1 Bellbird mine has been closed since September 1 last, because of a fire, shows a profit of…

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