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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1924

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Northern Miners. Group Committees Meet. Aberdare Central Trouble

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 July 1924 · page 16

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

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 July 1924 · page 3

At 8 o'clock this morning the men fully apparelled, entered the colliery, and twenty minutes later had passed the air lock at No. 5 flat in…

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Colliery Mechanics. Annual Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 28 July 1924 · page 6

Mr. J. E. Pendlebury presided at the annual meeting of the Colliery Mechanics' Mutual Protective Association Hunter River District, in…

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Newcastle Coal Company

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 28 July 1924 · page 4

The directors of the Newcastle Coal-mining Company, Limited, report that for the half-year ended June 30 there had been a good…

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Militant Miners. Plan of Campaign

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 28 July 1924 · page 6

At a meeting of the militant section of the northern, southern and western minors held in the Communist Hall, Sydney, the necessity of laying down…

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Deputy Trouble. Bellbird No. 2 Colliery. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 28 July 1924 · page 5

A conference is to take place this evening at Abermain between representatives of the Colliery Employees Federation and the Deputies…

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Building Stoppings. and Removing Fallen Coal. Bellbird

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 28 July 1924 · page 5

At Bellbird Cornery to-day the Proto men were working on the construction of the third stopping. There are six in all and the building of…

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Miners' Earnings. a Popular Delusion. Below Basic Wage. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 28 July 1924 · page 4

The popular theory that all employees at the coal mines earn big wages received a rather severe blow when the question of unemployment…

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S.c. Collieries Very Slack Period

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 29 July 1924 · page 3

A report from South Coast states that a sample of coal from the 4-foot seam in the Metropolitan Colliery, Holensburg, has ben sent to the…

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Gloomy Outlook 650 Miners Thrown Out of Employment

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 29 July 1924 · page 4

The Caledonian Company's colliery, Aberdaro Central, near Cessnock, has closed down, owing to the drum of the winding engine being broken…

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Colliery Breakdown Absorbing Aberdare Central Men

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 30 July 1924 · page 6

Messrs. N.J. Clark, superintendent of the Caledonian Collieries, and Mr Kelsick, assistant superintendent, conferred at the Newcastle offices of the…

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Rich Quartz. West Australian Gold Find

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 30 July 1924 · page 4

A telegram from Cue (W.A.) states that Coresor and Sons, owners of the Monto Carlo Bank mine, who some days ago obtained specimens at 40 feet…

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Minimum Wage. Colliery Employees' Claim

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 31 July 1924 · page 3

The usual monthly meting of the Northern Collieries' Association was held in Sydney. Mr. C. M. McDonald, chairman,…

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A Way Out. Bellbird Colliery Dispute. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 31 July 1924 · page 5

It is almost three weeks since Bellbird No.2 Colliery became idle owing to a dispute between the management and the deputies as to the starting…

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Road of Access. Mining Townsihp's Grievance. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 31 July 1924 · page 5

Now that there is a possibility of further crown land being made available in the district, the residents of the Neath-Kearsley district are…

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Miners' Claims

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 1 August 1924 · page 7

The chairman of the Northern Collieries Association (Mr. C. M. McDonald) stated at the conclusion of the monthly meeting in Sydney on…

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Muswellbrook Colliery Disputes Settled

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 1 August 1924 · page 4

On Wednesday last Mr. Hoare president Miners' Fderation, and Messrs.. Dann and McGregor, representing the local lodge; met Mr; Douglas,…

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Coal Shipments

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 1 August 1924 · page 5

The coal shipments at Newcastle during last month for places beyond te State totalled 425,564 tons, of which those for commonwealth and New…

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Aberdare Colliery Check Inspectors' Report

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 1 August 1924 · page 7

A report by Check Inspectors J. Barnett and G. Barnes regarding examinations of the Aberdare Colliery on July 21, 28, 29 and 30, contains the…

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Many Mines Idle

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 1 August 1924 · page 5

There are many mines idle in the Maitland and Newcastle districts at present. The stoppages are caused by various reasons. There appears…

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