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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1924

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Death in Colliery

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 5 August 1924 · page 3

An inquiry was held at the Cessnock Court House yesterday, before the District Coroner, Mr. Ge[?] Brown, into the Health on July 28 of…

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Relief Road Work Unemployed Miners

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 5 August 1924 · page 3

In connection with the tempor[?] employment of miners rendered[?] through the breakdown at the A[?] dare Central Colliery Mr. S. H[?]…

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Colliery Deputies Important Aggregate Meeting Compulsory Conference Desired Request for Departmental Inquiry

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 5 August 1924 · page 3

All the collerics on the Cessnock field were idle yesterday in consequence of the decision of the deputies to hold an aggregate meeting to…

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Empire's Mineral Resources First Mining Congress

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 5 August 1924 · page 8

Viscount Long, presiding at the first Empire Mining and Metallurgical Congress, at the British Empire Exhibition on June 3, inaugurated the session…

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Loss Fo £110,415 on Three Year's Workings Mt. Morgan Mine's Plight

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 5 August 1924 · page 2

As chairman of the Mount Morgan Gold Mining Company, at the annual meeting, Mr. Archer said: "From the accounts already submitted, you will…

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Abermain Dispute. Coal Tribunal Investigates Claims

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 6 August 1924 · page 2

The claims made by Abermain No 2 Miners' Lodge for payment for di[?]cals and miners assisting the wheelers were before the Coal Tribunal…

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Mine Deputies. Matter Referred to in the House

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 6 August 1924 · page 6

In the Legislative Assembly, Mr. Baddeley asked Mr. Wearne, Acting Premier, whether he was aware that the whole of the mines on Maitland…

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Strike at Newcastle Coal Trimmers Stop Work. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 6 August 1924 · page 5

The coal-timmers stopped work this morning and the majority of the vessels loading coal are held up. The position is regarded as very serious…

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Mining Rewards. New Statics Commission Inquiry. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 6 August 1924 · page 5

Mr. H. M. Cambage, Under-Secretary for Mines giving evidence before, the New States Commission, said there was a prize of £1000 for a discovery…

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Colliery Unrest Big Possibilities

Singleton Argus · Thursday 7 August 1924 · page 4

The Deputies and Shotfirers Association of the South Maitland and Cessnock coalfields held an aggregate meeting on Monday at Cessnock. It was…

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Rothbury Colliery. Trouble with Deputies. Association's Statement

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 7 August 1924 · page 2

An official statement made on behalf of the Colliery Officials' Association of the South Maitland coalfield, signed by Mr. A. L. Oliver, the…

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Miners' Council. Sitting in Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 7 August 1924 · page 6

The Council of the Miners' Federation is stilling in Sydney. Mr. A. Willis, secretary, said when the meeting adjourned on Wednesday…

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Idle Collieries. Trouble Over Darg. at Abermain No. 1. CESSNOCK

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 7 August 1924 · page 4

For some time there has been satisfactory amongst miners of the Abermain Colliery No. 1, owing to some of their number filling more…

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Mining Inspectors. Method of Appoinment

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 7 August 1924 · page 6

Mr. Fitzpatrick, Minister for Mines replying to a question in the Legislative Assembly, said the procedure adopted in selecting men for appointment as…

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Vessels Held Up Coal Trimmers' Strike Extremists Carry The Day NEWCASTLE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 7 August 1924 · page 5

The coal trimmers are still on stroke and the wharves and railway marshalling yards at Carrington and Port Waraton presented a remarkable…

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Gold Mining

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 8 August 1924 · page 2

Attention is drawn to the abridged prospectus of the Mountain Maid Gold Mining Co., no liability, which appears in this issue. The capital of…

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Mining Statistics. Record Coal Output. Year's Figures

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 8 August 1924 · page 6

The annual report of the Department of Mines was presented to the Legislative Assembly by Mr. Fitzpatrick, Minister for Mines…

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Rothbury Mine

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 8 August 1924 · page 3

The Minister for Mines, in reply to Mr. Baddeley, in the Legislative Assembly, said that he had been instructed by expert officers of the department…

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Colliery Dispute Employee Fined

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 8 August 1924 · page 4

The management of South Teralba Colliery proceeded against 13 of its employees at the Newcastle Police Court on Wednesday for…

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Miners' Relief Work

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 8 August 1924 · page 7

President Brown reported to the Shire Council yesterday the action which had been taken in Connection with obtaining from the Government…

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