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Mining & the mines, 1924

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Coal Tribunal Abermain Case

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 8 August 1924 · page 12

The Coal Tribunal, under the chairmanship of Mr. C. Hibble, sat in Newcastle on Tuesday, and dealt with claims by the Abermain No. 2…

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Declared Off. Coal Trimmers' Strike

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 8 August 1924 · page 3

The coal-trimmers strike at Newcastle has been declared off. A meeting of the members of the union was held at the local ball at…

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Bellbird Colliery a Difficult Task. Good Progress Made. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 8 August 1924 · page 5

During the week the men in Proto apparatus have carried out what might well rank as one of the most difficult and hazardous undertakings. Since the…

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Miners' Contributions to District Hospitals. Proprietors and Subsidy Question

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 8 August 1924 · page 7

Some little time ago, a conference of representatives of the Maitland, Kurri Kurri, Cessnock, Wallsend, and Newcastle Hospitals was held with the…

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Ships Held Up Strike at Newcastle Miners May Be Effected

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 8 August 1924 · page 11

The coal trimmers employed at the dyke at Carrington struck work on Wednesday afternoon, and as a result the whole of the shipping in the…

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The Collieries. Work for Fortnightly Pay

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 August 1924 · page 14

Eleven days constituted full time at the collieries in the northern district for the fortnight. No work was done at the Aberdare Central…

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Rothbury Colliery. Trouble with Deputies. Association's Statement

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 August 1924 · page 5

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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Maitland Mines Area. Representatives Meeting

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 August 1924 · page 9

The monthly meeting of the Maitland group representatives of all the [?] in the Maitland area met at the Bourke Street Hall, on 28th [?]…

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Coal Export. Shipments From Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 9 August 1924 · page 10
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The quantity of coal shipped at Newcastle during the week for places beyond the State was 54,917 tons, of which 17,865 tons represented…

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Coal Trimmers' Strike Trouble Settled

Singleton Argus · Saturday 9 August 1924 · page 6

Tho Newcastle coal-trimmers' strike has been settled. A meeting of the members of the union was held at Carrington on…

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

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 August 1924 · page 5

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

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Miners' Claims. Proprietors Meet in Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 9 August 1924 · page 6

A meeting at which representative of the Northern, Southern, and Western coalowners attended, was held in Sydney, for the purpose of…

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Abermain Dispute. Coal Tribunal Investigates Claims

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 August 1924 · page 7

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

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Mine Deputies. Matter Referred to in the House

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 August 1924 · page 7

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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Mining Inspectors. Method of Appointment

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 August 1924 · page 5

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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Coal Trimmers' Strike. Terms of Settlement. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 9 August 1924 · page 5

It transpires that the coaltriminers resumed work on the understanding that the men about whom the dispute brose should have been restored to the…

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Strike at Newcastle Coal-trimmers Stop Work. Newcastle

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 August 1924 · page 3

The coal-trimmers 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 States Commission Inquiry. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 August 1924 · page 7

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

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 August 1924 · page 5

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

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