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Mining & the mines, 1924

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Bellbird Colliery. Cleaning Up Eight East. Cessnock

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 September 1924 · page 16

The seal leading into No. 8 east section, the seat of the fire, has been broken, and the fresh air circulated as far as the overcast in that se[?]…

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Bellbird Colliery. Cleaning Up Eight East. Cessnock

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 September 1924 · page 4

During the week very good progress has been made with the cleaning-up of the first section of No. 8 East…

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Mr. Considine. Receives Support of Miners

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 September 1924 · page 16

The central council of the Miners' Federation has decided to recommend to the A.L.P. executive that, the candidature of Mr. M. P. Considine for…

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The Mines. Resumptions of Work. Official Statement

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 27 September 1924 · page 6

The executive of the W.l.U. of Australia (Mining Department) considered the position in the coal industry, and the attitude of the organisation…

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Mining Position. Council Meets in Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 September 1924 · page 9

The central council of the Miners' Federation met in Sydney, to consider the decision of the chairman of the Coal Tribunal (Mr. C. nibble) in…

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Safety in Mines. the Premier's Statement Mr. Willis in Reply

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 September 1924 · page 11

"Among the statements made by Sir George Fuller in reply to my open letter," said Mr. A. C. Willis, secretary of the Miners' Federation, "I notice…

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The Collieries. Work for Fortnightly Pay

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 29 September 1924 · page 6

Owing to a day's stoppage on Wednesday last for the holding of the aggregate meetings, full time for the fortnight ended Saturday at the…

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Bellbird Colliery Funeral of Fred. Fone Feature of Recovery of the Body. CESSNOCK

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 29 September 1924 · page 5

The Cessnock group of collieries were idle to-day out of respect to the memory of Fred Fone, whose remains, were recovered from the Bellbird…

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The Collieries Work First Fortnight

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 30 September 1924 · page 7

Owing to a day's stoppage, on Wednesday last for the holding of the aggregate meetings, full time for the fortnight ended Saturday at the…

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Coal Trouble No General Strike

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 30 September 1924 · page 4

The executive of "the Miners, Federation met on Friday to consider the position in the coal industry and the attitude of the organisation towards the…

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The Coal Industry. Local Lodges

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 30 September 1924 · page 1

T. Summerville writes.—A meeting of the Muswellbrook combined group was held in the local lodge rooms on Tuesday, September 23rd. All lodges…

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Miners' Claims Hearing Demanded Efforts to Maintain Peace

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 30 September 1924 · page 6

The executive of the Miners' Federation is of opinion that, in having conveyed to all lodges of the organisation its direction that work should…

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Miners Trapped and Killed (Reuter Cable.) London, Sunday Night

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 30 September 1924 · page 2

Pour minors, who began work an hour before the usual time, in order to attend the Swansea-New Zealand football match, were trapped and killed by…

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Mining Unrest. Significant Statement. by Federation Secretary

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 30 September 1924 · page 4

Mr. Willis, general secretary of the Miners' Federation, made a significant statement regarding the mining situation…

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Idle Collieries. Aberdare South and Abermain. Archdeacon's Advice. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 October 1924 · page 4

It was confidently hoped that the meeting of Aberdare South Miners held this morning would decide to return to work. The pit has been idle…

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State Mines. Losses in Queensland

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 October 1924 · page 4

When the Estimates for the Mines Department were under review in the Queensland Assembly, Mr. James, Minister for Minos, said the operations…

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Coal Exports. Shipments From Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 October 1924 · page 7

The quantity of coal shipped at Newcastle last month for places beyond the State was 337,148 tons, of which 283,557 tons represented…

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Safety in Mines. Questions in State House

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 October 1924 · page 7

During question time in the Legislative Assembly Mr. Murray asked the Minister for Mines whether, in view of the opening up of many mines right…

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Coal Tribunal. to Sit at Mount Kembia. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 October 1924 · page 5

Mr. Willis, secretary to the Miners' Federation, referring to the coal trouble to-day, said he had not seen Mr. Hibble and did not know what…

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Mining Situation. "A Sinister Threat." Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 October 1924 · page 4

The statement by Mr. Willis, General Secretary of the Miners' Federation, namely, "the executive has done everything within its power to…

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