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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1924

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Coal Trouble a Sinister Threat

Singleton Argus · Thursday 2 October 1924 · page 3

"The executive has done, everything within its power to maintain peace, within the industry; it is now for the Coal Tribunal to deal with the…

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Miners' Federation. Mr. Wills Returned Unopposed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 2 October 1924 · page 4

mr. J. M. Baddeley, M.L.A., returning officer, [?]ces that nominations for the two Federal positions in the Workers' Industrial Union of…

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State Mine Idle. Four Men Strike, Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 2 October 1924 · page 9

The state coal mine at Lithgow is still idle as a result of four men going on strike…

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Muswellbrook Letter Muswellbrook Coal Fields. Muswellbrook

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 2 October 1924 · page 11

According to a gentleman who has big interests in one of the district colleries, Muswellbrook is destined in the near future to become one of the most…

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Coal Trouble Statement by Mr Willis. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 2 October 1924 · page 2

Mr Willis, general secretary of the Minors' Federation, referring to the coal trouble to-day, said ho had not seen Mr Hibble, chairman of the Coal Tribunal,…

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Coal and Power

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 3 October 1924 · page 4

infl[?]tial committee, presided over by Mr. Lloyd George, has recently been considering the conditions of the coal mining industry, and…

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Household Coal Daily Electrical Needs

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 3 October 1924 · page 11

Two handfuls of coal when consumed in one of the large central stations to-day, will produce enough electrical energy to meet the needs of the…

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Miners and Taxation Mr. Baddeley's Speech

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 3 October 1924 · page 7

Speaking in the Legislative Assembly during the second reading of the Amended Income Tax Bill, Mr. Baddeley said he intended to support the…

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Aberdare South Miners' Point of View Statement by Secretary

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

Mr. W. Brunnan, secretary to the northern branch of the Miners' Federation, in a lengthy statement made by him in connection with the…

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Miners' Claims Efforts to Maintain Peace. Mr, Willis' Statement

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 3 October 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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School Boy Injured. Run Over by Coal Skip. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 3 October 1924 · page 5

A peculiar accident happened yesterday to a school boy, the son of Mr. Jack Wallace, of Bellbird. With two school males he had been bird…

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Agriculture Before Mining. Professor Taylor on Coastal Development

The Scone Advocate · Friday 3 October 1924 · page 1

Professor Griffith. Taylor, who, since Stefansson's optimistic expressions of opinion on Central Australia, has frequently been the butt of…

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Colliery Accidents

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 October 1924 · page 4

Mr. [?] employed at Abermain No. 1 Colliery, was admitted to the Kurri Kurri District Hospital, suffering from injuries…

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

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 October 1924 · page 5

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

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Wallarah Colliery. Work to Be Resumed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 October 1924 · page 7

A compulsory conference, summoned by the chairman of the Coal Tribunal, took place at the Commonwealth Bank Buildings Newcastle, in…

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High Rent. Protest by Miners

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 October 1924 · page 16

At a meeting of delegates of the Maitland group of mines, the following motion was carried:— "That this meeting, representing a…

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State Mines. Losses in Queensland

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 October 1924 · page 3

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

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Muswellbrook Letter Muswellbrook Coal Fields

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 October 1924 · page 8

According to a gentleman who has big interests in one of the district colleries, Muswellbrook is destined in the near future to become one of the most…

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Mount Kembla. Coal Tribunal Inquiry

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 October 1924 · page 6

It has been definitely decided that the hearing of the claims by the Mount Kembla Lodge, chiefly in regard to "dirt" fines, shall be heard…

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Coal Export. Shipments From Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 October 1924 · page 2

The quantity of coal shipped at Newcastle during the week for places beyond the State was 84,593 tons, of which 62,035 tons represented…

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