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Mining & the mines, 1924

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Colliery Mechanics. Combined Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 15 November 1924 · page 3

A meeting of members of the Colliery Mechanics Mutual Protective Association for the Branxton-Greta District was held at Branxton…

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The Collieries. Work for Fortnightly Pay

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 November 1924 · page 13

Ten days constituted full tune, at the collieries in the northern, district for the fortnight. One day was lost owing to the holiday. Wallarah…

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Colliery Mechanics. Meeting at Weston

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 November 1924 · page 5

Mr. E. Seawood presided at a combined meeting of the Weston district members of the Colliery Mechanics Association on Monday evening to…

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Coal Freight Charges

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 November 1924 · page 6

The freight charges for coal sent from Muswellbrook by railway are said to he so high that the development of the industry in these parts is…

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New Coal Company

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 15 November 1924 · page 4

The Gloucester Coal Company, Ltd. has been formed with a capital of £8000 to carry on business as mine owners, etc. The first directors are…

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Idle Collieries. Cessnock and Aberdare South Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 15 November 1924 · page 10

Cessnock Colliery was idle yesterday, and did not resume this morning. It appears that a pair of miners…

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Forty Hours. Colliery Engine Drivers. the New Claims

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 November 1924 · page 9

Representatives of the northern, southern, und western Colliery Proprietors' Associations met representatives of the Federated Engine Drivers…

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Coal Export. Shipments From Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 15 November 1924 · page 2
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The amount of coal shipped at Newcastle during the week for places beyond the State was 81,191 tons, of which 63.411 tons represented…

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Idle Mines. Four Thousand Men Affected

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 15 November 1924 · page 7

Six pits employing 2000 men were idle on the northern [?]field yesterday, as a consequence at the Newcastle coal trimmers' overtime strike…

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America Prosperous "Swimming in Gold."

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 November 1924 · page 5

Mr. J. Gray Brechanon a members of the advisory committee of the Department of Oversea Trade and a member of the advisory committee on…

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New Colliery Line. B.h.p.'s Request. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 15 November 1924 · page 11

Permission has been granted by the Cessnock Council to the Broken Hill Proprietary Company to carry a railway line from Elrington Colliery…

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Rough Surgery. Miners' Terrible Ordeal. London, Nov 10

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 November 1924 · page 2

The "Daily "Herald" publishes a thrilling story of heroism in the rescue of two miners named M'Nally and Place, who had been buried by a fall…

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Idle Collieries. Cessnock and Aberdarte. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 17 November 1924 · page 5

Cessnock and Aberdare South Collieries were idle again to-day. Both have been idle since Thursday. A lengthy meeting of Aberdare…

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Bellbird Colliery. Closing Off 6 West. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 17 November 1924 · page 5

This morning, the three teams of proto men put the finishing touches to the concrete stoppings in the barrier bord, and in the cutthrough…

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Bellbird Mine

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 18 November 1924 · page 5

It is expected that the air will be put through the tunnel being reclaimed at Bellbird by the time a fortnight hus elapsed. The progress…

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New Coal Area

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 18 November 1924 · page 4

A group of Newcastle men, headed by a well-known coal-mining expert, have proved the Borehole scam from Awaba northward for 5 miles to a…

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Idle Collieries. Cessnock and Aberdare South. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 18 November 1924 · page 5

Cessnock Colliery and Aberdare South are still idle. In regard to the former a deputation is to wait upon the manger this morning with a view…

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Mining Accident

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 18 November 1924 · page 5

A miner named Bailey was injured this morning by a fall of coal in the Central mine, and was conveyed by the ambulance to the Cessnock…

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Mount Kembla. Coal Tribunal Defied

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 18 November 1924 · page 2

A long struggle is expected between the owners of Mount Kembla mine and the Miners Federation in connection with the stoppage at this…

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