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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1924

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Colliery Explosion. Nine Fatalities. London, Dec, 5

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 December 1924 · page 5

Nine men were killed and a number are missing in an explosion at Laymain Colliery Werexham Mr. Graham Director of Dairying…

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Coal Export. Shipments From Newcastle

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 December 1924 · page 9

The amount of coal shipped at Newcastle last week for places beyond the State was 93,442 tons, of which 91,603 tons represented…

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Smokeless Coal. Discovered in the South

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 December 1924 · page 4

In the Legislative Assembly, Mr. Kilpatrick asked the Minister for Railways whether it was a fact that coal discovered in the southern part…

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Miner Injured. Struck by Fall of Coal

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 December 1924 · page 7

Bert Cook[?] 35 a miner employed ar Red head Colliery, and living at Adamstown sustained serious injuries as the result of a fall of coal…

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Coal at Gloucester. Seam Thirty-two Feet

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 December 1924 · page 9

A large meeting of the shareholders, in the new coal mine was held at Gloucester when the following were made first directors:—…

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Mining Bill. Development of Areas

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 December 1924 · page 6

The third reading of the Mining (Amendment) Bill was moved in the Legislative Assembly by the Minister for Mines…

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The Collieries. Work for Fortnightly Pay

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 8 December 1924 · page 3

Eleven days constituted full time at the collieries in the northern district for the fortnight. Particulars as furnished by the…

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Colliery Explosion Nine Men Killed. London Dec 5

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 8 December 1924 · page 4

Nine men were killed and others are missing as the result of an explosion in the Llay Main Colliery Wrexham…

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Mining Legislation Colliery Areas Discussion in Parliament

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 9 December 1924 · page 6

In the course of the debute in committee in the Legislative Assembly on the Mining Amendment Bill Mr. J. M. Badd[?]ey said: The…

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Aberdare Colliery

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 9 December 1924 · page 4

Aberdare (Caledonia) Colliery was [?]own idle yesterday swing to a dispute by the pit bottom hands regarding the conveyance of miners…

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Work at the Collieries

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 9 December 1924 · page 2

Eleven days constituted full time at the collieries in the northern district for the fortnight. Particulars, as furnished by the shipping agents…

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Mining Disaster Nine Lives Lost

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 9 December 1924 · page 2

London, Sunday.—An explosion, occurred, on Friday at the Liny. Main Colliery, at Wrexham, in Wales. Nine lives were lost, and many miners…

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Mining on the Rand. Proposed Changes. Capetown, Dec. 8

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 9 December 1924 · page 5

A message from Johannesburg states that a Mining Regulations Commission is discussing matters connected with the supervision of underground…

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Record Pay. for Cessnock Collieries. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 10 December 1924 · page 4

All the large collieries in and around Cessnock have been working full time, and an extra spurt has been put on to secure good money for the…

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Fall of Ore. Two Miners Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 10 December 1924 · page 6

As the result of a fall of earth at the Mount Morgan mine (Q.) two men were seriously injured. Harry Cross, married, and W. Martin, single…

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Bellbird Colliery. Work in Main Bank. Advance at Week-end. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 10 December 1924 · page 4

For some days three shifts of men have been engaged all round the clock, effecting repairs to the main bank. A fair amount of timbering is…

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Hand Wheeling. Payment for Steep Seams. Miners' Council Criticised

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 10 December 1924 · page 3

A meeting, consisting of two delegates from each lodge of the Maitland steep seams, was held at the Belmore Hotel, the chief business…

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Local and General. Injured by Fall of Coal

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 10 December 1924 · page 4

Two men, Fred Harvey and Alick Senider, were injured by a fall of coal in pillars in 5 west, Pelaw-Main Colliery, on Monday. Harvey's arm was…

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Mining Methods. Minister's Reply to Mr. Baddeley

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 10 December 1924 · page 5

Mr. Baddeley, M.L.A., recently directed a question to Mr. Fitzpartick, the Minister for Mines, directing attention to the large amount of coal…

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Reduced Coal Contracts Leading Collieries Affected

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 12 December 1924 · page 6

We learn that the Muswellbrook Coal Coy., Ltd., and St. Heliers' Coal Coy., Ltd., have received very small small contracts from the Railway…

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