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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1924

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Miners' Demand. the 1919 Log Wanted. General Strikes Likely

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 January 1924 · page 6

It was learned on Tuesday from usually reliable source that the Coal Miners' Federation will place before the proprietors almost immediately a…

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American Miners Entombed Workers. Wireless for Life-saving Vancouver (B.c.), Jan. 26

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 28 January 1924 · page 5

Hope has been relinquished of saving 40 miners who were entombed to-day by an explosion in the Lancashire mine at Shanktown (Pennsylvania)…

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Greta Main Collieries First Year's Report

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 29 January 1924 · page 8

The first report of the Greta Main Collieries Limited, covers the period from the inception of the company on November 16, 1922, to November…

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Coal Shipment

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 29 January 1924 · page 7

The coal shipments at Newcastle during last week for places beyond the State were 123,675 tons, of which 103,323 tons represented shipments…

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Wireless for Mines

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 29 January 1924 · page 7

According to a cablegram from Vancouver powers to investigate the possibilities of wireless as a means of life saving in[?] disasters have…

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Coal Outlook. Valuable Markets Lost. Mr. John Brown's Gloomy Picture

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 29 January 1924 · page 6

According to Mr. John Brown, who was interviewed at Wellington (N.Z.), the extended use of oil is having a bad effect, on the…

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Letter to the Editor Mining on the Barrington Tops

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 29 January 1924 · page 6

Sir,—The re-discovery of the Tops is evidently causing quite a stir, both locally and afield. While this is no doubt as it should be, I would…

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Idle Collieries. Trouble at Hebburn

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 30 January 1924 · page 6

The Northern Collieries' Association reports:—East Greta, Northern Extended, Wallsend, Duckenfield No. 2,…

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Colliery Idle. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 30 January 1924 · page 5

Ab[?]rmain No. 2 Colliery was idle to-day…

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Aberdare Colliery. Accidental Death. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 30 January 1924 · page 5

An inquiry was held at the Cessnock Courthouse this morning by Mr. Geo, Brown, District Coroner, into the death of Robert Oliver, a miner,…

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The Collieries Further Stoppages

Singleton Argus · Thursday 31 January 1924 · page 3

There wore three further stoppages on the northern coalfields on Monday, Hobburn No. 1, Pelaw Main, and Abermain No .2, being laid idle by the men…

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Hebburn Miners' Secretary

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 31 January 1924 · page 4

Mr. G. Perris. secretary to the Hebburn Miners' Lodge, who has been admiteld to the Newcastle Hospital for treatment to one of his eyes, iS…

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Colliery Disputes Abermain No 2 Resumes. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 31 January 1924 · page 5

Abermain No. 2 Colliery, which was idle yesterday, resumed this morning. The matter in dispute had nothing…

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East Greta Colliery Ventilation Question. Pink-eye at Hebburn

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 31 January 1924 · page 4

The deputation from the executive of the Northern Miners' Federation, which waited upon Mr. Fitzpatrick, Minister for mines, in connection with the…

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Maitland Mines. Question of Safety. Men's Allegations

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 31 January 1924 · page 4

"As a citizen, and as the Minister for Minos I am positively alarmed at the allegations, and I can only hope that the statements will not…

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Coal Outlook Mr John Brown's Gloomy Picture

Singleton Argus · Thursday 31 January 1924 · page 4

According to a statement made by Mr John Brown at Wellington (N.Z.), the extended use of oil is having a bad effect on the sNewcastle coal trade…

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Miners Alarmed Condition of Cessnock Mines. Investigation Required. NEWCASTLE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 1 February 1924 · page 5

The aimers Federation is calling an aggregate meeting of the men employed ut Aberdare Extended, Aberdare South and Abermain No…

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Tourists Find Gold

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 1 February 1924 · page 2

Gold, apparently in payable quantity, has been found in an old working at Harrington Tops, says the "M.H. Times." Those people, who…

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Richmond Main. Colliery Thrown Idle. Kurri Kurri

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 1 February 1924 · page 5

Because the clippers' privilege, it is stated of going up the cage in the afternoon at Richmond Main has been withdrawn, they would not…

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Baking Dispute. Support of Miners' Federation

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 1 February 1924 · page 4

The council of the Miners' Federation continued its sittangs in Sydney on Thursday. In a statement made after the…

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