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Mining & the mines, 1925

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Aberdare Central, Mine Again Idle.serious Trouble Feared. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 February 1925 · page 5

The position at Aberdare Central is [?]ecoming serious and there is a possibility of the whole of the Caledonian Collieries, including…

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Fatal Injuries. Pall of Coal in Abermain. Weston

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 February 1925 · page 5

The inquest was resumed at the Denman Hotel, Abermain, to-day, concerning the death of James Peters Stewart, a shi[?]man,16, living with…

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Idle Collieries. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 February 1925 · page 2

Aberdare Central Colliery was [?] the morning. Aberdare Colliery was thrown idle to-day, owing to a dispute with the…

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Northern Collieries Work for Fortnight

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 17 February 1925 · page 2

Following are details of times worked at Northern collieries during the past fortnight:— Old Lambton, Seaham No. 2…

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Canadian Coal

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 17 February 1925 · page 4

The output of coal in Canada last year was 13,100,000 tons compared with 16,990,000 tons in 1923. The falling off was chiefly due to a…

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Coal Shipments

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 17 February 1925 · page 4

The coal shipments at Newcastle during the week for places beyond the State totalled 97,465 tons, of which those for Commonwealth and…

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Central Mine Trouble

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 17 February 1925 · page 4

The recent trouble at the Aberdare Central Colliery has taken a serious turn. The colliery was again idle yesterday and to-day, with no apparent…

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"Coal to Newcastle."

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 17 February 1925 · page 2

The lack of system was noticeable everywhere in N.S. Wales to-day. Recently he had occasion, while on the North Coast, to enter…

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Gold. for Australia. Montreal, Feb. 16

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 February 1925 · page 5

A message from New York states that the Equitable and Eastern Banking Corporation is shipping gold to the value of one million and a…

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British Miners. Secretary's Bitter Speech. London, Feb. 16

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 February 1925 · page 5

Speaking at Llanely, the secretary of the Miners' Federation (Mr. A. T. Cook) made a bitter attack upon Mr. Frank Hodges (a former secretary), who in a recent speech urged…

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Safety in Mines. Mr. McDONALD'S Views. Saturday's Conference

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 February 1925 · page 7

Mr. C. M. McDonald, chairman of the Northern Collieries' Association, made reference to the conference of the various organisations associated…

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Big Death Roll. OVER 130 Perish. German Mine Disaster. London, Feb. 12

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 17 February 1925 · page 1

Further news from Berlin, shows that the mining disaster at Dortmund was marked by appalling suddenness. Apparently the explosion…

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Hotelkeeper's Loss £200 and Gold Watch Stolen. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 17 February 1925 · page 2

Guy Taylor, licensee of the Woolbrokers' Arms Hotel, Pyrmont, upon returning home yesterday afternoon, discovered £200 in notes and silver…

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Idle Collieries. Clippers Cause Trouble. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 18 February 1925 · page 5

The position at Aberdare Central Colliery is unaltered. Aberdare colliery was again idle to-day. The miners went to work, but…

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Miners' Compensation South Greta and Hebburn Cases. Full Court Appeals

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 18 February 1925 · page 3

The attention of the Full Court, consisting of Mr. Justice Street, the Chief Justice, Mr. Justice Gordon, and Mr. Justice Ferguson, was…

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Decision Reserved. Miners' Compensation Cases

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 19 February 1925 · page 3

The appeals of the South Greta Colliery, Ltd., and the Hebburn Colliery, Ltd., against the decision of Judge While in the Newcastle…

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British Miners. Hodges v. Cook. London, Feb. 16

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 19 February 1925 · page 2

Mr. Frank Hodges, a former secretary of the Miners' Federation, has replied to the recent attack on him by the present secretary, Mr. A. J…

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American Gold. Shipment to Australia. New York, Feb. 16

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 19 February 1925 · page 2

The International Acceptance Bank is shipping gold to Australia to the value of 250,000 dollars. Humours to the effect that…

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Safety in Mines. Rescue Stations Desired. Aggregate Meetings to Be Held

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 19 February 1925 · page 6

A meeting of the delegates of the Miners' Safety Propaganda Committee, held at the Newcastle Trades Hall yesterday, decided to hold…

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Gold Mining. Increased Rates Favoured. Capetown, Feb. 18

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 20 February 1925 · page 2

According to the "Cape Argus" Judge Devilliers, of Johannesburg, mediator for the Mines' Conciliation Board inquiry, favourably…

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