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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1925

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Mt. Kembla Miners to Resume

Singleton Argus · Thursday 19 March 1925 · page 4

At a meeting oil Sunday of the Mount Kembla miners, it was decided to resume work as soon as the mine can be got ready. The matters in dispute are…

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Mine Disaster. Many Fatalities. Vancouver, March 17

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 19 March 1925 · page 5

Thirty-tree miners were killed as the result of an explosion in a mine owned by the Bethlehem Steel Company, near Fairmont (West Virginia)…

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Mine Disputes. Joint Committee at Kurri Kurri. Kurri Kurri

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 19 March 1925 · page 5

The employees of Richmond Main and [?] Main Collieries did not go to work to-day although the whistles blew for work…

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Caledonian Collieries

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 20 March 1925 · page 7

The annual report of Caledonian Collieries, Ltd., covering the period ended December 31 last, shows a profit of £93,841, compared with…

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Pelton Colliery

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 20 March 1925 · page 7

Pelton Colliery, after being idle for some time as the result of a dispute, resumed work to-day, and would have been working yesterday if the funeral…

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Miners' Expenses

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 20 March 1925 · page 12

The question of miners' earnings came up in a case in the Cessnock Police Court on Tuesday morning in connection with witnesses' expenses…

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Record Coal Output

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 20 March 1925 · page 3

The "Colliery Guardian" (London) records that on November 25 the Valier Coal Company's mine at Valler, in Southern Illinois, United States…

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Tasmanian Coal Shipments

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 20 March 1925 · page 3

The question of the freightage of supplies of Newcastle coal for the Tasmanian State railway swill engage the attention of the…

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Miner Injured by Fall of Coal

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Friday 20 March 1925 · page 4

While working on the afternoon shift [?] Aberdare South Colliery last Friday a [?] named Frank [?] was injured by a [?] of coal. He…

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Gold Standard British Industry. Conflicting Views. LONDON, March 18

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 20 March 1925 · page 5

There has been considerable discussion in financial and political circles regarding the gold standard. The Federation of British…

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Another Coal Mine One of the Biggest in the Commonwealth

Singleton Argus · Saturday 21 March 1925 · page 6

Within 18 months, it is expected that coal will be raised from the John Darling Colliery, near Belmont, the first of the collieries, to be sunk by the Broken…

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Coal Export. Shipments From Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 21 March 1925 · page 3

The quantity of coal shipped at Newcastle during the week for places beyond the State was 77,632 tons of which 55,220 tons…

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Mines Inspector. Mr. D. Bissett Resigns

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 March 1925 · page 14

Inspector D. Bissett of the Department of Mines, with which he has been connected for seven years, in the northern district, is resigning from that…

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Compensation Claims. Colliery Companies Appeals. Dismissed by Full Court

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 March 1925 · page 11

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

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Gold Industry. Bonus Asked For

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 March 1925 · page 9

When at Kalgoorlie (W.A.), Mr. Bruce, Prime Minister, was asked to introduce legislation granting a bonus of £1 per ounce on gold procured in…

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South African Gold. Australian Purchases. Capetown, March 16

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 March 1925 · page 2

The Reserve Bank has sold 1,750,000 sovereigns to Australian banks. The gold was purchased recently from the Gold Producers' Commission at a…

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Abermain Colliery. Coal Tribunal Sits

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 24 March 1925 · page 2

A sitting of the Coal Tribunal was held at the Newcastle rooms of the Northern Colleries' Association in connection with the question of the…

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National Insurance Miners' View

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 24 March 1925 · page 2

Mr. C. Willis, general secretary of the Miners' Federation, and president of the A.L.P., giving evidence before the Royal Commission on national…

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Gold Coin. Importations From South Africa

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 24 March 1925 · page 6

Large consignments of gold coin were brought by the steamer Persic, which has arrived in Melbourne from Liverpool and South Africa…

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Oil and Coal

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 25 March 1925 · page 4

Mr. Henry Elliott, of Greta lodged an application at the Warden's Court, East Maitland, on Monday, March 23, on behalf of the Hunter River Oil…

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