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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1925

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Mine Ambulances. Minister Replies to Question

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 April 1925 · page 7

In the Legislative Assembly Mr. Fitzpatrick, Minister for Mines, in reply to Mr. Murray, said his attention find not been drawn to a statement to…

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Trapped in a Mine Lives Imperilled

Singleton Argus · Thursday 2 April 1925 · page 2

London, Monday.—A number of miners were trapped in Montague pit, at, Scotswood, near Newcastle, owing to an inflow of water, due to holing. Nearly…

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Terrible Mine Tragedy. Trapped Miners. London, March 30

The Scone Advocate · Friday 3 April 1925 · page 2

Thirty-three miners were trapped in Montague pit, Scotswood, near Newcastle, owing to the inflow of water due to holing…

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Mine Ambulances a Cessnock Complaint

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 3 April 1925 · page 11

In the Legislative Assembly Mr. Fitzpatrick, the Minister for Mines, in reply to Mr. Murray, said his attention had not been drawn to a…

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Mining Engineer's Mistake

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 3 April 1925 · page 7

The circumstances concerning the alleged over-winding of the cage at Paxton No. 2 Colliery by Daniel Evans, engine-driver, on January…

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Mine Tragedy Trapped Miners. Desperate Situation. LONDON. March 30

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 April 1925 · page 2

Thirty-three miners were trapped in Montague pit, Scotswood, near Newcastle, owing to the inflow of water due to holing…

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The Collieries. Work for Fortnightly Pay

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 April 1925 · page 13

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

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Coal Export. Shipments From Newcastle

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 April 1925 · page 6

The quantity of coal shipped at Newcastle during last month for places beyond the State was 357,792 tons, of which 300,490 tons…

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Mine Ambulances. Minister Replies to Question

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 April 1925 · page 6

In the Legislative Assembly M. Fitzpatrick, Minister for Mines, in reply to Mr. Murray, said his attention had not been drawn to a statement to…

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A Great Invention for Discharging Coal From Ships

Singleton Argus · Saturday 4 April 1925 · page 7

The Australian Industries Protection League has drawn attention to the clover invention of an Australian engineer. To economically and…

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Minim Wage for Miners. Rejected in Commons. London, March 27

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 April 1925 · page 12

The House of Commons by 208 votes to 143 rejected a motion by Mr. Walsh (Labour), for the second reading of the Coal Mines Minimum Wage Bill,…

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Mining Disaster. Fifty Men Killed. London, March 27

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 April 1925 · page 12

Reuter's correspondent at Strasbourg says that while a cage was aseending the Reumaux put in the sarre and Moselle district, with so…

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The Volumnia. Unloading Coal Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 6 April 1925 · page 5

The work of loading the coal cargo from the Volumnia to the Commonwealth liner Dilga was commenced by Returned Soldiers wharf labourers…

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Miners' Relief Act

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 7 April 1925 · page 4

The allowances paid to beneficiaries during the year under the Miners Accident Relief Act was £24,577. The beneficiaries at…

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Abermain Miners' Picnic

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 7 April 1925 · page 4

The Abermain No. 1 miners' annual pionic was held on Saturday at Speers' Point, and was well attended. The carrying capacity of both…

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Miners' Compensation. Leave to Appeal Granted

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 7 April 1925 · page 6

The High Court granted the South Greta Colliery Co. and the Hebburn Colliery Co. special leave to appeal against the decision of the State Full…

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Charge of Stealing From Boarding House Gold Watch, Chain and Case

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 7 April 1925 · page 5

Sidney Clarke was charged in the Cessnock Police Court to-day with having on April 4, in the dewelling house of Sylvia Olga Thompson, at…

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Lupton Park Coal Mine

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Thursday 9 April 1925 · page 4

This week a city speculator inspected Lupton Park coal mine with a view to the purchase of the leases held by the local syndicate…

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Young Mine Employees

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Thursday 9 April 1925 · page 7

Presiding at the Cessnock Court, Mr. Fletcher, P.M. sometimes makes remarks which leads people in the court to credit him with the…

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Mines Inspection Act

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 9 April 1925 · page 4

The following general rule has been recently enacted in connection with the Mines inspection Act of 1901: "An inspector of mines may…

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