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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1925

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Coal Weighing Appliances

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Thursday 9 April 1925 · page 6

The Railway Area Commissioner (Mr. W. C. Quinton) was waited on yesterday by a deputation from the Newcastle Chamber of Commerce who…

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Your World and Mine

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

I let the world go on its way; You'll never hear me squealing. I let it go from day to day. And have the same old feeling…

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The Gold Standard

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Thursday 9 April 1925 · page 8

Presiding at the annual meeting of Barclays Bank last month, Mr. F. C. Goodenough said that, owing to various causes, it was certain sterling…

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Miners' Federation. Revision or the Rules

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 9 April 1925 · page 7

At the Trades Hall, Newcastle, the group representatives of the Northern Branch of the Miners' Federation resumed their deliberations…

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Colliery "Black." Strike at South Bulli. Eight Pits Idle

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

The report that South Bulli colliery, which was declared "black" on Monday, last, intended to send trucks to other district collieries to be loaded, was…

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Return to Gold Standard Opposed by Banks

Singleton Argus · Thursday 9 April 1925 · page 1

A Melbourne message states that representatives of the Associated Banks on Monday interviewed the Prime Minister, and opposed the return by…

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Geological Survey. of Muswellbrook Mining District

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Thursday 9 April 1925 · page 1

Messrs. Morrison and Osborne, from the Department of Mines, and Mr. Mulholland, from the Sydney University, have been in the district,…

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A Slice of Coal. Wonders of Its Structure. (Chairman of Division of Geology and Geography. U. S. National Research Council.) (Written especially for Science Service.)

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Thursday 9 April 1925 · page 3

Goal is like character; the deeper you go into it the more interesting it becomes and there is much, in that, unsuspected, is beautiful. Ordinary…

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Gold

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 April 1925 · page 13

Like others, the writer became interested in Kiwarrick Mountain, after having read the remarks made just recently by Mr. Malcolm M. Beattie to…

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Brown's Collieries Men Decide to Resume

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 April 1925 · page 3

Mr. W. Crooks, president of Richmond Main Miners' Lodge, presided at a largely attended meeting of Richmond Main and Pelaw Main Miners'…

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Coal Export. Shipments From Newcastle

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 April 1925 · page 9

The quantity of coal shipped at Newcastle last week for places beyond the State was 75,822, of which 61,432 tons represented shipments for…

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Miners Strike. Great Distress. New York, April 10

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 April 1925 · page 5

A message from sydney Nova scotia states that 500 persons mostly women and children are facing starvation as a result of…

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Prince of Wales. Visits Gold Coast. London, April 5

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 April 1925 · page 5

A Reuter message from [?] (Gold Coast) says that the prince of Wales landed in glorious sunshine There was a gorgeous display of…

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British Collieries. Striking Contrasts. London, April 11

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 April 1925 · page 5

The miners employed at Nestor colliery (Cheshire), which is lading money, decided last night not to accept the owners' proposal that they…

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Avrfield Miners' Lodge

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 April 1925 · page 4

a general meeting of Ayrfield Miners' Lodge will be held on the Maitland Park, to-morrow (Wednesday) afternoon, at 1 O'clock. Relief…

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Safety in Mines. Arrangements for Lectures

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 April 1925 · page 3

Mr. J. Connell, secretary to the Safety in Mines Propaganda Committee, stated that lectures would be delivered by Mr. W. Humble, into Chief…

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Output of Clays. Under This Mining Act

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 April 1925 · page 6

The output of days from areas held under the Mining Act amounted to 113,348 tons, comprising 101,299 tons of brick and pottery clay, valued at…

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Prince of Wales. on the Gold Coast. London, April 13

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 April 1925 · page 5

Reuter's Accra correspondent reports that after receiving an address from the Legislative Council, the Prince of Wales met the chiefs of the…

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New Colliery Inspector

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 April 1925 · page 4

Mr. J. Jack, of the South Coast, has been selected to fill the vacancy caused by the retirement of Mr. S. D. Bissett from the position of…

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Pelaw-main Colliery Trouble Over Wheelers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 April 1925 · page 4

It was carried by a large majority at last night's meeting of the combined Pelaw Main and Richmond Main lodges to leave the whole…

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