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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1925

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Miners' Strike. Great Distress. New York, April 10

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 April 1925 · page 12

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

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Newcastle Surf Tragedy Gold Medal for Lees

Singleton Argus · Saturday 18 April 1925 · page 6

James G. Lees, the hero of the Newcastle shark tragedy, is to receive the Royal Shipwreck, Relief, and Human[?] Society's gold medal, in recognition of…

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Output of Clays. Under the Mining Act

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 April 1925 · page 16

The output of clays 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. Visits Gold Coast. London, April 9

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 April 1925 · page 13

A Reuter message from Seccondee (Gold Coast) says that the Prince, of Wales landed in glorious sunshine. There was in gorgeous display of…

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

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 April 1925 · page 2

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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Safety in Mines. Lecture at Kurri N.S.W.'s Good Record

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 April 1925 · page 5

Mr. W. Humble, returned Chief inspector of the Department of Mines. N.S.W., lectured interestingly in the Theatre. Royal, Kurri, Wednesday…

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Colliery Staffs. Claim for Award

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 21 April 1925 · page 2

Before his Honor, Judge Beeby, at the Newcastle Arbitration Court, the hearing of an application made by the United Collieries Staff…

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Decreased Coal Export

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 21 April 1925 · page 4

The coal trade from the port of Newcastle during the three months ended March 31 was particularly slack. During the first quarter of last year…

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Cessnock Colliery Resumes To-morrow. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 21 April 1925 · page 4

Cessnock colliery, which has been idle for a week over a disagreement between the wheelers and miners, will resume to-morrow. A meeting…

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Smoking in Mine Employees Prosecuted

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 21 April 1925 · page 5

A couple of cases concerning smoking in a mine were brought before Mr. Fletcher, P.M., in the Cessnock Police Court this morning, the…

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Mine Rescue Stations. Minister on the Defensive

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 21 April 1925 · page 5

A defence of his administration of Mines Department particularly in relation to coal-mining, was made by the Minister for Mines (Mr…

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Back To Gold Releasing Jam Tins

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 21 April 1925 · page 6

At the affiliated Chambers of Commerce Conference last week in Sydney, Mr. M. F. Dalton, of the Orange Chamber, moved that…

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Miners' Ultimatum to John Brown Trouble on Coalfields

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 21 April 1925 · page 4

The wheelers on the northorn coalfields of N. S. Wales have given Mr John Biown 14 days in which to settle with the wheelers at Pelaw Main. The…

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Coal Substitute. Austrian Discovery. London, April. 30

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 21 April 1925 · page 5

A message from Vienna states that the press is jubilating over, a young chemist's discovery of a process for carbonising…

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Claim for £100 DAMAGES. Motor Cycle Collision. Colliery Employees Figure in Case Before To-day's District Court

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 21 April 1925 · page 2

At the District Court to-day, before his Honor Judge White, Kenneth W. Dann claimed £100 damages from William May, arising out of a collision…

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Redhead Colliery. Employees Receive Notice

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 22 April 1925 · page 7

Notice was posted at Redhead coliery last evening giving notice to the employees that their services will terminate on May 3. This affects upwards…

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Colliery Idle. Refusal to Subscribe to Newspaper

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 22 April 1925 · page 7

Seahum No. 2 Colliery, West Wallsend, was idle on Tuesday, owing to a number of members of the lodge persisting in their refusal to pay a…

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Colliery Accidents. at Aberdare Extended. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 22 April 1925 · page 4

Mr. Robert Hatton, employed at Aberdare Extended Colliery, met with an accident this morning. A fall of coal struck him violently on the head…

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Gold Currency. Federal Government's Serious Consideration

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 22 April 1925 · page 2

Serious consideration has been given by the Federal Government to the gold question. Mr. Bruce recently had and interview with the…

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Local and General. Coal Mines Act

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 23 April 1925 · page 4

Mr. Joshua Jeffries has been [?] as a member of the board for appointing examiners, in pursuance of the provisions of section 6 of the…

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