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Mining & the mines, 1925

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Railway Mine. Largest in Australia

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 23 April 1925 · page 6

Mr, F, Hemmingway, retiring manager of the Railway coal mine at Lithgow, when responding to a presentation by the staff, declared that the…

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Coal Mines Act

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 24 April 1925 · page 7

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

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The Town New Coal Box at the Colliery

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 24 April 1925 · page 1

The Muswellbrook Coal Co., Ltd., is calling tenders for the supply of timber to be used in the construction of the new coal box at the…

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Grete Collieries Band

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 24 April 1925 · page 4

The Greta Collieries' Band will render a select programme of music in the Maitland Hospital grounds, on Sunday, April 26, at 2 p.m. A…

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Colliery Accidents

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 24 April 1925 · page 7

A couple of accidents occurred at the Aberdare Extended Colliery on Wednesday. Mr. Robert Hatton was struck on the head by a fall of coal…

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Colliery Staffs' Claim

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 24 April 1925 · page 7

The hearing of evidence, extending over four days, in connection with the claim of the Colliery Staffs' Association for an award was…

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Miners’ Head Injured

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Friday 24 April 1925 · page 7

On Wednesday morning, a miner named Robert [?] employed at Aberdare Extended Colliery was the victim of a fall of coal while employed…

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Daily Coal Output

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 24 April 1925 · page 7

Some interesting details regarding the average daily output from the various collieries in the north were given by Mr. Sydney Cleeve, of the…

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Mining Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 24 April 1925 · page 4

Aubrey Coulton, 18 years of ago, had a remarkable escape from serious injury this morning at East ,Greta Colliery. While, at work…

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OIL V. COAL Introduction

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 24 April 1925 · page 11

Since its discovery, or should I say, the discovery of its uses, oil has always been regarded as a source of power. Even in the early days of…

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Brown Coal. South Australian Field

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 24 April 1925 · page 7

Dr. Hegman engineer in charge of briquetting research for the State Electricity Commission of Victoria who has been investigating the brown…

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Injured by Fall of Coal

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Friday 24 April 1925 · page 7

Yesterday afternoon a miner named Thomas Summers, while following his usual occupation at Aberdare Colliery, received a severe, lacerated wound on…

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Dangerous Practice. Smoking in a Mine

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Friday 24 April 1925 · page 5

At the Cessnock Police Court on Tuesday before [?] P.M., [?] Jack was [?] costs [?]…

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Mine Accident. at Richmond Main. Kurri Kurri

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 24 April 1925 · page 5

About 11 o'clock this morning James Hunt, a middle-aged man residing in Maitland, and a miner employed at Richmond Main, sustained a broken…

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Safety in Mines. a Very Interesting Lecture. How Accidents Occur

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Friday 24 April 1925 · page 7

A lecture of vital importance to miners and others employed about collieries was delivered last night, [?] the Strand Theatre, by ex-Chief…

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Northern Collieries. the Average Output. Collieries Staffs Case

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 25 April 1925 · page 9

Interesting evidence regarding the output of the collieries in the Northern District was given during the hearing of the application of the Collieries…

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The Collieries. Work for Fortnightly Pay

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 25 April 1925 · page 7

Owing to two holidays, Easter Monday and Anzac Day, coming into the period, the full number of working days at the collieries of the…

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Alleged Breach of Colliery Rules

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 25 April 1925 · page 4

Two employees of the Pelaw-Main Colliery will be brought before the Kurri Kurri Police Court on Wednesday on charges of falling to carry…

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Redhead Colliery. Employees Receive Notice

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 April 1925 · page 3

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

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Settlement Effected. South Coast Mines

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 25 April 1925 · page 7

The following official announcement was made by the Southern Coalowners' Association: "The matters in dispute at seven collieries on the South…

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