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Mining & the mines, 1925

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Buried by Coal. Accident at Pelaw-main. Man Badly Injured. Kurri Kurri

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 8 May 1925 · page 5

Horace ("Boxer") Goodwin, a young man employed in Pelaw Main colliery, was badly injured by a fall of coal in No. 6 east section this morning…

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Ashtonfield Colliery

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 9 May 1925 · page 4

A conference was held at the Ashtonfield Colliery between Mr. W. Brennan secretary to the Miners Federation and Messrs C. Dockerty…

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Coal Export. Shipments From Newcastle

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

The amount of coal shipped at Newcastle last week for places beyond the State, was 88,425 tons of which 85,845 tons represented…

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Coal Find Seam Near Werris Creek

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 May 1925 · page 7

The search for coal has been successful at the scene of operations one mile from the Werris Creek local locomotive depot. A seam…

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Fire in Mine. Timely Discovery at Broken Hill

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 May 1925 · page 14

A fire broke out it the South mine (Broken Hill) early on Saturday morning, but was promptly extinguished by Proto men before at had done much…

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Gold in Siberia. Company's Agreement. London, May 1

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 May 1925 · page 13

Reuter's correspondent at Moscow says: Representatives of the Soviet's Lena Goldfields Company have sign-ed a draft agreement for…

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Gold Standard Debate in Commons. Churchill Confident. LONDON, May 4

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 May 1925 · page 2

The Financial Secretary to the Treasury, Mr. W. E. Guinness, in moving the second reading of the Gold Standard Bill in the House of Commons,…

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Return to Gold Effect on Trade. Australian Interests. LONDON. April 29

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 May 1925 · page 12

The probable effects of the return to the gold standard on Australian exchange are arousing considerable interest in banking circles…

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The Collieries. Work for Fortnightly Pay

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 11 May 1925 · page 8

Ten days constituted full time at the collieries in the northern, district for the fortnights One day was lost through the observance of…

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Rescue Stations. Provision in Mines

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 11 May 1925 · page 5

The Minister for Mines, Mr. Fitzpatrick speaking at Lithgow referred to the work he has done as a Minister and pointed out hat in…

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Miners As Builders. Meeting of Protest. Federation to Be Approached. Weston

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 11 May 1925 · page 3

A meeting as hold in the School of Arts, Weston, last night of persons engaged in all branches of the building trade, to protest against the practice of…

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Work in the Collieries

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 12 May 1925 · page 4

Eight collieries worked full time in the northern coalfields during the past fortnight. Following are details:—Aberdare, Greta Main…

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Mine Electricians

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 12 May 1925 · page 4

By direction of the Minister for Mines, Mr. J.C.L. Fitzpatrick, an examination for certificates of competency as mine electrician under…

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Gold-beaters' Graft

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 12 May 1925 · page 9

Modern knowledge of electricity and chemistry promises (says "Popular Mechanics") to reduce greatly the expense of…

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Insufficient Trucks. South Maitland Collieries Idle. Kurri Kurri

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 12 May 1925 · page 4

Insufficiency of trucks was the cause of Stanford-Merthyr colliery and Hubburn No. 2 losing half a shift yesterday, and teh idleness of…

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Gold Find. at South Husbane

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 12 May 1925 · page 7

Property owners at Highgate Hill, South Brisbane, are somewhat excited owing to a reported find of gold, on the hill…

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Colliery Mechanics. Application to Federal Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 14 May 1925 · page 2

Application was made to the Common wealth Arbitration Court, by the Colliery Mechanics' Mutual Protective Association for an order under…

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Gold in Back Yard

Singleton Argus · Thursday 14 May 1925 · page 4

Gold has been found in the back yard of a residence at Highgate Hill, a suburb of Brisbane. Digging in a yard at Highgate Hill…

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Miners Claims. Compulsory Conference Being Called

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 14 May 1925 · page 2

Mr Rees, president of the Coalminers' Federation, has received a telegram from Mr. A. C. Willis, general secretary, from Melbourne…

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Fall of Coal. Three Women Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 14 May 1925 · page 3

Two women, who were visiting Clarke's Colliery, Lithgow, were injured by a fall of coal Another woman was also caught by the fall…

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