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Mining & the mines, 1925

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Miners’ Leg Broken. Whilst Getting Out of Bus

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Friday 5 June 1925 · page 7

Mr. W Murphy, of Ferguson Street, Cessnock, had the misfortune to break his left [?]eg whilst getting out of a bus this morning…

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Mining Swindles. in a Maitland Home

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Friday 5 June 1925 · page 3

The resemblance between Daniel Maitland, wealthy bachelor, and Anisty. international crook, forms the starting point of a series of episodes…

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Hebburn Collieries. Both Mines Idle. No Light at Weston

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 June 1925 · page 16

As anticipated, the Federated En[?]ne Drivers and Firemen's Association [?] out of Hebburn No. 1 at midnight on Sunday night…

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Gunnedah Colliery

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 June 1925 · page 4

Mr. H. C. Morton, secretary of the Colliery Mechanics' Association, this morning received advice, that by an application made in the Warden's…

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Colliery Employees' Wages

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 June 1925 · page 4

A conference to deal with matters affecting low paid men at collieries was held in St. Mary's Hall, West Maitland, to-day Messrs. T…

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Gunnedah Colliery. Labour Conditions Suspended

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 June 1925 · page 3

In the Warden's Court Gunnedah, the Gunnedah Colliery Company applied for a suspension of labour conditions for six months at Black Jack…

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Appeal Dismissed. Wonthaggi Miners

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 June 1925 · page 15

In Melbourne the High Court delivered judgment regarding an appeal by certain miners employed at the St[?]e coal mine, Wonthaggi, against the de…

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Miners' Federation Group Representatives Meet

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 June 1925 · page 5

A group delegates' meeting of the northern branch of the Miners' Federation was held at the Trades Hall, Newcastle. There was a full attendance of…

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Industrial Alliance Miners' Proposal. London, June 1

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 June 1925 · page 2

Great interest, is being attached to the conference on Thursday of miners, railwaymen, loco engineers, transport workers, and engineering…

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Newcastle Coal. Falling Off in Overseas Trade

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 June 1925 · page 11

Mr., Amran Lewis, treasurer of the Miners' Federation, stated that the export of coal from Neweastle fell fram 1,413,000 tons in 1920 to 1,036.000 tons…

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Missing Woman. Search by Five Hundred Miners. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 June 1925 · page 15

More than five hundred minors are now searching for Mrs. Elizabeth Dwyer, who disappeared from her home at South Bulli last week. As a result…

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Colliery Troubles. Wheelers and Miners. Equal Share of Earnings

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 8 June 1925 · page 8

As a result of trouble between wheelers and miners at East Greta, the pit has been idle since Monday last. The wheelers made a claim of…

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Local and General. East-Greta Miners' Lodge

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 8 June 1925 · page 4

A meeting of the East Greta Miners' Lodge will be held ion the Maitland Park, on Tuesday morning at 10.30 o'clock…

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Work at the Collieries

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 9 June 1925 · page 6

Collieries on the Newcastle and Maitland coalfields during the fortnight ended on Saturday full time of 11 days was recorded at only eight of…

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N.z. Coal Industry

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 9 June 1925 · page 6

"From the point of view of New Zealand, it is not economically advantageous to encourage or cultivate, beyond the natural play of supply, and…

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Idle Mines. on Kurri Field. Stop-work Meetings. Kurri Kurri

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 11 June 1925 · page 4

Richmond Main is idle again to-day. There was no work yesterday because it was considered parts of the "roads" were not sufficiently watered, giving…

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Mining Companies. South African Legislation. Capetown, June 10

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 11 June 1925 · page 5

The Minister for Mines has introduced a bill providing for the appointment of a Government nomine on the board of directors of all…

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Two Miners Injured. by Falls of Coal

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Friday 12 June 1925 · page 10

While working in No. 12 section of Abermain Colliery, on Wednesday. J. Pitchford jun., of John Street, Abermain, was struck by a fall of coal and…

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Black Jack Coal Mine Labor Suspension Application

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 12 June 1925 · page 6

In the Gunnedah' Warden's Court, before Mr. Chapman (Warden), the Gunnedah Colliery Company applied for suspension of labor conditions…

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Housing Conditions. in Coal-mining Centres

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 12 June 1925 · page 4

Giving evidence before the Health Commission at Newcastle, Dr. H. G. Wallace referred to the detrimental effect upon the public health, as a…

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