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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1925

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Tired of Strike. Wonthaggi Miners

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 21 January 1925 · page 7

Aparentlyn all the participants in the Wothilggi State coal mine strike are not happy with their lot. The president of the industrial…

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Gold Find Statements Exaggerated

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 21 January 1925 · page 2

Reliable reports from Hill End (the once-famous western goldfield) indicate that recent statements regarding the richness of another "find" there…

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Local and General. Ayrfield Miners' Lodge

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 21 January 1925 · page 4

A meeting of the Ayrfield No. 2 Miners' Lodge will be held, to-morrow (Thursday) morning, at 9.30 o'clock, at the racecourse…

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The Seamen. Still Disobeying Mines Affected

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 21 January 1925 · page 7

In Adelaide, Melbourne. Bisbane, and Sydney, the branches of the Seamen's Union are still disregarding the picking-up award of Mr. justice…

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Lord Mayors Denial. No Mine for Council. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 21 January 1925 · page 5

The Lord Mayor to-day emphatically denied the statement that negotiations had been entered into for the purchase of a coal mine for the…

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Gold Rush Record Stampede. New Mexico Sensation. New York. Jan. 19

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 21 January 1925 · page 5

What old prospectors designate as the greatest gold rush in the history of America. lias begun with the opening of…

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Colliery Staffs. Claim for Award

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 22 January 1925 · page 2

Application for an award has been lodged with the Deputy Industrial. Court on behalf of the United. Collieries Staff Association of New…

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Ayrfield Miners' Lodge

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 22 January 1925 · page 4

A meeting of the Ayrfield Miners' Lodge will be held at the Park Gates, West Maitland, to-morrow (Friday) morning, at 9 o'clock. The…

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No Coal Mine for City Council Lord Mayor's Statement. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 22 January 1925 · page 2

The Lord Mayor (Alderman Stokes) to-day emphatically denied the statement that negotiations had been entered into for the purpose of a coal mine…

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Bellbird Colliery. Whole of Men Employed. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 22 January 1925 · page 4

When operations were recommenced in the old tunnel there were a few wheelers and miners who failed to cavil a place, and were…

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Gold Rush Discovery in New Hebrides

Singleton Argus · Thursday 22 January 1925 · page 2

New York, Tuesday.—A message from Hatch, New Mexico, states that what old prospectors designate as the greatest gold rush in the history of…

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The Town Coal Mining Operations

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 23 January 1925 · page 1

Mattel's in connection with the coal mining industry are unchanged. The slackness in trade is being reflected in all grades of business. There is…

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Mining Situation. Trouble at Northern Mine

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 23 January 1925 · page 3

A dangerous situation has arisen in consequence of a strike at the Northtern Extended colliery. The tactics de[?] yesterday at a meeting of…

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Aberdare Colliery Check Inspectors' Report

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 23 January 1925 · page 14

Check Inspectors J. Barnett and G. Barnes report as follows regarding an examination by them of the Aberdare Colliery on January 7, 8, 9, and 12:…

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Fireman Burnt. Accident at Colliery. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 23 January 1925 · page 5

William Summers a fireman, employed at Aberdare Colliery, while stoking yesterday afternoon was caught by the back draught and hurat about…

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Miners' Strike. a Wages Claim. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 23 January 1925 · page 5

About 300 minors employed at Balmain Colliery struck work, owing to the refusal of the management to make up their wages to a minimum…

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Aberdare Colliery Fatality. Method of Drawing Timber Facts Elicited At Inquiry

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 23 January 1925 · page 11

An inquest touching the death of Arthur Herbert Green, following an accident in the Aberdare (Caledonia) Colliery on Monday, January 12, was…

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Remarkable Escape Dray Struck by Coal Train

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 23 January 1925 · page 9

There was a remarkable escape from serious injury at the Aberdare Extended level crossing on Tuesday. A carter named Foster was driving…

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Mining Disaster. One Body Recovered. Wellington (N.z)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 23 January 1925 · page 5

The body of McGowan, one of the two men imprisoned in the Tarata two has been recovered. Rescuers are now searching for…

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Gold Rush. Record Stampede. New Mexico Sensation. New York, Jan. 19

The Scone Advocate · Friday 23 January 1925 · page 4

What old prospectors designate as the greatest gold rush in the history of America has begun with the opening of Great…

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