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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1925

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Mining Inquiry. Echo of Rothbury Disaster. Manager and Under-manager's Conduct

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 29 October 1925 · page 4

The inquiry into the conduct of Richard Thomas and Joseph Patterson Alexander, manager and under-manager, respectively, of Rothbury…

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State Coal Mine

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 30 October 1925 · page 2

An article in the "S.M. Herald" on Lithgow, by Mr F. J. Ball B.A., B.Sc, contains the following reference to the State railways coal…

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Muswellbrook Colliery

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 30 October 1925 · page 4

The conference held on Wednesday between the directors of the Muswellbrook Coal Company and representatives of the employees ended…

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Sea-water Improves Coal

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 30 October 1925 · page 10

Work which has of late years been accomplished in recovering cargoes of coal from sunken vessels has tended to show that the combustion of the…

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Miner Injured. Fall of Coal at Aberdare

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 30 October 1925 · page 5

Duncan Germyn, a minor, was CESSNOCK, Friday. injured by a fall coal in Aberdare, colliery yesterday. He was taken to…

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Coal Company and Council. Question of a Lease

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 30 October 1925 · page 1

A lively discussion took place at the council meeting on Wednesday night, when Ald. Loader moved a resolution that the Minister for Mines…

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Loading Coal. for Ships' Refrigerators. Farmers Were Ready

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 30 October 1925 · page 6

The work of loading coal on the Steamer Mahla, at Gladstone (Queensland) was begun yesterday. The Brisbane strike committee has…

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New Mining Towns. Deficient Water Supply

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Friday 30 October 1925 · page 3

A deputation from the Cessneck Shire Council comprising Councillor Brown, president, and Councillor Johns, waited on the Water Board on…

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Colliery Mechanics

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 31 October 1925 · page 4

A combined meeting of the East Greta, South Greta, Ashtonfields, Ayrfield and Glen Ayr members of the Colliery Mechanics' Mutual…

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Colliery Mechanics Motion From Kurri Kurri

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 31 October 1925 · page 2

A meeting of the Colliery Mechanics, Adamstown Group, was held at Adamstown. Mr. W. Dennet presided. Mr. H. C. Morton, general secretary…

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Coal Exports. Shipments From Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 31 October 1925 · page 6

The coal shipments at Newcastle during the week for places beyond the State were 95,844 tons, of which 83,795 tons represented shipments for…

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No Interference. Sick Miners' Pension Rates. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 31 October 1925 · page 5

Mr. Cann, [?] Health referring to a report to the effect that a number of members of the W.I.U. of A. mining department…

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Mining Inquiry. Adjourned to

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 31 October 1925 · page 6

The inquiry into the conduct of Mr. Richard Thomas, manager of Rothbury Colliery, was continued yesterday afternoon…

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Ayrfield Colliery. Deputation to Minister. Check Inspector's [?]Legations

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 2 November 1925 · page 2

Mr. W. Brennan, secretary to the [?] and Mr. [?] Hoare, district check inspector of the organisation, conferred with the Minister…

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Coal Export. Shipments From Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 2 November 1925 · page 3

The quantity of coal shipped at Newcastle last month for places beyond the State was 386,053 tons, of which 317,861 tons represented…

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Trouble at Bowen. Farmers to Load Coal

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 2 November 1925 · page 3

Between 220 and 320 farmers from Home Hill and Ayr arrived at Bowen on Saturday with the intention of loading coal for the oversea steamer…

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Mining Inquiry. Manager to Show Cause. Rothbury Explosion

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 2 November 1925 · page 5

The inquiry into the conduct of Richard Thomas, manager of Rothbury Colliery was continued to-day before Mr. M. H. Cleeve, Mr. W. V…

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Colliery Mishaps

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 3 November 1925 · page 5

A miner named Tommy Summers was found lying ill in the bord at Aberdare Colliery and was taken to the Cessnock District Hospital, where, it…

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Colliery Mechanics. Meeting of Delegate Board

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 3 November 1925 · page 2

There was a full attendance of delegates at the delegate board meeting of the Colliery Mechanics' Association at the Maitland office of the…

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Forestry Experiments by Colliery Company Trespassers Prosecuted

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 3 November 1925 · page 4

In the Cessnock Police Court this morning, before Mr. M. A. Nott, P.M., Frederick Walters and Allan Groves were charged on the…

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