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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1925

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Miners' Award. to Be Reviewed. Alleged Anomalies

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 November 1925 · page 5

The Miners' Federation considers that a number of anomalies exist in the latest award. Three delegates from the Miners' Federation on…

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Miners' Claims. Variation of Awards. Mr. Hibble's Decision

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 November 1925 · page 3

Mr. C. Hibble, chairman of the Coal Industry Special Tribunal, anounced his decision regarding claims submited by the Miners' Federation for…

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Westphalian Mines. Fire-damp Explosion. London, Nov. 1

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 November 1925 · page 12

Reuter's Berlin correspondent reports that 17 miners were killed and several injured by an explosion of firedamp in the Holland pit of the…

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British Mines. "Emperor" Cook's Policy. London, Nov. 1

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 November 1925 · page 2

The secretary of the Miners Federation (Mr. A. J. Cook), speaking at Cardiff declared that an eight hour day for coal miners would never…

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Mining Inquiry. Officials Exonerated. No NEGLIGENCE

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 November 1925 · page 16

The inquiry into the conduct of Richard Thomas, manager of Rothbury, Collery, was concluded before Mr. M. H. Cleeve…

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Miner Injured. Fall of Coal at Aberdare. Duncan Germyn, a miner, was CESSNOCK

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

injured by a fall of coal in Aberdare colliery yesterday. He was taken to the Cessnock District Hospital, where it was found he was badly bruised…

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Colliery Idle

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 10 November 1925 · page 5

Bellbird No. 2 tunnel was idle yesterday owing to trouble with the wheelers. The men returned home from the Aberdare Extended this…

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Paxton News Colliery Idle

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 10 November 1925 · page 7

Stanford Merthyr No. 2 Colliery is idle[?]wing to the management introducing safety lamps and refusing to give an increase in the tonnage and…

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Cheque Charge Mining Proposition Accused Committed For Trial

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 10 November 1925 · page 5

Henry Ireland was charged on remand at the Cessnock Police Court to-day, before Mr. H. M. Clee[?]e, P.M., with fraudulent intent, by presenting…

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Colliery Mechanics

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 November 1925 · page 4

A meeting of members in the Cessnock district of the Colliery Mechanics Association was held at Cessnock last evening to consider the…

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New Greta Miners

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 November 1925 · page 4

Mr. G. Brooker presided at a meeting of the New Greta Miners Lodge held at Greta to deal with the report of the delegates who had…

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Delegate Board. Northern Miners' Federation. Meeting at Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 November 1925 · page 2

A meeting of the Delegate Board of the northern branch of the Miners Federation was held at the Newcastle Trades Hall Mr. T. Hoare district…

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No Trucks for COAl MINES

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 13 November 1925 · page 1

Tho shortage of trucks has been responsive for a curtailment of work at the local collieries. Consequently the fortnightly pays have been much…

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Water Supply Cessnock Amplification Undermining By Collieries

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 13 November 1925 · page 2

The Hunter District Water Supply and Sewerage Board met at Newcastle on Tuesday. The revenue return showed that…

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Alleged Forging and Uttering. Tin Mining Man’s Cheque

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Friday 13 November 1925 · page 8

Harry Ireland was charged at the local police court, on Tuesday, with having passed a valueless cheque at d’Argeavel’s, thereby securing goods…

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“Heads I Win—tails You Lose.” Award Wages put of Your Own Pocket. A Tin Mining Proposition

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Friday 13 November 1925 · page 7

Whilst hearing a charge against Harry Ireland, of passing a valueless cheque in Cessnock, the history of a mining scheme was revealed…

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A Warfare of Words. Mining Company's Application for Lease Alderman Loader Stands Alone. a Debate That Ends in "As You Were."

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 13 November 1925 · page 1

A letter received from the secretary of the Muswellbrook Coal Co., Ltd., and read at the Municipal council meeting on Wednesday evening stated…

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Fall of Coal. Miner Injured at Shortland Colliery. Newcastle

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 November 1925 · page 7

A miner named John Jones, 69 years, was injured by a fall of coal at Shortland Colliery this morning. He was taken to Wallsend Hospital for…

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The Collieries. Work for Fortnightly Pay

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 November 1925 · page 14

Full time of eleven days was worked at seven collieries of the Newcastle and South Maitland fields for the fortnight ended on Saturday last…

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Abermain Colliery. Limitation of Seam

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

A conference took place at the Abermain No. 4 Colliery, office in regard to a dispute about certain places worked under machine conditions…

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