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Mining & the mines, 1925

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The Collieries. Work for Fortnightly Pay

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 23 November 1925 · page 3

Eleven days constituted full time at the collieries in the northern district for the fortnight. Time was lost at several, owing to the safety…

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Still Idle. Aberdare Extended Colliery. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 23 November 1925 · page 5

Aberdare has been idle for four days. The trouble has arisen out of a difference between the clippers on the main rope and those on the smaller…

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The Seamen. Miners Money Goes to Other States. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 23 November 1925 · page 5

At a meeting of British strikers to day the men were informed that a considerable portion of £[?] contributed the Miners Federation for their…

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Elrington Collieries

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 24 November 1925 · page 5

A meeting of the Elrington Miners' Lodge was held on Sunday, at Kearsley, when a report of the conference that had taken place with…

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Work at Collieries

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 24 November 1925 · page 8

Eleven days constituted full time at the collieries in the northern district for the fortnight Time was lost at several owing to the safety lamp…

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Caledonian Collieries Trouble About Explosives

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 24 November 1925 · page 5

A conference was held at the Newcastle office of the Caledonian Collieries, Limited, yesterday, between Mr. R. Kelsick, acting…

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Colliery Workers Wages Disputes

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 24 November 1925 · page 3

The conference in regard to the strike of engineers, firemen, and engine drivers at Collie (W.A.) coal mines sat all day Saturday until 9 o'clock at…

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Local and General Extended Colliery

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 24 November 1925 · page 4

The Aberdare Extended Colliery, which had been i[?]t since Friday on account of the explosive trouble, resumed work this morning…

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Cessnock Collieries. Aberdare Central Idle. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 24 November 1925 · page 4

Work was resumed at Aberdare Extended colliery this morning. Aberdare Central was idle owing to a dispute as to the class of explosive…

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Fall of Coal

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 24 November 1925 · page 5

As the result of a fall of coal in the Aberdare Central Colliery yesterday afternoon Mr. David Allen, of Gallagher's Estate, received…

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Miners' Federation Northern Nominations

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 24 November 1925 · page 5

Nominations for the various positions in the Northern branch of the Miners' Federation for the year 1926 closed yesterday. Mr. A. Lewis…

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Queensland Mines. Settlement of Dispute

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 24 November 1925 · page 7

As a result of the conference between representatives of the coal miners and the Queensland colliery proprietors, under the auspices of…

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Gloucester Coal Coy

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 27 November 1925 · page 2

The first coal from the Gloucester Coal Company's colliery to be sent outside the town left Gloucester railway station on Tuesday, says the…

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Death in Colliery. Searching Coronial Inquiry Informative Medical Testimony

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 27 November 1925 · page 12

An inquiry touching the death of Thomas Wardrope Summers, a miner employed at the Alberdare Colliery, was held in the Cessnock…

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The Collieries. Work for Fortnightly Pay

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 November 1925 · page 14

Eleven days constituted full time at the collieries in the northern district for the fortnight. Time was, lost at several, owing to the safety…

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Queensland Mines. Settlement of Dispute

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 November 1925 · page 16

As a result of the conference between representatives of the coal miners and the Queensland colliery proprietors, under the auspices of…

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Coal Export. Shipments From Newcastle

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 November 1925 · page 14

The amount of coal shipped at Newcastle last week for places beyond the State was 65,547 tons, of which 46,619 tons represented…

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Miners' Federation. Nominations for Official Positions

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 November 1925 · page 7

Nominations for the various positions in the Northern branch of the Miners' Federation for the year 1926 have closed. Mr. A. Lewis (Seaham…

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Unemployed Miners. Grant of £10,000 Asked

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 November 1925 · page 7

In an appeal for relief for unemployed miners in distress a deputation to the Minister for Labour and Industry (Mr. Baddeley) asked for an…

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Mechanics' Unions. Attitude of Miners. Mr. Hoare's Statement

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 November 1925 · page 16

Mr. T. Hoare, president of the northern branch of the Miners' Federation, said that a deal of publicity was being given to the resolution recently…

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