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Mining & the mines, 1925

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Local and General Trouble at Collieries

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 8 December 1925 · page 4

At a conference of delegates representing the South Greta, Ayrfield, Glen Ayr, Rothbury and Stanford Merthyr Collieries it was…

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Work at Collieries Nine Full Time

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 8 December 1925 · page 2

Nine collieries worked full time on the northern coal fields during the last fortnight. Following are the details:—…

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Bellbird Miners' Lodge

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 8 December 1925 · page 4

The undermentioned have been elected members of the committee of the Bellbird Miners' Lodge:—Messrs J. Wallade, T. Nerney, W…

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Coal Tribunals Question in Assembly

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 8 December 1925 · page 5

In the Legislative Assembly yesterday, Mr. Booth, M.L.A. asked Mr. Baddeley, the Minister for Mines and Labour and Industry, if he was aware…

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Train Mishaps Serious Smash Near Cardiff. Coal Train Parts. NEWCASTLE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 8 December 1925 · page 5

A coat tram which left Cockle Creek about 11 o'clock last night for Newcastle met with mishap. One waggon became derailed just…

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Colliery Mechanics. Miners' Delegate Board Decision

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 9 December 1925 · page 7

The deliberations of the recent convention held in Sydney concerning the Colliery Mechanics coming over to the Miners Federation were exhaustively…

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Colliery Grievances Stanford and Rothbury

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 9 December 1925 · page 2

A report was submitted at the delegate board of the Northern Colliery Employees Federation, in connection with Stanford Merthyr No. 2 and…

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Pelaw-main Colliery Extraction of Pillars. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 9 December 1925 · page 5

Replying to Mr. Booth, in the Assembly, the Minister for Mines said it was a fact that at Pelaw Main Colliery, on the South Maitland…

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Coal Output. Exceeds Demand. Restriction Proposed by Miners

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 December 1925 · page 4

A suggestion that the Government should take steps to prevent the granting of additional coal-mining leases in northern district because of the large…

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Railway Accidents Coal Train Derailed

Singleton Argus · Thursday 10 December 1925 · page 2

A coal train met with disaster early on Tuesday morning, when portion of it broko away. The guard leaped from his van after failing to stop the…

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Camp Tragedy. Miners and Italians at Variance

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 December 1925 · page 3

At the trial of Felippo Farajoui, at Devonport, on a charge of murder, the evidence disclosed that there was ill-feeling between the miners at Linda…

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Coal By-products. an Assembly Question. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 December 1925 · page 5

In the Legislative Assembly to-day, Mr. Fitzpatrick asked the Minister for Mines whether he was aware that, during the war, application was made…

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Miner’s Death

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Friday 11 December 1925 · page 5

The death occurred yesterday in the Cessnock District Hospital, of Mr. William Mason, who was injured at Bellbird Colliery about two months ago…

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More Coal Tribunals

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Friday 11 December 1925 · page 7

In the Legislative Assembly, on Monday, Mr [?] Booth, M.L.A., asked the Hon. J. M. [?]addeley [?] he was aware that six of the largest collieries…

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Coal Near Dubbo

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 11 December 1925 · page 12

Mr. Baddeley, the Minister for Mines, has received a report from Mr. L. J. Jones, geological, surveyor, on a new occurrence of commercial…

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Local and General Bellbird Miners' Lodge

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 11 December 1925 · page 7

As the result of the ballot officers of the Bellbird Miners' Lodge have been elected as follows: Chairman, Mr. G. Russell; secretary, Mr. J…

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Deaths of Miners. Accident in Bellbird Collier

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 11 December 1925 · page 7

The death occurred in the Cessnock District Hospital at noon yesterday of William Towerd Mason, who had been an inmate of the…

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Too Much Coal

Singleton Argus · Saturday 12 December 1925 · page 4

The over-production of coal at the present time is a most vital matter. This position has arisen because of the speeding up of the contract system…

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Coal Trade. Shipments From Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 December 1925 · page 7

The coal shipments as Newcastle during the week for places beyond the St[?] totalled 96,760 tons, of which those for Commonwealth and New…

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Safety First. Statement by Mines Minister

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 December 1925 · page 7

Mr. J. M. Baddeley, Minister for Mines, states that his department is keeping well abreast of the safety-first movement in mines…

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