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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1926

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Coal Production the Miner and the Coal Trade. Strike Question. NEWCASTLE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 19 February 1926 · page 2

Mr. W. J. Ferguson, ex-M.L.A., spoke at Boolaroo last night, on the subject of coal production: "The Coal Miner and the Coal Trade."…

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Search for Body. Lily Rose Mine Disaster

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 19 February 1926 · page 3

The Lily Rose mine at Wallsend had been dewatered sufficiently by yesterday to allow of entry to make an inspection, and to search for the…

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Mines to Close. Shortage of Water. Broken Hill Crisis

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 19 February 1926 · page 6

Mr. Baddeley, Minister for Mines and Labour and Industry, received a telegram from Broken Hill, stating that the mines would close down on…

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British Coal Crisis Cook and the Communists. (By George Waite.)

Singleton Argus · Saturday 20 February 1926 · page 3

There is a dark cloud hanging over England, which may break when the [?]ocal subsidy terminates in two months' time. The millions that have been…

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Idle Collieries. Members Attend Funeral. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 22 February 1926 · page 5

Some of the Newcastle collieries were idle to-day as the men were attending the funeral of Edwin Cox, who was drowned at the Lily Rose…

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Body Discovered. Lily Rose Mine Disaster

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 22 February 1926 · page 3

On Saturday afternoon the body of the late Mr. Edwin Cox, who was entombed in the Lily Rose mine, at Wallsend fifteen months ago…

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Collieries Cease Work

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 23 February 1926 · page 5

Out of respect to the memory of the late Mr. Edwin Cox, whose body was recovered on Saturday afternoon from the Lily Rose mine at Wallsand…

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The Collieries. South Maitland Idle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 February 1926 · page 5

South Maitland colliery is idle owing to lack of trade…

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Cessnock No. 2 Colliery Claims

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 February 1926 · page 4

The hearing of the Cessnock No. 2 colliery claims were continued before Mr. C. Hibble chairman of the Coal Tribunal at the Newcastle…

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South Maitland Miners

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 February 1926 · page 8

Sir.—In a last week's issue of your paper appeared a notification that South Maitland miners were on strike. Of course, we recognise…

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Broken Hill Mines

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 23 February 1926 · page 8

The Department of Mines has received a communication from Broken Hill that the mines would be compelled to close dawn on February 27…

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Record Coal Output

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 February 1926 · page 4

Richmond-Main colliery established another record output by hauling 30,800 tons during the last fortnight. The colliery has…

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Broken Hill. Closing of Mines May Be Averted

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 February 1926 · page 3

As a result of a conference yesterday between the Minister for Labour and Industry (Mr. Baddeley) and the Minister for Works and Railways…

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Fires in Mines. Colliery Engineers Suggestions

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 26 February 1926 · page 2

That the Government should appoint a specialist t study air conditions at each colliery was the opinion contained in a report, read at the…

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Collieries Idle. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 26 February 1926 · page 5

The Northern Collieries' Association advises that Aberdare Central went on strike yesterday and is still on strike to-day…

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Smoking in Mines. Evidence Before Coal Commission. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 26 February 1926 · page 5

Mr. Hindmarsh, Chief Inspector of Mines, giving evidence before the Coal Commission in Sydney to-day, said that about 30 fires had been…

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Central Colliery Idle

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 26 February 1926 · page 5

The Central Colliery, which has been working consistently since the long stoppage caused last year through a breakdown in the…

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Kurri Mines

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 26 February 1926 · page 4

Pelaw Main's siren sounded "No work to-morrow." at 5,30 last evening. The management states that there will be no work at the colliery…

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Miners' Claims. New Victorian' Log

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 26 February 1926 · page 3

The Victorian Miners' Federation has presented a new log to the mine owners, calming a working fortnight of ton days of six hours each…

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The Collieries. South Maitland Idle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 27 February 1926 · page 5

South Maitland Colliery is idle on account of slackness of trade…

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