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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1926

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The Collieries. Hebburn No. 1 Resumes, Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 March 1926 · page 5

The Northern Collieries Association advises that Hebbura No. 1 Colliery resumed work this morning. The other collieries mentioned…

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Colliery Mechanics. Meeting of Kurri Members

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 March 1926 · page 6

A meeting of Kurri members of the Mechanics' Federation was held at Kurri, being presided over by Mr. A. Leggett, H. C. Morton, general…

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Contract Miners. and Saturday Work. Tribunal to Decide

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 March 1926 · page 3

The Central Council of the Miners Federation decided that the question of whether contract miners should work on Saturday's shall be referred…

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Travelling De Luxe Coal Baron on World Tour

Singleton Argus · Thursday 4 March 1926 · page 3

At present there is tied up at the wharf at Fremantle, the luxurious steam yacht, the Surprise, the property of Godfrey H. Williams, of Wales a…

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Imported Coal. Mr. Baddeley Questioned. Will Take Action. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 March 1926 · page 5

In the Legislative Assembly, Mr. Booth asked the Minister for Mines, Mr. Baddeley, whether his attention had been called to a report in the…

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Stop Work Meeting. South Maitland Railway Men. Mines Will Probably Be Idle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 March 1926 · page 5

The traffic section of the South Maitland sub-branch of the Australian Railway Union has decided to hold stop-work meetings to-morrow…

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Local and General The Collieries

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 5 March 1926 · page 4

South Maitland is idle owing to lack of trade…

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Strong Stand. Steep Seam Collieries. Wheelers' Claims

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 5 March 1926 · page 6

Representatives of the inclined seam collieries including South Greta, last Greta, Stanford Merthyr, Aurfield Nos. 1 and 2. Glen Ayr, and St…

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Idle Collieries. the Affected by Rail Strike. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 5 March 1926 · page 5

The Northern Collieries' Association advises than no fresh strikes occurred to-day, and there are no resumptions…

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Safety in Mines. Commission Near Chairman's Statement

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 5 March 1926 · page 6

Pointing out that their commission expired on March 27, Mr. Justice Edmunds, Chairman of the Coal Industry Royal Commission, said that they…

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Fires in Mines. Colliery Engineers Suggestions

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 March 1926 · page 9

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

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New Greta Colliery

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 March 1926 · page 4

Mr. A. Lewis, district, treasurer to the Minors Federation, lias received a communication from Mr. C. M. M'Donnald, chairman of the Northern…

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Miners' Claims. New Victorian Log

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 March 1926 · page 14

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

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Coal Export. Shipments From Newcastle

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 March 1926 · page 14

The coal shipments at Newcastle last week for places beyond the State were 70,549 tons, of which 49,765 tons represented shipments…

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Contract Miners. and Saturday Work. Tribunal to Decide

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 March 1926 · page 5

The Central Council of the Miners Federation decided that the question of whether contract miners should work on Saturday shall be referred…

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Fall of Coal. Accident at Stanford Merthyr

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 March 1926 · page 14

Mr. J. W. Earp relates how an accident occurred to Donald Price, 26, married, a wheeler at Stantord-Merthyr…

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Fall of Coal. Miner Injured at Stanford. Kurri

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 March 1926 · page 6

An accident similar to that which befell Don. Price in No. 3 bord, Canberra jig, Stanford Merthyr Colliery, at the week-end, occurred in the same…

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Imported Coal. Mr. Baddeley Questioned. Will Take Action. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 March 1926 · page 5

In the Legislative Assembly, Mr. Booth asked the Minister for Mines, Mr. Baddeley, whether his attention had been called to a report in the…

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Safety Lamps in Mines District Treasurer's Views (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 6 March 1926 · page 6

Mr Amram Lewis, district treasurer of the Northern Miners' Federation, says, if safety lamps are made obligatory throughout the mining industry,…

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Coal Industry. Royal Commission's Report. "End of Capitalism. LONDON, Feb. 28

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 March 1926 · page 2

The momentous report of the Royal Commission which inquired into conditions in the coal mining industry is expected to appear this…

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