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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1926

1,671 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 29 of 84

Colliery Pay

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 1 May 1926 · page 4

Considerable impatience was shown by a number of the South Maitland Colliery employees yesterday afternoon at pay-time. The money for…

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The Collieries. No Resumption's. Newcastle

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 May 1926 · page 13

The Northern Collieries' Association advises that Redhead coillery struck this morning. There were no resumptions at…

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Colliery Fatality. Surface Hand's Death

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 May 1926 · page 4

An inquiry was held by Mr. G. Brown, coroner, at the Cessnock Courthouse concerning the death of Arthur Frederick Biggers…

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Colliery Mechanics. Objections to Registration

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 1 May 1926 · page 7

Mr. H. D. Wood, Deputy Commonwealth Registrar, heard objections to the application for registration by the Colliery Mechanies' Mutual…

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Killed Instantly. Fatality at Aberdare Extended Colliery

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 May 1926 · page 11

Arthur Biggers, 20, son of Mr. Arthur Biggers, one of the best-known residents of Cessnock, was killed in on awfully sudden manner…

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Strike Notice. Colliery Enginedrivers' Dispute. Constitutional Methods Demanded

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 1 May 1926 · page 12

Mr.H. C. Gibson, general secretary of the Enginedrivers' and Firemen's Association of Australasia, announced that, unless a settlement was effected…

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Coal Export. Shipments From Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 1 May 1926 · page 6
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The quantity of coal shipped at Newcastle last month for places beyond the State was 263,553 tons, of which 225,920 tons represented…

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British Coal Crisis. Conferences Continued

Singleton Argus · Saturday 1 May 1926 · page 6

London, Thursday.—A kaleidoscopisc succession of meetings of all parties to the coal dispute all day long attained a furious pace towards midnight…

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Gold Reef. Reported Near Grafton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 1 May 1926 · page 2

What is said to be a rich gold reef has been discovered by Messrs. A. H. and J. Smith, in the vicinity of Sheep Station Creek, near Dalmorton, says a…

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Mining Trouble, Failure of Conference

Singleton Argus · Saturday 1 May 1926 · page 1

The conference between the enginedrivers, minors, and colliery proprietors, to consider the refusal of the Fed orated Engine drivers and Firemen's…

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Support for Miners. Outlook Dark. (Router.) London, Thursday Night

Singleton Argus · Saturday 1 May 1926 · page 6

One thousand to one on a coal stoppage, was the opinion of Mr Thomas last night. The Trades Union Conferencc has…

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Mining Dispute. Statement by Enginedrivers' Secretary

Singleton Argus · Saturday 1 May 1926 · page 7

Mr. H. 0. Gibson, general secretary of the Driver's ami Firemen's Association of Australia, announced on Thursday that unless a settlement be…

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Engine-drivers. Evidence Before Coal Commission. Public Sitting Closes

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 May 1926 · page 11

A sitting of the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Safe Working of Coal and Shale Mines was held at the Neweastle…

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Mining Outlook. Affiliated Trades Unions. London, April 24

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 May 1926 · page 12

The difficulties of finding a compromise between the mine owners' demand for district wages agreements and the miners' insistence upon…

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British Mining. a Ducal. Allegation. London, April 27

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 May 1926 · page 2

Mr. Baldwin has continued conversations in regard to the coal-mining dispute. It is hoped that, there will be a favourable development shorty…

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Coal Industry Very Delicate Situation. Conference Completely Breaks Down. LONDON, April 21

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 May 1926 · page 12

The situation in the coal industry is described as "very delicate." In a laconic official statement issued at the conclusion of a 90-minutes' conference…

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Trade Review. Shadow of the Coal Crisis Apples Sell Cheaply. London, April 25

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 May 1926 · page 12

The shadow of the coal crisis is still over the Stock Exchange, with the result, that business is small, but the markets closed with a slightly more…

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Grave Industrial Crisis in England. Great Coal Strike Commences Over a Million Miners Out. Five Million Workers Affected

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 4 May 1926 · page 2

The long-expected British coal strike has now commenced in real earnest. It is officially stated that the…

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Greta Coal. "Purest in State."

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 4 May 1926 · page 1

According to Mr L. J. Jonas, Geological Surveyor, who delivered lecture at the Mining Museum, Grota coal is "the purest in the State, and suitable…

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