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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1926

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Coal Crisis. "Comrade" Cook in Berlin. Assured Communist [?] LONDON, July 8

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 July 1926 · page 12

The Berlin correspondent of the "Morning Post" says: The secretary of the Miners' Federation (Mr. A. J. Cook) had a great…

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The Collieries. Work for Fortnightly Pay

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 19 July 1926 · page 2

Work was brisk at the Newcastle and South Maitland colliers during the fortnight ended Saturday last. Full time of eleven days was worked…

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British Coal Minors Arrive

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 19 July 1926 · page 4

Among the passengers who reached Sydney by the steamer Pakeha on Saturday were fifty coal miners from England and Scotland. They…

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Mine Workers. Meeting of Unions. Proposed Consolidation

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 19 July 1926 · page 2

A meeting of representatives of the following organisations was held yesterday at the Trades Hall, Newcastle:—Deputies and Shot-firers'…

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Limiting Strikes. Action by Miners' Lodge. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 19 July 1926 · page 2

In two days of idleness at the Aberdare Extended Colliery last week, £2000 in wages alone "went up in smoke" as effectively as would the…

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Miner Killed. Fall of Coal at Standford Methyr. Kurri

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 19 July 1926 · page 5

Harry Innes, a miner, of Hopetoun street, Kurri Kurri, a married man with two children, was killed, this morning in Standford Merthyr No. 1…

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Idle Collieries

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 20 July 1926 · page 4

Hebburn No. 1 mine was idle on Saturday, and again on Monday, but resumed this morning. Hebburn No. 2 afternoon shift were informed there…

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Colliery Mechanics

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 20 July 1926 · page 4

Mr. T. G. Moran presided at an executive meeting of the Colliery Mechanics' Association at West Maitland last evening, when lengthy…

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One Big Union for Miners

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 20 July 1926 · page 5

A motion that all bodies engaged in the mining industry should form one big union was carried at a meeting of the delegate board of the…

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Coal Crisis Roman Catholic Fears. London, July 19

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 20 July 1926 · page 5

The executive of South Wales Miners' Federation has considered the Intervention of the leaders of religious bodies, and has decided that…

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Picked Up Lump of Gold Shock for Labourer

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 20 July 1926 · page 1

A was experienced by a laborer in the City railway construction works in Sydney on Friday, when ho picked up a lump of gold, valued at £35 or £40…

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British Coal Strike Leaders Castigated. (Australian Press Assn.) London, Sunday Night

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 20 July 1926 · page 2

In a speech at the weok end, Mr Cook castigated Mr Hodges for sharing with Mr Baldwin the distinction of being tho greatost reactionary of tho age;…

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Helping British Miners

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 21 July 1926 · page 4

Coupons representing 6d are being forwarded for sale to ledge secretaries in certain of the mines in the Cessnock end of the coalfields…

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Employees Leave Mine

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 21 July 1926 · page 4

Mr. I. Hoare, district check inspector, accompanied by Mr. H. Parkin-son, local cheek inspector, made an examination of Central Greta…

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American Coal Owners Profit. Washington. July 19

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 21 July 1926 · page 5

The British coal strike is bringing millions of dollars monthly into the coffers of American coal producers. Exports figures for June show over…

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Mine Enginedrivers. Mr. Gibson Disgusted with Decision. Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 21 July 1926 · page 5

Mr. Gibson, general secretary of the Federated Engineers and Firemen's Association, said that he was disgusted with the decision given by…

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Price of Coal. Lithgow A.l.p. Protest

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 21 July 1926 · page 6

At the last meeting of the Litl[?]gow A.L.P., a lengthy [?]oussion took place over the action of the local colliery proprietors in raising the…

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Church Intervenes. British Coal Strike. London, July 19

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 21 July 1926 · page 5

The "Dully Telegraph" says that a deputation from the Industrial Christian Fellowship, including several bishops, saw Mr. Baldwin at…

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Mining Accidents. Four Treated at Kurri Kurri. Kurri

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 21 July 1926 · page 4

Four mining accidents' were treated at the Kurri. District Hospital yesterday afternoon and this morning. Three were from Abermain and…

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Coal Tribunal

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 22 July 1926 · page 4

In place of Mr. A. C. Willis. Vice-president of the Executive Council, who has resigned. Mr. D. Rees, general president of the Miners…

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