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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1926

1,671 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 52 of 84

Rothbury Colliery. Hostility to Mr. Hibble's Award

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 31 July 1926 · page 7

The report of the executive submitted to a delegate board meeting of the Northern District Miners' Federation stated that considerable…

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Miners Attacked London, Thursday Night

Singleton Argus · Saturday 31 July 1926 · page 6

TWO. thousand men, women, and children attacked' safety men alleged to be working coal at the Cwymtillery colliery, at Abertillery. Frying pans…

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Colliery Mechanics. the Annual Meeting. an Eventful Year

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 31 July 1926 · page 13

The annual general meeting of members of the Colliery Mechantes Association was held on Saturday evening in St. Mary's Hall, when…

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Coal Export. Shipments From Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 31 July 1926 · page 7

The quantity of coal shipped at Newcastle during the week for places beyond the State was 92,938 tons, of which 74,090, tons represented…

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British Miners' Strike Meeting to Consider Situation

Singleton Argus · Saturday 31 July 1926 · page 6

London, Thursday.—The now national executive of the Miners' Federation met in London yesterday to consider a report to be presented to the…

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Charges Refuted. No Preference to Unemployed Miners

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 31 July 1926 · page 9

The Minister for Labour and Industry, in reply to charge that preference was shown to miners in regard to work, said that the number of…

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Hebburn No. 2. Handling Skips by Miners

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 31 July 1926 · page 16

Hebbura No. 2. Colliery Miners Lodge took advantage of the mine being idle on Monday on account of the shortage of waggone (which also…

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British Miners Bishops' Arbitration Proposal. Districts to Vote. LONDON, July 30

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 31 July 1926 · page 5

At the Miners' Conference there was a most animated discussion on the arbitration proposal in the Bishops' memorandum…

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Immigration British Miners for Australia. Settling on Land. London, July 26

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 31 July 1926 · page 3

The "Morning Post" has formed a migration committee to co-operate with the Australian Government in assisting 200 British miners to…

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Mining Migrants. Australian Cable to London. London, July 29

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 31 July 1926 · page 5

Apropos of the proposed settlement of British unemployed miners in Australia, the secretary of the Australian Federation has cabled Mr…

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Coal Strike Position in Britain. Door Open for Negotiation LONDON, July 26

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 31 July 1926 · page 2

The coal situation was discussed by both Houses of Parliament. In the House of Lords Lord Balfour of Burleigh suggested that the…

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Colliery Mechanics. Adjourned Annual Meeting. Redistribution of Districts

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 2 August 1926 · page 2

The adjourned annual meeting of the Colliery Mechanies' Association was held in St. mary's Hall, West Maitland, on Saturday afternoon, and…

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Coal Export. Shipments From Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 2 August 1926 · page 4

The coal shipments at Newcastle last month for places beyond the State totalled 480,053 tons, of which those for Commonwealth and New…

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British Miners. Gesture for Peace. The Men Wavering. LONDON, Aug. 1

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 2 August 1926 · page 5

Mr. A. J. Cook, secretary to the Miners' Federation, speaking at Newburn-on-Tyne, said:— "If the miners so desire, their…

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British Miners Movement to Provide Relief Public Meeting Next

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 3 August 1926 · page 5

A meeting was held in the Shire Council Chambers last evening for the purpose of organising a campaign to raise funds for relief of the…

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Colliery Mechanics

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 4 August 1926 · page 4

Members of the executive of the Colliery Mechanics' Association, presided over by Mr. J. E. Pendlebury, met at the Maitland office on…

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Coal Mines. Owners and Men Confer

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 5 August 1926 · page 7

A conference took place yesterday between the coal owners and the officials of the Federated Enginedrivers and Friemen's Association for the…

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British Miners. Relief of Distress

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 5 August 1926 · page 2

Early in July, Bishop Radford, of Goulburn, received an appeal from the New South Wales Labour Council for collections in churches in aid of the…

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House of Commons. Adjourns Until November Coal Importations. London, Aug. 9

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 5 August 1926 · page 5

The House of Commons has adjourned until Nov. 9. Lieut Col. G. R. Lane-Fox, Minister for Mines, in reply to a question…

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Coal Mines. Move for Peace. Owners and Men Confer

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 6 August 1926 · page 4

A conference took place on Wednesday between the coal owners and the officials of the Federated Enginedrivers and Firemen's Association for…

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