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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1926

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Canadian Mining. Serious "Salting" Alleged New Zealander Receives £80,000. LONDON, Jan. 14

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 January 1926 · page 12

There was a sensational meeting of shareholders of Bingo Gold Mines, Ltd., whose property is in Manitoba, Canada, to-day. Mr. Joseph, Myers…

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The Collieries. Nothing Fresh to Report. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 25 January 1926 · page 5

There is nothing fresh to report in connection with industrial troubles at the collieries…

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Richmond-main Miners. 1000 Attend Picnic

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 25 January 1926 · page 2

With a lead-off £50 from the proprietors, Messers. J and A. Brown, Richmond Main miners and their families and friends started with…

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Colliery Explosion

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 26 January 1926 · page 2

One man was killed and 11 seriously injured as the result of a disastrous explosion in Redhead Mine, near Dudley, in the Newcastle…

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The Collieries. Mines on Strike. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 January 1926 · page 5

The Northern Collieries' Association advises that the following additional collieries are on strike to-day: Killing worth, Hebburn No. 1 and 2…

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Naked Lights Should Not Be Permitted. Colliery Expert's Views. SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 January 1926 · page 5

William [?] formerly chief inspector of coal mines told the Coal Commission, presided over by Mr. Justice Edmunds, that there should…

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Skull Pierced by Point of Pick. Remarkable Colliery Fatality. Toowoomba

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 January 1926 · page 5

Archibald Fletcher, 44, met with a remarkable ancient at the [?] Colliery. He was working in a stooping…

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Still Precarious. Condition of Redhead Victims. Mine Still Closed. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 January 1926 · page 5

The surviving members of the party of men injured in the Redhead Colliery explosion, were reported slightly improved to-day, through…

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Paxton Colliery. Miners Lose £50,000. Trouble Over Safety Lamps

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 January 1926 · page 2

It is three months since the employees of Stanford Merthyr No. 2 colliery at Paxton came out on strike, and Mr. S. Sawyer, manager…

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The Collieries. Three Resume. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 January 1926 · page 5

The Northern Collieries Association advises that Aberdare Extended and Hebburn Nov. 1 and 3 resumed work this morning…

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Fifth Victim. Redhead Colliery Disaster. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 January 1926 · page 5

Another victim of the Redhead Colliery explosion, Arthur Butterworth, aged 55, died in the Wallsend Hospital this morning. This is the fifth…

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Miners' Council. the Annual Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 January 1926 · page 6

The annual meeting of the central council of the Miners' Federation was commenced in Sydney on Wednesday. It will probably last until the end of…

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Coal Supplies. Conservation Question Discussed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 January 1926 · page 2

Reference to the question of the conservation of coal supplies was made by Mr. William Humble, formerly Chief Inspector of Coal Mines…

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Safety in Mines. Questions for Consideration

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 January 1926 · page 4

The chairman of the Royal Commission inquiring into the mining industry (Mr. Justice Edmunds) said that no doubt there were many…

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Gold Medal. for Australian Dairy Products Display

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 January 1926 · page 3

Senator Sir Victor Wilson, Minister for Markets and Migration, stated that he had just received the gold medal presented to the Commonwealth…

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Naked Lights in Mines Mr Humbles Statement. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 28 January 1926 · page 2

William Humble, formerly chief inspector of coal mines, told the Coal Commission, presided over by Justice Edmunds, that there should be no…

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Mines Idle

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 29 January 1926 · page 5

The collieries are all idle to-day with the exception of the Extended The day off is out of respect [?] the victims of the Redhead disas[?]…

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Idle Collieries. Three on Maitland Field. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 29 January 1926 · page 5

The Northern Collieries Association advises that Killingworth, Stanford Merthyr No. 2. Stockton-Borchole, and Rothbury Collieries are still idle, on…

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Coal Industry. the Royal Commission. Recovering Pillar and Barrier Coal

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 29 January 1926 · page 3

The Coal Mines Royal Commission continued the taking of evidence in Sydney. Mr. William Humble, formerly…

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Mining Industry. Lord Londonderry's Suggestion. Prime Minister Commends. London, Jan. 27

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 29 January 1926 · page 2

Newspapers are giving prominence to Lord Londonderry's suggestion that the Mining Association should be dissolved, and employers and men…

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