Trades Unions. Congress at Bournemouth. Coal Crisis Discussed. London, Sept. 6
The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 September 1926 · page 2
Preparatory to the fifty-eighth Trades Union Congress, 700 delegates assembled at Bournemouth. The coal crisis was of dominant interest to all…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Found Dead. Near Greta Mine. Greta
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 September 1926 · page 5
The body of a miner, named F. G. McColl, aged 48, a returned solder, a native of Scotland, was found near a Greta mine by manager on…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Muswellbrook Miners' Lodge
The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 14 September 1926 · page 2
At the quarterly meeting of the Muswellbrook Miners' Lodge the election of officers for the ensuing term took place and resulted: Chairman…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Safety in Mines
The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 14 September 1926 · page 2
The British Mines Department state that one investigation of immediate practical importance that is being carried out by the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →BOXING British Miners Tourney Some Hair-raising Scraps
The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 14 September 1926 · page 6
The first series of boxing bouts in connection with the tournament organised by Joe Shakespeare in aid of the British miners was held at…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Coal Imports. Into Great Britain. London, Sept. 12
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 September 1926 · page 4
Imports of foreign coal in August were valued at 7,500 000 as against only 1700 in August last year. The total quantity of imported coal…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mining Industry. Need for Local Boards. Executive Decision
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 September 1926 · page 6
The question of the appointment of local-boards under the Industrial Peace Act of 1920, to deal with disputes in the various coalmining…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Goldfields Murder. Evidence Dissected. Perth
The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 14 September 1926 · page 4
The trial of Phillip Treffene and William Coulter on a charge of the murder of Detective-Inspector Walsh on April 28 is drawing to a close…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Muswellbrook Miners
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 September 1926 · page 4
At the quarterly meeting of the Muswellbrook Miners' lodge officers for the ensuing term were elected as follows: Chaiman, A. Peachey;…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Boxing. Cessnock Miners Relief Bouts
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 September 1926 · page 5
The first series of boxing tournaments to raise funds for the British miners relief in the Cessnock Strand Stadium resulted:…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Aberdare Mines Idle. Turbine "Blows Out." Cessnock
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 September 1926 · page 5
The Aberdare Colliery turbine "blew out" at the o'clock this morning. It supplies electricity to the colliery near Caledonia, to Aberdare…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Miners Injured
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 16 September 1926 · page 5
Mr. Albert Lander, 24, of Oakhampton, a wheeler employed at Ayrfield Colliory No.1. sustained concusion and a confused wound to the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coal Deadlock Efforts at Settlement Owners Attitude Defined. LONDON Sept. 14
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 16 September 1926 · page 2
Mr. Evan Williams, president of the Mining Association, has sent a letter to Mr. Winston Churchill, Chancellor of the Exchanger, stating…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Collieries. Pelaw Main Idle Kurri
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 17 September 1926 · page 4
Pelaw Main Colliery whistle blew "no work" at 5.30 to-day It is stated that this is on account of some of the contract men going home…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →BOXING British Miners' Tourney Continuation This Evening
The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 17 September 1926 · page 7
Another series of attractive Contests will be staged at the Strand Theatre to-night, in connection with the boxing tournament organised by…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →British Miners. Government Takes Action. London, Sept. 17
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 17 September 1926 · page 5
Following a Cabinet meeting Mr. Baldwin Primer Minister has summoned a miners official conference at Downing Street on Friday…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →New Guinea Gold, Another Rich Find Reported Sydney
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 17 September 1926 · page 5
Passenger by the steamer Melusia which arrived at sydney to-day from Rabaul, brought news of another big gold find near Edie Creek which…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Goldfields Murder. Appeal to Be Lodged
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 17 September 1926 · page 2
An appeal is to the made against the sentence of death passed on Coulter and Trefene for the murder of Inspector Walsh at Kalgoorlie…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Gold Mining. Position of Australian Industry
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 September 1926 · page 11
Before leaving for England Mr. Bruce, Prime Minister, requested the Development and Migration Commission to undertake investigation of…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Coal Deadlock the Government's Offer. Mr. Raldwin's Letter to, Miners. LONDON. Sept. 17
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 September 1926 · page 5
After conferring with Mr. Evan, Williams, president of the Mining. president of the Minig Federation, following a whole day's conference with the miners, Mr…
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