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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1926

1,671 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 7 of 84

New Greta Colliery

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 30 January 1926 · page 4

A conference was held in Newcastle yesterday regarding the question of the alleged evasion on the part of the management at New…

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Death of Colliery Engineer

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 30 January 1926 · page 4

Mr. John J. Nixon, an engineer of the Aberdare Extended Colliery staff who had been in ill-health for some time, died on Tuesday in the…

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Colliery Mechanics. Closer Unity Proposal

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 January 1926 · page 13

Mr. T. Moran, president of the Colliery Mechanics' Union, has returned from Sydney after attending the conference, with Messrs. D…

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Fifth Victim. Redhead Colliery Disaster. Newcastle

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 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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Gold Output. Transvaal Figures

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 January 1926 · page 6

The output of gold in the Transvaal in November totalled 787,000 fine ounces, as compared with 81[?]832 ounces in October, and 802,313…

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Coal Export. Shipments From Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 30 January 1926 · page 7

The quantity of coal shipped at Newcastle during the week for places beyond the State was 49,600 tons, of which 39,300 tons represented…

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Coal Supplies. Conservation Question Discussed

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 January 1926 · page 5

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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Richmond-main Miners. 1660 Attend Picnic

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 January 1926 · page 13

With a lead-off of £30 from the proprietors. Messrs. J. and A. Brown, Richmond Main miners and their families and friends started with…

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Safety in Mines. Questions for Consideration

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 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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Naked Lights Should Not Be Permitted. Colliery Expert's Views. SYDNEY

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 January 1926 · page 3

William Humble, 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 Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 January 1926 · page 6

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

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Gold Passes. Bill Passes Third Reading. Mr. Bavin's Opposition

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 January 1926 · page 11

When the third reading of the bill to grant members of the Legislative Council gold passes for life was moved in the Assembly to-day, the Minister…

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The Collieries. Killingworth Resumes. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 1 February 1926 · page 5

The Northern Collieries Association advises that Killingworth Colliery resumed work to-day. Abordare went on strike and Rothbury,…

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The Collieries. Work for Fortnightly Pay

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 1 February 1926 · page 6

Ten days constituted full time at the collieries in the northern district for the fortnight. One day was lost owing to the holiday, and at several of the…

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Coal Commission

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 1 February 1926 · page 4

The Chairman and members of the Coal Commission will arrive in Newcastle to-night. They will proceed to Wallsend, and to-morrow will visit…

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New Mines Inspector. Mr. William Brown Entertained. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 1 February 1926 · page 5

Mines Inspector William Brown who was recently appointed to fill the position formerly occupied by Inspector Eurey, was entertained by…

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Mining Grant. West Australian Minister's Comment

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 1 February 1926 · page 2

"It is a miserable dele; I can call it nothing else," said the West Australian Minister for Mines (Mr. R. Troy), referring to the Federal…

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Coal Situation Under-Grad.'s' Attitude. Mr. Thomas Dilates. LONDON. Jan. 30

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 1 February 1926 · page 5

A number of under-graduates vainly attempted to rush the Corn Exchange Oxford; where Mr. Cook was making a speech on the coal…

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Northern Collieries Work for Fortnight

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 2 February 1926 · page 8

Ten days constituted full time at the collieries in the northern district for the fortnight. One day was lost owing to the holiday, and at several…

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The Collieries. Herburn on Strike. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 2 February 1926 · page 5

The Northern Collieries Association advises that Hebburn No. 1 went on strike to-day, and Rothbury, Stockton Borehole, Stanford Merthyr No. 2, and…

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