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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1926

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British Miners Campaign to Influence Men. Leicestershire's Reply. LONDON, Oct. 21

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 October 1926 · page 12

When the miners' "war council", communicated with the secretary of the Leicestershire miners requesting an interview, he answered: "We…

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New Guinea Gold. Further Consignments Reach Sydney. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 October 1926 · page 7

The steamer Molusia, which arrived at Sydney to-day from New Guinea brought, 4000 ounees of gold worth approximately £10,000 taken from…

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Coal Crisis House Commons Meets. Renewing Emergency Regulations. LONDON, Oct. 25

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 October 1926 · page 2

There was a good attendance of members in the House o Commons for the special sitting to renew the emergency regulations till November…

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Coal Export. Shipments From Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 1 November 1926 · page 3

The quantity of coal shipped at Newcastle last month for places beyond the State was 397,157 tons, of which 293,832 tons represented ship-…

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Coal Strike Mediation Proposals. Concessions Obtained. LONDON, Oct. 31

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

Mediating in the coal strike, the general council of the Trade Union Congress has obtained concessions from both the…

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British Coal Dispute a Long Fight London

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 2 November 1926 · page 2

It was exactly six months last-night since the coal dispute began, and though there have been many breakaways three-quarters of the total of those…

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Coal Strike. Mr. Cook's Bitter Speech. London, Nov. 1

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

The secretary of the British Miners' Federation (Mr. Cook) speaking at Liverpool, warned the nation that if the miners were driven back to longer…

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Coal Mines Bill. Debate Adjourned

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 November 1926 · page 2

In the Legislative Council, Mr. Willis, in moving the second reading of the Coal Mines Regulation (Amendment) Bill, said, that the measure…

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The Coal Strike. Trade Union Council Support Miners' Congratulated. London, Nov. 3

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 November 1926 · page 5

The Trade Union Council Conference of 800 delegates, after having heard Mr. A, J. Cook and Mr. Richardson's appeal for the Miners'…

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Mine Disaster. Fifty Killed or Entombed Vancouver. Nov. 3

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 November 1926 · page 5

A message from Ispoming, Michigan, states that between forty and fifty men are reported to have been either killed or entombed in the…

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Coal Mines Examinations

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 5 November 1926 · page 4

By direction of the Minister for Mines (Mr. Baddeley), an examination for certificates of competency as colliery manager and under-manager…

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Notes and Comments Carbonisation of Coal

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 5 November 1926 · page 6

As every scientist knows, it is one tiling to carry out successful trials of a new invention and quite another to apply that invention to the use of…

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Coal Mines Bill. Before Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 November 1926 · page 5

In the Legislative Council, Mr. Farrar resumed the debate on the second reading of the Coal Mines Regulation (Amendment) Bill. He…

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Coal Mines Bill. Debate Adjourned

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 November 1926 · page 8

In the Legislative Council, Mr. Willis in moving the second reading of the Coal Mines Regulation (Amendment) Bill, said that the measure…

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Sinkers' Dispute. John Darling and Elrington Collieries. Settlement Effected

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 November 1926 · page 9

A further conference was held at the offices of the Broken Hill Proprietary Company, Limited, Port Waratah, in relation to the sinkers,…

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Miners' Pictures. This Financial Position

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 November 1926 · page 9

According to the report of a subcommittee appointed to investigate the position, the finances of the Kurri Kurri School of Arts Cinema Hall…

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Successful Mining Student

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 November 1926 · page 6

Mr. James Leitch, whose name appears in the list of successful candidates for mine managers' certificates, is a son of Mr. George Leitch,…

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Coal Export. Shipments From Newcastle

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 November 1926 · page 13

The quantity of coal shipped at Newcastle last week, for places beyond the State was 112 870 tons, of which 83,135 tons represented…

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Coal Export. Shipment From Newcastle

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 November 1926 · page 13

"The quantity of coal shipped at Newcastle last month for places [?]vond the State was 397,157 tons. of which 29[?]832 tons represented ship…

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Coal Trade. Shipments From Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 November 1926 · page 11

The coal shipments at Newcastle during the weak for places beyond the State totalled 90,690 tons of which those for Commonwealth and New…

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