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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1926

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Trade Revival Great Movement. Expected. When Coal Strike Ends. A great revival in trade is expected in England when the coal strike ends. LONDON, Nov. 15

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 November 1926 · page 2

"Prepare for a great flood of trade when the coal muddle ends," said Mr. Gillart Vyle, president of the Birmingham Chamber of Commerce…

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Coal Strike Men Negotiating for Settlement. Government Proposals. Three Years' Peace. London, Nov 12

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 November 1926 · page 12

There have been important developments in the coal strike arising out of a decision of the miners' delegate conference…

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Gold Yield. Figures for Queensland

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 22 November 1926 · page 6

Queensland gold yield for October was 1100 ounces, valued at £4673, compared with 1067 ounces, valued at £4532, for the same month last year…

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Serious Position at Newcastle. Coal Trimmers and Wharf Labourers. NEWCASTLE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 22 November 1926 · page 5

The coal trimmers held a meeting yesterday, and decided an a protest against the registration of the Permanent and Casual Waterside…

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Virtually Ended British Coal Strike. Districts to Negotiate. LONDON, Nov. 21

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 22 November 1926 · page 5

The tragic coal dispute has virtually come to an end with the recommendation of the Miners' Conference that all districts…

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Coal Mines Bill. Upper House Amendments Accepted

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 23 November 1926 · page 5

In Committee in the State House, Mr. Baddeley, Minister for Mines and Labor and Industry, moved the acceptance of the Legislative Council's…

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Safety in Mines

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 23 November 1926 · page 1

An address, which was interesting and educational to the members of the mining bodies, was given by Mr. J. Conneil, check inspector, of Kurri Kurri,…

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Refuse to Work Aberdare Colliery Wheelers Resent Suspension of Members

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 23 November 1926 · page 4

During the past two days trouble has existed at Aberdare Colliery, over the suspension of a wheeler for 14 days. This suspension was the…

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Trade Revival. Great Movement Expected. When Coal Strike Ends

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 23 November 1926 · page 4

A great revival in trade is expected in England when the coal strike ends. "Prepare for a great flood of trade…

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Coal Freights. Newcastle Chamber of Commerce Protests. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 November 1926 · page 4

The following is a copy of a letter sent to the Minister for Railways by the Newcastle Chamber of Commerce, protesting against the…

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Is It Peace? Mr. Cook Declares 'No' British Mining Outlook. LONDON, Nov. 21

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 November 1926 · page 5

"Is is peace? No, it is not peace," declared Mr. Cook, the secretary of the Miners' Federation, in a violent speech at a Labour meeting at…

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The Collieries. Conference on Friday. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 24 November 1926 · page 5

Arrangements have been made for a conference between the Northern Collieres to be hold in Sydney on Friday morning…

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Trouble with Wheelers. Aberdare Colliery Idle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 25 November 1926 · page 8

Aberdare Colliery was idle yesterday. When the wheelers refused work on Monday, a large number of miners went below and carried on…

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British Miners Rush to Work

Singleton Argus · Thursday 25 November 1926 · page 3

London, Tuesday .—The rush of miners back to the pits continues. Yesterday 14,000 returned, making the total working 390,381…

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Coal Trimmers Cease Work at Arrington

Singleton Argus · Thursday 25 November 1926 · page 1

Following on a motion carried, at a special meeting in Sydney, the coaltrimmers employed on the wharves at Carrington ceased work at 4 o'clock on…

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Teralba and West Wallsend Collieries

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 26 November 1926 · page 12

Mr. Booth, M.L.A., asked in the Legislative Assembly: Is the Minister for Mines aware that the coal-mines at Teralba and West Wallsend have been…

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Through Train From Coal-fields

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 26 November 1926 · page 5

From to-marrow, pay Saturday, and on every Saturday in future, the 9.8 a.m. passenger train from Cessnock will run through to…

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Will there be a Coal Strike?

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 26 November 1926 · page 4

People are begilming to wonder if there is going to be another upheaval on the coalfields. The Railway Department is laying in big stocks of coal in…

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Struck by Coal. From Passing Train

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 26 November 1926 · page 10

Jack Lotty, 17, was travelling in a railway carriage from Maitland when a lump of coal from a passing train flew through the window and struck…

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Engines Disabled. New Zealand Mine Sweeper Crippled. Vancouver, No. 25

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 26 November 1926 · page 5

A Honolulu message states that the United States' cruiser Pittsburgh arrived to-day towing the New Zealand mine-sweeper, Wakakura, which the…

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