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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1926

1,671 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 81 of 84

Christmas Holidays at Mines

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 10 December 1926 · page 4

Mr. T. Hoare, president of the northern branch of the Miners' Federation, said yesterday: It has been brought under the notice of the…

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Notices Withdrawn Western Mines Working

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 10 December 1926 · page 6

The compulsory conference in regard to industrial matters at the Lithgow group of collieries was re-assembled by the chairman of the…

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Heavy Decrease Queensland Gold Yield

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 10 December 1926 · page 2

For the eleven months ended on November 30 the Queensland gold yield was 7776 fine ounces valued at [?] decrease of [?] and…

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Labour's May Day Miners'" "Exclusive Holiday." Speers' Point

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 10 December 1926 · page 3

The council of the Northern District May Day committee meeting at Speers' Point was attended by Messr. J. Kellock (in the chair and…

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Mine Disaster. Flooding Operations. Engineering Party's Escape. Wellington (N.z.)

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 10 December 1926 · page 5

No further explosions have occurred in the Dobson mine since Sun day morning. Water in being pumped into the mine…

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The Collieries. Work for Fortnightly Pay

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 December 1926 · page 13

Full time of eleven days was worked at three of the collieries of the Newcastle and Maitland fields for the fortnight ended on Saturday…

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Wheat and Coal Carriers Held Up

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 December 1926 · page 2

The ships in the ice-jam are carrying between them 15 million bushels of wheat, and many hundreds of thousands tons of coal. The…

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Christmas Amnesty. Plea for Miners. London. Dec. 11

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 December 1926 · page 7

Following up Labour requests to Mr. Baldwin yesterday to release coal strikers who had been imprisoned for breaches of the peace,…

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Thrilling Experience. New Zealand Mine Disaster. Further Explosions

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 December 1926 · page 6

Men who were erecting a pump at the month of the air shaft of the Dobson Mine (N.Z.). where three men killed and six entombed,…

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Coal Shipments. Effect of Crane Hold-up

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 December 1926 · page 9

A striking commentary on the stagnation of the pott [?] ing the orangemen's trouble in the fact that for last week, only 23,365 tons of coal have…

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Eight Killed. Explosion in New Zealand Mine. Men Entombed

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 December 1926 · page 13

A night shift of nine men were entombed at the Dobson mine, Brunnerton, at three o'clock on 3rd inst., following on a terrific explosion…

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Fall of Coal. Kurri Miner Injured. Kurri

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 December 1926 · page 5

An employed of Stanford Merthy Colliery named Madge, sustained a severe scalp wound this afternoon while working in the mine. He was…

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New Guinea Gold. Big Shipment to Sydney. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 December 1926 · page 5

Six thousand ounces of gold, valued at £15,000, won on the New Guinea fields, has been landed in Sydney during the present week. It…

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Miner Killed. Terribly Crushed by Fall of Coal. Cessnock

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 December 1926 · page 15

Ernest Henry Valsey, 55, a miner employed at Aberdare Colliery and residing at Rawson street, Aberdare was killed whilst at work about…

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Miner Killed. Fall of Coal at Redhead. Two Injured. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 December 1926 · page 7

Andrew Jarvie, of Brown-road, Broadmeadow, was killed; John Butterworth, Rilway-street, Glebe, and Thomas Taylor, of Char[?]setown,…

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Ninth Victim. New Zealand Mine Explosion. Narrow Escape Of Sealing Gang. Wellington (N.z.)

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 December 1926 · page 13

Erie Asbton, who was rescued from the Debson mine after the tragic explosion, died during the week-end. This means that no evidence will…

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House of Commons. Censure Motion on Coal Strike. Lifting Emergency Regulations. London, December 2

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 December 1926 · page 12

In the House of Commons to-day Mr. J. Albery (Conservative), asked Mr. Amery (Colonial Secretary) if he had any information of the…

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New Goldfields. Position in New Guinea

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 December 1926 · page 3

A radio message received by the Home and Territories Department from the Administrator in New Guinea says that deputy sent to…

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Muswellbrook Miners. Election of Officers

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 14 December 1926 · page 2

The election of office-bearers for the Muswellbrook ami St. Hcliers'.Miners' Lodges for the ensuing term resulted: Muswellbrook.—president Mr, Allan…

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Mexico's Vanished Treasures. Gold, Silver, and Old Masters

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 December 1926 · page 2

To walk through the great doorway, the Door of Pardons, between the twin, dome-capped towers of the Cathedral of the Assumption in…

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