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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1927

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Deputies and Miners Conference on

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 26 March 1927 · page 6

Mr. D. J. Davies, general secretary of the Miners' Federation, stated that he had been informed by the Mines Department that Mr…

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Judge's Threat. Deregistration of Coal Federation

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 March 1927 · page 7

De-registration of the Australasian Coal and Shale Employees' Federation was threatened by Judge Beeby in the Arbitration Court, in…

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Miners and Mechanics Statement by Mr. Davies

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 26 March 1927 · page 6

The relations between the Miners' Federation and the Colliery Mechanic Union were referred to in a statement made by Mr. D. J. Davies, general…

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Maitland Coal Mines Closing Down

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 29 March 1927 · page 4

Mr. Booth asked of Mr. Lazzarini in the Legislative Assembly: Is the Acting Minister for Mines aware of the fact that last Thursday the…

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Mr. Booth on the Coal Owners

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 29 March 1927 · page 4

Mr. Booth, in a stirring speech in the "House", did not mince matters in giving has opinion of the coal owners of the Slate. He said: "I…

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Coal Dispute. No Settlement Yet. Conference in Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 29 March 1927 · page 6

A conference took place yesterday afternoon at the Mines Department between the Acting Minister for Mines (Mr. Lazzarini), and representatives of…

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Letter to the Editor. "Miners and Mechanics." Mr. Morton Replies to Mr. Davies

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 29 March 1927 · page 6

Sir,—It is rather amusing to read the lamenting wail of Mr. D. J. Davies in his press statement of the 26th instant, against this…

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Miners' Logic. "Seemingly Incomprehensible." Statement by Colliery Association's President. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 30 March 1927 · page 5

"With most people, it is obvious that black is black and white is white, but not with coal miners, whoso system of logic seems to be as…

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Alluvial Mining at Edie Creek. Nearly Exhausted

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 30 March 1927 · page 7

Mr. H. J. Hutchinson, who has returned to Sydney after spending eight months in prospecting at Edie Creek, in the Mandated Territory,…

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Mining Dispute. Settlement Represents Concession. on Deputies' Original Demands. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 30 March 1927 · page 5

A further conference,. in an endeavour to settle the dispute which has laid the South Maitland coal field Idle, is being hold to-day in Sydney…

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Miners' Dispute. Satisfactorily Settled. More Safety in Mines

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 31 March 1927 · page 6

Terms of settlement of the dispute on the Maitland coalfields were reached at the conference between the owners and miners representatives,…

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Dismissed. Colliery Officials' Appeal. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 31 March 1927 · page 5

The Deputy Industrial Commissioner, Mr. E. J. Kavanagh, to-day d the appeal of the Colliery Officials' Association against the…

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LOCAL & GENERAL Glen Ayr Miners

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 31 March 1927 · page 4

The Glen Ayr Minors Lodge will hold a Meeting on Friday, at 2.30 o'clock, near tile pit. A good roll-up of members is desired…

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Mine Trouble. Stop Work Meetings. Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 31 March 1927 · page 4

The refusal of the management of the State mine at Wonthaggi to reemploy a certain miner in preference to other men as demanded by the…

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Mine Disaster. Pittsburg Explosion. Hundreds Entombed; Many Killed. Vancouver, March 30

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 31 March 1927 · page 5

A Pittsburg message states that between 350 and 600 miners were entombed, while a number of surface workmen wore killed, to-day, when a…

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Miners Gassed. Two Rendered Unconscious. Rescued Bronder Difficulties. Broken Hill

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 31 March 1927 · page 3

Two men were overcome by gas at the British mine the morning in a winze on the 300ft level (Thompson's section). The winze in about 30 feet…

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Miners' Hopeful. for Resumption Op Work. Many in Straightened Circumstances. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 31 March 1927 · page 5

Cessnock miners are hopeful that the terms of settlement of yesterday's conference in Sydney will brine about a resumption of work next week…

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Miners' Logic. According to Mr. McDONALD

The Scone Advocate · Friday 1 April 1927 · page 8

"With most people, it is obvious that black is black, and white is white, but not so with coal miners, whose system of logic seems to be as…

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St. Heliers' Coal Co. Proposed Extension of Operations. Cement Manufacture

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 1 April 1927 · page 1

It is generally known that negotiations have been going on for some time with a view to St. Heliers' Coal Company entering upon a new venture…

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Miners' Dispute. Satisfactorily Settled. More Safety in Mines

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 April 1927 · page 4

Terms of settlement of the dispute, on the Maitland coalfields were reached at the conference between the owners' and miners' representatives,…

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