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Mining & the mines, 1927

1,322 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 19 of 67

Glen Ayr Miners' Lodge

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 14 April 1927 · page 4

A meeting at the Glen Ayr miners' lodge will be held on Wednesday next, April 20,, at 2.30 p.m., near the pit. Executive officers will be in…

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Miners’ A.l.p. Ballot

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Thursday 14 April 1927 · page 6

M[?] Halliday, returning officer of the Northern branch of the Miners’ Federation has made available the voting for the election of eleven…

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Scarlet and Gold. Not the Duke's Colors

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Thursday 14 April 1927 · page 12

The Duke of York was interested to learn from the Mayor of Brisbane on Monday night that the colors of the House of York were searlet and gold…

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Scarlet and Gold Not the Duke's Colors

Singleton Argus · Thursday 14 April 1927 · page 2

The Duke of York was interested to learn from the Mayor of Brisbane on Monday night that tho colors of the House of York were Scarlet and Gold…

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England's Budget. Coal Strike Cost £32,000,000

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Thursday 14 April 1927 · page 1

In a crowded and tense House of Commons (London), Mr. Winston Churchill rose at 3.55 o'clock on Monday afternoon to announce the Budget…

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Ayrfield Colliery. Miners to Resume But Wheelers Firm

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 April 1927 · page 5

At a meeting of the members of the Ayrfield Miners' Lodge on Wednesday, the majority of the miners decided to resume work, while the…

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Coal Mining. One of the Main Problems

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 April 1927 · page 14

One of the main problems of coal mining, much more serious than explosions, lives, or gas, is falls of road, caused by hundred of tons of…

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Ayrfield Colliery. a Critical Position

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 April 1927 · page 3

Ayrfield colliery was idle yesterday. Mr. Tcecc, miners' treasurer, stated a critical position had arisen…

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Gassed in a Mine Rescue by Mate

Singleton Argus · Saturday 16 April 1927 · page 2

Although feling faint himself, Frederick Parker, a miner, at the Hillside Colliery, rescued his three mates who had collapsed in the mine on Tuesday…

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Heroic Rescue. Gas in Mine. Four Men Affected

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 April 1927 · page 5

The gassing of the men working at the Hillside Colliery last night was of a sensational nature. Frederick Victor Parker was…

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Greta Miners. Relief Deputation Formed. to Wait on Government

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 April 1927 · page 14

A public meeting was held in Greta, the Mayor (Alderman J. Proudfoot) presiding. The meeting was called for the purpose of making…

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Coal Trade. Prospects of Navy Supplies. Newcastle

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 April 1927 · page 16

Colliery owners and shipping people are elated at the prospect of a demand for coal for use by the navy, and transports to Eastern…

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Mount Morgan Mines "Not of Average Prosperity." (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 16 April 1927 · page 2

The Queensland Board of Trade, after hearing evidence, rejected the claims of the Mount Morgan employees for increased wages, on the ground that the…

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Pit Subsidence. Water in Wallsew Colliery Pit Idle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 April 1927 · page 2

A regrettable sequence to the big subsidence in the Soccer Football Club's ground is the fact that the working of the Wallsend Colliery…

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Collieries Safe

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 April 1927 · page 5

Rumours were current that Glen Ayr and Ayrfield Collieries were damaged by water coming in, Inquiries from an official source this afternoon…

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Small Collieries. at Maitland and Greta. Deputation to Premier

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 21 April 1927 · page 4

Delegates representing the small collieries in the Maitland and Greta districts, met Mr. Lang, the Premier, in Sydney, to state the case for the…

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Illness of Miners' General Secretary

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 21 April 1927 · page 4

Mr. W. Brennan, M.L.C., secretary to the northern brunch of the Miners' Federation, is at present an inmate of the Maitland District…

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Coal and Shale Federation. De-registration Refused

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 21 April 1927 · page 4

Before Judge Beeby in the Federal Arbitration Court, the Colliery Mechanics' Mutual Protection Association applied for cancellation of…

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Gold Shipment. From New Guinea Field. Warning to Prospectors. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 21 April 1927 · page 5

Fourteen thousand ounces, of sold, estimated to be worth £36,000, were brought to-day to Sydney from the Now Guinea goldfields by the…

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Teralba Collieries

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Friday 22 April 1927 · page 6

Mr. Booth, M.L.A.. has been in touch with Mr. W. J. Morris Secretary to the Railway Commissioners, relative to his request of last week that a…

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