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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1927

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Coal Output and Loss of Trade. What Reduction Means—Wage-Earners Suffer Most

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 13 May 1927 · page 12

The amount of N.S.W. coal exported and sold abroad in 1921 was 2,771,94:9 tons. In 1925 it was 1,769,215. Exports decreased in four years by 1,002,734. The amount of coal produced in 1925 was 11,390,000 tons. In the previous year 11,618,216 tons was produced. The 1926…

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Heavy Damages. in Slander Action. Colliery Owner v Miners' President. London. May 6

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 May 1927 · page 13

One thousand pounds damages and costs, were awarded Sir Samuel Instone, Cardiff Colliery owner, against Herbert Smith, the miners'…

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Avrfield Miners

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 May 1927 · page 6

A meeting of Ayrfield No. 1 Miners' Lodge will be held on Maitland Park, to-morrow (Sunday). The business is very important. District officers will…

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The Collieries. Work for Fortnightly Pay

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 May 1927 · page 14

Owing to two holidays intervening, full time at the collieries of the Newcastle and South Maitland coalfields for the fortnight ended on Saturday…

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Coal Export. Shipments From Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 May 1927 · page 3

The quantity of coal shipped at Newcastle during the week for places beyond the State was 92,515 tons, of which 82,165 tons represented…

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Garlands of Gold. Indian Gifts to Duke and Duchess

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 May 1927 · page 6

Probably the most unique ceremony which has taken place during the tour of their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of York, was…

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Boy Found Dead. Struck by Coal Waggon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 May 1927 · page 3

About 5.30 on Saturday evening a man saw a boy lying unconscious alongside the rails in the marshalling yards at Carrington…

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Runnaway Hoppers. Smash at Muswellbrook Colliery

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 17 May 1927 · page 1

Six hoppers, fully ladon with coal, broke away on the Muswcllbrook Coal Company's siding 011 Saturday morning. The hoppers were being loaded…

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New Zealand. Independent of Australian Coal. Local Supples

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 May 1927 · page 3

The Under-Secretary for Mines (Mr., A. H. Kimbell), referring to a statement by Mr. Pettigrew, representative of the Abermain Colliery,…

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Australian Coal. Export to New Zealand Labour Resentment

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 17 May 1927 · page 8

That Australia, has no occasion to worry so far as her coal markets in New Zealand were concerned was the opinion expressed by Mr. J. T…

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Colliery Idle. Waggon Packers Want More Money. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 19 May 1927 · page 4

Aberdare Central colliery is idle to-day. Requests were made to the management by waggon-packers for extra remuneration in view of the…

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Mine Deputies. Rearranging the Shifts Cause of Dissatisfaction Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 19 May 1927 · page 4

An Intimation to rearrange working shifts in the Caledonian collieries has caused alarm among the deputies. The Deputies' Association has…

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Injured in Mine

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 20 May 1927 · page 4

Andrew Douglas, a miner, 41 years of age residing at Sixth-street, Weston, was admitted to the Kurri Hospital last night, suffering from…

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Youth Killed. Fell Under Coal Train

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 20 May 1927 · page 3

Albert Gilohrist (10) was killed instantly last night, when he fell under a waggon of a coal train near the Commonwealth Steel Products Works…

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New Zealand Coal. Local Supplies. Independent of Australia

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 20 May 1927 · page 8

The New Zealand Under-Secretary for Mines (Mr. A. H. Kimbell), referring to a statement by Mr. Pettigrew, representative of the Abermain…

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Carried Matches. Mine Employee Fined

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 May 1927 · page 16

For carrying matches in Abermain No. 2 mine, George Conquest, an employee, was fined 10/, with 8/ costs, at Cessnock Police Court…

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Coal Export. Shipments From Newcastle

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 May 1927 · page 13

The quantity of coal shipped at Newcastle, during the week for places beyond the State was 92.515 tons, of which 82,165 tons represented…

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Coal Export, Shipments From Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 21 May 1927 · page 2

The quantity of coal shipped at Newcastle during the week for places beyond the state was 89,400 tons, of which 71,976 tons…

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Easter Conference South Maitland Miners Support

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 21 May 1927 · page 4

Mr. Bert Sargent, chairman of the south Grota Miners' Lodge, Writes, stating that at a large combined meeting of south maitland miners, a…

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Colliery Idle. Waggon Packers Want More Money. Cessnock

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 May 1927 · page 1

Aberdare Central colliery is idle to-day. Requests were made to the management by waggon-packers for extra remuneration in view of the…

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