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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1927

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Fall of Coal. Cessnock Miner Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 21 May 1927 · page 9

William Alston, a minor, living in Anstey-street cessnock, was caught iby a fall of coal in the Aberdare central colliery He…

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Boy Found Dead. Struck by Coal Waggon

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

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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New Zealand. Independent of Australian Coal. Local Supplies

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

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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Mine Deputies. Rearranging the Shifts. Cause of Dissatisfaction. Cessnock

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 May 1927 · page 5

An intimation to rearrange working shifts in the Caledonian collieries has caused alarm among the deputies…

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Greta. Colliery Stoppage

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 23 May 1927 · page 3

Eight Rev. R. Stephen, Bishop of Newcastle, administered, Confirmation to 30 young people in St. Mary's Church of England, Grota on…

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The Collieries. Work for Fortnightly Pay

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 23 May 1927 · page 7

Eleven days was the full working time at the collieries in the northern , district for the fortnight. Wallsend remained idle owing to the flooding,…

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An Increase. Queensland Gold Yield

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 23 May 1927 · page 6

Queensland gold production during April last totaled 28940z fine valued at £12,293, an increase of 22310z worth £9477 on that for…

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West Maitland Court. Monday. May 23. (Before Mr. M.H. Cleeve, P.m.). Stealing Coal

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 23 May 1927 · page 8

Michael Ford pleaded guilty to having at West Maitland on May 20, stolen a quantity of coal valued at 10/, the properly of the Maitland…

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Colliery Mechanics Appeal Against Coal Board's Decision. Dismissed by Tribunal

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 24 May 1927 · page 2

The Coal industry Special Tribunal under the chairmanship of Mr. C. Hibble Sat in Sydney, in connection with an appeal by the…

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Elrington Colliery Railway

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 24 May 1927 · page 5

The work of making preparation for the laying of the railway line to the Elrington "Colliery is well in hand. A large amount of…

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Miners Resume. City Railway Trouble. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 24 May 1927 · page 5

The miners on the Wynyard Square townhall section of the underground railway, resumed work to-day pending the decision of the conciliaion…

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On Strike. Newcastle Coal Trimmers. Job Control

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 24 May 1927 · page 2

Oversea and interstate shipping Work at Newcastle is at a standstill owing to a strike of coaltrimmers. The hold-up is virtually an…

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Idle Pits Result of Newcastle Hold-Up Extended Only Mine Working To-day

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 24 May 1927 · page 4

As a consequence of the trimmers. dispute and resultant coal hold-up at Newcastle, all pits on the South Maitland field, with the exception of…

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Gold Escort. Startling Incident Near Euroa. Old-up Fears Allayed. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 24 May 1927 · page 5

One million pounds in gold has Just been shipped to America by the Commonwealth Bank. It weighed seven tons, 17 cwt., 26 lbs,, and was…

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Colliery Staffs' Case

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 26 May 1927 · page 4

The Colliery Staffs Conciliation Committee, which is meeting uuder the chairmanship of Mr. F.W. Rend, will resume its sittings in Sydney on…

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Small Collieries Delegate Board Decision

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 26 May 1927 · page 4

At a meeting of the Delegate Board of the Miners' Federation at Newcastle, consideration was given to the question of the number of small…

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Mining Court

Singleton Argus · Thursday 26 May 1927 · page 2

Before the Mining Warden, Mr A. N. Graham, at the Court House yesterday, several applications for authority to enter land in the County of…

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Cost-of Mine Oomnensation Cases

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 26 May 1927 · page 4

Consideration was given by the Delegate Board at Newcastle to the huge expenditure that had been incurred by the federation in…

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Northern Mines Thousnds of Men Idle

Singleton Argus · Thursday 26 May 1927 · page 2

The colliery owners are viewing with concern the continuation of the dispute at Newcastle involving the coal trimmers and the crane drivers on the…

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Gold Escort Startling Incident Near Euroa

Singleton Argus · Thursday 26 May 1927 · page 3

One million pounds in gold has just been shipped to America by the Commonwealth Bank. It weighed seven tons,17 cwt., 26 lbs., and was brought…

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