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Mining & the mines, 1927

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Caledonian Collieries' Dividend

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 19 August 1927 · page 4

The directors of the Caledonian Collieries, Ltd., announce that owing to frequent strikes and other industrial interferences the profit balance…

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Would Cease Work. St. Heliers' Miners

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 19 August 1927 · page 2

That if all members of the Colliery Mechanics' Association working, on the surface, wore not enrolled in the Miners' Fedoration by August 19, they…

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Muswellbrool Coal Co. Purchase of Additional Trucks

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 19 August 1927 · page 1

It will be noted with satisfaction by the public of this town that the Muswellbrook Coal Coy's. experiment in supplying coal in its own truks has…

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Wealth in Coal. Extraction of By-products

The Scone Advocate · Friday 19 August 1927 · page 2

In his report presented to the Parliament of New South Wales some time ago, Mr. Campbell, K.C., the Royal Commissioner appointed to inquire into…

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Stoppage at Central Statement by Mr. Morton Mechanics and the Miners

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 19 August 1927 · page 9

Mr. H. G. Morton General Secretary, C.M. Association, when interviewed in connection with the reports of the dispute which occurred at central…

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Nystagmus. Miners Awarded Compensation

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 August 1927 · page 5

Nystagmus, an eye complaint fairly common among miners in the State, imposes a liability on the employer for his employee's incapacitation by…

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South Greta Colliery. Idle Since August 5

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 August 1927 · page 5

Messrs. T. Punch, secretary, and S. Sargent, d[?]cate, of the south [?]ta Loage, waited upon Mr. Tecee district treasurer of the Miners…

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Coal Export. Shipments From Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 20 August 1927 · page 5

The quantity of coal shipped at Newcastle during the week for places beyond the State was 93,030 tons, of which 79,200 tons represented…

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British Miners. Mr. Cook Calls for "Action" London, Aug. 13

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 August 1927 · page 12

Mr. A. J. Cook, secretary of the Miners' Federation, In a rallying speech at Durham appealed to miners to co-operate in the, movement…

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South Maitland Colliery

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 22 August 1927 · page 4

Messrs. C. Crawford and H. C. Morton, on behalf of the Federated Engine Drivers and Firemen's Association and the Colliery Mechanics…

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Pits Idle. Kurri District Mines. Kurri Kurri, Monday

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 22 August 1927 · page 5

Two of the Kurri mines were idle to-day. Stanford-Merthyr No. 1 was off on account of a breakdown…

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"Webb's" Silver-Lead Mine. Proposed Revival

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 23 August 1927 · page 2

An effort is being made to revive the working of. "Webb's" silver-lead mine, near Emmaville, and a new company, to be known as "Webb's Silver…

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The Mines. Stanford Merthyr Resumes. Kurri

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 August 1927 · page 8

Stanford Merthyr No. 1 Colliery which was idle yesterday on account of the report of black and fire-dampin caberra jig, resumed to-day,…

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Early Days of Port Stephens Facts From the Stork House of History. (Part 50). Price of Coal

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 23 August 1927 · page 6

I this day made up my mind to raise the price of coals to 9/- per ton, as it is impossible for the company to go on deriving no profit…

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South Greta Colliery

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 24 August 1927 · page 4

A combined meeting of members of the Enginedrivers, Deputies and Mechanics' Associations, employed at South Greta Colliery, will be held at…

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South Maitund Colliery. Wages Question Discussed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 24 August 1927 · page 4

A combined meeting of members of Federal Engine-drivers and Firemen's Association, Colliery Mechanics' Association, and the…

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South Greta Miners' Lodge

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 24 August 1927 · page 4

A meeting of the South Greta Ministers' Lodge will be held at the Homeville Hall, on Monday night next. Mr. W. F. O'Hearn, M.L.A., will be…

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Mining Congress. Opened at Montreal Umpire Co-operation Urged. Montreal, Aug, 22

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 24 August 1927 · page 2

Representatives of the mining industry from all parts of the world gathered to-day at Montreal for the opening of the second triennial…

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Black Coal. 'Threat by Miners' Federation. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 25 August 1927 · page 4

Alleging that the management of a certain colliery is employing labour in a manner not satisfactory to the Miners' Federation, Mr. T…

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Kurri Mines. Richmond-main Resumes. Kurri

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 25 August 1927 · page 2

Richmond Main mine, which was idle yesterday for the third day this week, resumed to-day. A meeting was held yesterday at…

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