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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1927

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Colliery Enginedriver's Fatal Injuries. Car and Motor Cycle in Collision Coroner Returns an Open Verdict

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 6 September 1927 · page 8

At the Cessnock Courthouse yesterday morning the District Coroner (Mr. G. Brown), held an inquest Concerning the death of John Henry Burke,…

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'Worse Than Ever.' British Mining Conditions. Pessimistic Address. London, Sept. 5

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 6 September 1927 · page 5

Mr. G. Hicks, in his presidential address to the Trades Union Congress at Edinburgh, assailed the Trades Union bill as a futile attempt…

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Baker's Colliery Men Paid Off

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 7 September 1927 · page 2

Mr. T. Hoare, president of the northern branch of the Miners' Federation, stated that as a result of a decision of the delegate board, the…

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South Greta,Colliery's Electric. Supply

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 7 September 1927 · page 4

The Mayer of West Maitland (Alderman H. W. Fry) in a minute to Council at its fortnightly meeting, referred to a letter received…

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Mining Disputes. Glen Ayr Colliery

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 September 1927 · page 2

Mr. A. Tecce, district treasurer of the Miners' Federation, stated that certain matters in dispute at Glen Ayr Colliery had been considered at…

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Ayrfield Colliery

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 September 1927 · page 2

The dispute concerning the sinkers at Ayrfield No. 2 Colliery formed the subject of a conference between the representatives of the…

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Still Unsettled. Excelsior Colliery Strike. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 September 1927 · page 5

The strike of 200 employees of the Exceisor Colliery, Port Kembia, has new lasted nearly four months, There is no prospect of a settlement,…

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Introduction of Machines Miners Dissatisfied

Singleton Argus · Thursday 8 September 1927 · page 3

Delegates to a conference of the northern miners, dealing with machine won coal, paid special attention to the conditions at the Richmond Main…

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Coal Shipments. Activity at Port Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 September 1927 · page 5

During the Past fortnight, shipment of coal from Port Kembia have been almost double those of a few weeks ago…

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Mining Act. Meaning of Glauses

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 September 1927 · page 4

In order to arrive at a clearer un derstanding of the meaning of the clauses embodied in the recently ai[?]ended Mining Act, a conference,…

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Cessnock Hospital. I Miners Pr0viding New Ward, Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 September 1927 · page 4

Elrington Minors' Lodge has taken the initial stop in endowing a cot in the new ward at Cessnock District Hospital at a cost of £ 25…

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Abermain Collieries

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Friday 9 September 1927 · page 8

The three Abermain Collieries were idle yesterday through slackness of trade. At Abermain No 2 a dispute exists…

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Muswellbrook Miners' Lodge

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 9 September 1927 · page 2

At the quarterly meeting of the Muswellbrook Miners' Lodge held in the Masonic Hall, Mr. A. Peachey presiding, the election of officers for the…

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Oil Versus Coal

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

Here we are, a people blessed [?] the richest coal measures in the [?] yet we yearly grow more and [?] dependent upon a foeign nation[?]…

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New Rates Demanded Machine-Won Coal

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 9 September 1927 · page 3

Representatives of practically all northern collieries attended a conference in Maitland on Saturday to discuss new rates for machine-won…

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Oil Versus Coal The Writing on the Wall

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 9 September 1927 · page 4

Under the above heading a very interesting article will be published in the issue of the "Eagle" on Friday next…

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Mining Disputes. Glen Ayr Colliery

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 September 1927 · page 8

Mr. A. Teece, district treasurer of the Miners' Federation stated that certain' matters in dispute at Glen Ayr Colliery had been considered at…

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Ayrfield Colliery

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 September 1927 · page 8

The dispute concerning the sinkers at Ayrfield No. 2 Colliery formed the subject of a conference between the representatives of the…

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Baker's Colliery Men Paid Off

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 September 1927 · page 6

Mr. T. Hoare, president of the northern branch of the Miners' Federation, stated that as result of a decision of the delegate board, the…

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Two Idle Mines

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 10 September 1927 · page 4

Abermain Nos. 1 and 3 are Idle today and also Stanford Merthyr No. 1, owing to slackness of trade. The latter was idle yesterday for the…

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