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Mining & the mines, 1927

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Great Coal Seam Head of Hunter Valley

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 18 November 1927 · page 2

A scam of oal averaging 25ft. in thickness, is reported to have been struck at the head of the Hunter Valley, between Cassillis and Mudgee…

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Intermittent Work on Coalfields. Booth Fires First Shot in Parliament. Miners' Conditions Must Be Maintained

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 18 November 1927 · page 5

On the opening day of Parliament, Mr. G., Booth, M.L.A., drew the attention of members to the conditions now obtaining on the Maitland…

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Gold in Creek. Reported Discovery Near Border. Field to Be Prospected. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 18 November 1927 · page 5

About a week ago a man is said to have discovered several nuggets of gold in a creek in New South Wales near the Queensland border…

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The Collieries Intermittent Work

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 November 1927 · page 4

In reply to Messrs. Booth and Connell, the Minister for Mines (Mr. Chaffey) said that he had information that in certain collieries in the State the…

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Barrier Mines Foreigners Replace Australians

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 19 November 1927 · page 3

It has been reported that eight Australian mullockers have been dismissed from the Central mine, Broken Hill, and that their places were…

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Coal Export. Shipments From Newcastle

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 November 1927 · page 9

The amount of coal shipped at Newcastle last week for places beyond tile State was 71,406 tons, of which 61,055 tons represented…

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Gold Yield. Improvement in Queensland

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 November 1927 · page 11

The gold yield in Queensland is improving. During October 4406 fine ounces were recovered, valued at £18,715, compared with 1100 fine…

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Notices Served. on Abermain No. 2 Colliery Employees. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 19 November 1927 · page 4

Notices of dismissal were yesterday served upon 66 members of the miners federation and 17 other organisations, employed at Abermain No. 2 Colliery…

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Welsh Mines. Conference Called. London, Nov. 14

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 November 1927 · page 2

In view of the seriousness of the situation on the South Wales coal fields, the coal owners have convened a joint conference with the men's…

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Great Coal Seam. Head of Hunter Valley

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 November 1927 · page 4

A seam of coal, averaging 25ft. in t thickness, is reported to have been struck at the head of the Hunter Valley, between Cassilis and Mudgee…

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Miners' Rescue Work South Maitland Corps Tested. at Hebburn

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 November 1927 · page 14

Mr. R. A. Harle, chairman South Maitland Mines Rescue Station Committee, on Saturday stated:—"The morning the rescue station…

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Price of Coal. Deduction Retrospective to November 1

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 November 1927 · page 11

Mr. C. McDonald, chairman of the Northern Collieries Association, commenting on the decision of the association to reduce the price of coal by…

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Mining Warden's Court Wednesday, November 16

Singleton Argus · Saturday 19 November 1927 · page 1

A large number of applications were considered by the Mining Warden, Mr G. James, at the Singleton Court House on Wednesday, the applicants seeking…

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Nuggets of Gold in Creek Near Queensland Border. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 19 November 1927 · page 4

About a week ago a man is said to have discovered several nuggets of gold to a creek in N. S. Wales, near the Queensland…

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House of Commons Coal Industry. Another Centre Motion Imperial Air Routes. London, Nov. 17

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 19 November 1927 · page 5

In the House of Commons, Mr. Ramsay MacDonald asked whether, in view of the crave position of the coal industry, Mr. Baldwin would…

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The Collieries. Work for Fortnight

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 21 November 1927 · page 2

Work at the collieries of the Newcastle and south Maitland fields was again of an intermittent character for the fortnight ended on Saturday…

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Declared Black. Trimmers Refuse to Coal Vessel. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 21 November 1927 · page 5

The Norwegian steamer Yarra went under the cranes this morning to take bunker coal, but the coal trimmers refused to trim her as they…

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March to London Unemployed Miners Scenes In Trafalgar Square. Demand for Amelioration. London, Nov. 20

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 21 November 1927 · page 5

The miners march ended in a downpour of rain, in Trafalgar Square, whither they had tramped, after lunch in Hyde…

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Slack Time at Collieries

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 22 November 1927 · page 4

Hebburn No. 1 and Hebburn No. 2 collieries have been working slack time for three months. During the period from September 5 to…

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LOCAL & GENERAL Hebburn Miners' Lodge

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 22 November 1927 · page 4

Hebburn No. 1 Miners' Lodge has nominated the following candidates for district officers:—President. Mr. T. Hoare; treasurer. Mr. Arthur…

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