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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1928

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Petty Stoppages at Mine. Mr. Hoare's Strong Views

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 17 February 1928 · page 9

Strong views regarding petty "stoppages at the mines were expressed by Mr. "Bondy" Hoarc, president of the northern miners, in a speech to the men…

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Petty Stoppages at Mines. Mr. Hoare's Strong Views

The Scone Advocate · Friday 17 February 1928 · page 10

Strong views regarding petty stoppages at the mines were expressed by Mr. "Bondy" Hoare, president of the Northern miners, in a speech to the…

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Cessnock Unemployed. Deputation to Minister for Mines. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 17 February 1928 · page 5

The Minister for Mines, Mr. F. Chaffey received a deputation at the Council Chambers this morning from representatives of the district…

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Blue and Gold Pierrots Successful Concert. in Aid of Baths' Fund

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 17 February 1928 · page 1

Excellent! With, this single word, people described the concert given by the Blue and Gold Pierrots in the.School of Arts…

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Good News. Coal for New Zealand. Signs of Reviving Trade, Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 17 February 1928 · page 5

It is reported in shipping circles that the steamers Iron Monarch and Iron Crown have been chartered to load sixty…

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Gold Mine Afire. Many Miners Trapped, Vancouver. February 10

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 February 1928 · page 13

News from Sudbury, Ontario, says that 47 men were trapped by a fire in the Hollinger gold mine. February 11…

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Record Death Roll Fire in Gold Mine. Vancouver. Feb. 13

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 February 1928 · page 2

A message from Timmins contario states that the total death roll in the Hollinger gold mine fire was 39, the largest over reported in…

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A[?]rfield Miners

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 February 1928 · page 4

It is notified that a 'bus will leave the "Mercury" corner at 6 o'clock on Monday morning for Ayrfield No.1 coll[?]ry via the railway station…

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Coal Industry. Forthcoming Conference

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 February 1928 · page 4

Referring to a report that representation of the Federal Ministry at a conference being called in New South Wales to discuss the depressed…

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Mines Conference. State Cabinet Agrees

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 February 1928 · page 3

The Minister for Labour (Mr. Farrar) was authorised by Cabinet yesterday to take the initial steps to bring about a conference between the coal…

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Coal Export. Shipments at Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 February 1928 · page 4

The amount of coal shipped at Newcastle during the week for places beyond the State was 61,386 tons, of which 51,330 tons represented…

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Petroleum Products Experiments with Coal. London, Feb. 9

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 February 1928 · page 12

Describing the conversion of coal into petroleum products, the Government Scientific and Industrial Research committed says that…

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Parliament Another Amendment. Address in Reply Debate. Distress Amongst Miners. London, Feb. 9

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 February 1928 · page 12

In the House of Commons to—day, Mr. Winston Churchill, Chancellor of. the Exchequer, told Mr.' H. Day (Labour) that he. had no legal…

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Coal By-Products

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 February 1928 · page 4

The Minister for Mines, Mr. Chaffey, has informed the Combined Cessnock Progress Associations, in reply to their request that he consider the…

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Lithgow Cloudburst. Flood Water Disappears' Down Colliery

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 February 1928 · page 8

A cloudburst occurred at Oakey Park, near Lithgow, on Sunday afternoon, when a man named John Brennan, 67 years of ago, was…

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The Coal Conference

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 21 February 1928 · page 4

The Minister for Labour and Industry, Mr. Farrar, on Monday, brought before Cabinet the question of the proposed conference between…

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Lithgow Cloudburst Water Continues to Pour Into Colliery

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 21 February 1928 · page 5

Despite the feverish activity of a large gang of men from the Lithgow ironworks to divert the stream to its former channel, the water of…

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Our Coal. Survey of Resources

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 21 February 1928 · page 8

Engineers, industrial leaders, politicians, and economists the world over find the problems associated with coal perpetually intriguing, and, in the measure…

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Matches in Mine Aberdare Central Employee Fined

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 21 February 1928 · page 5

Before Mr. D. W. Reed, P.M., at lh. Cessnock Police Court to- day, Robert E. Fullagar, manager of Aberdare Central Colliery, proceeded against…

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The Coal Trade. and Railway Freights. Premier's Statement

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 21 February 1928 · page 7

Questioned immediately after his return from New Zealand concerning the request made by the northern collicry proprietors to review the heavy freight…

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