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Mining & the mines, 1928

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East Greta Colliery

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 17 March 1928 · page 4

The Minister for Mines and Forests, Mr. Chaffey, has forwarded a letter to Mr. W. F. O'Hearn, M.L.A., who led the deputation to the…

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New Mine Manager

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 March 1928 · page 7

Mr. Teesdale, manager of Kandos colltery, has been appointed manager of the Muswellbrook coal—mine, in succession to Mr. J. Douglass…

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Queensland Gold. an Increased Yield

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 March 1928 · page 7

The gold—yield in Queensland for the first two months of the year amounted to 4792 fine ounces, valued at £20,954, compared with 760 fine…

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Coal Trade. Newcastle Loses Another Customer

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 March 1928 · page 11

The steamer Proteus, which left Newcastle last week for Hongkong. via Tohio (New caledonia), carried the last consignment of coal taken…

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Gold Find. New West Australian Discovery

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 17 March 1928 · page 7

A new gold find has been made at Burracoppin, W.A., by Messrs. Donaldson and Miller. They have sent to Coolgardi State battery a trial…

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Soviet Gold. Attached in Law Case. New York, March 9

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 March 1928 · page 13

The 5,000,000 dollars in gold recently sent from Russia to banking agents of Russia in the United states, has been attached in suit…

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Natives for Mines Recruiting in South Africa. Divergence in Labour Party. Capetown, March 12

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 March 1928 · page 2

The Minister for Defence, Colonel Creswell, D. S. O. took advantage of a debate on past appropriations, by the Assembly to reiterate the white…

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Northern Collieries Big Government Order

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 20 March 1928 · page 4

With the object of relieving unemployment, Cabinet has agreed to the Railway Commissioners accepting tenders for 60,000 tons of coal from the…

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Colliery Staffs. Applications to Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 20 March 1928 · page 7

Mr. B, J. Kavanagh, Deputy industrial Commissioner, had before him ,an application made on behalf of the United Collieries Staff…

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Miners' Help Baths

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 20 March 1928 · page 1

Mr. J. R. Lewis, under-manager Muswellbrook Colliery has collected the sum of £8/2/6 from employees at the colliery in support of Miss Rennie's…

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Miners' Federation Against Night Work

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 20 March 1928 · page 2

With the cry about increasing unemployment, and the picture of deputations waiting upon the Governor and Ministers of the Crown begging for…

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Work of Madman. Mine Bunkhouses Fired. Five Dead: Five Seriously Burned. Vancouver. March' 19

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 20 March 1928 · page 8

A Princeton, British Columbia, message states' that nine men are dead and fire seriously burned, and a number of others received minor…

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Variation Refused. Collieries Staff Association's Award

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 21 March 1928 · page 2

The Deputy Commissioner, Mr. E. J. Kavanagh Inquired into an application on behalf of the United Collieries Staff Association for variation…

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Strike Losses. Stockton Borehole Colliery

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 21 March 1928 · page 7

Records compiled by the Stockton Borehole Colliery management discloses that for 16 months during which Mr. "Bondy" Hoare was paid…

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Throat Cut. Miners' Death. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 21 March 1928 · page 2

John Hepburn, aged 68 years, a miner, who resided with Mr. and Mrs. Stonier at 18 Selwyn-street, was found by Mrs. Stonier with his throat cut on…

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Test Case. Decision Under Mining Act

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 21 March 1928 · page 6

At the instance of the Caledonian Collieries, Ltd., a special case was stated in Chambers in Sydney, by the mining warden at East…

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Gassed in Mine Fatal Fall Down Shaft. Melbourne

Singleton Argus · Thursday 22 March 1928 · page 2

James Plunkett, who was gassed in a gold mine at Hurstbridge on Monday night and fell to the bottom of a shaft, fracturing his skull, died in…

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Miners' Delegate Board

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 23 March 1928 · page 2

The Miners' Delegate Board continued its deliberations at the Newcastle Trades Hall on Wednesday. Mr. T. Hoare, president of the…

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Hydraulic Stowa Trial Suggested at Aberda[?] South Colliery

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Friday 23 March 1928 · page 5

Mr. J. M. Baddeley, M L.A. is In receipt of the following official information:— From the Minister for Labor and Industry…

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Hydraulic Stowing At Aberdare South Mine

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 23 March 1928 · page 5

Mr. Baddeley, M.L.A., is in receipt of communication with regard to notes of a deputation from representatives of the Cessnock…

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