Distress on Coal-fields. Councillor Burns Disgusted with Government. £7000 Distributed in Relief. Kurri
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 13 April 1928 · page 2
"I am disgusted with the attitude of the Government in expending such huge sums of money in relict doles when the Kearsley Shire Council is…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal Industry Miners Interview Minister
The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 April 1928 · page 9
The conference of the officers of the central, northern, southern, and western executives of the Miners' Federation broke up on 4th inst…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Hydraulic Stowage. Proposed Adoption At. Mines. Minister's Statement
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 April 1928 · page 2
Mr. Baddeley, M.L.A., on behalf of Aberdare South Miners' Lodge, recently made representations to Mr. Chaffey, the Minister for Mines, on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Miss Donaldson Awarded Humane Society's Gold Medal
Singleton Argus · Saturday 14 April 1928 · page 5
Believed to be the only woman ever to receive the honor, Miss Lucy Donaldson, heroine of the Merewether shark tragedy, was on Wednesday awarded…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mining Leases Development by Private Enterprise
The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 April 1928 · page 6
The question of a number of State coal mine lenses was brought before the State Cabinet by Mr. Chaffey, Minister for Mines…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Coal Leases Mr. Chaffey's Rejoinder. Reply to Mr. Baddeley
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 April 1928 · page 2
Mr. J. J. Baddeley, M.L.A., replied yesterday to the statement made by Mr. Chaffey, Minister for Mines, regarding the new coal leases. "Mr. Chaffer's replay does not…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Labour's Paper. Criticism at Labour Conference. Northern Miners' Attitude. Sydney
The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 April 1928 · page 14
The A.L.P. Conference was resumed to-day, and, as usual, the proceedings were delayed owing tao the late arrival of many…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Faced with Starvation. 1200 Miners Idle
The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 17 April 1928 · page 5
A deputation told the director of the Labor Bureau, Mr. Bellemore, that many people in the Cessnock district were on the verge of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Surplus Miners. Estimated to Number 6000.Government Alarmed. Sydney
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 April 1928 · page 5
The State Government has been alarmed by the coal mine owner's estimate that there are 6000 surplus miners in the State…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →LOCAL & GENERAL Kurri Mines
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 18 April 1928 · page 4
Hebburn No.1 and 2 collieries are still idle owing to slackness of trade, but Pelaw-Main, which was idle owning to trouble with the mechanics,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mining Industry Reorganisation Scheme. Abermain Meeting
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 18 April 1928 · page 7
Mr. A. Eade presided over a special meeting of the Abermain No. 1 Miners' Lodge, held in the Star Picture Theatre…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Host of Questions Legislative Assembly. Depression in Mining Industry
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 18 April 1928 · page 9
Ministers were bombarded with questions in the State Legislative Assembly. The Minister for Mines (Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Surplus Miners Estimated to Number 6000
Singleton Argus · Thursday 19 April 1928 · page 4
The State Government has been alarmed by the coal mine owners' estimate that there are 6000 surplus miners in the State, for whom other work will…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Coal Mine Hygiene Bath and Change Houses Discussion in Parliament
The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 20 April 1928 · page 4
The following discussion took place in the House recently on the subject of bath and change houses in coal mines:—…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mining. Production in Queensland
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 20 April 1928 · page 3
The total value of the mineral production, including gold, in Queensland, last year was £1,646,999, being an increase of £37,250 over…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Russian Gold. Subsidising Crimes in England. Minister's Revelations. London, April 10
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 20 April 1928 · page 5
Major Kindersley, in the House of Commons, asked the Home Secretary whether, in view of the fact that Bank of England notes were…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Levies and Union Dues How Miners Are Taxed
Singleton Argus · Saturday 21 April 1928 · page 6
The minors' union continues to exact its heavy dues from the miners, despite the fact that many of them are earning less than £3 a week…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Hydraulic Stowage. Proposed Adoption at Mines. Minister's Statement
The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 April 1928 · page 9
Mr. Baddeley, M.L.A., on behalf of Aberdare South Miners' Lodge, recently made representations to Mr. Chaffey, the Minister for Mines, on…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Surplus Miners, Estimated to Number 6000. Government Alarmed. Sydney
The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 April 1928 · page 16
The State Government has been alarmed by the coal mine owners' estimate that there are 6000 surplus miners in the State,…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Coal Leases Mr. Chaffey's Rejoinder. Reply by Mr. Baddeley
The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 April 1928 · page 9
Mr. J. M. Baddeley, M.L.A., replied on 13th inst to the statement made by Mr. Chaffey, Minister for Mines, regarding the new coal leases…
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