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Mining & the mines, 1928

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Abermain Miners' Lodge

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 June 1928 · page 6

The following officers and committee have been elected by the Abermain No. 1 Miners' Lodge for the ensuing six months: President,…

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Stanford Merthyr Colliery Coal Contracts

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 29 June 1928 · page 3

Last week Mr. Booth, M.L.A., made strong representations to the Minister for Railways anil Public Works, protesting against Stanford…

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Miner’s Claim Fails

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Friday 29 June 1928 · page 8

Frederick Walte, miner, employed at Aberdare Colliery, claimed compensation from the Caledonian Collieries at the rate of £5 a week, [?] £42/…

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Abermain Miners' Lodge. Officers Elected

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 29 June 1928 · page 4

Officers and committee elected by the Abermain Miners' Lodge for the ensuing six months are as fellows: President, Mr. E. Sanlaville…

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Latest Mining Failure

The Scone Advocate · Friday 29 June 1928 · page 8

Commenting upon the closing down of the Balmain Colliery, on which half a million of money has been sunk, the "Bulletin" says:—…

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N.W.W. Co-op. Society Not Interested Balmain Colliery

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 29 June 1928 · page 2

A rumor in circulation that the British Co-operative Society was carrying out negotiations to take control of the Balmain Colliery was…

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Price of Coal. South Australia Fleeced. Premier's Threat

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 29 June 1928 · page 2

The South Australian Premier (Mr. Butler) said that the ever-increasing cost of coal had caused the Government concern…

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Ayrfield Collieries

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 30 June 1928 · page 6

The trouble at Ayrfield Nos. 1 and 1 Collieries, is still unsettled. The minors, mechanics, and other employees at the pits have gone direct…

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Coal Industry Miners Blamed for Distress

Singleton Argus · Saturday 30 June 1928 · page 4

That the unprofitable newspaper investments and unnecessary strikes of the Miners' Federation are largely responsible for the present distress on the…

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Caught by Fall of Coal

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 30 June 1928 · page 6

Joseph Richardson was caught by a tall at coal while working in Aberdare Extended Colliery yesterday, and sustained slight injuries to…

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Ayrfield Dispute Statement by Miners' President

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 June 1928 · page 2

Reference to the position at the two Ayrfield collieries was made in a statement issued by Mr. T. Hoare, president of the northern district…

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Strike Pay. Scale for Miners Revised

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 June 1928 · page 16

The interstate convention of the Miners' Federation on Monday revised the scale of rates provided under the constitution for strike pay…

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Miners' Convention New Governing Body. Preventing Stoppages

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 June 1928 · page 9

After deliberating on the matter for two days, the Miners' Convention has drawn, up plans for supplanting the central council of the…

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Killed Instantly Crushed by Fall of Coal

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 June 1928 · page 11

Two hundred tons of coal fell on Garvin Cockburn, a miner, at the Nightcaps mine (N.Z.). when the roof collapsed…

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Wedding of Gold Hon. Lois Sturt Marries Vicount's Heir

Singleton Argus · Saturday 30 June 1928 · page 6

One of the most interesting society weddings of the year took place at Brompton Oratory. London, when the Hon. Evan Morgan. Viscount Tredegar's…

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Ayrfield Collieries

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 2 July 1928 · page 4

The president of Ayrfield No. 1 Miners' Lodge, referring this morning to the paragraph in Saturday's issue regarding the trouble at…

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Colliery Idle. Dispute Over Working Conditions. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 2 July 1928 · page 4

Aberdaro Extended Colliery is idle to-day. The miners took exception to a direction of the management regarding…

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Mine Disaster. Sixty Men Gassed. Agonising Scenes in France. London, July 1

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 2 July 1928 · page 5

A fire occurred in the shaft of the Rochelamelicro Colliery at St. Ftienne, in France, and caused a violent explosion in the mine…

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Fifty-three Men Lose Lives. Coal Mine Disaster

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 3 July 1928 · page 2

It is announced in a report from Paris that a fire in a shaft at the Rochelam Cliere coal mine, near St. Etienne, caused a violent explosion…

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Price of Coal Coal Owners to Blame?

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 3 July 1928 · page 5

Are the coal-owners of New South Wales to blame for the increased cost of coal? The premier of South Australia (Mr. Butler), who…

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