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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1928

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Discontent. Sharing Work at Aberdare Mines

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 July 1928 · page 8

There is considerable discontent among the employees of the Aberdare South and Aberdare Central collieries, who have, been idle since the…

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Miners' Ballot Delegates to Trades Union Congress

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 July 1928 · page 8

Mr, L, Halliday, returning officer of the federation has made available the result of the ballot for the election of two representatives to attend…

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Avrfleld Colliery

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 July 1928 · page 4

Mr. T. Robhins, secretary of the Colliery Officials Association, speaking in reference to Ayrfleld Colliery, said that the deputies at Ayrfleld…

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The Mines. Conference at Kurri Kurri. Relief Coal Contract

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 July 1928 · page 8

A conference of representatives of the unions of the coal-mining industry was hold at Kurri Kurri to consider the position at…

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Central Men Want Work. Company's Other Mines Working Full Time. Why Not Work for the Central Colliery ?

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 17 July 1928 · page 3

The fact that two of the Caledonian Co's Cessnock collieries are working full time has given rise to the opinion that at…

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Gold at Muswellbrook

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 17 July 1928 · page 3

There is some excitement in the Muswellbr[?]ok district, where it is reported that a gold reef has ben discovered. The fund has been made…

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Coal Inquiry Terms of Reference

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 July 1928 · page 3

The commission on the Sydney City Council coal contracts (Judge Thomson) is expected to begin the taking of evidence the week in…

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Help for Miners. What Commonwealth Offers

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 17 July 1928 · page 4

"The variety of ways in which the Bruce-Page Government is helping in the development of the Commonwealth is not sufficiently appreciated by those…

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Dungog Mining Upper Chichester

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 17 July 1928 · page 2

In the annual report of the New South Wains Department of Mines, it is stated that during the first half of the year interest was aroused by…

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Help for Miners What Commonwealth Offers CANBERRA, July 14

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 17 July 1928 · page 6

"The variety of ways m which the Bruce-Page Government is helping in the development of the Commonwealth is not sufficiently…

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Coal Trade Sensational Development Expected Cut in Prices NEWCASTLE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 July 1928 · page 5

A sensational development is expected in connection with the trade when the prices quoted for coal in the tenders called by the…

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'Sold a Pup' Government Coal Contract. Keargley President's Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 July 1928 · page 4

That the employees of Stanford-Merthyr No. 1 Collierv had been sold a pup in record to a share of the Government…

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Ayrfield Colliery

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 18 July 1928 · page 6

Recently a deputation, comprising the Miners' Federation, Deputies' Assn., check inspector, Messrs. W. F. O'Hearn, and G. Booth, Ms.L.A.,…

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The Coal Trade Cut in Selling Price

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 18 July 1928 · page 9

Mr. W. F. O'Hearn, M.L.A., to-day referred to the position of the coal trade. The statement in last evening's "Mercury," referring to the cut…

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Coal Crisis. Suggested Conference, Reply to Mr. Baddeley. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 18 July 1928 · page 7

Referring to Mr. Baddeley's suggestion of a conference representing the Commonwealth and State Governments the coal owners and the…

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Mining Inquiry. Alleged Over-winding. Judge Orders Driver to Pay Costs

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 18 July 1928 · page 6

His Honor, Judge White, presided at a court under the Coal Mines Regulation Act, held at the East Maitland Courthouse to-day. The court…

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Coal Prices. Tender for Railway Coal. Excitement in Colliery Circles

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 19 July 1928 · page 7

NEWCASTLE, Thursday. The disclosure of the prices tendered for coal to be supplied to the Railway Department has caused…

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Mining Fatality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 19 July 1928 · page 6

Mr. J. R. Scott, deputy coroner, will hold an inquiry at the Cessnock Courthouse, on Thursday next, concerning the death of Jonathan…

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Chinese Shot. Tragedy of Gold Diggings

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 19 July 1928 · page 5

A Chinese, Joe Shem, was shot in a hut at Kyeburn diggings, Central Otage (N.Z.), and died. A few hours later Shem's mate, Sue Pue,…

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New Gold Find Between Muswellbrook and Jerry's Plains

Singleton Argus · Thursday 19 July 1928 · page 2

Gold is reported to have been discovered at, Edderton, a few miles south of Muswollbrook, in the direction of Jerry's' Plains. Assays of the ore…

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