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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1928

1,537 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 40 of 77

Coal Contracts Terms of Civic Royal Commission

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 21 July 1928 · page 8

The terms of the Royal commission, which will inquire into the civie coal contracts, have been made available…

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Dungog Mining Upper Chichester Discovery

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 July 1928 · page 11

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

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Coal Industry. Mr. Farrar's Conference. Early Resumption Possible

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 July 1928 · page 9

The officials of the Miners' Federation are still hopeful that some good will accrue from the coal industry conference that was opened by…

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The Coal Vend Owner Breaks Away. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 21 July 1928 · page 6

It was stated to-day that one of the largest colliery owners, in New South Wales had broken away from the coal vend and had reduced the price of…

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Coal Trade Sensational Development Expected Cut in Prices NEWCASTLE

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 July 1928 · page 16

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

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

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 July 1928 · page 2

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

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'Sold a Pup' Government Coal Contract. Kearsley President's Views. Cessnock

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 July 1928 · page 16

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

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Stop Press Price of Coal. Mr. McDonald's Denial. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 21 July 1928 · page 8

Mr. C. M. McDonald, Chairman of the Northern Collieries' Association, said to-day that the allegation that some members of the association had…

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Communist Tactics Condemned by British Miners Efforts to Overthrow Extremists. London, July 19

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 21 July 1928 · page 6

A private session of the Miners' Conference at Liandudne, carried a resolution on a vote of 620,000 against 8000, endorsing the executives…

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

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 July 1928 · page 5

His Honor, Judge While, presided at a court under the Coal Mines' Regulation Act, held at tile East Maitland Curthouse Wednesday. The…

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Sharing Work. at Aberdare Collieries. Miners' Proposal. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 23 July 1928 · page 5

A conference of representatives of mining: organisations was hold at Cessnock on Sunday with the object of bringing about an equal distribution…

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Hetton Bellbird Collieries

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 23 July 1928 · page 4

Hetton Bellbird Collieries, Ltd., discloses a profit of £46,552, after writing off balance of the reconstruction account and providing for…

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Colliery Case. Breach of Regulations

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 23 July 1928 · page 2

Arthur David Armstrong, manager of the Mayfield COlliery, was charged at the West Maitland Police Court with having committed breaches of…

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Gold Prospecting on Upper Chichester

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 23 July 1928 · page 4

Mr. A. E. Powell, of Robert-street, Tenambit, East Maitland, writes as follows:—I read with much interest and…

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Price of Coal. Mr. Mcdonald's Denial

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 23 July 1928 · page 6

Mr.C.M. McDonald, Chairman of the Northern Collieries' Association, said that the allegation that some members of the association had…

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Case Dismissed Alleged Breach of Coal Mines Regulations. Mine Manager in Court

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 24 July 1928 · page 5

Before Mr. D. W. Reed, P.M., at the Cessnock Police Court to-day Walter Rawlings, manager of the Aberdare Extended Colliery, was…

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Price of Coal. Reported Reduction. for Railways

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 24 July 1928 · page 6

Mr C. M. McDonald, chairman of the Northern Collieries' Association, has stated that the allegation that one of the largest coal owners had broken…

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Coal Crisis Appeal for Co-operation. Premier's Statement

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 24 July 1928 · page 2

A strong appeal to all parties concerned in the coal mining industry to realise the serious position which has been brought about by the…

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Plight of Unemployed Miners Deputation to Wait on Caledonian Company Appeal to Re-open Mines or Allow Work-sharing Premier to Be Invited to Visit Cessnock

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 24 July 1928 · page 1

On Sunday morning, at the School of Arts, a conference of representatives of the mining organisations was held to deal with the distress…

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Waste Workings. Aberdare Extended Mine. Alleged Breach of Act. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 24 July 1928 · page 5

There were many mining officials in the public gallery at Cessnock Police Court to-day when Walter Rawling,…

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