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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1928

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Coal Prices. a Reduction Expected. Water Board Defers Tenders

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 August 1928 · page 1

In view of the State Government's efforts to bring about an alteration in the price of coal, and the unsettled conditions of the industry…

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Overseas Settlement Lord Lovat's Mission. Migration of Miners. London, July 30

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 August 1928 · page 2

The chief purpose of the proposed tour of the Dominions by Lord Lovat, Under-Secretary for the Dominions and Chairman of the Oversea…

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Civic Coal Contracts Judge Thomson Inquires. Startling Developments Expected. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 4 August 1928 · page 6

Judge Thomsen this morning opened an inquiry into the coal contracts made by the City Council during the past 20 years…

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Coal Crisis. Premier Confers with Men. Sacrifices on All Sides Necessary

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 August 1928 · page 3

The State Government is anxious to reach a solution of the coal problem. With this object in view the Premier (Mr. Bavin) had a long…

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Three Great Problems State Government's Policy. Review by Premier. Unemployment, Migration, and Coal

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 August 1928 · page 7

The Premier, Mr. Bavin, delivered his pre-sessional speech at Chatswood on Tuesday. Mr. Bavin said that amongst the greatest problems the Government had to face were unemployment, the…

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Plane Crashes. on New Guinea Goldfields

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 August 1928 · page 5

SALAMOA (N. Guinea) Thursday. Captain Johnston and Messrs. Howard and Soutar have arrived here in the Commonwealth amphibian to…

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Colliery Strike

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 6 August 1928 · page 3

Owing to a disagreement with the management of St. Helier's Colliery, which is situated about three miles from Muswellbrook, the miners ceased…

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Coal Export [?]Ents From Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 6 August 1928 · page 6

The quantity of coal shipped at Newcastle during the weck for places beyond the State was 60,535 tons, of which [?] tons represented…

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Coal Prices Strike Ukely in North

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 7 August 1928 · page 2

A serious strike is likely to take place in the north before coal prices are, reduced. To speak of reducing the selling price of coal is one matter…

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Count Nobile Awarded Gold Medal by the Pope. Rome, Aug. 6

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 7 August 1928 · page 4

The Pope gave an audience to the priest who accompanied Count Nobile on his Polar flight, and expressed gratification at the manner…

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Depressed State of Coal Industry Cessnock Conference Views Premier's Attitude with Disgust Bequest to Mr. Bruce Fob Comprehensive Inquiry

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 7 August 1928 · page 1

The depressed state of the coal industry, and the wholesale unemployment caused by the closing down of pits in the district, was the subject of a further conference at Cessnock last Sunday afternoon…

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Coal Industry Meeting of Miners' Council. Northern Distress

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 August 1928 · page 3

A very important Bitting of the Central Council of the Minors' Federation was commenced on Tuesday afternoon…

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Queensland Action. Proprietors and Miners Meet

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 August 1928 · page 3

At a meeting of the Queensland Colliery Proprietors' Union and the Colliery Employees' Union, in Ipswich, Mr. Gledson, a representative of…

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High Coal Prices Union Secretary's Claims

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 August 1928 · page 6

The secretary of the Western Miners' Federation (Mr. T. Schroder), referring to the statement of the Premier (Mr. Bavin) concerning the…

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Coal Mine. Option Offered to South Australia

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 9 August 1928 · page 3

An option for the purchase of coal mine in Tasmania at a cost of £100,000 has been offered to the South Australian Government by the…

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Coal Crisis Seriousness of Position Realised. Miners' Federation Meets

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 9 August 1928 · page 5

The Central Council of the Miners' Federation, which spent, considerable time on Wednesday discussing the proposals to take over the Balmain…

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Owners and Miners Co-operate to Protect Queensland Coal Industry

Singleton Argus · Thursday 9 August 1928 · page 4

A message from Ipswich says that at the suggestion of the president of the Queensland Colliery Employees' Union, representatives of the Queensland…

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Balmain Colliery. Co-operative Proposal

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 9 August 1928 · page 5

Most of Wednesday's session of the neutral council of the Minors' Federation was occupied with dealing with the agreement which the federation…

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Coal Profits Where Do They Go?

Singleton Argus · Thursday 9 August 1928 · page 1

Mr Schroder, secretary of the Western Miners' Federation referred on Monday to Mr Bavin's statement concerning, the position on the Northorn…

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Owners and Miners Co Operate. to Protect Queensland Coal Industry

The Scone Advocate · Friday 10 August 1928 · page 8

A message from Ipswich says that at the suggestion of the President of the Queensland Colliery Employees' Union representatives of the…

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