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Mining & the mines, 1928

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Hebburn No. 2 Colliery Disturbance Men Return to Work All Is Now Quiet

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 20 January 1928 · page 9

The disturbance which broke out at the Hebburn No. 2 Colliery on Tuesday morning has apparently been settled…

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Money in London. Australia's Credit Stands High. Mining Men Chary. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 20 January 1928 · page 5

John Saunders, a company underwriter, on his return to Sydney from a business trip to England to-day, said that there was a lot of money in…

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Colliery Fire. Outbreak at Collie

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 January 1928 · page 4

Latest reports from Collie (W.A) Indicate that the locality of the fire at the Co—operative mine has been reached. The fire—fighters have…

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Hebburn Miners' Lodge

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 21 January 1928 · page 4

Mr. W. Wardle presided at a meeting of Hebbur No. 1 Miners' Lodge, when a recommendation was received from the committee that members…

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Oil Displacing Coal

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 January 1928 · page 7

The rapid Increase In the tonnage of shipping propelled by oil, either as fuel for steam boilers or for Internal combustion engines, has led to the…

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Absolute Preference. Lithgow Miners' Demand

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 21 January 1928 · page 3

The Lithgow miners' delegate board decided that absolute preference to local miners would be enforced in future…

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Wheeler Killed. at Ayrfield Colliery. Fell 250 Feet

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 January 1928 · page 14

Edward Killer, 21, a wheeler employed at Ayrfield No. 1 Colliery, was killed shorty after 9 o'clock on Monday through falling down the…

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Road Paved with Gold

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

British Columbia can vic with stories of the Arabian Nights, since it has been discovered that at least one of its roads has been paved with…

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The Coal Industry. an Interesting Debate

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 January 1928 · page 3

The first meeting of the year, of St. John's Debating Society, was well attended and much interest was displayed in the debate set down for…

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Coal Supplies. Civic Commission Saves £5000

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 21 January 1928 · page 3

According to a schedule prepared for the Civic Commission the fresh tenders called, for the city's coat supply show that the aggregate price…

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One Hundred Men Affected. Broken Hill Mine Fire

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 January 1928 · page 8

Mr. C. J. Emery, general manager of North Broken Hill, Ltd., estimated the damage caused by the fire at £2000. The loss is covered by…

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Miners' Council. Meeting in Sydney. Northern' Executive Ballot

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

At a meeting of the council of the Miners' Federation, it was decided to reject the appeal lodged by Mr. R. Prideaux against the decision of the…

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Mine Subsidence. Man Killed, Others Injured, Capetown. January 16

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

A serious subsidence occurred at the Witwatersrand gold mine's Conor shaft this morning, when thee stations at the shaft fell in almost…

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Shorter Hours Conditions in Tasmanian Mines. Court Not Favourable

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

The Full Bench of the Commonwealth Arbitration Court at Burnie, In dealing with an application by the Australian Workers'. Union for a…

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New Guinea Gold. Another Valuable Shipment Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 January 1928 · page 3

The steamer Monboro, which arrived at Sydney to-day from New Guinea, brought gold valued at £30,000…

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Test Case Pending. Treatment of Injured Miners. Hospital Fayments. Cessnock

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 January 1928 · page 14

Owing to the difficulty experienced by Cessnock District Hospital in securing settlement of claims for treatment of compensation cases. under…

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The Collieries

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 23 January 1928 · page 3

Whithurn Colliery, after working the last seven days, is again idle. New Greta is working well, and trade prospects are good…

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Greta. Municipal Council Meeting. the Collieries

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 23 January 1928 · page 3

The fortnightly meeting of the Greta Municipal Council was held on Tuesday, whon there were present: The Mayor (Ald. Jas. Proudfoot), and…

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Newcastle Wallsend Coal

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

The profit for the year ended December 31 disclosed by Newcastle Wallsend Coal Company, Ltd., £31,250 covers the dividend of 10 per…

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Aberdare Central Horses Withdrawn From Mine. Cessnock

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

The horses were drawn from Aberdare Central mine on Saturday afternoon. Slackness of trade is stated as the reason for this action…

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