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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1928

1,537 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 58 of 77

Miners' Request

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 September 1928 · page 9

Mr. Charlton's retirement was considered by the Greta Miners' Lodge on Saturday. A resolution was carried, placing on record its great…

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The Collieries. Work in Fortnightly Pay

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 September 1928 · page 14

In consequence of the aggregate meeting held during the fortnight ended on Saturday last, full time at the collieries of the South Maitland…

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Mine Manager Resigns

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 29 September 1928 · page 6

Mr. David Munro, manager of Greta-Main Colliery, near Cessnock, for five years, has resigned owing to indifferent health, and intends to…

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East Greta Colliery. Premier Obtains Departmental Reports

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 29 September 1928 · page 2

Arising out of the closing down'of East[?]Grota' colilery, and the request made to the Government by Mr. W. O'Hearn, M.L.A., in the Leglslative,…

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Closing Down. East Greta Colliery. Men Officially Notified

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 September 1928 · page 5

Owing to the flooding of the abandoned mine at South Greta and the gradual seepage into East Greta Colliery, together with the danger of the…

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Coal Scheme. Owners Accept Proposals

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 September 1928 · page 8

Mr. C. M. McDonald, chairman of the Northern Collieries Association, announced last night that the colliery proprietors had agreed to accept…

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Coal Industry. Efforts Towards Stabilisation

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 29 September 1928 · page 4

The Prime Minister pointed out when questioned upon the matter, that negotiations to reduce the price of coal were entirely domestic…

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Miners' Federation. Nominations for General Officers

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 September 1928 · page 3

Nominations for General President and General Secretary of the Miners' Federation have closed. The candidates are:…

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Coal Scheme Owners Accept Government Proposals

Singleton Argus · Saturday 29 September 1928 · page 4

Mr C. M. McDonald, chairman of the Northern Collieries Association, announced on Wednesday night that the colliery proprietors had agreed to…

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East Greta Mine Ctosed 200 Men Thrown Idle

Singleton Argus · Saturday 29 September 1928 · page 7

As a result of seepage into the East Greta collicry, the company has notified officials of the East Greta Miners' Lodge that the colliery has been…

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REJECTED. Mr. Bavin's Coal Proposals. Union's Decision

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 September 1928 · page 6

Representatives of unions engaged in the coal mining industry decided at the conference which was continued yesterday to…

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Gold in New Guinea. New Lode Discovered

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 September 1928 · page 14

The Administrator of New Guinea (Brigadier-General Wisdom) has informed the Minister for Home and Territories (Sir Neville Howse) that…

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East Greta Mine. Danger of Flooding. Action by Mr. O'hearn

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 September 1928 · page 6

In the "Legislative Assembly this afternoon, Mr. O'Hearn (Maitland), moved the adjournment of the House to discuss a…

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Maitland High School Careers for Boys—mining Engineering

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 September 1928 · page 14

This is a carrel which should appeal to many boys who live in the Maitland district, and especially to those who come from the mining…

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Brown Coal Solving Difficult Problem Victorian Methods The Best. Will Save the World. London, Sept. 21

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 September 1928 · page 2

Lord Reading presided at the World Fuel Conference which opened at the Imperial Institute to-day, with 1500 delegates, representing 48…

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Idle Collieries. Effect of Waterfront Trouble.oessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 1 October 1928 · page 4

Extension of the waterfront trouble has reached the coalfields, three collieries, Aberdare Extended, Aberdare Central, and Bellbird, being…

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Coal Expert Shipments at Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 1 October 1928 · page 6

The quantity of coal shipped at [?]castle last month for places beyond the State was 175,890 tons, of which 158,041 tons represented…

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Reduced Coal Orders. Employees at St. Heliers Colliery

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 2 October 1928 · page 1

A substantial reduction in orders for coal placed by the Railway Department with the local collieries has had the effect of about half the…

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Resuming Work To-morrow. Abermain-Seaham Collieries

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 2 October 1928 · page 4

Work will be resumed at Abermain Nos. 1 and 2 and other Abermain-Scaham collieries to-morrow. Meetings of the various lodges…

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Shortening Hands. at Muswellbrook Collieries. Slackness of Trade

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 2 October 1928 · page 5

MUSWELLBROOK, Tuesday. It is officially stated that owing to St. Hellers Coal Co., whose colliery is situated three miles from…

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