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Mining & the mines, 1928

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New Locomotive. Burns Both Oil and Coal. Revolution in Railway Traction Expected. London, Oct. 3

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 October 1928 · page 6

A locomotive, designed to burn both oil and coal, built by the firm of Kitson, at Leeds, is being subjected to tests on the London and…

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Coal Contracts . ? Sydney, Wednesday... Addressing the Commissioner,' who is inquiring into the allegations of bribery in connection with the City Council

Singleton Argus · Thursday 4 October 1928 · page 2

Addressing the Commissioner,' who is inquiring into the allegations of bribery in connection with the City Council coal contracts, Mr Markwell. (for the…

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"Don'ts" For Coal Miners

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 5 October 1928 · page 4

"Safoty First in Mines" is the title of a bulletin issued by the Department of Mines, containing a list of some sixty "don'ts" complied by…

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Smaller Coal Contracts. Miners Dismissed at Muswellbrook

The Scone Advocate · Friday 5 October 1928 · page 5

Coal contracts allotted by the Railway Department to Muswellbrook col­lieries for the year show a consider­able reduction on the allotments for…

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Coal Trade. No Solution

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 5 October 1928 · page 11

The riddle of the coalfields was not solved by yesterday's conference between the Premier (Mr. Bavin) and 28 delegates from the mining industry…

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The Collieries Some Off and Some On Stoppage at Extended

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 5 October 1928 · page 4

Bellbird Colliery, which had been idle since Friday last, owing to the waterfront trouble, resumed work to-day…

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Gold in New Guinea

The Scone Advocate · Friday 5 October 1928 · page 8

News of the discovery of a new and more promising reef in New Guinea was brought to Sydney on Tuesday by a party of mining men who arrived…

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Made Rich. Mining Romance

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 5 October 1928 · page 7

Eight years ago a middle-aged man approached a clerk in a Seattle travel bureau and asked how he could reach "Alice Arm, British Columbia."…

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East Greta Mine. Definitely Closed Down. No Government Help

The Scone Advocate · Friday 5 October 1928 · page 8
Also in The Muswellbrook Chronicle

In the Legislative Assembly yesterday the Minister for mines (Mr. Chaffey) announced that, after full consideration of all the facts connected with the…

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Mining Dispute. Aberdare-extended Thrown Idle. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 5 October 1928 · page 5

A dispute between two miners and the management caused Aberdare Extended Colliery to be idle to-day. The miners, who cavilled a…

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The Muswellbrook Chronicle Friday, October 5, 1928. The Local Coal Trade

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 5 October 1928 · page 2

The reduction in orders for coal placed with the local collieries by the Railway Department is to be regretted. The two mines have been working…

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Dishonest Miners Manipulate Coal Tokens

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 October 1928 · page 4

At Lithgow Court, Charles Griffiths and james Rimmer, two minders employed at the State mine, were charged with attempting to obtain…

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Coal Industry Miners Against Wage Reduction

Singleton Argus · Saturday 6 October 1928 · page 6

Mr T. It. Bavin, the State Premier, had another long conference with representatives of.the miners' unions on Thursday regarding the Government's…

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Coal Crisis. Mr. Bavin's Proposal. Miners Talk of Fight. Newcastle

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 October 1928 · page 7

The miners take up the attitude that Mr. Bavin has thrown down the gauntlet in the mater of the reduction of wages of colliery employees…

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Ayrfield Colliery Rumoured Fears of Closing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 October 1928 · page 2

Representations were made to Mr. W.F. O'Hearn, M.L.A., concerning the position at Ayfield Collicry. It was stated that the men were…

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Again Idle. Aberdare Extended Colliery. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 October 1928 · page 7

Aberdare Extended Coll[?]ery is again idle to-day through the dispute be tween two miners and the management regarding "machine bord"…

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Shortening Hands. at Muswellbrook Collieries Slackness of Trade. Muswellbrook

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 October 1928 · page 16

It is officially stated that owing to St. Heliers Coal Co., whose colliery is situated three miles from Muswellbrook, not having obtained contracts…

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Coal Expert Shipments at Newcastle

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 October 1928 · page 13

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

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East Greta Mine Definitely Closed Down

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 October 1928 · page 3

Mr. Chaffey, Minister for Mines, announced hi the Legislative Assembly on Tuesday afternoon, that after full consideration of all the facts…

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