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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1928

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LOCAL & GENERAL East Greta Miners' Lodge

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 19 October 1928 · page 4

Mr. H. Rowan, East Greta Lodge secretary, is leaving the district for a time. Mr. Chas. Hosking has been appointed to act as secretary during…

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State Coal Mines Queensland Losses Exceed £1,000,000

Singleton Argus · Saturday 20 October 1928 · page 5

The Auditor-General's report, submitted to the Queensland Parliament on Wednesday stated that the loss for the year on the trading of the five State…

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English Miners. Arrivals As Migrants

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 October 1928 · page 8

The Chief Secretary (Mr. Bruntnell) told Mr. Jaques in the Legislative Assembly that during the term of the last Lang Government 1253…

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Coal Industry. Proposals for Stabilisation

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 October 1928 · page 4

The Premier, replying to Mr. Kilpatrick, in the Legislative Assembly, said that no agreement had yet been reached regarding the Government's…

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Zig-zag Mine Fifty Men Dismissed

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 October 1928 · page 11

Fifty men employed at the Zigzag coal mine, Lithgow, have received notices of dismissal as from October 20. Only 12 miners and shiftmen and…

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Rich Gold. Discovery in Victoria

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 October 1928 · page 14

The Victorian Mines Department is despatching an officer to inspect the Moliagul field, where rich gold was obtained recently…

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Miners Inconsistency. Charge by Unemployed. Cessnock

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 October 1928 · page 4

Members of Cessnock O.B.U. of U., at a meeting yesterday afternoon, strongly condemned the attitude of the Miners' Federation for accepting…

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Coal Trucks. Declared Unsuitable. Mr. Lang's Statement

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 20 October 1928 · page 9

On the motion for the adjournment of the Legislative Assembly, the leader of the Opposition, Mr. Lang, directed the attention of the…

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Coal Export. Big Falling Off at Newcastle

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 October 1928 · page 9

The amount of coal shipped at Newcastle during the week for places beyond the State was 28,189 tons, of which 19,750 tons represented…

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Safety of Mines. British Research. London, Oct. 11

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 October 1928 · page 13

The Prime Minister (Mr. Baldwin), in opening new laboratories in Sheffield for research in matters affecting safety in mines, said it was indeed…

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Zinc Mines Close. Australian Competition. London, Oct. 15

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 October 1928 · page 2

The last British blende (native sulphate of zinc) mine at Threlkeld has dosed down. It is stated that the killing of the industry is due to the…

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Strike Ends. St. Heliers Miners Return to Work. Muswellbrook

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 October 1928 · page 14

The miners at St. Heliers colliery, who went on strike on Wednesday last, returned to work to-day on the manager's terms…

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Protestations. Unemployed Miners' Relief. One Big Union Complaint. Cessnock

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 October 1928 · page 3

Bitter protestations were voiced today by members of Cessnock O.B.U. of U. against the Government's scheme to provide relict work for unemployed…

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Canada Confederation Anniversary. King Receives Gold Medal. London, Oct. 12

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 October 1928 · page 12

Commemorating the sixtieth anniversary of the Canadian Confederation Mr. Mackenzie King, the Premier, presented His Majesty, King…

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Work Resumed Aberdare Extended Colliery

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 23 October 1928 · page 5

Aberdare Extended Colliery resumed work yesterday after being idle for a fortnight. The colliery worked again to-day…

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Coal Trade. Prospects Much Brighter

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 October 1928 · page 4

An immediate improvement in the coal trade of Newcastle is expected as a result of the arrival of steamers that had been out of commission…

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Coal Industry. Serious Conditions at Lithgow. Lithgow

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 October 1928 · page 5

Conditions in the coal industry at Lithgow are in a very serious state, in fact they have never been worse in the history of the industry there…

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Stanford-Merthyr Colliery

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 24 October 1928 · page 2

Preparations are being made for the re-opening of Stanford-Merthyr colliery, Kurri Kurri, at an early date, Mr. J. H. Rees, late manager,…

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Bellbird Colliery Dispute Over Bath House. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 24 October 1928 · page 2

Bellbird Colliery, which was idle yesterday because of dispute regarding the hours the bath-houses was open, resumed to-day…

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Idle Collieries. Slackness of Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 25 October 1928 · page 2

Cessnock No. 2 and Abermain No. 2 collieries are idle to-day owing to slackness of trade. All other mines are working…

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