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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1928

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Coal Industry. Mr. James' Charges. "Figures Not Substantiated."

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 31 October 1928 · page 5

Mr. E. S. Carr, Nationalist candidate for the Hunter, in dealing with the recent charges made by Mr. James, sought information from the…

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Vote of Confidence Aberdare Central Miners' Lodge Officials. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 31 October 1928 · page 8

Aberdare Central Miners' Lodge's reply to a published article alleging squandering of money on drink and bribery of officers, was a vote of…

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Operations Resumed Aberdare Extended Colliery. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 1 November 1928 · page 2

After being idle since Friday last owing to slackness of trade, Aberdare Extended Colliery resumed work to-day…

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Collieries Resume Work

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 2 November 1928 · page 1

Aberdare Extended and Greta Main Collieries, which were idle earlier in the week, owing to slackness of trade, both resumed work…

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Abermain Colliery Accident

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 2 November 1928 · page 3

Thomas Armstrong, a youth employed as a clipper at the Abermain No. 1 Colliery, received severe injuries to the right hand while at…

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Stanford-Merthyr No. 2 Colliery

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 2 November 1928 · page 9

Yesterday a conference was held in Newcastle concerning Stanford Merthyr No. 2 Colliery. The owners were represented by Messrs. C. A…

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Mining News

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 2 November 1928 · page 7

The famous Yellow Aster Mine, located at Ransburg California, figures prominently in Bebe Daniel's latest Paramount Comedy. "The…

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Coal Export Alarming Figures

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 2 November 1928 · page 1

The returns giving the figures for the coal report from the Port of Newcastle to ports beyond the State, have just come to hand. They…

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Coal Conference Stanford Merthyr No. 2. Elimination of Small Coal

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 2 November 1928 · page 4

At a conference held in the Coal Association rooms, the owners were represented by Messrs. C. A. Earp, chairman of directors; D. H. Jonas,…

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Motor Spirit from Brown Coal

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 2 November 1928 · page 9

A great future for the distillation of motor spirit and oils from brown coal is predicted by Dr. J. Henke, a Swiss scientist. Dr. Henke, who…

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Coal Trade. Prospects Much Brighter

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 2 November 1928 · page 12

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

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Work For 700 Unemployed Miners. Questions in Assembly

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 2 November 1928 · page 10

Several questions relating to the question of work for the unemployed on the Northern Coalfields were asked when the Legislative Assembly…

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Coal Industry. Profits of Owners. Mr. R. James in Reply

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 2 November 1928 · page 2

Mr. R. James, in reply to the statement published by Mr. E. S. Carr, selected National candidate, from the Colliery Owners' Association,…

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Whitburn Colliery

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 November 1928 · page 6

Mr. B. Goodall, secretary to Whtiburn Miners' Lodge, to-day waited upon Mr. W. F. 'O'Hearn, M.L.A., and informed him that the intimation…

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Mines' Rescue Act

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 November 1928 · page 6

Nominations for four persons to serve on the South Maitland Rescue Station Committee for the triennial period ending January 1, 1932, are…

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Coal Trade. Shipments From Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 November 1928 · page 9

The quantity of coal shipped at Newcastle during the week for places beyond the State was 53,204 tons, of which 45,804 tons represented…

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Coal Crisis. Reform Proposals Shortly. Premier's Statement

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 November 1928 · page 2

In the course of a statement in the Legislative Assembly replying to questions by Mr. Kilpatrick and Mr. Connolly, Mr. Bavin, Premier, said…

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Coal Industry. Profits of Owners. Mr. Carr to Mr. James

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 November 1928 · page 6

Replying to the statements of Mr. R. James, as reported yesterday, Mr. E. S. Carr, the National Candidate, this afternoon made the following…

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Colliery Mechanics

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 5 November 1928 · page 4

The general secretary of the Colliery Mechanics' Association requests unemployed married members or single men with dependents to…

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Ayrfield Miners

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 5 November 1928 · page 4

A combined meeting of Ayrfield Nos. 1 and 2 Miners' Lodges will be held at Tester's Hollow at 2.30, to-morrow (Tuesday) afternoon. A bus…

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