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Mining & the mines, 1928

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Mining Troubles Abermain No. 2

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 5 November 1928 · page 8

Mr. T. Hoare, President of the Northern branch of the Miners' Federation, has received a letter from Mr. Farrar, Minister for Labour and…

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Coal Proposals Ready by Week-end

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 6 November 1928 · page 2

The Premier (Mr. Davin), expects to have his proposals dealing with the southern and western coalfields ready by the end of the week…

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Refund of Rates Stanford Merthyr Colliery

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 7 November 1928 · page 3

The assistant secretary of the East Greta Coal Mining Company, wrote to Tarro Shire Council on Tuesday in reference to the division of…

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Bellbird Mine. Dispute with Shiftmen. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 7 November 1928 · page 4

Owing to a minor dispute between the shiftmen and management, portion of Bellbird mine is idle to-day. Greta-Main and Aberdare Central…

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Collieries Idle. Dispute at Bellbird. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 November 1928 · page 6

A dispute between the shiftmen and management caused idleness at Bellbird Colliery to-day. Objections were raised by the…

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Ravensworth Coal for Oil Production

Singleton Argus · Thursday 8 November 1928 · page 2

Following the boring operations by the Ravensworth Syndicate Ltd. on Mr E. T. Sattler's property at Ravensworth, the above company sank a shaft…

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Oil From Coal. Seam Discovered at Ravensworth. Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 November 1928 · page 3

Following the boring operations by the Ravensworth Syndicate Ltd., on Mr. E. T. Sattler's property at Ravensworth, the syndicate sank a shaft and…

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Etna's Eruption a Lava Torrent Like Herculaneum "Dumping Sacks of Coal." Rome, Nov. 7

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 November 1928 · page 7

Seismological experts state that the eruption of Mt. Etna is unprecedented both in violence and quantity of lava erupted, which is amounting…

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Bickham Coal

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Friday 9 November 1928 · page 2

The Warden's Court bag granted the Wingen Coal Development Co., Ltd., suspension of labour conditions for six months in connection with…

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Ravensworth Coal for Oil Production

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 9 November 1928 · page 1

Following the boring operations by the Ravensworth Syndicate Ltd. on Mr E. T. Sattler's property at Ravensworth, the above company sank a shaft…

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Central Colliery To Resume on Monday Aberdare and Bellbird Idle

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

Aberdare Central Colliery, which has been idle for the past fortnight, will resume work on Monday morning:. Aberdare Colliery was idle to-day…

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Old Mining Identity Passes. Death of Mr. Arthur Pryor

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 9 November 1928 · page 1

Much regret is felt concerning the death of Mr. Arthur Pryor, one of Cessnock's best known and most highly respected citizens. Mr…

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Coal By-products Visit By German Co.'s Representatives. May Start in New Year

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 9 November 1928 · page 1

There was a flutter of excitement in Cessnock on Tuesday last when it was known that there were in town three representatives of the…

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New Hope for Coal. Powder Fuel to Fight American Oil. Further Successful Experiments. London

The Scone Advocate · Friday 9 November 1928 · page 4

A development in shipping which may give new life to British coalfields, was inspected by engineering experts and Press representatives who visited…

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Whitburn Miners

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 10 November 1928 · page 6

Mr. James Houston presided at the monthly meeting of Whitburn Miners' Lodge. Consideration was given to the intention of the…

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Collieries Idle. Dispute at Bellbird. Cessnock

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 November 1928 · page 4

A dispute between the shiftmen' and management caused idleness at Bellbird Colliery to-day. Objections were raised by the…

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Refund of Rates Stanford Merthyr Colliery

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 November 1928 · page 7

The assistant secretary of the East Greta Coal Mining Company, wrote to Tarro Shire Council on .Tuesday in reference to the division of…

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Coal Trade. Shipments From Newcastle

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 November 1928 · page 9

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

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Aberdare Colliery Will Not Work on Monday. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 10 November 1928 · page 6

Aberdare Colliery, which was idle yesterday owing to a dispute, will not work on Monday. This information was conveyed to the lodge officials by…

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Coal Crisis. Premiers Confer. Price Must Be Reduced

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 10 November 1928 · page 2

Mr. Butlers Premier of South Australia, had another conference with Mr. Bavin, on Friday concerning the latter's efforts to bring about a…

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