Thaw in London Burst Pipes Revealed. Fall of Ice in Colliery. Two Men Killed. (Australian Press Assn. Message.) London
Singleton Argus · Friday 22 February 1929 · page 6
After 10 days of icy conditions, Londoners to-day revelled in a temperature, of 70 degrees in the sun, but to, thousands, it meant extreme discomfort, as…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Colliery Mechanics
The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 February 1929 · page 9
Mr. C. Morton, general secretary of the Colliery Mechanics Association, stated that with the exception of 12 employed at Richmond…
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The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 February 1929 · page 9
There are some 30 collieries in the Newcastle and South Maitland districts which are controlled by interests outside the Northern Colliery Owners…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Mining Situation
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 23 February 1929 · page 6
Mr. W. F. O'Hearn, M.L.A., stated to-day that it was most pleasing to know that the Prime Minister, Mr. Bruce, bad granted a Commission to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Pulverised Coal New Fuel Foe Steamer
The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 February 1929 · page 10
Although the use of pulverised coal in tho new stenmer Hororata, which arrived at Wellington from London last week, can only be considered as…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Limerick Beaten. in Hazlett Gold Cup
The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 February 1929 · page 15
In the Hazlett Gold Cup race at Dunedin on Saturday afternoon the champion Llmerick was beaten by a Aussie, with the other…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Miners' Relief. Chinese Merchant's Gift. London, Feb. 15
The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 February 1929 · page 13
Sir Robert Hotung, one of the merchant princes of Hongkong, has given £1000 to the Miners' Relief Fund. He was led to make the donation by…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Coal Crisis. Canberra Conference. Mr. Bavin to Attend
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 23 February 1929 · page 2
The Premier, Mr. Bavin, will attended the conference to be held at Canberra on Monday on the coal situation, when representative of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal Crisis. Offer of Bounty. Premier's Statements. Sydney
The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 February 1929 · page 7
The Premier (Mr. Bavin) returned to Sydney to-day titter a conference with the Prime Minister on the coal question…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Notice to Miners Fifteen Thousand Men Affected Officials To Discuss Position
The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 February 1929 · page 9
It is estimated that 15,000 men are affected directly and indirectly by the notices served on the men employed at…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →British Coal Exports to Australia. Misleading Reports. LONDON, Feb. 15
The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 February 1929 · page 12
The Colliery OWners' Association informs the Australian Press that the allegation that they are exporting coal to…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Oil From Coal. Experts Impressed, Britain's Reserve Fuel. London, Feb. 22
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 23 February 1929 · page 8
Two airplanes, with engines of the Cirrus Jaguar type, started up from cold and ran full revolutions at Staglane aerodrome on petrol extracted…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Coal Crisis. Conference at Canberra. Preliminary Inquiry. Canberra
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 25 February 1929 · page 5
Eighteen delegates attended the coal conference which opened at Canberra to-day at the invitation of the Prime…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Ambitious Scheme Colonisation in Canada. Absorbing Welsh Miners. Vancouver, Feb. 22
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 25 February 1929 · page 3
An Ottawa message says that the statement published in London that the British Government is training Welsh miners to cultivate 70,000,000…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cessnock Collieries Ltd
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 February 1929 · page 4
In the first full year or its operations since the reconstruction from the Wickham and Bullock Island Co., Ltd., the Cessnock Collieries Ltd.,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bellbird Colliery Idle Compensation Matter Again Crops Up
The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 26 February 1929 · page 5
About six weeks ago Bellbird Colliery ceased work because an employee had not received compensation in respect of an injury received at the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coal Conference the Proposed Reduction
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 February 1929 · page 5
Material progress was made at the coal conference at Canberra, towards acceptance of the suggestion that the miners should agree to a reduction in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →State Minerals Decrease in Production. Great Falling Off in Coal Output
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 February 1929 · page 6
The value of the metals, and minerals won in New South Wales last year was £15,337,158; a decrease of £.1,160,254 compared with 1927…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Bellbird Colliery Again Idle To-day. Cessnock, Wednesday
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 February 1929 · page 6
Bellbird Colliery is again idle to-day. the wheelers disputing the amount paid them for special work. The agreement which rendered…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Colliery Case. Failed to Attend Horse. Whether Charged
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 February 1929 · page 8
James Jack, wheeler, employed at Aberdare Colliery, was charged at Cessnock Court, with having, on January 25, failed to attend to a horse,…
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