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Mining & the mines, 1929

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South Greta Miners Claims Against Company. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 February 1929 · page 7

A petition by 95 miners, wheelers and others previously employed by the South Maitland Colliery. Limited, was heard by Mr. Justice…

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Coal Industry. Royal Commission. Both Federal and State

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 February 1929 · page 5

In the Legislative Assembly, Mr. Davies asked the Premier, in view of the fact that it had been decided, to appoint a Royal Commission for the…

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Letter to the Editor. High Cost of Coal

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 February 1929 · page 4

Sir,—Permit me to make a few observations re the coal trade. As one who has been a buyer of that commodity for many years, and now…

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Rush for Coal Activity at Newcastle Crisis Believed To Be Near. NEWCASTLE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 February 1929 · page 7

Officials of the Miners' Federation are very much perturbed by the turn of events at…

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Goal Crisis. Miners Emphatic No Recommendation of Bruce's Scheme

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 February 1929 · page 2

"We wish to emphatically deny that the delegation which met the Prlme Minister In any way agreed to the Government's suggestion of a…

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Coal, Oil and Empire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 1 March 1929 · page 4

Cable news during the past week has given evidence of better prospects than for some time of a revival and resuscitation of the British…

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Coal Trouble. Crisis, To-day

The Scone Advocate · Friday 1 March 1929 · page 2

The 14 days' notice served by the Northern Associated Collieries upon their employees, of the cessation of work, pending readjustment of…

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Council's Coal Supplies a Lively Discussion

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 1 March 1929 · page 1

Towards the close of business at Wednesday's meeting of the council Ald. Morton asked what appeared to bo a formal question, which had the…

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The Coal Crisis (To the Editor)

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 1 March 1929 · page 12

Sir,—A gnat deal is being said and written about the coal crisis and unemployment, which is a very serious matter for those directly affected by…

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Powdered Coal. Encouraging Reports Possible Substitute for Oil. London

The Scone Advocate · Friday 1 March 1929 · page 4

The "Daily Telegraph" says: Ship-owners are most keenly interested in the pulverised coal system which has emerged from the experimental stage,…

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The Mines Notices to Men Expire. Owners Tired of Conditions NEWCASTLE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 1 March 1929 · page 5

As already stated in the "Mercury" the notices to the miners will be allowed to so on and run out to-day.' About 11,000 employees are directly affected, and about 5000 indireotly…

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Coal Crisis Twelve Thousand Men Idle Miners' Reply to Mr. Bruce

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 2 March 1929 · page 2

More than 12,000 miners and associated employees are idle on the northern coalfields as a result of the expiration of the 14 days' notice. It…

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Colliery Case. Failed to Attend Horse. Wheeler Charged

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 March 1929 · page 6

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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Coal Conference the Proposed Reduction

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 March 1929 · page 16

Material progress was made at the coal conference at Canberra, towards acceptance of the suggestion that the miners should agree to a reduction in…

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South Greta Miners Claims Against Company. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 March 1929 · page 6

A petition by 95 miners, wheelers and others previously employed by the South Maitland Colliery, Limited, was heard by Mr. Justice…

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Coal Industry. Royal Commission Both Federal and State

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 March 1929 · page 2

In the Legislative Assembly, Mr. Davies asked the Premier, in view or the fact that it had been decided to appoint a Royal Commission for the…

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Ambitious Scheme Colonisation in Canada. Absorbing Welsh Miners. Vancouver. Feb. 22

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 March 1929 · page 12

An Ottawa message says that the statement published in London that the British Government is training Welsh miners to cultivate 70,000,000…

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State Minerals Decrease in Production. Great Falling Off in Coal Output

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 March 1929 · page 16

The value of the metals and minerals won in New South Wales last year was £15,337,158, n decrease of £3,160,204 compared with 1927…

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Oil From Coal. Experts Impressed. Britain's Reserve Fuel. London, Feb. 22

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 March 1929 · page 12

Two airplanes, with engines of the Cirrus Jaguar type, started up from cold and ran full revolutions at Staglane aerodrome on petrol extracted…

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