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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1929

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Pulverised Coal Victorian Railways

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 March 1929 · page 1

The Minister for Railways, Mr. Groves, will visit the Government Coalmines at Wonthaggi to inquire further concerning the possibilities…

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Mining Crisis. Premier's Letter to Mr. McDonald. Opinion From One in Coal Trade

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 March 1929 · page 9

The letter from the Premier (Hon. T. R. Bavin) to Mr. C. M. McDonald, chairman of the Northern Collieries' Association,…

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Flames Race Mine Explosion. One Hundred Men Missing

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 March 1929 · page 12

Parnassus, Pensylvania, Mar. 21. More than a hundred coal miners have not been accounted for six hours after an explosion…

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Miners' Relief. Levy to Be Collected. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 March 1929 · page 6

The Miners' General Secretary, Mr. D. J. Davies, said to-day that the 12½ per cent levy, which had been decided upon by the Central…

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Meeting at Cessnock. Proposal for Re-opening Mines

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 March 1929 · page 9

To devise ways and means of bringing about a resumption in the coal industry, a representative meeting of Cessnock, Weston and Kurri business…

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Alleged Slander. Abermain Miners in Court. Claim Foe £200

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 March 1929 · page 6

An action in which Dalwood Ritson Quinn, known as Patrick Quinn, claimed £200 from Arthur Platt for alleged slander was heard before his…

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Coal Industry. Bishop Long's Appeal. for New Spirit

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 March 1929 · page 8

The Bishop of Newcastle (Dr. G. M. Long) will make his first pronouncement on the present coal crisis in the "Bishop's Letter," which will…

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Coal Situation. Appeal to Premier. Deputation From Cessnock. Proposal Rejected

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 March 1929 · page 6

A suggestion that the State Government should grant an additional 1/- per ton to enable the mines on the Northern coalfields to be reopened was put before Mr. Bavin, the Premier, by a deputation representing the…

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Mining Crisis Assembly Questions. the Cessnock Deputation. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 March 1929 · page 5

In the Legislative Assembly today, Mr. Baddeley asked the Premier (Mr. Bavin), whether he had yet had a conference with the Prime…

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Coal Crisis No Fresh Developments

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 1 April 1929 · page 2

There were no developments in the coalmining situation during the holidays, but it is possible that some move will be made during the week…

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Fall of Coal at Bellbird

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 1 April 1929 · page 4

The sealing of an area in Bellbird Colliery, in which heating had developed in a fall, has been completed. The fall was not so…

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Twenty-three Killed. Explosion in Colliery. Brussels, March 31

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 1 April 1929 · page 8

In an explosion due to coaldamn in the Winterslage mines at Limburg. 23 were killed,…

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Mount Elliott Copper Mines Proposed Re-opening

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 1 April 1929 · page 4

With the object of reopening the Mount Elliott copper mines in Queensland, a party of mining and metallurgical experts is travelling to…

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British Coal for Australia. Several Cargoes Shipped. London, March 30

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 1 April 1929 · page 8

"The crisis in the Australian coal trade is of special interest to Britain in view of the possibility of developing shipments of coal to Australia,"…

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Coal Industry. Re-opening of Collieries. Premier to Interview Miners

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 2 April 1929 · page 3

The Premier (Mr. Bavin) is striving to bring about a resumption of work on the coalfields before his departure for England…

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Coal Situation. Premier to Meet Miners. the Royal Commission. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 2 April 1929 · page 5

The Premier, Mr. Bavin, interviewed representatives of the coal miners this morning. He stated subsequently that he would have…

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Petrol From Coal Successful Experiments

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 2 April 1929 · page 8

So many processes for the manufacture of oils from coal have been announced in recent years with so small a tangible effect that the…

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Coal Crisis Efforts to Effect Settlement. Premier To Interview Miners. SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 3 April 1929 · page 5

With the object of arriving at some understanding which will permit of a resumption of work, Mr. Bavin, the Premier,…

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Coal Crisis Premier's Efforts for Peace

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 3 April 1929 · page 2

Negotiations are being continued by the Premier (Mr Bavin), in an effort to settle the coal dispute. The Premier met representatives of…

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Radium Find at Got Conda Mine. London, April 1

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 3 April 1929 · page 2

A valuable find of radium is officially announced at the Golconda lead mine. The discovery is said to be due to the candles of the explorers…

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