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Mining & the mines, 1929

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Stanford Merthyr Colliery Check Inspector's Report

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 10

Mr. T. Hoare, President of the Northern Miners' Federation, status that the executive has received from Mr. J. Council, a report of his…

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The Coal Industry. Mr. Mauldon's Views

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 2

Mr. Mauldon, senior lecturer in economics at the Melbourne University, is on a visit to Muswellbrook, and is the guest of Mr. J. Devine…

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Extracting Oil From Coal. Coalfields Must Come, Is Jack Baddeley's Opinion

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 5

Mr. J. M. Baddeley, M.L.A., who spent years of his early manhood in building, up Cessnock and unionism on the coalfields, is an enthusiast in…

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Coal for Adelaide Tenders' Extended to January 30. Waiting for Reduction Decision

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 9

The South Australian Government has decided to extend the date for tenders for the supply of coal from January 16 to January 30…

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Miners Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 January 1929 · page 6

Two miners were injured while working in mines on the Maitland coalfield yesterday. Leslie Conquest, living at Kearsley, and employed at…

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Mining

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 January 1929 · page 1

Messrs. W. and E. Harris, who are working a lease at Copeland, put through a crushing of 12 tons of stone, which yielded the splendid…

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Bush Fires. Brigade Called to Glen Ayr Colliery

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 January 1929 · page 9

the West Maitland Fire Brigade received a call to the Gleri Ayr colliery on Friday, in the vicinity of which bush fires were raging…

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Coal Export. Shipments From Newcastle

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 January 1929 · page 9

The quantity of coal shipped at Newcastle during the week for places beyond the State was 35,490 tons, of which 30,700 tons represented…

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Miners' Federation Mr. Hoard Re-elected President

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 January 1929 · page 4

Mr. "Bondy" Hoare has been reelected president of the northern branch of the Miners' Federation for 1929…

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Aberdare Mines Resumption' To-day. Cessnock

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 January 1929 · page 3

Both Aberdare and Aberdare Extended Collieries, which were idle yesterday, resumed to-day. A conference with the superintendent will take…

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Coal Export. Big Falling Off at Newcastle

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 January 1929 · page 6

Returns showing the quantity, of coal shipped from Newcastle last year, made available by the Sub-Collecter of Customs (Mr. A. H…

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Bush Fires. State Mine and Power-house in Danger

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 January 1929 · page 7

Bush fires which have threatened several mountain towns spread to the vicinity of Lithgow on Monday, and late at night the town was ringed…

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MINERS' M's.P. Accept Reduced Pay. London, January 11

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 January 1929 · page 7

Members of Parliament representing the miners have agreed on a voluntary reduction of their allowance from the Miners' Federation…

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Germany's Gold Huge Reserve Held. London, Jan. 6

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 January 1929 · page 13

Among the indications of Germany's amazing recovery from the war, not the least striking is her gold reserve, which is revealed by the…

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Brakes Fail. Skips Piled Up. Miners Have Narrow Escape. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 January 1929 · page 6

A big smash occurred in Aberdare Colliery yesterday when the brakes on the main north haulage rope failed, and about 50 loaded skips piled…

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Coal Inquiry. Judge Thompson's Report. Prosecutions May Follow. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 January 1929 · page 6

The Chief Civic Commissioner stated to-day that counsel's opinion had been obtained on the report of Judge Thompson on the recent civic…

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Miners' Grievances Complaints at Aberdare Extended. Alleged Delay. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 January 1929 · page 8

Miners at Aberdare Extended Colliery this morning held a meeting and protested against the long delay in having grievances adjusted. The…

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Bellbird Colliery Record Working Year

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 15 January 1929 · page 5

Bellbird Colliery employees can claim to be workers of the model colliery. For the year just ended the…

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Mine Employees Hospital Treatment. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 15 January 1929 · page 4

That the colliery companies owed Cessnock Hospital £2500 under the Workmen's Compensation Act, was the statement of Mr. J. Brown,…

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Miner's Death. Back Broken by Fall of Coal

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 15 January 1929 · page 2

While working at the face in the John Darling Colliery, at Belmont, on Monday. John King (45), living with his wife and three children at Maude…

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