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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1929

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No Dividend Scottish Australian Mining Company. London, May 9

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 10 May 1929 · page 5

The Scottish-Australian Mining Co, had a loss for the year of £3356, making a not debit £2767. It was unable to recommend a dividend…

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"Present Dole an Outrage" Locked Out Miners and Unemployed Demonstrate Thousand Men and Women March to Police Station

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 10 May 1929 · page 7

"That in the opinion of this meeting, the time is now ripe for the rank and file of the working class in this, and other districts, to demand the right to live either by work, or if that cannot be done, by full relief from the Government. With this in view we pledge…

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Coal Inquiry. Powers of Royal Commission. Standing of Miners

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 May 1929 · page 6

Representatives of the combined Coal-mining Unions' Committee conferred with Mr. Stevens, State Treasurer, on Friday, and asked for further…

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Coal Inquiry Case for the Miners. Bequest for Professional Assistance. SYDNEY

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 May 1929 · page 5

In response to a telegram, the secretary of the Miners' federation, Mr. D. Davies, received a message from the…

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Mining District Ambulance

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 May 1929 · page 6

The Acting Under-Secretary for Mines has informed Mr. Booth, M.L.A., that the Minister sees no reason to depart from the decision…

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Coal Crisis. Royal Commission. Personnel Announced

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 May 1929 · page 8

The Prime Minister, Mr. Bru[?] announced the personnel of the Royal Commission to investigate the coal industry as follows:—…

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State Relief. for Idle Miners. Fortnightly Only. Cessnock

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 May 1929 · page 16

Headed by the Mayor, Ald. Hunter, a deputation approached Sergeant Toohey at Cessnock Police Station to-day, relative to his refusal to issue…

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Coal Deadlock. Frankness Demanded. Too Serious for Bluffing

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 May 1929 · page 16

The general public is weary of the tumult and the shouting that are outstanding features of the deadlock on the Northern coalfield. Both sides…

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Safety Men Not to Be Withdrawn From Mines. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 May 1929 · page 5

The committee of the combined conference of mining industry unions decided to-day that the safety men are not to be…

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Diamond Raid Mine Manager Held Up. Safe Rifled. Capetown, May 10

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 May 1929 · page 7

Twenty men, with blackened faces, rushed the manager's house at the Kieinzee diamond diggings, 30 miles south of Port Nolloth on Wednesday…

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Muswellbrook Letter (From Our Correspondent). the Coal Question. Muswellbrook

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 May 1929 · page 3

Mr. T. H[?]re, president of the Northern branch of the Miners Federation, addressed a meeting of members of the two Muswellbrook miners…

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N.Z. Levies. for New South Wales Miners. Wellington (N.z.)

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 May 1929 · page 3

The Wellington Seamen's Union has agreed to give a day's wages each month on behalf of the New South Wales miners, while the Waterside…

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Dead Man's Note Gold Watch for Friend Money to People in England. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 May 1929 · page 3

George Whitely, whose body was found yesterday in a small yard between the People's Palace and the Cosy Residential in Pitt-street…

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Coal Trouble Men's Distrust the Stumbling Block. Minister's Views

Singleton Argus · Monday 13 May 1929 · page 2

"We will never got satisfaction unless we do away with the element of distrust and allow character and truth to operate. This is not a strike. It…

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Striking Increase British Trade Returns. Coal Exports Expand. London, May 12

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 May 1929 · page 5

The Board of Trade returns for the month of April show that the imports during the month totalled over £104,000,000, as compared with…

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British Coal Situation Mr Ramsay Macdonald's Statement. (Australian Press Assn. Message.) London

Singleton Argus · Monday 13 May 1929 · page 2

Mr Ramsay MacDonald, addressing the Scaham electors, said: "I accept the joint proposals of the Labour Party and the Miners' Federation in handling…

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Running Low. Gunnedah Coal Supplies. Colliery Idle Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 May 1929 · page 5

A stoppage has occurred at the Gunnedah Colliery, from which the railway department draws large supplies for the northern railway section…

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Coal Crisis. Move for Conference. Miners Plan. Newcastle

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 14 May 1929 · page 2

A move to secure the re-opening of the idle northern pits was made by the Mayor of Newcastle to-day. After conferring with the mine…

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Miners' Offer

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 14 May 1929 · page 2

A few days back, the miners.' representatives made what appears to be a fair offer, namely, that if it could be shown that the wages costs at the big…

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PICKETING At Mid-Coalfields Mine

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 14 May 1929 · page 4

Alleging that coal is being won for distribution (local, no doubt) from one of the mines between Abermain and Kurri, Union officials have…

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