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Mining & the mines, 1929

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Manager's Appeal Aberdare Mining Case. Dismissed at Quarter Sessions

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 22 June 1929 · page 5

The manager of Aberdare Colliery, frederick Hemingway, was convicted at the West Maitland Police Court on March 18, before M. D. W. Reed…

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Coal Crisis. Enginedrivers' Ultimatum. What Will Miners Say ? SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 24 June 1929 · page 5

Ponding a meeting in Sydney to-morrow of the combined mining industry, no important developments in the coal crisis are…

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Hebburn Collieries. Paxton Quiet. Weston

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 24 June 1929 · page 5

The position at Hebburn Collieries to-day was quiet. No picketing was carried out at either colliery…

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Miners Have a Proposition. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 24 June 1929 · page 5

Referring to the meeting of combine mining unions, which will be held at Sydney to-morrow, the general secretary of the Federated…

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Coal Crisis. the Enginedrivers. Against' Wage Reduction

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 24 June 1929 · page 2

There now appears to be no possibility of the Engine-drivers and Firemens' Association contributing their quota towards a reduction of the…

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Coal Strike. Developments Unlikely. Meeting of Combined Unions To-morrow. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Monday 24 June 1929 · page 2

Pending a meeting in Sydney tomorrow of the combined mining industry unions, developments in the coal crisis are unlikely…

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Ashtonfields Trouble. Sequel in Police Court. Miners' President Charged. Alleged Assault and Threatening Words

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 24 June 1929 · page 4

Thomas ("Bondy") Heare, Northern President of the Miners' Federation, and William Shakespeare, delegate for Richmond Main Miners' lodge, on the committee of management, appeared at the West Maitland Police Court to-day, on charges arising out…

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Miners' Earnings

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 25 June 1929 · page 4

At the conclusion of the cases against Thomas Hoare, president of the Miners Federation, at the West Maitland Police Court yesterday…

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Struck by Coal

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 25 June 1929 · page 4

Struck by a piece of coal, Joseph Moran, 24, living at 70 Church-street, West Maitland, a wheeler, employed at Ayrfield No. 1 Colliery…

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Charges Withdrawn Cases Against Colliery Manager

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 25 June 1929 · page 5

When two charges alleging failure on the part of Frederick Hemingway way, manager of Aberdare Colliery to cause enginemen to attend at the…

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Bound Over Miners' Official Convicted. the Ashtonifields Trouble

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 25 June 1929 · page 6

Following the cases against the northern miners' president, Thomas Hearo, who was fined at West Maitland Police Court yesterday for…

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Picketing Question Kurri Miners Defer Decision. Until

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 25 June 1929 · page 8

Mr. J. Kellock presided at a combined meeting of the Richmond Main, Pelaw Main and Stanford Merthyr Miners Lodges in the Kurri Kurri…

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Coal Commission Preservation of Secrecy. Examination of Goers' Brooks

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 25 June 1929 · page 5

In order that Mr. Browne K.C., for the combined mining unions, may secure the views of his clients on the question of the…

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Mining for Copper Operations at Mount View

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 25 June 1929 · page 4

A local syndicate has become interested in mining for copper at Mount View. Fifty acres have been pegged out…

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Trouble Not Yet Over. Another Coal Crisis. Enginedrivers Again. Will Not Compromise

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 25 June 1929 · page 2

Dark clouds still loom in the mining crisis despite the efforts of the Government to bring about a settlement. An announcement by Mr. Atkins…

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Colliery Cases Withdrawn

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 June 1929 · page 6

At the Cessnock Police Court, when the cases were called against Frederick Hemmingway, manager of Aberdare Colliery, who was charged…

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Coal Inquiry Access to Exibits. Claims of Miners. No Restrictions. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 June 1929 · page 7

When the Royal Commission which is inquiring into the position of the coal industry resumed to-day. Mr. Browne. K.C,…

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Coal Inquiry. Owners Accounts. Question of Secrecy

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 26 June 1929 · page 2

When the Coal Commission resumed its sittings in Sydney yesterday the suggestion that the colliery proprietors should allow Mr Browne, K.C. (counsel…

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Valuable Contents of Maitland Coal. Chemist's Report

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 June 1929 · page 5

A well-known English chemist, who conducted experiments on samples of Maitland coal sent to English in his report staled that to burn the coal…

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Miners President. Pined for Assault and Bound Over. Fellow Official Also Fined

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 26 June 1929 · page 1

Thomas ("Bondy") Hoaro, Northern Presidont of the Minors' Federation, who had been prominent in the coal crisis, was fined heavily by Mr…

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