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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1929

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Coal Commission Sittings Resumed in Sydney. Special Instructions. SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 8 July 1929 · page 5

The Coal Commission resumed in Sydney to-day after a visit to Newcastle. The Commission has been instructed…

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Commission's Instructions Inquiry Into Affairs of 10 Mining Companies. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Monday 8 July 1929 · page 2

The Coal Commission resumed in Sydney to-day after a visit to Newcastle. The Commission has been instructed to go into the affairs of 10 mining…

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Miners Bath in Comfort Facilities at Coalcliff Colliery

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 9 July 1929 · page 2

The Coaleliff Colliery Company has won the appreciation of the miner by installing in the colliery bathhouse a healing apparatus that dries…

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Coal Crisis Control Committee Meets. Attitude of Staff Association. Will It Be "Black."

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 9 July 1929 · page 5

The Committee of Control selected from the unions engaged in the mining industry met again to-day at the office of…

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The Mines Basis For Resumption. Commission's Efforts

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 10 July 1929 · page 2

The chairman of the Royal Commission on the coal industry (Mr. Justice Davidson) stated last night that, at the request of the commission, Mr…

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Commission Meets Northern Collieries' Association. Parties Asked to Meet in Private. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 10 July 1929 · page 2

The Coal Commission met the Northern Collieries' Association to-day, and it was announced later by the Commissioner that he had…

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Sent to Gaol Stole a Gold Watch. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 10 July 1929 · page 5

At the Barwood Court to-day, Renold Thomas Davis, 26, a labourer, was charged with stealing a gold watch…

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Coal Crisis Meeting of Parties. Probably on Friday. NEWCASTLE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 10 July 1929 · page 5

There is good ground for believing that a meeting of the colliery owners and miners' representatives will take place on…

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Coal Dispute Commission Moves Definite Effort to Bring About Resumption

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 10 July 1929 · page 2

The Coal Commission is making a definite effort to bring about a resumption of work at the idle collieries on the Northern fields. Realising that the. investigation of the profits of the 10 companies under…

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Relief for Miners Delegates for Moree. Vaudeville Troupe for South Coast. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 10 July 1929 · page 4

Two members of Cessnock Citizens Relief Committee, Messrs. J. Kavanagh and F. Wadd, left Cessnock last night for Moree, where…

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loading Coal at Grass

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 11 July 1929 · page 6

The Railway Commissioners have decided to pay employees loading coal at grass at Port Waratah third-year plate-laying rates while so engaged,…

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Colliery Disaster Explosion in Wales. Eight Lives Lost, London, July 10

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 11 July 1929 · page 7

Eight lives were lost to-day in an explosion at Milfraen Colliery. Blannavon, South Wales. About 60 men were working…

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Mining Trouble To-morrow's Conference Parties to Decide on Proposals. NEWCASTLE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 11 July 1929 · page 7

The genernl opinion is that the conference to-morrow will merely discuss certain phases of the trouble, and that finality cannot be reached…

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Small Collieries Petitions to Residents

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

There are several petitions being taken round to residents of East Cessnock praying for permission [?] mine for coal in certain areas…

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Greta. New Great Colliery

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 12 July 1929 · page 9

New Greta Colliery employing about 250 men, has worked continuously for the past five months, The colliery is owned by the Excelsior…

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Coal on Tangorin

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 12 July 1929 · page 9

A six foot seam of good coal has been proved on Tangorin Estate situated about three miles on the Dalwood side of Greta. Mr. S. Glipin…

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Bill and Ino That Cheap Coal

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 12 July 1929 · page 3

Bill: I see where the Government of South Australia is buying coal from England because coal from New South Wales is too dear…

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Mining Position Mr.Baddeley at University

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 12 July 1929 · page 4

Sir. Baddeley, M.L.A. was accorded a fine reception at the University on Monday,when he delivered an address on the present mining position…

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Owners and Miners Conference Adjourned After One Hour. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Friday 12 July 1929 · page 6

A conference between colliery proprieters and miners, to endeavour to find a basis of settlement of the dispute met to-day, but after sitting for…

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Mr. Willis in London. Address to British Miners London, July 11

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 12 July 1929 · page 7

The executive of the Miners' Federation heard a statement by Mr. A. C. Willis, from New South Wales, relating to the Australiar…

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