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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1929

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District Coal Arrives

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 6 September 1929 · page 2

On Thursday a truck load of coal from "Cheer-up" Colliery at Stroud Road arrived at Dungog Co-op. Butter Factory where it will be tried…

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Bishop on Coal Dispute

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 6 September 1929 · page 5

In a public address, Bishop D'Arcy Irvine said that when he resided at Wollongong he found the miners good citizens. The present industrial…

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Colliery Idle. Trouble at Millfield-greta Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 6 September 1929 · page 5

Millfield-Grain Colliery, an unassociated mine was idle yesterday and to-day. It is stated that a roadlayer was put off because he was…

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Transmutation Elements Into Gold

Singleton Argus · Friday 6 September 1929 · page 5

Messrs G. P. Aston (an electro-chemist) and Mr H. W. Atack (a solicitor), of Christchurch (N.Z.), claim that by the use of a certain electro-magnetic…

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Coal Commission. Expenses of Miners' Federation. Premier Refuses Help. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 September 1929 · page 16

The Premier, Mr. Bavin, refused the request of the Miners' Federation for a contribution of £500 towards its expenses, which are estimated to…

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Coal Crisis. the Royal Commission

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 September 1929 · page 3

Asked about the Royal Commission's report on coal profits Mr. Bavin the State Premier said he expected to receive it early next week…

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Gold Pen for M. Jaspar

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

At the conclusion of the signing of the protocol deal in the commission of conciliation settlement, Mr. Henderson handed M. Jaspar a gold…

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Courtesy Appreciated. Queanbeyan's Reception of Miners' Appeal

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 September 1929 · page 9

A request was made to Cessnock Council by Messrs Willoughby and Young, representatives of Cessnock Citizens' Relief Committee…

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Coal Crisis. Resolution by Council of Churches

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 September 1929 · page 3

The New South Wales Council of Churches yesterday resolved:—"In view of the acuteness of the present distress occasioned by the dislocation…

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Coal Cargo. From Twenty-one Little Pits. Newcastle

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 September 1929 · page 7

'The steamer Goulburn took a cargo of 2100 tour, of coal a few days age, and the mineral came from no less than twenty-one little pits…

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Factories. New South Wales Shows Increase. Less Mines. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 September 1929 · page 7

"According to the N.S.W. official year book just issued the number of factories in the State increased form 3367 in 1921 to 8362 in 1927-28…

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The Mines. Attitude of State Ministry. If Conference Fa[?]s

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 September 1929 · page 16

Immediately the Commonwealth withdraws from the field of industrial arbitration and abolishes the Coal Tribunal, it is understood the…

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Old King Coal

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 September 1929 · page 4

Not many years ago "Old King Coal" had a world-wide reputation, dating centuries back, as a "Merry old soul," Towards the end of last…

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Coal Commission. Preparing the Report

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 September 1929 · page 3

The Coal Industry Commission returned to Sydney from the north on Saturday afternoon. A start was made to-day with the…

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Coal Crisis. Compromise Inevitable Clergyman's View

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 September 1929 · page 6

Rev. Owen Evans, of the Methodist Church, Cessnock, speaking at the morning service on Sunday, made the following referoece to the present…

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Kurri Lights. Declared "Black" at Miners' Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 September 1929 · page 5

A combined meeting of the Richmond main, pelaw Main, and stanford Morthy Miners' Lodge, was held at Kurri Kurri on Sunday to…

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South Greta Colliery

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 10 September 1929 · page 4

Members of the Deputies, Engine-drivers and Mechanics Associations, who were employed at South Greta Colliery when pit closed down, are…

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Stroud Coal

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 10 September 1929 · page 7

An exchange writes:— "Last week a truck load of coal from "Cheer-up" Colliery at Stroud Road arrived at Dungog Co-op…

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Miners' Federation Decisions of Meeting

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 10 September 1929 · page 1

The committee of the Miners' Federation Management Committee has decided to proceed against a former lodge official on account of…

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The Coal Crisis Cessnock Clergyman Has His Say

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 10 September 1929 · page 1

During the past few weeks representatives of the Church have had something to say regarding lamentable upheaval in the coal industry…

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