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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1929

1,990 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 71 of 100

Mining Unions. Conference with Owners. Response to Premier's Appeal

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 11 October 1929 · page 2

Although the Combined Mining Unions' Committee on Tuesday decided to accede to the Premier's request that they meet the coalowners in…

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Wear and Tear of Roads. Effect of Coal Lorries Discussion in Council

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

Aid. Snedden at last, night's meeting of the Cessnock Municipal Council, asked what redress the council would have if the lorries…

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The Maitland Miners

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 October 1929 · page 8

Sir,—About six months ago I expressed my sympathy with the miners in the attempt to maintain the standard of living I see ni reason to…

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Millfield-greta Colliery Resumes Operations Cessnock

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 October 1929 · page 14

Millfield-Greta Colliery employed its full complement of men to-day. and it is expected that the output will now average 400 tons daily…

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Coal By-products Thorough Investigation to Be Made. by Coal Commission

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

Mr. H. W. Gepp, one of the members of the Coal Commission, announced yesterday that a thorough investigation would he made into…

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Heavy Loss. Reduced Coal Exports

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 October 1929 · page 8

The tremendous financial loss involved in the long drawn-out coal dispute is furnished by returns showing exports of coal from the port of…

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Gold Shipment. London, Oct. 4

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

The steamer Euripides has a shipment of £1,000,000 in sovereigns for the Bank of Enplane…

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Alleged Fraud. Miners' Lodge Officials for Trial

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

Each charged with fraudulently omitting to account for money collected under authority from the Colliery Employees' Federation, three…

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Coal Deadlock. Meeting of Owners. Called for

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 October 1929 · page 2

The Premier, Mr. Bavin, stated last night that the colliery owners had informed him that they would hold a meeting on Monday to discuss the…

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Pake Sentenced. Cessnock Assault Case Eight Years Coal

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

Frederick Pake 51 who had earlier in the week entered a pieaf of quality to a charge of having at Cessnock on August 3, inflicted grievous bodily…

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Terrific Crash. Runaway Coal Hoppers. Smash Into Fruit Train

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

On Monday afternoon, with a terrific impact, a number of runaway coal hoppers and other waggons crashed into several stationary fruit…

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Declared 'Black' Coal From Unassociated Pits. Enginedrivers' Decision CESSNOCK

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 October 1929 · page 5

The enginedrivers to-day declared "black" coal from the unassociated mines which is conveyed to the Government railway…

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Coal Dispute. Position of Unassociated Mines. Enginedrivers Meet

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

A meeting of the Maitland Subbranch of the Federated Enginedrivers' and Firemen's Association was held at West Maitland on Saturday…

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Shipment of Coal Dredging the River

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 October 1929 · page 4

Mr. W.F. O'Hearn, M.L.A., expressed the view to-day that the scheme to widen and deepen the river at least as far as Morpeth was…

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New Move by Coal Owners. Suspension of Labor Conditions. Application of Caledonian Collieries, Ltd

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 15 October 1929 · page 1

A new move is being made in connection with the coal trouble, so far as several Cessnock Collieries are concerned. The Caledonian…

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The Coal Trouble Attitude of Engine-drivers Question of Unassociated Mines. Maitland Members Endorse Kurri Decision

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 15 October 1929 · page 1

On Saturday the Maitland Subbranch of the Federated Engine-drivers and Firemen's Association met at West Maitland to consider…

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ENGINEDRIVERS. Northern Collieries. General Strike Possible. Mr. Hoare's Statement. Newcastle

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 15 October 1929 · page 5

A strike of the enginedrivers employed at all collieries still, working on the northern coalfields has again become a possibility as a result of a…

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Stole an Oilskin From Greta Main Colliery Defendant Bound Over

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 15 October 1929 · page 3

Before Mr. D. W. Reed, P.M., at Cessnock Police Court this morning Charles Victor Weekes, aged 20, was charged with having, between…

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Coal Crisis. New Federal Cabinet, Will Review Position

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 15 October 1929 · page 8

Mr. Th[?] Deputy-leader of the Federal Labour party, said that one of the first matters to be cons[?] by the new Government, would be…

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Australia's Limited Coal Supplies. Will Last Only 200 YEARS

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 15 October 1929 · page 4

Evidence regarding the coal reserves of Australia, and particularly of New South Wales, was given on Friday before the Coal Commission by Mr. E…

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