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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1924

1,451 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 57 of 73

Lamps in Mines Question in Parliament

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 10 October 1924 · page 10

Mr. Davies asked the Minister for Mines, in the Legislative Assembly if he would consider the advisableness of amending the Coal Mines…

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Rescue Stations Safety Applications at Mines

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 10 October 1924 · page 7

In the Legislative Assembly Major Connell asked: In view of he crowded state of the business paper, and the fact that in addition to the large…

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Coal Export Prohibitive Duty in Chile

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 10 October 1924 · page 9

It has been reported that the earn Government has decided to place a protective duty of one dollar a ton on all…

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Mining Companies Appeal Against Shire Charge

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 10 October 1924 · page 3

The Cessnock Shire Council is making a levy upon various colliery companies to the extent of £15 for the privelege of carrying their…

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Flight of Capital New Zealand to Australia Importation of Coal

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 10 October 1924 · page 10

"I am not aware of any unusual movement of capital to Australia. The exchange rates are operating so adversely that business of the kind…

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Collieries Resume. Aberdare and Aberdare Central. Cessnock

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 October 1924 · page 6

Aberdazre Central Colliery resumed this morning, after an enforced idleness of three months, as a result of a breakdown in the machinery…

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The Coal Tribunal

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 October 1924 · page 4

Mr. J. M. Baddeley, M.L.A., has resigned his position as a member of the Coal Industrial Special Tribunal, and his place has been filled by Mr…

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Coal Shipments. a Falling Off

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 October 1924 · page 6

The coal shipments at Newcastle during the week for places beyond the State totalled 78,720 tons of which those for Commonwealth and…

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Bellbird Colliery. Interesting Inspection. Mr. Baddeley's Impressions. Cessnock

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 October 1924 · page 3

In view of the intention of the Minister of Mines to introduce a bill for the provision of rescue stations in app[?]iances at the collieries, Mr…

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New Coal Seam. Found Near Ipswich

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 October 1924 · page 11

A new coal seam has been found near Ipswich (Q.). Three bores have been put down. In number 3 bore, those engaged struck a coal seam at…

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Boring for Coal. Leases Near Mt. Vincent

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 October 1924 · page 11

In the Newcastle Warden's Court. on, 3rd inst, Newcastle South Collieries, Limited, made application for a suspension of labour ocnditions for a…

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Gas in Mines. Safety Lamps. Chief Inspector's Comments

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 October 1924 · page 9

Recently Mr. D. Murray, M.L.A., handed to Mr. Fitzpatrick (Minister for Mines) a cutting, which was a resume of a paper read by Professor…

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School Boy Injured. Run Over by Coal Skip

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 October 1924 · page 9

A peculiar accident happened on 2nd inst. to a school boy, son of Mr. Jack Wallace, of Bellbird. With two school mates he had been…

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Appealed Against. Charge on Mining Companies. Cessnock

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 October 1924 · page 6

Mr. Halse Rogers, instructed by Messrs. Sparke and Helmore, appeared in the Appeal Court this afternoon on behalf of Hebburn…

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Coal Export

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 14 October 1924 · page 4

Returns have been issued by the Customs Department for the nine months ended September 30. Showing that quantity of coal exported…

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Hebburn Mines Resuming. Weston

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 October 1924 · page 5

The meeting of Hebburn No. 4 and 2. held at Weston to-day, decided to resume work to-morrow morning on the basis of the Federated…

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Idle Collieries. Pelaw-main Land Richmondmain. Gloomy Prospects. Kurri Kurri

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 October 1924 · page 5

Richmond Main and Pelaw-Main Miner's Lodges, at a combined meeting, which lasted for several hours last night, decided to call out at…

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Shire Appeals. Colliery Company Cases Big Reductions From Assessments

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 14 October 1924 · page 5

This afternoon Mr. H. H. Chippandall, P.M., gave his reserved decision in the Cessnock Court in the appeals by various coal mining companies…

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Coal Consumption. on the Railways. Royal Commission's Comment

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 October 1924 · page 6

In their report, presented to Parliament, Sir Sam Fay and Sir Vincent Haven, the Royal Commissioners, devote some attention to the question of…

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German Gold Mark Loan the Apportionment. (Reuter Cable.) Paris

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 14 October 1924 · page 2

It is now learned that the apportionment of the German gold mark loan is as follows: United States, 100,000,000 dollars; Britain, £11,000,000; Holland…

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