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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1925

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Gold Rush Record Stampede. New Mexico Sensation. New York, Jan. 19

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 January 1925 · page 2

What old prospectors designate as the Greatest gold rush in the history of America has begun with the opening of…

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Mining Disaster One Body Recovered. (By Cable.) Wellington N.Z.

Singleton Argus · Saturday 24 January 1925 · page 6

The body of M'Gowen, one of the two men imprisoned in Tarata mine; has been recovered. The rescuers are now searching for Jordon, but there is…

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Safety in Mines. Conference of Delegates. Rescue Stations

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 26 January 1925 · page 2

At the Newcastle Trades Hall, on Saturday, a conference of delegates of the various organisations' associated with the coal mining…

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Sterling. Gold for Australia. London, Jan. 28

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 26 January 1925 · page 5

Sterling exchange rate on New York touched 4.80½ dollars to £4 to-day, compared with 4.79 7-8 on Thursday…

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Miners Recovery. After Hiding Entombed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 27 January 1925 · page 8

The miner Jordan, who was rescued from the Tarata mine at Kalt-angata, where he was imprisoned with another miner, M'Gowan, who…

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Coal Supply a Three Years' Contract

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 27 January 1925 · page 4

In view of the fact that there are persistent rumours in the Town Hall that the present City Council of Sydney will open negotations for the…

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Coal for Railways New Zealand Inquiry

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 27 January 1925 · page 2

A board of inquiry has been set up in New Zealand to report upon the question of the utilization of New Zealand and other coals on the…

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Colliery Mechanics' Association

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 28 January 1925 · page 4

A combined meeting of Ashton field, [?]field No. 1 and 2, Glen Ayr, East Greta and South Greta members will be held in St. Mary's…

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Newcastle Wallsend Coal

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 28 January 1925 · page 4

Profit disclosed in accounts of the Newcastle-Wallsend Coal, Co., for the year 1924, which are to be submitted at the annual meeting of…

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Idle Collieries. Aberdare Extended and Aberdare Central. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 28 January 1925 · page 5

Aberdare Extended was idle this morning. A meeting was being held on the ton to discuss the dispute concerning…

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Gold for Australia. From United States. New York, Jan. 26

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 28 January 1925 · page 5

The National City Bank announces that it will ship gold to the value of 3,000,000 dollars to Australia during the…

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Hebburn Colliery. Payment for Working Tops

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 29 January 1925 · page 7

A conference was held at the office of the Hebburn Collieries, Limited, Tyrrel House, Newcastle, between Messrs. S. M'Kenzie, superintendent…

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More Gold. for Australia. New York, Jan. 27

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 29 January 1925 · page 5

The Seaboard National Bank, announces that it is making a further shipment of gold to Australia to the value of…

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Colliery Mechanics

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 30 January 1925 · page 4

A notice or motion is to be submitted to the next meeting of the delegate board of the Colliery Mechanics' Association for an…

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Rush for Gold

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 30 January 1925 · page 4

What old prospectors designate as they greatest gold rush in the history of America has begun with the opening of Great Placer Mines, Spreading 35 square miles…

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Gold for Australia

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 30 January 1925 · page 3

Sterling exchange rates at New York touched 4.80 1/2 dollars, to £1 last week It is announced that the Equitable Eastern Banking Corporation in shipping…

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Collieries Close Down. Trouble Over Explosives. Kurri Kurri

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 30 January 1925 · page 4

The miners working at the Ayrfield Nos. 1 and 2 (near Testers Hollow), being of opinion that the quality of explosive supplied them was against…

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By-products Wealth in Coal

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 30 January 1925 · page 7

Mr. H. P. White, Chief Analyst and Assayer to the Department of Mines, speaking at the Mining and Geological Museum, said it had been estimated…

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Miners Contributing to Hospital. Eligible for Election to Committee

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 30 January 1925 · page 1

The hon, secretary of the Muswellbrook Hospital is pleased to be able to report that as the result of a telegram received from the Department of…

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Mining Situation. Trouble at Northern Mine

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 31 January 1925 · page 14

A dangerous situation has arisen in consequence of a strike at the Northern Extended colliery. The tactics decided upon on 22nd inst. at a…

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