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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1927

1,322 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 31 of 67

Feeling of Comradeship. Miners and Deputies' Association

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 June 1927 · page 16

After the business had been dealt with at the Miners' Delegate Board meeting at Newcastle, the president, treasurer and secretary respectively…

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Safety Catch. for Colliery Shaft Cages, Lithgow Invention. Lithgow

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 25 June 1927 · page 7

It is claimed by Mr. L Williams, of Lithgow, that he has invented a safety catch for colliery shaft cages. The miners Delegate Board has…

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Rabbits in Gold Store Million Await Shipment

Singleton Argus · Saturday 25 June 1927 · page 1

An unprecedented slaughter of rabbits is proceeding in the State. Sydney municipal cold storage works contain 55,064 export crates, each…

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Northern Miners Will Attend A.l.p. Unity Conference

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 June 1927 · page 9

The Northern Miners' Delegate Board has decided to accept the invitation received from the Federal secretary to the A.L.P. to be…

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The Mines. Aberdare South Idle. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 27 June 1927 · page 5

Aberdare South Colliery was idle to-day through trouble it is stated, between the sidlers and management…

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Mr. David Murdock. Death of Mining Identity Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 27 June 1927 · page 5

Mr. David Murdock, an old mining identity, died at his residence,Wollombi-road, early this morning, The Into Mr. Murdock was 66 years…

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Colliery Inspection

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 28 June 1927 · page 6

Last week Mr. I. Hoare, district, and Mr. J. H. Fenton, local check inspector, made an inspection of East Greta Colliery and reported that the…

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Mine Explosion. the New Zealand Disaster. Coal Dust Danger

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 28 June 1927 · page 2

The report of the Royal Commission which inquired into the Dobson coil[?]ry disaster (N.Z.) on December 3 last States that the commission…

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Mount Morgan World's Richest Gold Mine, Its Rise and Fall

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 28 June 1927 · page 4

Mr F. M. Cutlack lias contributed a couple of articles to the "Herald," touching the history of this great mine, now, after a brilliant record of 40…

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Futile Seach. Miners Sacrifice £800

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 28 June 1927 · page 2

The youth, Graham, aged 19 years, who was reported missing from Cullen Bullen on Tuesday morning last, has been located at the Royal Hotel,…

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Maitland Coal. By—products Test in Eng

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 28 June 1927 · page 6

Mr. Bacldeley, New South Wales Minister for Mines, has arranged to send a sample ton of Maitfand coal to the British fuel research, station at…

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The City Council Quest for a Goal Mine. Sensational Development

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 28 June 1927 · page 4

A sensational development in Sydney City Council's quest for a coal mine, made known at the Town Hall on Friday, was that the Government…

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Mining Tragedy Recalled Pit Tomb Opened After 27 Years

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 28 June 1927 · page 4

Development work now being carried on at Central Greta Colliery recalls a mining tragedy of more than a. quarter of, a century ago…

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Mining Tragedy Recalled. Pit Tomb Opened After 27 YEARS

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 28 June 1927 · page 5

Development work now being carried on at Central Greta Colliery recalls a mining tragedy of more than a quarter of a ccntury ago…

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Oil Fuel From New South Wales Coal. English Experts Enthusiastic. London

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 28 June 1927 · page 2

New South Wales coal treated here for the extraction of fuel has given such satisfactory results that experts predict that if the principle is applied…

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Ayrfield Miners' Lodge

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 29 June 1927 · page 6

A meeting or Aryfield Miers' Lodge will be held at the pit top to-morrow (Thursday), June 30, at 10.30 a.m. The business will be to arrange…

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Coal Carter's Death. Compensation Granted by Commission

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 29 June 1927 · page 10

Reserved judgment was given by the Workers' Compensation Commission, in the matter of an application by Mabel Hynes, on behalf of herself…

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Rich Gold. Edie Creek Fields. Glowing Prospects. MELBOURNE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 30 June 1927 · page 5

Mr. W. P. Lapthorne, who has arrived in Melbourne from the New Guinea goldfields, said he was conviced that the Edie Creek fields…

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Richmond-main Trouble. Mechanics and Miners. Colliery Still Idle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 1 July 1927 · page 5

Richmond-Main Colliery was again idle to-day, as the result of the trouble between the miners and mechanics…

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Warring Unions. Fight for Members. Colliery Idle

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 1 July 1927 · page 12

A Kurri Kutri message states that the Colliery Mechanics' Association and the Miners' Federation are engaged in a light for members. The Miners'…

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