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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1927

1,322 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 46 of 67

New State Mine. South Maitland Field Selected

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 14 September 1927 · page 2

As an outcome of the investigations abroad of the Minister for Mines, Mr, Baddeley, it is the intention of the Government to establish a State coal…

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Colliery Idle. Threatened Prosecutions at Richmond Main.kurri KURRI.Wednesday

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 14 September 1927 · page 5

A number of wheelers at Richmond Main Colliery, dissatisfied with the cavil, refused to start this morning. Most of the men, as was their…

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A Big Increase. Queensland Gold Yield

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 14 September 1927 · page 3

Returns made available by the Queensland Mines Department show that in the eight months ended August 31 last the gold yield in…

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Avrfield Collieries

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 15 September 1927 · page 4

Referring to-day to statements of alleged trouble at Ayrfield Colliory, the management states that there is no truth in them. It is stated that…

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South Maitland Colliery

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 15 September 1927 · page 4

When in Sydney, Mr. W. F. O'Hearn, M. L. A., interviewed the chairman of directors of the South Maitland Colliery, on behalf of the…

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Nugget of Gold

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 15 September 1927 · page 3

Last Wednesday, Mr. John Wood, late the staff of the Administration found a nugget weighing 377 ounces at Edie Creek New Guinea…

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Men Misled. Strike at State Mine

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 15 September 1927 · page 6

The employees at the state mine at Lithgow were idle on Wednesday— the result of a misunderstanding on part of the men concerning the…

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Edie Creek Gold. Big [?] to Sydney. Sydney, Thursdny

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 15 September 1927 · page 5

The steamer Montaro, from New Guinea, brought 15,000 ounces of gold valued at about £38,000, This is the heavist shipment for 13 months…

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Coal Export. Plight of Collieries. Government Aid Sought

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 16 September 1927 · page 6

The Northern Collieries Association, in a letter received at a meeting of the Newcastle Chamber of Commerce, announced that it was arranging a…

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State Coal Mine. in Northern Field

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 16 September 1927 · page 4

The Minister for Mines and Labor and Industry (Mr. Baddeley) has announced his intention of coming innnediately to Cessnock, where next…

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Kurri's Idle Mines

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 16 September 1927 · page 4

Hebburn No. 1 Colliery is idle to-day, owing to lack of trade. The whistle was blown last night, "no work to-morrow." Richmond Main…

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Rothbury Miners. Deputation to Premier

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 16 September 1927 · page 4

A deputation, comprlsing Messrs. J.McDonald, G. Senior, D. Gerrish , and J. Gibson, of Rothbury Miners' Lodge was received by the Premier…

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Oil Versus Coal (By C.p.)

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 16 September 1927 · page 3

Some time ago an article was published in the "Eagle" on the above subject, viz. Oil v. Coal. A review of this period shows much…

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New State Mine. on Maitland Field. Cessnock

The Scone Advocate · Friday 16 September 1927 · page 8

As an outcome of the investigations abroad of the Minister for Mines, Mr. Baddeley, it is the intention of the Government to establish a State coal…

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Nationalisation of Mines. Cessnock A.L.P. Opinion

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Friday 16 September 1927 · page 5

That a Royal Commission for the nationalisation of mines, from the point of production to the consumer, would reveal many employees of the…

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Coal By-products Deputation to Mr. Baddeley. For Establishment of Research Station

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Friday 16 September 1927 · page 3

Upon the return of Mr. J. M. Baddeley (Minister for Mines) from his overseas a deputation representing Cessnock…

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Coal Export. Stopping the Decline

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 September 1927 · page 11

The Council of the Chamber of Commerce met and had before it a letter from the Northern Collieries' Association asking…

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Accident Relief. Increased Allowances for Miners

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 17 September 1927 · page 9

The Acting Minister for Mines (Mr. Willis) said that the Cabinet committee which had been inquiring into the question of increasing…

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Men Misled Strike at State Mine

Singleton Argus · Saturday 17 September 1927 · page 1

The employees at the State mine at Lithgow were idle on Wednesday the result of a misunderstanding on the part of the men concerning the…

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Coal Research. Testing for By-products

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 September 1927 · page 16

The combined progress association, at a meeting held at Cessnock on Saturday, raised the question of the establishment of a coal research…

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