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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1927

1,322 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 54 of 67

Trade Slack. 1 Two Collieries Idle. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 21 October 1927 · page 4

Kalingo and Standford-Merthvr No. 2 Collieries are idle today through slackness of trade. It is expected that both will again be. idle to-morrow…

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At Work Again Aberdare Extended Colliery. Dispute Over Chiropractic Levy

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 21 October 1927 · page 9

Many and varied have been the reasons for stoppages at collieries on the South Maitland coalfields, but that which occurred at the Aberdare…

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Rawdon Vale Gold Kurri Visitor After It

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 21 October 1927 · page 2

Mr. P. J. Cantwell, uncle of Mr "Tommy" Cantwell, of Lang Setreet. Kuril, is "off on the wallaby track" of Saturday morning…

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Broken Hill Mines., Under-secretary for Labour to Investigate

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 21 October 1927 · page 5

The State Cabinet dismissed tho position at Broken Hill, where a considerable number of men are out of employment in consequence of some…

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Mining Industry Claims for Increased Rates

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 21 October 1927 · page 3

Representatives of the miners on the northern, western; and southern coal[?]elds met at the rooms of the Miners' Federation In Sydney to…

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Coal Export Shipments Form Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 22 October 1927 · page 7

The amount of coal shipped at Newcastle during the week for places beyond the State was 65,200 tons, of which 48,205 tons represonted…

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Buried in Mine. Deputy Killed: Another Injured

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 October 1927 · page 14

Two men were buried beneath 100 tons of coal in the Mount Pleasant Mine, Wollongong. One man, John Ashmore, was…

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Re-opened Mine. Two Men Strike It Rich. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 October 1927 · page 3

Forty tons of ore which are expected to return £600 have been recovered by two men at the re-opened Irvinebank gold…

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Fatality in Mine. Maitland Resident Killed Head Crushed by Cage. Kurrl Kurrl

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 22 October 1927 · page 4

Mr.Honry Champion, a resident of West Maitland, was killed instantly about 8,30 this morning in Richmond main Colliery, where he was…

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St. Helier's Colliery. Agreement for Tops

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 25 October 1927 · page 5

The district treasurer of the Newcastle branch of the Miners' Federation (Mr. A. Tecee) said that he had attended a conference with…

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Worst Paid Workers. German Miners Win

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 25 October 1927 · page 5

The strike in the German soft coal industry, involving 70,000 of the worst paid workers in Germany, has been settled…

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Limerick. Desert Gold's Total Passed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 25 October 1927 · page 7

Limerick has opened auspiciously in New Zealand. The gelding recorded an easy win in the Champion Plate, 1 1/4., at the Wellington meeting…

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Rawdon Vale Gold Kurri Visitor After It

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 25 October 1927 · page 5

Mr. P. J. Cantwell, uncle of Mr. "Tommy" Cantwell, of Lung Street, Kurri, is "off on the wallaby track" on Saturday morning (says the…

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Colorado Mines. Trouble with Pickets. Wards Pushed in River. Vancouver, Oct. 24

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 25 October 1927 · page 5

[?] Ludlow (Colorado) message states that, following on the recent industrial trouble, in this district, two guards were pushed into a creek and…

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New Guinea Gold a Record Shipment Rich Agricultural Lands. SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 25 October 1927 · page 5

The steamer Montoro, arrived at Sydney to-day from New Guinea, brought, 17,000 ounces of gold, estimated in value…

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Payable Gold. Discovered in Abandoned Mine

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 October 1927 · page 7

Highly payable gold has been discovered in an old shaft abandoned 45 years ago on Hawakins' Hill at Hill End, says a Bathurst message…

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Colliery Staffs. State-wide Award

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 October 1927 · page 3

An award just fassued makes provision for colliery staff employees throughout the State, with the exception of the County of…

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Coal Export Assistance Desired

Singleton Argus · Thursday 27 October 1927 · page 1

An unusual dispute has developed between the Sydney Chamber of Commerce, and the Northern Collerics Association, over the latter, body's…

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New Guinea Gold a Record Shipment

Singleton Argus · Thursday 27 October 1927 · page 4

The steamer Montoro, which arrived at Sydney on Tuesday from New Guinea, brought 17,000 ounces of gold, estimated in value at about £42,500,…

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Claims by Northern Miners 40-Hour Week and Higher Rates

Singleton Argus · Thursday 27 October 1927 · page 3

The miners on the northern coalfields have many long-standing claims, to be put before the owners, who, however cannot meet them while, collieries are…

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