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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1927

1,322 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 60 of 67

The Baths. Gbeen and Gold Activities

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 22 November 1927 · page 7

"Fairly Glen" is going to be one of the big money raising propositions, as the attractions include stalls of all descriptions, hoop-la, "Aunt Sally,"…

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Bound Over Colliery Employees in Conflict "Pll Get You To-night"

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 22 November 1927 · page 5

At the Cessnock Police Court this morning, James Sylvester made application to have George Ball bound over to keep the peace…

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40 Ounces To Ton Gold at Eden. Prospectors Find

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 22 November 1927 · page 2

Forty ounces of gold to the ton is the yield of 35 cwt. of ore taken by two prospectors, Messrs. Dickie and M'Leod, from their…

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Miners' Strike Fights in Colorado Several Killed, Many Injured. Martial Law to Be Declared Montreal. Nov. 21

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 22 November 1927 · page 5

A Denver (Colorado) message states that four were killed and more than a score injured, six critically, when the long tense…

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Miners' Federation Nomination of Officers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 November 1927 · page 2

The nominations for the various positions in the northern branch of the Miners' Federation have been made available by Mr. L. Halliday,…

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How a Gold Field Was Discovered

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 November 1927 · page 4

The "Cornhill Magazine" gives an account by Mr. Robert M. Macdonald of the New Guinea goldfields, the narrative of "a great discovery that was…

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Ashtonfields Colliery

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 24 November 1927 · page 6

A conference was held at Ashton-fields Colliery office, between Mr. Dlckson, manager, Mr. LOngworth, secretary of the company, and Mr…

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Mining Students. Instructor Honoured. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 24 November 1927 · page 10

The first-year mining students of Cessnook Technical School honoured their instructor, Mr. S. Hobson, by presenting him with a case of pipes…

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Mining Conflict in Colorado Three Men Killed

Singleton Argus · Thursday 24 November 1927 · page 2

Denver, Colorado, Tuesday.—Three men were killed and more than a score injured—five of them critically—when 500 miners, who have been on strike…

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British Industry. Crisis in Wool Trade. Mining Problem. London, Nov. 23

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 24 November 1927 · page 2

Apprehension is felt in the Bradford wool trade of a deadlock over the wages dispute. The employers and employees accepted a permanent…

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Record Output at Colliery

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 25 November 1927 · page 1

The output of the Muswellbrook Coal Co's. colliery for the past fortnight reached just on 5000 tone, being easily a record in the life of the colliery…

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Closing of Collieries Side-stepping Questions

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 25 November 1927 · page 3

Undoubtedly, readers will see from the series of questions asked by Mr. Booth, M.L.A., re the intermittent work at the collieries, that the Mines…

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Mining Classes Presentation to Mr. Hobson

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 25 November 1927 · page 5

The first year students of the Mining Class gathered together on Tuesday night to present their instructor, Mr. T. Hobson, with a…

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Miners' Federation. Nomination of Officers

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 November 1927 · page 6

The nominations for the various positions in the northern branch of the Minors' Federation have been made available by Mr. L. Halliday…

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Barrier Mines Foreigners Replace Australians

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 November 1927 · page 9

It has been reported that eight Australian mullockers have been dismissed from the Central mine, Broken Hill, and that their places were…

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Denutation to Minister for Mines

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 26 November 1927 · page 6

Mr. Walter F. O'Hearn, M.L.A., has arranged a deputation from the Rothbury and Whitburn Miners' Lodges to meet the Minister for…

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Notices Served. on Abermain No. 2 Colliery Employees

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 November 1927 · page 9

Notices of dismissal have been served upon 66 members of the miners federation and 17 other organisations, employed at Abermain No. 2 Colliery…

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Trimmers Refuse to Coal Vessel

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 November 1927 · page 14

The Norwegian steamer Yarra went under the cranes at Newcastle to take bunker coal, but the coal trimmers refused to trim her as they…

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Mining Students. Instructor Honoured. Cessnock

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 November 1927 · page 5

The first-year mining students of Cessnock Technical School honoured their instructor, Mr. S. Hobson, by presenting him with a case of pipes…

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U.S. Miners' Strike Appeal to President. New York, November 16

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 November 1927 · page 12

The American Federation of Labour has decided to place the cause of 130,000 striking coalminers in Pennsylvania and Ohio before President…

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