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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1929

1,990 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 19 of 100

Unemployed Problem at Newcastle, Mines Resumption the Solution. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 March 1929 · page 6

Answering Mr. Connelly (Labour) in the legislative Assembly to-day, the Premier (Mr. Bavin) said the solution of…

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New Guinea Gold Transport by Air. London. March 11

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 March 1929 · page 2

The New Guinea Goldmining Syndicate has bought one of the fastest and most powerful imperial Airways liners to transport its gold…

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Mining Distress Lord Mayor's Fund. London, March 9

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 March 1929 · page 12

The Lord Mayor's fund for the relief of distressed miners areas amounted last evening to £725,000. A supplementary Government…

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Aberdare Colliery Charge Against Manager Alleged Absence From Winding Engine

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 March 1929 · page 5

Before Mr. D. W. Reel, P.M., in the West Maitland Industrial Court to-day, Minos .Inspector W, Brown, proceeded against the manager of…

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Greta-millfield Mine to Be Worked. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 March 1929 · page 8

Greta-Millfield Colliery, near Ellalong, which has been acquired by Messrs. R. W. Miller and Son, is expected to commerce operations within…

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The Mines No Move by Owners Mr. McDonald's Statement SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 March 1929 · page 5

Mr. C. M. McDonald, chairman of the Northern Collieries' Association, stated to-day, that as far as the owners are concerned…

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Mine Manager Fined Absence of Engine-drivers Aberdare Colliery Case

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 19 March 1929 · page 4

A case of considerable interest to the mining community was decided at Maitland Police Court yesterday, when Frederick Hemmingway…

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Claim for Wages. Proceedings Against Colliery Agent

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 March 1929 · page 6

In the West Maitland Industrial Court on Monday afternoon, before Mr. D. W. Reed, P.M., H. L. Hill and James New, miners, proceeded…

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No Reduction Pelton Miners Adamant

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 19 March 1929 · page 5

Pelton Minors' Lodge, at a meeting yesterday, decided to strenuously resist any attempt to reduce wages. Messrs. Wallis and Ryder…

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Copper Mining Industry

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 19 March 1929 · page 1

As is well known to all those interested in mining, the copper industry has for many years past been under a cloud owing to the relatively…

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Mining Crisis. No Fresh Developments. Railway Losses. NEWCASTLE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 March 1929 · page 5

There is no fresh development in the mining trouble, but the men are asking why, if the Railway Commissioners can mine coal at Lithgow…

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Miners Ready to Resume Under Old Conditions

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 20 March 1929 · page 2

Miners on the northern coalfields have announced their readiness to resume work under the wages and conditions, existing prior to their notices of…

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Mining Crisis No Fresh Developments

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 20 March 1929 · page 3

There is no fresh development in the mining trouble, but the men are asking why, if the Railway, Commissioners can mine coal at Lithgow and place it at…

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No Action Against Mine Owners. Premier's Statement SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 March 1929 · page 5

Replying to a question in the Legislative Aseembly to-day, the Premier, Mr. Bavin, indicated that it was not the intention of…

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Idle Miners. Causes of Unemployment. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 21 March 1929 · page 7

Discussing industrial conditions overseas Major-General J. McArthur Onslow, who returned to Sydney today from abroad, said it was…

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Coal Crisis. the Accountant. Federal House Questions

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 21 March 1929 · page 9

Asking what action was being taken by the Ministry as to the personnel and terms of reference of the Commission to inquire into the…

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Loss of Millions. British Mining Industry. London, March 19

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 21 March 1929 · page 10

Mr. H. Douglas king, Under-Secretary of State for MInes, in answer to a question in the House of Commons, said that the estimated loss…

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Explosion in Coal Mine (Australian Press Assn. Message.)

Singleton Argus · Friday 22 March 1929 · page 6

Parnassus, Pennsylvania, Thursday. Twenty-one bodies were recovered, and still six are missing, after an explosion to-day at the Kinloek mine of…

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Caledonian Collieries Discussion in Parliament

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 22 March 1929 · page 2

The following discussion took place in Parliament recently concerning the Caledonian Colliery Company's pits:—…

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Coal Contracts

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 22 March 1929 · page 4

In the Legislative Assembly, Mr. W. F. O'Hearn, M.L.A., asked the Minister for Railways, Mr. Buttonshaw, that, in view of the fact that…

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