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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1929

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Gold and Silver. Rich Find in the Solomons. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 August 1929 · page 11

Wilfred Newell, manager of a plantation at New Georgia, Solomon Islands, arrived at Sydney to-day with a report of the gold find there…

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More British Coal Cargo at 47/6 a Ton. London, August 13

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 August 1929 · page 2

Australian purchases of British coal continue. The latest cargo is 7500 tons at about 47/6 per ton, c.[?].f., of which 33/- is freight…

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Cotton Dispute. the Prime Minister's Hopes, Saw Red Light of Coal Trouble. London, Aug. 16

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 17 August 1929 · page 6

Mr. Justice Rigby Swift has been appointed chairman of the Cotton Arbitration Court. Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, in a…

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Coal Commission Report on Profits

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 19 August 1929 · page 3

The preliminary report of the Coal Commission dealing with the profits of the colliery proprietors for the year 1927 will be presented to the…

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Oil Fuel. Cheaper Than Coal. S.a. Railway Test

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 19 August 1929 · page 6

"I do not wish to comment upon the merits of the coal dispute in this State, but I would like to point out that the longer the impasse…

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Muswellbrook Coal Co., Ltd

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 20 August 1929 · page 2

Mr. K. W. D. Humphries has been appointed a director of the Muswellbrook Coal Co., Ltd., in succession to the late Mr. H. J. Jeans…

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Mining at Hillgrove

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 20 August 1929 · page 2

A revival of mining at Hillgrove seems likely. Several authorities to enter have been granted to Heavy Joseph Hancock, of Dungog, to…

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The Coal Industry How the Trouble Stands

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 20 August 1929 · page 4

There is little new in the position of the coal trouble. The arrival home of the Premier has raised hopes that a further effort may…

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Ayrfield Colliery to Resume

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 21 August 1929 · page 5

Oporations will be resumed at Ayrfield No. 1 and 2 Collieries tomorrow (Thursday) at 7 a.m…

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Coal Dispute State Proposal

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 21 August 1929 · page 3

The State Ministry is anxious that the Federal Government should not delay with its bill to repeal the Industrial Peace Act, and…

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Coal Position No Further Gas Restrictions

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 21 August 1929 · page 2

There have been no developments in connection with the coal crisis, following the announcement that the report of the Royal Commission would be…

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Oil and Coal Lecture in Sydney

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 21 August 1929 · page 4

Lecturing before members of the Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy in Sydney, on Monday night the president (Mr C. E. Andrew) said…

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Oil Fuel Cheaper Than Coal South Australian Railway Test

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 21 August 1929 · page 4

"I do not wish to comment upon the merits of the coal dispute in this State, but I would like to point out that the longer the impasse continues, the…

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Coal By-products. German Company to Start Operations. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 22 August 1929 · page 5

It is reported here to-day that the Germany company, which proposed some time ago to establish coal distillation works on the South…

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Financial Assistance for Miners

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 23 August 1929 · page 10

Mr. Baddeley, M.L.A., staled during the week that Mr. Knight and himself had received communication from Mr. J. Roberts, Secretary of…

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Coal Dispute. State Proposal

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 23 August 1929 · page 2

The State Ministry is anxious that the Federal Government should not delay with its bill to repeal the Industrial Peace Act, and withdraw from…

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Memories of Gold Days

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 23 August 1929 · page 1

At Bullfinch on Saturday the Premier of W. Australia (Mr Collier) unveiled a tablet on the first lease pegged out on the eastern goldiields which led…

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Professor David on Coal Waste

The Scone Advocate · Friday 23 August 1929 · page 2

In moving a vote of thanks to Mr. Andrews, Professor Sir Edgeworth David said that in his estimates of the coal resources of the Southern…

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Oil and Coal Lecture in Sydney

The Scone Advocate · Friday 23 August 1929 · page 2

Lecturing before members of the Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy in Sydney on Monday night the president (Mr. C. E. Andrews) said…

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Coal Commission Report in a Fortnight

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 23 August 1929 · page 3

The State Prem[?]r, Mr. Bavin, stated last nigh that he had been told that the report of the Coal Commission regarding the production costs…

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