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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1930

1,666 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 35 of 84

"Face the Men." and Tell Them the Facts. Advice to Miners' Leaders. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 3 April 1930 · page 7

The executive of the Federated Enginedrivers and Firemen's Association, at a meeting last night passed a resolution…

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Coal Trouble Mines to Resume after Easter

Singleton Argus · Friday 4 April 1930 · page 1

It may be stated definitely that the Northern coal miners will resume work after the Easter holidays. At the conference last Saturday the men's representatives tried to get the…

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Coal Mines Bill Third Reading Passed. London, April 4

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 4 April 1930 · page 5

In the House of Commons the Coal Mines Bill passed the third reading…

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Lucknow Gold

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 4 April 1930 · page 6

A crushing of above 200 ozs of gold worth somewhere in the vicinity of £800, was on exhibition at Parliament House, in Sydney, yesterday…

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Scullin and Coal

The Scone Advocate · Friday 4 April 1930 · page 3

The Prime Minister (Mr. Scullin), looking fresh, rosy and efficient, was in Sydney on Saturday after a motor trip from Canberra. A shaved and a…

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Rothbury Colliery Treasure Evades a Question

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 4 April 1930 · page 5

In the Legislative Assembly the other day Mr. Baddeley asked the Treasurer (Mr. Stevens) what amount of money had, been…

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Dismissals. Australian Steelworks. Colliery Closing Down

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 4 April 1930 · page 7

Three weeks notice of dismissal was given yesterday to 181 men employed at the Australian Iron and Steel works at Lithgow…

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City Council Coal Contract

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 4 April 1930 · page 5

The City Council electricity department has decided to contract for supplies of coal over a period of not more than three months. This decision has…

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Tar Drum Explodes. Mine Employee Injured

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 4 April 1930 · page 12

Mr. Gus. Phillips was burning tar out of a drum while engaged at work at St. Heliers coliery yesterday, when the drum exploded. Phillips was knocked…

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Lady Soccer Footballers Will Help Northern Miners' Belief

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 4 April 1930 · page 8

The proceeds from the ladies soccer match to be played at Corrimal on Saturday, between a combined team from the South Maitland…

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Mid-Week Races. Viewed Seriously by Coal Commission

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 4 April 1930 · page 1

The large number of facilities for gambling placed in the way of the mining community on the northern fields is viewed seriously by the members, of…

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Northern Mining Field. Dates for Aggregate Meetings

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 4 April 1930 · page 1

The Miners' Central Council and northern delegates to the Miners' Convention conferred on Wednesday on the question of aggregate meetings on the…

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Coal Commission Far-reaching Recommendations. Proposed Board to Control the Industry

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 4 April 1930 · page 6

Par-reaching recommendations for the reorganisation of the coal industry are made in the report of the Coal Commission, consisting of…

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A Waiting the Decision Aggregate Meetings of Miners. to Work or Not to Work?

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 4 April 1930 · page 5

The result of aggregate meetings to be held on Monday and Tuesday will be eagerly awaited by the coalfield community…

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Position to Be Placed Before Men Aggregate Meetings of Miners. Kurri and Cessnock on

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 4 April 1930 · page 2

Aggregate meetings of miners on the South Maitland Coalfields will be held throughout the district on Monday and Tuesday…

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Complicated Arbitration Laws. Cause of Much Industrial Trouble. High Price of Coal. Sydney

The Scone Advocate · Friday 4 April 1930 · page 4

In his speech, at the opening of the annual convention of the Nationalist Association, to-day, Mr. Bavin said that that outstanding cause of Mr…

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LOCAL & GENERAL Millfield Colliery

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 5 April 1930 · page 6

Millfield Colliery war idle to-day, owing to slackness of trade. This information was conveyed to the secretary of the lodge, Mr. J. Leslie, by…

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Goal Mines Examination

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 5 April 1930 · page 6

Examinations of candidates for certificates of competency under the Coal Mines Regulation Act will be held at the Technical College…

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Coal Levy Refused. by Victorian Unionists

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 5 April 1930 · page 8

A report of the proceedings at the recent All Australian Trade Union Congress was further discussed at a meeting of the Trades Hall Council…

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Thirteen Killed. Explosion in Belgian Mine. Brussels, April 4

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 5 April 1930 · page 7

Thirteen wore killed and eight injured in a gas explosion in coalmine at Elouges, following a faulty discharge of…

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