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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1930

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Gold Exports. Twenty-four Millions Since July. Banker's Warning

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

Sir Robert Gibson chairman of the board of directors of the Commonwealth Bank in a statement made yesterday warned the country that…

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The Mines Aggregate Meetings Large Attendances at Newcastle. NEWCASTLE

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

Large gatherings were present at the aggregate meetings in the five centres to-day. The men turned up early, most of them…

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Coal Trouble To-day's Aggregate Meetings. One Meeting Accepts Terms and Two Reject. Newcastle

Singleton Argus · Monday 7 April 1930 · page 2

Aggregate meetings of the miners of the Wallsend, West Maitland, and Swansea lodges to-day rejected the compromise terms, while at…

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Muswellbrook Colliery. Employees' Fine Record

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 8 April 1930 · page 1

The employees at the Muswellbrook Colliery produced 7520 tons of coal during the last fortnight. The output exceeds the previous test for a similar…

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Gold Production Bonus

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 8 April 1930 · page 2

In answer to Mr. Davidson in the Legislative Assembly, the Minister for Mines (Mr. Weaver) said he would consider the advisability of…

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Gold Sent Away £24,000,000

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 8 April 1930 · page 3

Sir Robert Gibson, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Commonwealth Bank; says with the £8,000,000 in gold about to be shipped away, the…

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Terms Rejected Newcastle Miners' Decision. Substantial Majority Vote

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 8 April 1930 · page 2

Only one of the five aggregate meetings of miners held on the Newcastle coalfields yesterday to discuss the future policy in regard to the…

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English Coal, Shipment to Sydney, Sydney

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

The Trianon, the Norwegian motor ship, calle dat Sydney to-day, on route to Melbourne, where she will unload 4000 tons of English coal…

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Miners' Fines Alleged Unlawful Assembly. Appeal to High Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 8 April 1930 · page 2

In the Full Court, before Sir Frank Gavan Duffy, J., Mr. Justice Rich, Mr. Justice Starke, and Mr. Justice Dixon, special leave was…

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Coal War Hopes. Cessnook's Burden of Debt. West Maitland

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 8 April 1930 · page 3

There will be good times again on the coalfields if the men decide at their aggregate meetings next week to go back to work. It is a hope to which…

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Oil From Coal. Proposed Exploitation in Australia. Mr. Fenton Approached. London, April 7

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 8 April 1930 · page 2

A representative of the Standard Oil Company had a lengthy interview with Mr. Fenton, Australian Minister for Customs, to-day to ascertain whether the Commonwealth was willing to subsidise the exploitation of liquification of…

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Turned Down. Mining Settlement Terms. Cessnock's Five to One Vote. Cessnock

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

By an approximate majority of five to one, a big meeting of miners held here this morning, estimated to number 2000 men, turned down the November terms for a settlement of the mining deadlock…

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Peace Rejected Kurri Kurri Miners' Meeting. Overwhelming Majority

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 9 April 1930 · page 8

The Kurri Kurri aggregate meeting, which was attended by nearly 3000 colliery employees, and lasted until late on Tuesday afternoon…

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Coal Report. Question of Printing. Mr. Bavin's Hesitation

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 9 April 1930 · page 10

During the time for asking questions in the Legislative Assembly Mr. Baddeley asked the Premier whether it was proposed that the…

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Mining Trouble Compromise Terms Rejected by Maitland Men

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 9 April 1930 · page 1

Five aggregate meetings of miners on the South Maitland field were held yesterday. Cessnock, Abermain, Branxton, and…

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Australia Next. Empire Mining Congress. Capetown, April 8

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 9 April 1930 · page 6

The Empire Mining Congress, at the final session, accepted the invitation to held the next congress in Australia in 1933…

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Liquification of Coal Oil Company Interviews Mr. Fenton Government Subsidy Sought

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 9 April 1930 · page 1

A representative of the Standard Oil Company had a lengthy interview with Mr Fenton, Australian Minister for Customs, on Monday to ascertain whether the Commonwealth was willing to subsidise the exploitation of liquidation of coal in Australia, where, the company…

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Cartage of Coal. Alleged Breach of Agreement

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 April 1930 · page 6

In the Maitland District Court yesterday afternoon, the hearing was commenced of a case in which Harald Evans, a contractor, of Cardiff…

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Coal Dispute. A.c.t.u. to Mediate

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 April 1930 · page 2

Although the Secretary of the Australasian Council of Trade Unions (Mr. Crofts) stated last evening that he was not procured to comment…

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The Mines Talk of Ballot. Proprietors' Suspicion NEWCASTLE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 April 1930 · page 7

There are persistent rumours in the Cossnock district that steps will be taken to conduct a ballot amongst the members of…

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