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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1930

1,666 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 39 of 84

Police Protection Collieries Inspected

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Thursday 24 April 1930 · page 4

Police officers inspected collieries on the South Maitland coalfield yesterday, and made finguiries as which collieries -were liKely to work…

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The Collieries Moer for Re-opening. Significant Incidents. NEWCASTLE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 24 April 1930 · page 5

It Is reported that the minors were Informed they cannot continue the use of a piece of ground near Aberdare Extended Colliery for football…

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The Alaskan Gold Fields'

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 24 April 1930 · page 4

Recalling the days of 98 when the gold fever urged adventures to brave hardships of the Northland abandoned placer diggins and dumps…

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Asked to Vacate Ground Shock for Cessnock Soccer Club. Colliery Company's Action

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Thursday 24 April 1930 · page 5

Cessnock Soccer Football Club suffered an outsize In shocks the other day when they received an intimation from the Caledonian…

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New Dental Gold Stronger Than Bridge Steel

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 24 April 1930 · page 2

Gold alloys three times as strong as bridge steel have been developed in the civil engineering laboratories at Cooper Union Institute U.S.A…

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Accident at Colliery

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 25 April 1930 · page 2

While engaged at work at St. Heliers Colliery, George Parkinson received severe injuries to the head when he was struck by a skip. He was admitted to…

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The Alaskan Gold Fields

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 25 April 1930 · page 6

Recalling the days of 98, when the gold fever urged adventures in brave hardships of the Northland, abandoned placer diggings and dumps…

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Opening of Mines. Owners to Consider

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 25 April 1930 · page 1

A meeting of the Northern Collieries' Association will he held next Tuesday, at which important developments regarding the opening…

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Relief Payments. Miners' Impose Terms. Mr. J. T. Atkins' Allegations

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 25 April 1930 · page 6

The general secretary of the Federated Enginedrivers and Firemen's Association (Mr. J. T. Atkins), alleged that the…

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The Mines. Mr. O'hearn Favours Resumption. Rothbury and Victimisation Stumbling Blocks

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 25 April 1930 · page 5

When asked at a meeting of the West Maitland branch of the Australian Labour Party, last evening, to give his opinion on the coal position…

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Coal Impasse. Meetings on Tuesday. Fresh Negotiations Hinted At

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 26 April 1930 · page 6

The Central Council of the Miners' Federation will assemble on Tuesday to consider the position on the northern coalfields and devise ways and…

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The Coal Trouble

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 29 April 1930 · page 2

Although nothing is heard of any developments with regard to the coal trouble, there are signs of another conference being arranged for the…

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Mining Trouble

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 29 April 1930 · page 6

Speaking at a meeting of the West Maitland branch of the A.L.P., Mr. W. F. O'Heam, M.L.A., admitted that he favored the resumption of work in the…

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Coal Impasse. Craft Unions to Meet Will Decide Own Future Policy

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 29 April 1930 · page 5

An Important conference of representatives of the enginedrivers, deputies and mechanics' organisations will take place in Sydney to-morrow…

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No Decision. Coal Issue Discussed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 30 April 1930 · page 10

No decision regarding the coal issue was reached at either the meeting of the Northern v Colliery Proprietors or the Central Council of…

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Coal Situation Secret Ballot Mentioned

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 30 April 1930 · page 2

The possibility of certain northern delegates to yesterday's meeting of the council of the Miners federation placing the question of a return to work before the rank and file by means of a secret ballot, was, it is understood, discussed at a concurrent meeting of the…

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No Secret Ballot to Decide Coal Impasse. President's Statement. SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 30 April 1930 · page 7

Before the Miners' Council resumed its sittings in Sydney to-day, the General President of the Federation, Mr. D. Rees…

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Coal Bill. in House of Lords. to Be Amended. London. April 29

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 30 April 1930 · page 7

Parliament re-assembled this morning. A number of questions were on the order paper regarding important matters at issue…

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"The Staff" M[?]ine

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 1 May 1930 · page 6

In the current number of "The Staff," the rail and tram men's magazine, a case of [?]ted railway rates is cited which, the writer…

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Coal Crisis. Mechanics; Attitude. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 1 May 1930 · page 2

The colliery mechanics and deputies, at a conference in the Traded Hall, Sydney, last night, endorsed the manifests of the enginedrivers…

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