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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines
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Four hundred tons of coal were moved from Rothbury Colliery to the railway marshalling yards at Waratah shortly after daylight this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Because it is said they were issued double rations by the Miners' Federation during the Christmas vacation, miners at Kurri Kurri were this week…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The output of gold from Queensland mines, and fields last years totalled approximately 7817 [?]ounces, valued at £33,204,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →It is believed that the miners will continue picketing Ashtonfields, but some of them openly state that they think the non-Federation men will…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mr. T. Waddell, M.L.C., makes a suggestion in Tuesday's "Herald":— "The solution of the coal problem has now become one of urgent national…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Officials of the Mines Department stated yesterday that unless coal supplies for Newcastle were increased at an early date the city would be in…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The combined mining unions committee on Wednesday carried a resolution that all members of unions working in the locked-out collieries—that is,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Officials of the Mines Department stated yesterday that unless coal supplies for Newcastle were increased at an early date the city would be in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The combined mining unions' conference on Wednesday made a move of a drastic character when they decided on the immediate withdrawal of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A conference of Maitland and Newcastle mining lodges was held at Weston yesterday, when several matters of serious moment i were discussed at…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Mr. Schofield, secretary of the Newcastle Seamen's Union, said on Thursday that in accordance with resolutions passed at previous…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The board of directors of the Commonwealth Bank concluded three days sitting late on Thursday, at which consideration was given to the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →It has been reported to the Acting-Commissioner for Police (Mr Childs) that two miners while on their way to work at one of the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →At a meeting held in the Kurri Kurri School of Arts on Tuesday evening, retained soldiers and former service men of the Kurri…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The following motions were carried at a meeting at Wallsend of lodges of idle mines in the Newcastle district yesterday:—…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A Kurri Kurri message states that over 1000 miners assembled outside the police court on Tuesday, when 29 miners appeared on various charges…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mrs. Munday, who has been organising holidays in Sydney for the children of out-of-work miners in the north, addressed a meeting of members of the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Two train loads of coal hewn from the Rothbury mine by volunteer labour, left the colliery yesterday, and arrived at Port Waratah. The first train, which left Rothbury about 4.30 a.m., consisted of 36 trucks carrying a total of 400 tons of coal. The second train…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Two train-loads of coal, totalling 734 tons, were hauled from Rothbury Colliery to Newcastle yesterday. This was the first coal to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The outstanding feature of the ballot for election of officers of the Miners Federation for 1930 was the defeat of Mr. Arthur Teece,…
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