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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1930

1,666 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 41 of 84

Coal Traffic

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 May 1930 · page 6

The coal traffic to the Maitland goods yard is now back to normal, and the quantity trucked yesterday was estimated to be about 1200 tons…

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Coal Lorries in Smash

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 May 1930 · page 6

Two lorries engaged in carrying coal from Millfield-Greta Colliery to the West Maitland goods yards were involved in a smash on the…

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The Mines. Craft Unions Committee. Closer Unity Committee

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 May 1930 · page 2

The Closer Unity Committee of Craft Unions, representing the F.E.D.T.A., Colliery Mechanics and Maitland Deputies, met at the Trades…

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Miners' Delegates. To-day's Momentous Meeting. the November Terms. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 May 1930 · page 7

There was a full attendance of lodge delegates at the miners' meeting in the Trades Hall to-day. No statement was available at…

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Not a Happy One the Lot of Some Police. Conditions in Coal Towns. SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 May 1930 · page 7

A motion that automatic pistols and Peerless handcuffs should be supplied to each member of the force, was carried by the Police…

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Aberdare Colliery Now Electrically Driven

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 9 May 1930 · page 5

Since the Aberdare Colliery was idle owing to the lock-out, the old steam system has bean superceded by an electrically driven plant…

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Miners Beaten, Admits James

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 9 May 1930 · page 7

A stir was caused at Speer' Point, when Mr. Rowley James, M.P., said he regretted to state that the miners had been beaten in their struggle…

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Re-opening Northern Mines

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 9 May 1930 · page 4

Replying to Mr. Sanders, in the Legislative Assembly, the Minister for Mines said that the present negotiations with regard to the…

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The Coal Crisis (To the Editor)

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 9 May 1930 · page 5

Sir,—You can hear on the street corners that the terms for settlement of the above, now being placed before the rank and file conference, will be…

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Coal Conference Finality Not Reached Divided Opinions

Singleton Argus · Friday 9 May 1930 · page 8

The conference of miners' lodge delegates convened for Newcastle yesterday in the hope, it is understood, of securing endorsement for the official Miners' Federation view that the dispute has gone long enough, and that with a non-victimisation guarantee given by the…

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Two Associated Mines Working. Fassifern and Northern Extended

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 9 May 1930 · page 5

Confirmation was obtained to-day of the report that two pits at To-ralba have been working for six or seven weeks past…

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The Coal Crisis Rank and File Conference Decision Eagerly Awaited

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 9 May 1930 · page 5

Developments at the rank and file conference, which commenced his sitting in Newcastle yesterday, and continued its deliberations to-day, are…

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Still Sitting Northern Mining Delegates. Final Vote Awaited. NEWCASTLE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 9 May 1930 · page 5

The meeting of lodge delegates was continued to-day, but a decision had not been reached at three o'clock…

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Coal By-Products Conference Enthusiastic Gathering at Cessnock School of Arts. Meeting Decides to Support Mr. Holland's Application. for Suspension of Labour Conditions on Ellalong Leases

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 9 May 1930 · page 1

At the Cessnock School of Arts on Tuesday night a further conference, in connection with the move in the direction of having cool by product works established on the South Maitland field, was held. The conference, which was well-attended, comprised…

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Coal for the Needy Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 12 May 1930 · page 5

The Prime Minister has advised that the Government will gave between 2000 and 3000 tons of coal to needy people in the Newcastle…

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Coal Position Resumption Proposal Rejected Position to Be Reviewed

Singleton Argus · Monday 12 May 1930 · page 1

Aggregate meetings of the miners in the Newcastle and Maitland fields have been convened for to-morrow and Wednesday. These will be followed on Thursday by meetings of the lodges. This decision was announced at the…

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More Work? Mining Revival

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 13 May 1930 · page 1

The Federal Government has decided to call a conference of all mining interests in Australia to consider the question of reviving the mining…

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Coal Dispute. Still Unsettled. Compromise Rejected

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 13 May 1930 · page 2

The delegates' conference at Newcastle after several days' sitting, repeated the November conference proposals by 58 votes to 37, and then…

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Cavilled Out Miners Euchre Party and Dance

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 13 May 1930 · page 2

A grand night's entertainment was held in Kitchener Hall on Monday night in aid of cavilled-out miners. Everybody had a very enjoyable…

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CHECK-MATED Coalfield Communists. Optimistic Feeling Amongst Miners. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 13 May 1930 · page 4

There is a general feeling of optimism prevailing on the coalfield as to the outcome of the aggregate meeting…

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