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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1930

1,666 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 42 of 84

Position Hopeless Advice to Miners. Aggregate Meetings on Lower Field. NEWCASTLE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 13 May 1930 · page 5

The aggregate meetings of miners, arranged for Wallsend, West Maitland, Swansea, Adamstown, and Spoors' Point hold to-day were well…

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Working Collieries Picketing Committee to Take Action

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 14 May 1930 · page 2

The miners' picketing committee has decided to take action in respect of certain collieries working in the Newcastle district…

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Excess Miners. Money for Repatriation Purposes

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 14 May 1930 · page 7

An offer of £100,000 for the repatriation of excess miners on the northern fields is contained in a telegram received by the general…

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Coal Dispute Prospects of Settlement Aggregate Meetings Review Terms

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 14 May 1930 · page 2

Aggregate meetings of miners on the lower Northern field were held yesterday to hear the statements of the officials of the federation in favour of the acceptance of terms of settlement in the coal dispute…

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'Go Back to Work' Aggregate Meetings of Miners. Mr. Kellock's Advice. Lively Meeting at Kurri

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 14 May 1930 · page 5

Aggregate meetings of miners were held on the South Maitland field to-day for the purpose of hearing statements by officers of the Federation regarding acceptance of the terms for a settlement of the mining deadlock…

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Rations Issue. Position of Non-miners. Mr. Chaffey to Inquire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 15 May 1930 · page 2

In the Legislative Assembly, Mr. Connolly asked the Chief Secre-tary it he was aware that a number of unemployed in the Newcastle…

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Trade of Small Collieries

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 16 May 1930 · page 4

The position of the small collieries in the matter of sharing trade was brought before the Minister for Railways, Mr. Stevens, by Mr…

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Coal Industry. "Go Back to Work." Leaders' Advice. to Northern Coal Miners. Aggregate Meetings

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 16 May 1930 · page 1

"Go back to work" was the general advice given by the miners leaders to men on the South Maitland coalfields on Wednesday, when…

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Silver Mine Robbed Thief Gets £427

Singleton Argus · Friday 16 May 1930 · page 10

A thief who entered the office of the Colan Peak silver mine, at Yerranderie, Burragorang Valley, in broad daylight on Wednesday, got away with…

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Excess Miners £100,000 for Expatriation Purposes

The Scone Advocate · Friday 16 May 1930 · page 4

An offer of £100,000 for the repatriation of excess miners on the northern fields is contained in a telegram received by the general…

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Minister for Mines Me Garden Will Oppose

Singleton Argus · Friday 16 May 1930 · page 5

Something akin to a sensation has been caused in industrial and political circles by an announcement that Mr J. S. Garden, secretary of the Trades…

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Latest Telegrams. the Coal Position. Sydney

The Scone Advocate · Friday 16 May 1930 · page 2

The General President and the General Secretary of the Miners' Federation said to-day that the Northern Districts Committee of…

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Peace on the Coalfields. Miners' Lodges Accept Teems

The Scone Advocate · Friday 16 May 1930 · page 2

The critical stage in the deliberations amongst, the miners regarding acceptance of the terms offered by the colliery proprietors for a…

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Railway Coal. Tenders for Supplies. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 16 May 1930 · page 5

It is expected that in the event of a resumption of work on the northern coalfields at a reduced wage, the Railway Commissioners will call…

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Accepted. Proprietors' Terms. Coal Crisis Ends. Maitland

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 16 May 1930 · page 1

A critical stage in the deliberations amongst the miners regarding the acceptance of the terms offered by the…

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Man Who Aided Police. Presented with Gold Watch

The Scone Advocate · Friday 16 May 1930 · page 7

Police in the Burwood division have subscribed funds for the purchase of a gold wristlet watch for Mr. J. Linsell, of Five Dock, who pluckily assisted a…

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Resumption of Work Miners Waiting on Owners. Arranging a Conference. SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 16 May 1930 · page 5

The general President of the Miners' Federation, Mr. D Rees, and general secretary, Mr. D. J. Davies, said to-day that the…

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Longer Working Week. Miners' Hours Will Not Be Increased. Premier Secures Amendments. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 16 May 1930 · page 6

Amid noisy scenes, and with the Opposition demanding a division at every stage, the Forty-Eight Hour Bill was last night forced through Committee. Four clauses out of 13 had teen discussed when the guillotine was applied…

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Coal Trouble Ends Terms Accepted by Lodges Men Wish to Return to Work

Singleton Argus · Friday 16 May 1930 · page 1

A critical stage in the deliberations amongst the miners regarding the acceptance of the terms offered by the colliery proprietors for the resumption of work on the northern coalfields was successfully negotiated yesterday, when by a large majority the lodges…

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Northern Miners Decide to Resume Work Terms Accepted by Overwhelming Majority All the Big Lodges Vote in Favour

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 16 May 1930 · page 5

After a struggle lasting fifteen months, during- which was waged the bitterest Industrial war the Commonwealth has known, the Northern miners yesterday decided,by an overwhelming majority of their lodges, to accept the proposals torn cd down by them at aggregate…

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