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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1930

1,666 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 52 of 84

Colliery Mechanics

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 25 June 1930 · page 6

Members of the old Colliery Mechanics' Association are reminded by the general secretary (Mr. H.C. Morton) that the name of the…

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LOCAL & GENERAL Greta Collieries Idle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 25 June 1930 · page 6

The Greta collieries are still idle on account of not being able to get empty waggons back from Newcastle…

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New Greta Colliery Reduction in Pay

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 25 June 1930 · page 4

Great indignation was expressed by the employees or the New Greta Colliery, Greta, when they received their pay, and found they had…

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Wage Reduction at Broken Hill Mines

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 25 June 1930 · page 5

At the request of the companies concerned, representatives of the Barrier Industrial Council met representatives of the Sulphide…

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Gold Bonus. Federal Committee to Inquire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 25 June 1930 · page 3

A sub-committee of federal Cabinet Ministers, consisting of Messrs. Anstoy, Green and Forde, has been appointed to investigate many aspects…

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The Mines. Re-open Next Week. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 25 June 1930 · page 7

Colliery interests say it is still impossible to get trains through from South Maitland. Probably the re-opening of the…

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New Ordinances New Guinea Goldfields. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 25 June 1930 · page 8

It is learned that the A.L.P. Executive, as a result of its enquiries regarding the New Guinea goldfields, has compiled new ordinances, which…

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Flooded Colliery Damage at Glen Ayr

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 26 June 1930 · page 8

Speaking yesterday regarding the position at Glen Ayr. Colliery, which was flooded and the pit top wrecked. the malinger (Mr. J. Fallins) said he…

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Gold Bonus. Mr. Scullin's Unfavourable Reply

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 26 June 1930 · page 2

The Prime Minister (Mr. Scullin) told a deputation which urged the Federal Government to pay a bonus of £1 per ounce on all gold of…

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Reduced Hands. Cessnock No. 2 Miners Lodge Dispute

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 26 June 1930 · page 6

Cessnock No, 2 Miners' Lodge held a meeting on Wednesday afternoon, and discussed al length the manner in which the manager had…

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Northern Miners Management Committee Sits. Price of Explosives

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 26 June 1930 · page 2

The sittings of the Northern Miners' Management Committee were continued at the Newcastle Trades Hall. Mr. T. Hoare presiding…

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Colliery Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 27 June 1930 · page 4

Thomas Butler, 61, of Hopetoun-street, Kurri Kurri, was admitted to the Kurri Kurri District Hospital yesterday, suffering from injuries to…

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Coal for N.z. Order for South Maitland Mines

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 27 June 1930 · page 3

Owing to the slow deliveries of New Zealand coal, the Dunedin Municipal Gasworks is ordering 3000 tons of Newcastle coal from the…

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Gold!

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 27 June 1930 · page 5

Two prospectors of Talgoo, West Australia, discovered 300 ounces of gold within a foot of the surface. One piece of gold weighed 80 ounces…

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Gold Mining. Extraction From Low Gradeore. Proposed Guarantee. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 27 June 1930 · page 5

In the House of Representatives, which sat throughout the night, the Treasurer introduced a bill to give a measure of assistance to gold…

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Bellbird Miners' Lodges

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 27 June 1930 · page 2

The following nominations have been received for official positions in the Bellbird Miners Lodges:—President, W. Morgan; secretary, J…

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Great Collieries Idle Peculiar State of Affairs

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 27 June 1930 · page 1

It seems rather remarkable that while the collieries in the Cessnock district are idle owing to the trains being cut off by flood…

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Enormous Flood Damage Millions of Tons of Coal Threatened Several Mines Seriously Affected

Singleton Argus · Friday 27 June 1930 · page 1

Unless the Government assists the mining companies at East Greta, Glen Ayr, and Glen Greta to establish, a central pumping station at East Greta, millions of tons of the best coal will be lost to the State. Glen Ayr and Glen Greta, neighbouring collieries, situated north of…

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Railway Coal Orders

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 27 June 1930 · page 2

The Bailway Commissioners have placed orders for approximately 1,000,000 tons of coal with the northern mine owners this month…

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The Collieries. May Work on Monday. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 27 June 1930 · page 5

There is a possibility of some of the Maitland collieries working on Monday, as it is hoped that trains may get through on Monday morning…

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