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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1930

1,666 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 59 of 84

Flooded Mines. Government Aid Sought. Conference at Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 30 July 1930 · page 2

The question of de-watering the flooded mines in the East Greta area was discussed at a conference of representatives of the Department of…

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Flooding of Mines. Federation Writes to Minister. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 30 July 1930 · page 5

The Northern Miners' Federation has written the Minister for Mines, asking him to fix a date to receive representatives of the owners and…

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The Coal Trade. Suffering From General Depression. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 30 July 1930 · page 5

The comments in a morning paper on the coal trade are admitted by those concerned to be fairly near the mark, but they add the chief trouble…

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Millfield-greta. Resumption of Work. Five Mines Idle. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 30 July 1930 · page 4

Work was resumed at Millfield-Greta Colliery to-day after an idleness of two days On Monday the miners stopped…

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Contract System. in Mining Industry. Move to Abolish. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 31 July 1930 · page 7

The State Executive of the Federated Enginedrivers and Firemens' Association, at a meeting to-day, decided on the…

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Prospecting for Gold. Gratifying Results. Enthusiastic Miners

The Scone Advocate · Friday 1 August 1930 · page 3

When the Minister for Mines and Forests, Mr. Weaver, launched a good prospecting scheme recently, he did so with a view to providing immediate…

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Fire in Old Colliery Working

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 1 August 1930 · page 4

A fire broke out in the old workings in Shamrock Creek Colliery, near East Maitland, a small mine owned and managed by Mr. A. Fitzpatrick,…

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Large Increase. Coal Shipments at Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 1 August 1930 · page 3

Some 387,000 tons of coal were hauled to Bullock Island, the Newcastle export point, during July, as against 228,000 tons during June, and…

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For Coal Oil Production. English Retorts at Baerami Creek. ADELAIDE

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 1 August 1930 · page 3

Retorts for the extraction of oil from coal are to be erected on the Widden property, at Baerami Creek, near Muswellbrook…

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Coal By-Products Australia's Latest Installution Over £1,000,000 INVOLVED

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 1 August 1930 · page 8

[It will be remembered that in November of last year a deputation, representing the various Union and public bodies of the Coalfield, waited up…

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Fall of Coal

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 2 August 1930 · page 6

Two miners were injured by a fall of coal in Abermain No. 3 colliery. Thomas Thompson, 50, of Fall Hill, Abermain, sustained injuries to the…

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One Big Union. in Mining Industry. Opposed by Enginedrivers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 2 August 1930 · page 10

Commenting on the decision of the executive of the Federated Enginedrivers and Firemen's Association endorsing a recommendation that…

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The Flooded. Mines

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 4 August 1930 · page 4

The Northern Executive of the Miners' Fedoration has been informed that the Minister for Mines (Mr. Weaver) would meet a deputation…

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Large Increase in Coal Shipments

Singleton Argus · Monday 4 August 1930 · page 4

Some 387,000 tons of coal were hauled to Bullock Island, the Newcastle export point, during July, as against 228,000 tons during June, and 145,000 tons…

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Gold Rush. Find in Victoria

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 4 August 1930 · page 8

In news that Arthur G. Golyz found a nugget of gold weighing 20 ozs., at Long Bush, nine miles from Tarangulia, Vic., travelled quickly,…

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Abermain Colliery Dispute. Settled

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 5 August 1930 · page 4

The dispute at Abermain No. 1 Colliery concerning the employment of a labourer was amicable settled at a meeting of the Abermain No. 1…

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Charge of Stealing Bellbird Colliery Horse Feed

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 5 August 1930 · page 5

A. charge of stealing was preferred against George Cook junr., at the Cessnock Police Court to-day. The information set out that on July…

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One Union for Mine Employees. Scheme Grows. "Abolish Contract System."

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 5 August 1930 · page 2

Proposals to bring all mining industry union day workers into one union, with a view to ultimately abolishing the contract system, were adopted on…

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Challenged. Coal Owner's Figures, Mr. Miller's Allegation.sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 5 August 1930 · page 5

All figures produced , by the coalowners wert challenged by Mr. E. S. Miller, and accountant, when he appeared before Judge Booby to give…

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Coal By-products Lecture by Expert is Off Council Jibs at Expense

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 5 August 1930 · page 6

In reply, to its invitation to Mr. V. M. Trikojus, coal by-product expert, to come to Cessnock and deliver a lecture, Cessnock Council last week…

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