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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1930

1,666 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 67 of 84

Mine Tragedy. Manager and Miner Entombed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 19 September 1930 · page 2

James Carruthers, mine manager, and Joseph Morris, miner, lost their lives in Bruce and Company's coal mine at Waro[?] South Otago (NZ)…

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Horses Withdrawn From Aberdare Central Colliery. May Re-open Monday Week

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 19 September 1930 · page 5

Aberdare Central Colliery, which has been idle most of the present week, was again idle to-day. The horses from the mine were…

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Coal By-products Earnest Consideration Promised. Mr. Bavin's Policy Speech

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 19 September 1930 · page 5

In the course of his policy speech, delivered at Killara last night, the Premier (Mr. Bavin) said that the Government recognised that one of…

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Coroner's Ruling Miners' Federation and Inquests. Representation Again Disallowed. Echo of Agland Inquest

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 19 September 1930 · page 5

The Acting District Coroner (Mr. Jas. R. Scott, J.P,) stated to-day that some misapprehension had arisen owing to press reports of the inquest…

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Closing of Oberdare Men Being Paid Off To-morrow Will Mine Re-open Later in Year?

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 19 September 1930 · page 5

The men at the Aberdare Colliery will be paid off to-morrow (Saturday), the mine having closed down. It is only on a rare occasion that…

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Cavilled Out Northern District Miners. the £100,000 Grant

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 20 September 1930 · page 6

Representatives from the whole of the collieries on the Newcastle and Maitland fields were present at the…

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Cavilled-out Miners Deputation to Wait on Mr. Fenton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 20 September 1930 · page 8

The conference of delegates representing cavilled out miners, held in the Church-street Hall, all the afternoon and carried the following…

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Small Collieries Coal for Railways

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 22 September 1930 · page 3

A deputation waited on Mr. W. F. O'Hearn, M.L.A., in connection with the question of scouring the approval of the Commissioners for…

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Gold Strike. Find Near Stuartown. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 22 September 1930 · page 5

The Minister for Mines, Mr. weaver, has received a report from the Warden's Clerk at Stuartown, that a prospector named Fitzsimmons had…

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Cavilled Out Men. Plight Op South Maitland Miners. Demand for £100,000

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 22 September 1930 · page 3

The conference of representatives of cavilled-out miners, which sat ton six hours on Saturday, thoroughly discussed matters in connection with…

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Discovery of Payable Gold Report From Stuart Town. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Monday 22 September 1930 · page 2

The Minister for Mines (Mr Weaver) has received a report from the Warden's clerk at Stuart Town that a prospector named Fitzsimmons had…

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Coal Trade Slack

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 23 September 1930 · page 4

The coal trade shows no sign of improvement. Large collieries on the Coalfields are closed down; others are working with reduced hands. The…

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How They Worked Collieries in the North Gunnedah and Maitland Main [?]St

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 23 September 1930 · page 6

Gunnedah and Maitland Main colliers worked best during the fortnight ended last Saturday. Each of these mines worked 11 days…

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Coal By-Products. Proposed New Industry

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 23 September 1930 · page 2

Mr. D. J. Davies, general secretary of the Miners' Federation, considers that the Commonwealth Government should spend the £100,000 which it intends to…

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Prospector's Claim Locating a Coal Seam

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 September 1930 · page 5

Edward Joseph Pepper, of Cessnock, claimed £79 from John Orchard, miner, of Cessnock, against whom he alleged breach of…

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Fall of Coal Maitland Main Miner Hurt

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 23 September 1930 · page 1

While following his occupation as a miner at Maitland Main Colliery yesterday, Peter McPherson, 55, of Alexander-street, Cessnock, was struck by…

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Coal Resources Plea for Development Lost Eucalyptus Industry

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 23 September 1930 · page 3

Deposits of coal are or greater ultimate economic value than deposits of petroleum," said Mr. V. M. Trikojus, B.Sc., D. Phil, in the course of…

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Repatriation of Cavilled-out Miners Demand that Government Honor its Promise. Conference at West Maitland

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 23 September 1930 · page 1

A conference representative of the 5,000 men cavilled out from the mines on the northern field was held at West Maitland on Saturday last, when…

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Miners' Federation. Nominations for Official Positions

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 24 September 1930 · page 6

Nominations for the positions of General President and General Secretary to the Miner' Federation, closed with the REturning officer…

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LOCAL & GENERAL Fall of Coal

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 25 September 1930 · page 4

Robert Laing, 50, a miner, employed at Aberdare Extended Colliery, was injured by a fall of coal. He was admitted to Cessnock Hospital with…

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