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Mining & the mines, 1930

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To Be Sealed Section of Bellbird Pit Coal Too Dirty Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 17 October 1930 · page 1

It has been stated in well-informed mining circles in Cessnock that a section of Bellbird Colliery may close down…

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Help the Miners Deputation to Acting Prime Minister Request, for £100,000 SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 17 October 1930 · page 1

Mr. R. James, M.P., Mr. Booth, M.L.A., the General Secretary of the Miners' Federation (Mr. D. Davies) and the…

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Surplus Miners Coal By-Products Plant Deputation's Request

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 October 1930 · page 5

Subsequent to the deputation of representatives of miners' organisations, which waited upon him yesterday afternoon, and urged that the…

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Two Mines Idle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 October 1930 · page 5

Richmond Main and Pelaw Main are both idle to-day. Stanford Merthyr is working…

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Mr. Weaver's Regrets Over Rothbury No Orders Minister for Mines Denies Responsibility Death Deplored Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 October 1930 · page 1

Echoes of Rothbury, on which the eyes of the Continent were centred during the tragic happenings there…

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Slackness at Collieries

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 October 1930 · page 5

Richmond Main and Pelaw Main Collieries were both Idle to-day, due to slackness of trade, Stanford Merthyr worked…

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The Collieries

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 21 October 1930 · page 5

Pelaw Main and Stanford Merthyr are both working. Richmond [?]ain is still idle…

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Bellbird Colliery Idle

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 21 October 1930 · page 4

Bellbird Colliery was idle yesterday and again to-day owing to slackness of trade…

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Coal By-products. Federal Grant Suggested. Tjse Op the Miners' £100,000

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 21 October 1930 · page 1

Representatives of miners' organisations waited upon the acting Prime Minister and urged that the £100,000 set aside for the repatriation of…

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Help for Miners

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 21 October 1930 · page 5

A concert was staged by Cessnock Cheerio Entertainers in the Strand Theatre last night, to raise funds for the cavilled-out miners…

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Olla Podrida More Ballarat Gold?

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 21 October 1930 · page 4

Owing to the recent find of several fair-sized gold nuggets near Ballarat (which in its time was the richest goldfield in the world), more than half…

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Work Resumed At Aberdare Extended Colliery. Deputation to Meet Management

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 21 October 1930 · page 5

Aberdare Extended Colliery was idle yesterday, owing to a dispute concerning an innovation in the working of No. 5 east section…

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Gold-Stealing Wiles Early Days of Quartz-reefing

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 21 October 1930 · page 6

In the early days of quartz-reefing at Bendigo gold-stealing was very prevalent. The Shamrock, on the New Chun line of reef, was a rich…

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CESSNOCK Miners' Lodge Decides to Pay Hospital Arrears Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 21 October 1930 · page 5

Bellbird Miners' Lodge, at a meeting yesterday afternoon, decided to pay arrears of contribution to Cessnock Hospital…

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Coal By-products £100,000 Repatriation Grant as Nucleus Suggestion by Deputation

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 21 October 1930 · page 1

At the week-end a deputation representing the Miners' Federation, the Australian Engineering Union, and unemployed miners in the northern…

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Bonus on Gold To Be Paid by Federal Cabinet "On Equitable Basis"

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 21 October 1930 · page 5

The Federal Ministry has decided to pay a bonus on the production of gold in Australia. This announcement was made by…

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Kingsford Smith Breaks Record. Thrilling Air Race. Hill's Bad Luck—ceashes Within Beach of Coal

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 21 October 1930 · page 1

The London-Darwin air-race which has caught the imagination of the world was marred by an unfortunate incident. Hill, who had put up a wonderful performance, made a forced landing on the beach at Koepang. Hill was unhurt, but his…

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Hebburn Collieries

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 22 October 1930 · page 5

Hebburn No. 1 Colilery was idle to-day, owing to slackness of trade. Hebburn No. 2 resumed work, this being their first day for the fortnight…

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Gold Bonus

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 22 October 1930 · page 2

Questioned concerning the Melbourne report that the Federal Cabinet had decided to pay a bonus on gold production, the Acting Prime…

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On Strike Mount Isa Miners

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 22 October 1930 · page 6

About 150 employees of the Mount Tsa. mines members of the Amalgated Engineering. Union, struck work owing to the refusal of the company…

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