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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1930

1,666 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 73 of 84

The Collieries

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 28 October 1930 · page 4

Aberdare Extended Colliery, which was Idle yesterday, resumed work to day. Bellbird Colliery, which was Idle…

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The Mines

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 28 October 1930 · page 5

Richmond Main and Stanford Merthyr are working. Pelaw Main is still idle. Total union of the Woononn…

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New Great Colliery Closing Down

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 28 October 1930 · page 1

The secretary of the new Greta Miners' Lodge has been notified by the management that the colliery is to be closed down owing to…

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Central Colliery Employees list Still Growing

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 28 October 1930 · page 4

The number of workmen at the Central Colliery is steadily being increased, and it will not be long before The Central is a big colliery…

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Cavilled Out Miners Successful Revue to be Reported

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 28 October 1930 · page 5

The revue which was recently staged by the Cessnock Cheero Entertainers, in aid of the cavilled out miners, is to he reported at the…

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Gigantic Concern Colliery Association's Merger Capital of £20,000,000 LONDON, Oct. 27

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 28 October 1930 · page 5

'The biggest amalgamation in the history of coalmining resulted from a private meeting at Manchester of the Lancashire and Cheshire Colliery…

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Bonus on Gold. Federal Cabinet's Decision. Must Have Approval of Caucus. Melbouene

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 28 October 1930 · page 4

At the presessional meetings at Canberra next week, the Federal Parliament Labour party will discuss the Federal Cabinet's proposal for the…

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Gigantic Colliery Amalgamation Miners Accept Decision

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 29 October 1930 · page 1

The biggest amalgamation in the history of coalmining resulted from a private meeting at Manchester of the Lancashire and Cheshire Colliery…

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CESSNOCK Killed by Fall of Coal Coroner Inquires Cesssnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 29 October 1930 · page 5

According to evidence at Cessnock Coroner's Court to-day, the piece of coal which fatally injured Archibald Gilchrist, 48, a miner, in Aberdare…

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Hebburn Collieries Working

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 30 October 1930 · page 5

Hebburn No. 1 and No. 2 collieries are working to-day…

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Caviled-out Miners

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 30 October 1930 · page 5

The Cessnock Cheerle Entertainers, a concert party organised by Mr. D. Brannon and Mrs. F. C. Watson, will stage a repeat performance…

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News in Brief Coal for Java

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 30 October 1930 · page 4

The B.I. steamer Nowshera, on freight charter to the Andrew Wear Company, reached Newcastle yesterday afternoon, and went under the…

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Gigantic Colliery Amalgamation Miners Accept Decision

The Scone Advocate · Friday 31 October 1930 · page 5

The biggest amalgamation in the history of coalmining resulted from a private meeting at Manchester of the Lancashire and Cheshire Colliery…

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The Collieries

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 31 October 1930 · page 4

Abermain No. 2 Colliery, which has been idle all this week, with resume work on Monday. It is expected that: Bellbird colliery…

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Fumes in Mine

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 31 October 1930 · page 5

John charles Carter, minor, of Wallsend, claimed £5 a week compensation indefinitely as from March 26, 1980. The claim was that applicant…

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The Coal Trade

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 31 October 1930 · page 4

A Blank Pay! This is what the employees of the Bellbird Colliery have to put up with this pay. It seems strange for this to happen at Bellbird…

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Cavilled Out Miners Concert

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 31 October 1930 · page 5

Another enjoyable evening is promised at the Strand Theatre on Monday night, when the Cessnock Cheero Entertainers will repeat their…

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Miners' Central [?]Cutive The Coming Election (To the Editor)

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 31 October 1930 · page 5

Sir,—The election of the Miners Central Executive takes places at an early date. It is noted that there were no less…

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Coal By-products Non-Political (To the Editor)

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 31 October 1930 · page 5

Sir,—The elections being over, I feel it my duty to state the facts concerning the above. Mr. J. W. Shelley, in an article…

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Coal Shipment for Java Recovery of Lost Trade Hoped For

Singleton Argus · Friday 31 October 1930 · page 3

Newcastle's bid to regain her lost export trade in coal is exemplified in the arrival of the B.I. steamer Nowshera to load a, full cargo of coal for…

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