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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1930

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Developing Coal By-products Australia's Huge Shale Deposits. Address by Me. D. J. Davies

The Scone Advocate · Friday 31 October 1930 · page 8

Addressing a meeting of the electors of Singleton held in the Mechanics' Institute on Monday evenings last, Mr. D. J. Davies, the general secretary…

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Verdict of Accidental Death. Miner Killed by Fall of Coal at Aberdare Central Inspector Jack Clashes With Jury Foreman

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 31 October 1930 · page 1

At the Cessnock Courthouse on Wednesday the Deputy Coroner (Mr. J. R. Scott) held an inquest concerning the death of Archibald Gilchrist…

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Hebburn Collieries

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 1 November 1930 · page 6

Hebburn No. 1 and No. 2 collieries were idle to-day owing to sickness of trade. Hebburn No. 1 has worked seven shifts for the fortnight, while…

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Fall of Earth Italian Killed in Mine

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 1 November 1930 · page 5

An Italian, Stephano Fannetti, 45, was killed. Friday afternoon when a fall of earth occurred at the 1300 feet level in the Hamilton shaft on…

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Coal Exports Newcastle Figures Increase. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 1 November 1930 · page 3

Coal which reached Bullock Island, the Newcastle export point, totalled some [?]03,000 tons for the month. The figure is above that recorded…

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Fall of Coal Miner Killed at SPRINGDAlE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 1 November 1930 · page 4

Joseph McCarthur, 30, a minor, was widening his bord in Springdale colliery, near Wallorawang, when several tons of coal fell and crushed…

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Coal Industry Britain's Foreign Trade Delegation's Report. London, Oct. 31

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 1 November 1930 · page 6

In his report of the British Coal Delegation to Sweden, Norway and Denmark. the Under Secretary for Mines, Mr Shinw[?]ll, recommends…

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A Gold Famine Why Not Platinum Sovereings ? Finding a Substitute

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 1 November 1930 · page 2

That there is something queer about the Present trade depression everyone feels in his mind. Practically all commodities have now been steadily…

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Mining Case Claim for Compensation "Not His Writing" Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 1 November 1930 · page 2

Further evidence was heard in the Workers' Compensation Court, at Newcastle, in the case J. C. Carter v. Cardiff-Borehole…

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Idle Collieries

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 3 November 1930 · page 5

Richmond Main and Pelaw Main Collieries are both idle through lack of trade…

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Short Time at Mines Work for Fortnightly Pay

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 3 November 1930 · page 2

While a number of collierios in the northern district had good time for the fortnight, others had no trade, and consequently did not…

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Boys Hold Up Stanford-merthyr Colliery Lodge Defied Dispute Over Promotion Fines to Be Enforced

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 3 November 1930 · page 5

Stanford-Merthyr is idle to-day. The employees turned out to work as usual, but the boys refused to accept the Board of Management's decision regarding the promotion of boys.[?] The…

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The Collieries

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

Richmond Main is patly idle, owing to a rope breaking on the west side of the pit, and not being repaired in time. all employees…

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Idle To-day Aberdare Extended Colliery

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 4 November 1930 · page 5

Aberdare Extended Colliery was idle to-day. The men went to the pit this morning at the usual working hour, but a…

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Struck by Fall of Coal

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 4 November 1930 · page 5

While following his occupation of miner at Abermain No. 2 Colliery yesterday, Leonard Rogers, 49, at Kearsley, was struck by a fall of…

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How the Mines Worked Many Have Slack Time

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 4 November 1930 · page 6

Owing to Blackness of trade, several collieries in the northern district had a lean time of it during the past fortnight…

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Want Share of Work Aberdare Miners' Lodge Deputation to Company

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

Yesterday morning the Aberdare Miners' Lodge held a meeting, and decided to appoint a deputation to interview the Caledonian Company, and…

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Tricksters' Tricked. Shares in Gular "Tin Mine." Offered to Sydney Cartoonist

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 4 November 1930 · page 6

Confidence tricksters were badly caught when they tried to persuade a Sydney cartoonist, Mr. L. W. Driffield, to buy shares in a tin mine at…

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Repeat Performance Cheero Entertainers' Reyue in Aid of Cavilled-out Miners

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 4 November 1930 · page 5

The repeat performance by the Cessnock Cheero Entertainers of their bright and tuneful revue in aid of the cavilled out miners, attracted…

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Coal Shipment for Java. Recovery of Lost Trade Hoped For

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 4 November 1930 · page 1

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

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