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Mining & the mines, 1930

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WESTON The Collieries HEBBURN No. 1 Working Weston

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 5 November 1930 · page 5

Hebburn No. 1 colliery is working to-day, this being the second shift this week. Hebburn No. 2 is idel owing to…

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CESSNOCK Colliery Again Idle Machine Men's Dispute Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 5 November 1930 · page 5

Aberdare Extended Colliery was again idle to-day. The men claim that the management has refused to pay the home…

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Hebburn Collieries

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 6 November 1930 · page 7

Hebburn No. 1 was idle to-day owing to slackness of trade. Hebburn No. 2 worked…

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Mine Still Idle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 6 November 1930 · page 7

Although Ab[?]re l[?]nded Miners' Lodge, at a meeting yesterday afternoon, decided to return to work pending a conference to adjust the…

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CESSNOCK Taking Over Coal Mines O.B.U. OF U. Demands Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 6 November 1930 · page 7

Demands of a drastic nature Were embodied in resolutions carried by Cessnock O.B.U. of U. yesterday afternoon…

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News in Brief Tenders for Coal

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 6 November 1930 · page 6

The time for closing at tenders for coal supply to Bowthorne Butter Factory has been altered from noon on l5th inst., to 5 p.m. on Tuesday next…

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Cavilled-out Miners' Concert

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 7 November 1930 · page 5

The repeat performance, on Monday night last, of the Cessnock Cheero Entertainers successful revue, resulted in a further £22 being…

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Idle Again To-day Aberdare Extended Colliery Work Resumed at Bellbird

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 7 November 1930 · page 6

Aberdare "Extended Colliery' was again idle to-day. There has been no work at the colliery since Monday. On Tuesday and Wednesday…

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"Take Over the Mines" Demand by Cessnock Unemployed

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 7 November 1930 · page 1

Cessnock unemployed, at a meeting held on Wednesday, carried a number of resolutions, among them being the following:…

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Coal Leases Mr. Baddeley's Ban Size of Holdings

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 7 November 1930 · page 6

No more leases embracing coal areas that will mean the opening of now coal mines will be granted by the Government…

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Missing Man Gold Searcher Lost Company's Hopes Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 7 November 1930 · page 1

Referring to a report that E. Coote, of the Central Australian Gold Exploration Company, was missing in a 'plane in central Australia, the…

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Strange Attitude of Stanford Pit Boys Kurri Kurri Stanford Merthyr Colliery Boys Act Foolishly Kurri

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 7 November 1930 · page 5

Miners employed at Stanford Merthyr No. 1 are greatly incensed at the action of the boys who work at the…

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Mining Mechanics Seniority Rule and Cavilling Out Executive Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 7 November 1930 · page 5

A special executive meeting of the Federated Mining Mechanics Association of Australasia was held at West Maitland, when lengthy…

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Kurri Another Colliery Fall No Need for Alarm

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 8 November 1930 · page 6

Another fall ocourred in the colliery yesterday. From observations it s evidently in the rear of the old Maitland jig, that fell…

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Newcastle Price of Coal 12/ Ton Offered Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 8 November 1930 · page 1

The optimism shown in some 'quarters with regard to the establishment of distillation plants at Cessnock and…

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Acceptances for Wednesday—-Weights for Saturday CESSNOCK Miners' Deputation Requests to Minister Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 10 November 1930 · page 5

Asking Mr. Baddeley, Minister for Mines, the possibilities of coal trade revival a deputation of Neath miners at Cessnock on…

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Small Collieries Share of Trade Sought

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 11 November 1930 · page 6

Representation were made to Mr. W. F. O'Hearn, M.L.A., recently regarding the urgent necessity of securing an alteration of the…

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Gold Find

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 11 November 1930 · page 6

Mr. Lioved who is in charge of this prospectors in this district has received word to proceed to Coolonge-look, in the Bulahdelah district…

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At Work Again Aberdare Extended Colliery

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 11 November 1930 · page 5

Aberdare Extended Colliery, which was idle practically all last week owing to grievance among machine men, resumed work yesterday…

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Severe Subsidence at Cessnock No. 2 Colliery "Fall In" Over Old Workings. No Men in Mine at Time

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 11 November 1930 · page 5

A severe subsidence took place at Cessnock No. 2 Colliery yesterday afternoon. A large quantity of earth fell…

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