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Mining & the mines, 1931

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Miners Declare in Favor of General Strike Kurri Meeting Against Wage Cuts Drastic Resolutions Kurri Kurri

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 February 1931 · page 8

A combined special meeting of Richmond Main and Pelaw Main Miners' Lodges yesterday afternoon decided…

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New Greta Colliery

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 February 1931 · page 4

New Greta colliery has worked only seven shifts since re-opening five weeks ago. The shoes were removed from the horses yesterday. This is…

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Ontario's Gold

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 February 1931 · page 7

The Ontario Department of Mines has just issued a report, showing that the gold mines of Ontario, Canada, produced bullion to the value of…

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Wongawilli Colliery Closing

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 17 February 1931 · page 2

Wongawilli Colliery, which supplies coke to the Australian Iron and Steel Coast Port Kembla, is closing down owing to the coke working refusing to…

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Lucky Strike 62oz. Nugget of Gold. MELBOURNE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 February 1931 · page 6

A nugget of gold weighing 62oz was found at Blackwood last week by Messrs. Thomas Mathews and William Walers…

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GRETA New Greta Colliery Closed Down

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 18 February 1931 · page 3

The Manager of New Greta Colliery in conversion with the lodge officers, stated that the colliery was practically closed…

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Coal Economy Briquettes Used

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 18 February 1931 · page 4

A demonstration was made by the State Electricity Commission at Richmond Power House (Vic.) before a party of industrialists, of the use…

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"BLACK" Newnes Shale Miners' Decision Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 18 February 1931 · page 5

The Newnes shale oilfields have, according to a statement by Mr. D. J. Davies, secretary of…

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Fall of Coal Miner Injured. CESSNOCK

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 18 February 1931 · page 5

John thomposn, 55, of Kendall-street, Bellbird, was admitted to Cessnock Hospital this afternoon suffering from injuries to the head,…

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Hebburn Collieries

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 19 February 1931 · page 7

Hebburn No. 1 is idle to—day, [?]ing to slackness of trade, Hebburn No. 2 is working…

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Avoid It! Inflation Evil World's Gold Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 19 February 1931 · page 1

Dr. Mauldon, Senior Lecturer in Economics at the Melbourne University, who arrived in Sydney to-day…

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The Gold Standard

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 20 February 1931 · page 7

Mr. Lloyd George and Mr. Lang are both in favour of altering the gold standard, with this difference that Mr. Lloyd George…

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[?]oz. Gold Nugget

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 20 February 1931 · page 2

Anugget of gold weighing 62oz. was found at Blackwood (Vic.) last week by Messrs. Thomas Mathews and Williams Walters. It is believed…

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Man Killed Mine Explosion. MELBOURNE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 20 February 1931 · page 5

Alfred Elkin (45), a married man employed as a mine deputy was killed, and six other men injured in an explosion at the State coal mine at…

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Pulverised Coal Manly Ferry Co's Experiments

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 20 February 1931 · page 1

Mr. Thomas Sorrell, one of the officials of the Port Jackson and Manly Ferry Company, is taking a great interest in the experiments which are…

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To Show Cause Miners' Federation Wages Cut Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 20 February 1931 · page 5

Next Monday the Miners' Federation has been summoned to appear before the Federal Arbitration Court to show cause why the recent award…

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Lucky Strike. 62oz. Nugget of Gold. Melbourne

The Scone Advocate · Friday 20 February 1931 · page 5

A nugget of gold weighing 62oz. was found at Blackwood last week by Messrs. Thomas Mathews and William Walters. It is believed to be worth…

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Coal Board Proposal Opposed Effect on Prices. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 20 February 1931 · page 1

The council of the Newcastle Chamber of Commerce, at a meeting held this morning, expressed its opposition to the proposal of…

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Drop in Coal Export 38,440 Tons for Week

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 20 February 1931 · page 7

The quantity of coal, including bunkers, shipped at Newcastle during the week for places beyond the State was 38,440 tons, of which 4558…

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Coal Industry. Socialisation Scheme State Bill. Fixation of Prices

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 20 February 1931 · page 1

Additional details of the bill which will make vital changes in the conduct and control of the coal industry have been circulated among the unions…

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