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Mining & the mines, 1931

1,092 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 19 of 55

No Need for Gold Standard Mr. Scullin' Claims

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 10 April 1931 · page 2

Explaining details of the Fiduciary Bill at a meeting of the North Richmond branch of the Labor Party, the Prime Minister (Mr. Scullin) declared…

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Coal Oil Company Merger Step Forward London, April 9

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 10 April 1931 · page 1

The pooling of the resources of leading world groups in hydrogenation processes is bound to be of…

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Electricity for Farms. Muswellbrook to Denman. Coal Company's Big Scheme

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 10 April 1931 · page 9

The Muswellbrook Coal Co., Ltd., is at present engaged in preparing details of a big electricity undertaking which…

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Mining Company. Flotation Postponed. Because of Political Situation

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 10 April 1931 · page 4

A Perth (W.A.) message reads:— The flotation of the Youanmi Gold Mining Co., Ltd., which had an option of purchase on the prospecting areas…

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Mining Warden Sits at East Maitland Search for Gold

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 April 1931 · page 7

The Metropolitan Mining Warden (Mr. A. N. Graham) presided at a Warden's Court at the East Maitland Courthouse…

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Relief Levy Miners' Attitude

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 April 1931 · page 11

It is reported from Lithgow that Western miners have ceased contributing 1/ each pay per man to the various unemployment relief…

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Work at Mines Fortnight's Results

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 April 1931 · page 5

Particulars, as furnished by the shipping agents in Newcastle, of the work at the collieries in the Northern district during the last…

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Work for Miners On Shale Oilfields Says Minister

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 April 1931 · page 2

A further step towards the establishment of the oil shale industry was taken yesterday, and It Is likely that n number of…

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MUSWELLBROOK Electricity Extension Coal Company Muswellbrook

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 April 1931 · page 2

At the fortnightly meeting of tho Municipal Council a letter was read from tho Muswellbrook Coal Co., stating tho body was intending to engage…

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On Good Gold Lucky Prospectors NEWCASTLE

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 April 1931 · page 6

A report has been received Newcastle that three young me from the city, who went to the Copeland district a few months ago, to…

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Coal Oil Companies Unite World-patents London, April 6

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 April 1931 · page 8

The formation of an organisation, enabling collaboration of all groups throughout the world having patents and experiments relating to the…

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Miners and A.L.P. Ballot to be Held

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 April 1931 · page 8

Mr. T. Hearo, when questioned. stated that the executive had not yet fixed the date for the taking of [?] hellot on the question of whether the…

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Labor Army. Miners' President's Outburst. Machine Guns, Not Ballot Boxes Sydney

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 14 April 1931 · page 6

Mr. T. Hoare, president of the Northern Miners' Federation, address, sing a meeting, at Islington to form the Newcastle division of the…

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Angry Miners Requests for Grants "Pack of Shylocks"

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 16 April 1931 · page 10

The Minister for Labour and industry, Mr. Baddeley, replying a Lighgow to a deputation of Blaxland shire bouncillors and others, said that…

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Coal Conference Mutually Adjusted LONDON, April 16

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 16 April 1931 · page 7

Answering a question in the House of Commons regarding his recent visit to Berlin to confor on the coal situation, the Secretary for Minor…

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Coal Oil. World Patents. London, April 6

The Scone Advocate · Friday 17 April 1931 · page 4

The formation of an organisation, enabling collaboration of all groups throughout the world having patents, and experiments relating to the…

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World's Greatest Billiardist Lindrum Receives Gold Cup

Singleton Argus · Friday 17 April 1931 · page 3

Australia has the habit of throwing up remarkable people," said Mr Riddell, handing over the "News of the World" Empire gold cup to…

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Kurri Pelaw Main Miners Special Meeting Kuhri

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 17 April 1931 · page 5

A special meeting of the Pelaw Main Minors' Lodge was held in the School of Arts last night. Mr. Dave Miller presided…

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Hebburn Collieries

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 April 1931 · page 2

Both Hebburn No. 1 and 2 Collieries were Idle to-day owing to slackness of trade. They have worked five shifts for the fortnight…

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Coal Export Newcastle Trade

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 April 1931 · page 2

The quantity of coal, including bunkers, shipped at Newcastle during the week for places beyond the State was 19,057 tons, of…

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