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Mining & the mines, 1931

1,092 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 21 of 55

Abermain Miners' Lodge Levy for May Day Won't Affiliate with Labor Army

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 24 April 1931 · page 5

Abermain Miners' Lodge, at a meeting on Wednesday, decided to levy themselves 6d per man for the May Day celebration, which will be…

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Thousands of Pounds Lost in Wages Central Colliery Can't Work in Flood Time A Couple of Culverts Required

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 24 April 1931 · page 4

"Progress" writes an interesting letter from Kitchener, in which he points out that thousands of pounds sterling are lost to the Aberdare…

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The Collieries Work for Fortnight

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 April 1931 · page 9

Ten days constituted full time at the collieries in the northern district for the fortnight, ono day having been lost through the holidays…

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Mines Safe Kurri Kurri

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 25 April 1931 · page 5

Stanford Merthyr colliery is perfectly safe. No water has entered. The management has taken every precaution,…

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MUSWELLBROOK Colliery Improvements Mr. Hoare's Report Muswellbrook

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 25 April 1931 · page 2

In accordance with regulations, Mr. Isaac Hoare, the District Check Inspector of the Northern Branch of tho Minors Federation, Inspected the…

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Coal Export a Busy Week

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 April 1931 · page 3

The quantity of coal, including bunkers, shipped at Newcastle last week for places beyond the State was 41,110 tons, of which…

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Mine Mechanics Delegate Board Seniority Rule

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 April 1931 · page 4

Mr. T. G. Moran presided at a full attendance of the Delegate Board of the Federated Mining Mechanics' Association at West Maitland…

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Five to Stop Southern Mines WOLLONGONG

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 25 April 1931 · page 3

All but 80 minors received notice at the Metropolitan Colliery, Helensburgh, this week-end. In the future only five districts will be worked…

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Miners' Council A.W.U. Amalgamation SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 25 April 1931 · page 2

When the meeting of the Central Council of the Minors Federation adjourned last evening the general secretary, Mr, D. J. Davies said there…

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Left Mine Stanford Men Fears Felt Kurri

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 April 1931 · page 5

Stanford Merthyr employees started work this morning, but at about 9.30, acting on the advice of the management, all employees except…

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Boy Thieves Took Uncle's Gold "A Good Job" Melbourne

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 April 1931 · page 9

An amazing story of how boys burgled the home of Charles Firth, of South Melbourne, and stole £272. of which £175 was…

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The Mines Flood Damage KURRI

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 27 April 1931 · page 5

Large cracks and fissures are showing on the surface around Glen Greta Colliery, and appear likely to fall in any time. The position is…

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A Riddle Coal Disappears NEWCASTLE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 27 April 1931 · page 5

The statement was published a few days ago, that the Commonwealth Government had granted for the use of the unemployed in the…

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The Mines Position at Hebburn WESTON

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 27 April 1931 · page 8

Owing to the water threatening to enter the Hobburn No. 1 pit, the miners on afternoon shift on Friday were ordered out of the pit at 7 p.m…

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300 Miners Receive Notices South Coast Township Hard Hit

Singleton Argus · Monday 27 April 1931 · page 1

Some with grave faces, others with dauntless smiles, 300 employees of the Metropolitan. Colliery at Helensburgh received their notices to cease work…

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Gold Story Among the Blacks Terry's Book London, April 26

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 27 April 1931 · page 1

A fascinating account of the search for gold among the blacks of Central Australia is given in Michael…

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Search for Gold Fascinating Book Published. Story of Central Australia, (Australian Press Assn. Message.) London

Singleton Argus · Monday 27 April 1931 · page 3

A fascinating account of a search for gold among the blacks in Central Australia is Michael Terry's fully illustrated book entitled "Hidden Wealth and…

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Subsidence of Hillend Colliery Land

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 28 April 1931 · page 5

Last Friday evening there was a subsidence of land on the Hillend Coal Co.'s property at Cessnock. Hundreds of people visited the site of the huge…

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Holding Up Our Mines

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 28 April 1931 · page 4

Because of the flooding of the low-lying land in the Maitland district, the Cessnock colliery workers are at times called upon to pay in loss of…

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Over Sixpence Miners on Strike 400 IDLE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 29 April 1931 · page 5

The refusal of a member of the Stockton Borehole Miners' Lodge to pay sixpence as an instalment towards a 3/ levy struck by the lodge…

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