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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1931

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Mount Morgan Mine Closed Due to Labour Conditions. Insistence on Arbitration Conditions Blamed

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 29 April 1931 · page 1

The last stage of the liquidation of the Mount Morgan Gold Mining Co., Ltd., of Queensland was reached on Monday in Melbonrne, when…

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Labour Conditions Ruin Mine

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 30 April 1931 · page 4

The last stage of the liquidation of the Mount Morgan Gold Mining, Co. Ltd., of Queensland was reached in Melbourne when Mr. J. M. Niall on behalf of himself and…

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Muswellbrook Colliery. Nine Days for Fortnight

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 1 May 1931 · page 1

The Muswellbrook colliery expects to work nine days for the fortnight, the best for a long time. Big orders have come from the…

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Warning to Miners. Employment at Baerami

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 1 May 1931 · page 2

Mr. Peter Robb, Northern Miners' Councillor, writes:— I understand several local unemployed intend presenting themselves at…

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Mines Idle Because of Floods Railway Line Washaways

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 1 May 1931 · page 6

Because of the washaways on the South Mailand railway line, and the flooding of the railways, another severe blow has been swung at the…

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Banners Carried But Miners Absent May Day Cessnock Celebrates Children's Part Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 1 May 1931 · page 5

Crowds lined the streets at Cessnock to-day to witness the annual procession organised by the May Day committee…

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BRANXTON Scouts' Concert Rothbury Colliery Branxton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 2 May 1931 · page 8

Rothbury Colliery worked four days this week, this being the total for the pay on Friday next…

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Coal Export Newcastle Figures

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 2 May 1931 · page 6

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

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A Riddle Coal Disappears

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 May 1931 · page 12

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

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Five to Stop Southern Mines

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 May 1931 · page 3

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

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Gold at Seaham? Prospectors Active

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 2 May 1931 · page 4

Is there gold at Seaham? At various times different prospectors have attempted to answer this question by searching the foothills…

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Work Slack At the Collieries Fortnight's Total

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 4 May 1931 · page 4

Work was still slack at the collieries in the Northern District during the past fortnight, and time was lost at several of the mines owing…

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Coal Spirit. Canberra

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 5 May 1931 · page 1

The Assistant Minister for Industry and Development (Mr. Hollaway) announced to-day that he was investigating the possibilities of the recovery of…

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Country Women's Association. Blue and Gold Ball

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 5 May 1931 · page 3

The annual Blue and Gold ball, conducted by the local branch of the C.W.A., was held on Thursday evening last. That the event has popularised…

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Coal Oil British Experiments Govt. Assists London, May 5

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 6 May 1931 · page 1

In the House of Commons, Mr. Shinwoll, answoring questions, said he had con[?]ited with the Department of Solentific and Industrial…

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WESTON Hebburn Collieries Both Working Weston

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 7 May 1931 · page 7

Both Hobburn No. 1 and 2 Collieries are working to-day. This is their third shift each this week…

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Richmond Main Miners

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 7 May 1931 · page 7

A meeting of Richmond Main Miners' Lodge was held last night, Mr. W. Crook presiding. Seniority disputes were dealt with…

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Mine Mechanics Shale Industry

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 7 May 1931 · page 8

Mr. T. G. Moran presided at an executive meeting of the Federated Mining Mechanics' Association yesterday. The secretary reported having…

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Need Gold Be Shipped? Sir Robert Gibson's View "There Is an Alternative"

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 7 May 1931 · page 8

When he appeared before the Bar of the Senate yesterday afternoon, Sir Robert Gibson, Chairman of the Commonwealth Bank Board, stated that there was an alternative to shipping gold overseas to meet Australian debts falling due there…

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Coal Industry Bill Consideration by Caucus

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 8 May 1931 · page 4

The Coal Industry Bill, which the Government proposes to introduce at [?] early date, was considered by the state Parliamentary Labour Caucus…

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