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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1931

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Coal Order for 40,000 Tons. New Zealand Buys From Newcastle

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 19 May 1931 · page 1

Orders for 40,000 tons of coal, to be shipped to New Zealand, have been placed in Newcastle. Representing the first substantial…

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Augmenting the Gold Supply Appeal for Jewellery Suggested. Canberra

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 20 May 1931 · page 2

A statement by Mr Theodore in the House of Representatives this afternoon that the Government had given careful consideration to the suggestion…

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House Hears Details of Baddeley's Coal Bill Drastic Measure Future of Industry Wide-reaching Powers Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 May 1931 · page 5

Legislation designed to revolutionise the coal mining industry in New South Wales was brought before the Legislative Assembly to-day, when the Minister for Mines (Mr. J. M. Baddeley) sought leave to introduce his long-awaited Coal…

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Coal Bill Booth's Speech Stevens's Support Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 21 May 1931 · page 7

Resuming the debate on the Coal Industry Bill in the Legislative Assembly to-day, Mr. G. Booth said that if the miners…

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BRANXTON Rothbury Colliery

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 22 May 1931 · page 4

Rothbury Colliery was working yesterday and was again in full swing to-day, making two shifts for the week…

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Baerami Shale Mine

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 22 May 1931 · page 2

Mr. David Marshall, engineering-director of the syndicate interested in the developmental work being carried out at the Baerami shale leases was in…

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The Coal Bill

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 22 May 1931 · page 4

The hope will be general throughout the Commonwealth that the Coal Bill which was introduced into the New South…

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The Muswellbrook Colliery. a Full Week

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 22 May 1931 · page 1

The, Muswellbrook colliery has worked every day this week. This is the first time since last year that the mine has been worked…

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Coal Industry Revolutionary Bill in Assembly

Singleton Argus · Friday 22 May 1931 · page 7

Legislation designed to revolutionise the coal-mining industry in New South Wales was brought before the Legislative Assembly by…

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Fettler Killed Struck by Coal Train

Singleton Argus · Friday 22 May 1931 · page 8

Albert Andrew McDonald aged 55, a fettler, residing in Sinelair-street, East Maitland, was killed on the railway line near Thornton, yesterday, the…

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Oil From Coal Value of Research Urged

Singleton Argus · Friday 22 May 1931 · page 1

London, Wednesday;—In his maiden speech in the House of Lords to-night, Lord Kutherford, famous scientist, recounted experiments being conducted…

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Coal Industry. Revolutionary Bill in Assembly. Provisions Outlined

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 22 May 1931 · page 7

Legislation designed to revolutionise the coal-mining industry in New South Wales was brought before the Legislative Assemby by…

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Coal Industry. Control Board. to Be Given Wide Powers

The Scone Advocate · Friday 22 May 1931 · page 2

In the Legislative Assembly on Wednesday the Minister for Mines (Mr. Baddeley) sought leave to introduce a bill to provide for the constitution of…

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Coal By-products and Hydraulic Stowage Deputation to Wait an Mr. Lang Decision of Public Meeting at Cessnock

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 22 May 1931 · page 6

At a public meeting, held at the Regent Theatre on Wednesday night, with the object of reviving the agitation for the establishment of coal…

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New Greta Colliery Resumes

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 23 May 1931 · page 2

The cav[?]s were drawn for a resumption of work at New Greta Colliery, This mine ceased operations last November, but will commence…

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Better Times? Cessnock Collieries CESSNOCK

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 May 1931 · page 12

All the mines in the Cessnock district, except those closed down, are at work this week and the industry shows…

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Oil from Coal

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 May 1931 · page 3

The British Admiralty, as a sequel to experiments, has invited tenders for the supply of oil from coal. The step…

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Coal Bill Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 23 May 1931 · page 7

The Coal Industry Board Bill, which the Minister for Labour and Industry (Mr. Baddeley) was given leave to Introduce in the Legislative…

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The Mines Work for Fortnight Trade Improves

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 May 1931 · page 10

Work at the collieries in the northern field improved somewhat during the fortnight, although this is still much below normal…

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Warden's Court Maitland Sitting Search for Gold

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 May 1931 · page 10

The Metropolitan Mining Warden (Mr. A. N. Uraham) occupied the bench at the Warden's Court at the East Maitland Court House…

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