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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1931

1,092 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 31 of 55

Hours in Mines

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

The latest political sensation in England is the Government's legislation for coalmines. The present bill…

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'Temple Is Mine Van Eyk Dramatic Ejected Yesterday Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 6 July 1931 · page 5

To be forcibly ejected from the temple which they had built, was the experience of Evangelist Fred Van Eyk…

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Mines Idle at Cessnock Trouble Over a Wheeler 1000 Men Pease Work. Cessnock

Singleton Argus · Monday 6 July 1931 · page 2

Carrying out a decision reached yesterday at a meeting of employees, the Aberdare Extended and Aberdare Central mines ceased work to-day…

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Over a Thousand Miners Idle on the Coalfields Trouble Over Wheeler Aggregate Meeting Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 6 July 1931 · page 5

Over a thousand mine workers are on strike to-day, in the Cessnock district, owing to the dispute which has…

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Miners' Secretary

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 7 July 1931 · page 5

Mr. La (Nuggot) Tyrroll, who has been nominated by Richmond Main Minora Lodge for the position of General Secretary of the W. I. U. A., is…

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Rich Cargo Gold for London

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 7 July 1931 · page 6

Carrying £1,000,000 in gold and £2,000,000 worth of cargo, the liner Moreton Bay, left Sydney for England…

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Over Bank Coal Train Smash KURRI

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 7 July 1931 · page 5

A coal train proceeding from Abermain Colliery towards Maitland at 10,30 last night when near B Siding the embankment collapsed…

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First Gold in West Australia. a Life of Adventure

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 7 July 1931 · page 1

The death at Kalgoorlie, recently, of Mr. Phil Saunders, severs a link with Western Australia's gold pioneering work, for official documents credit him…

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Letter to the Editor Better Than Gold (To the Editor)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 7 July 1931 · page 3

Sir:— Gold, not wool, attracted the attention of the world to the almost empty continent of Australia. Between 1851 and 1928, a…

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State Gold Yield

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 July 1931 · page 3

The State gold yield for the first five months of 1931 totalled 5072oz. fine, compared with 5098oz. fine for the corresponding period of 1930…

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Miners' Strike (To the Editor.)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 July 1931 · page 6

Sir,—We are, it appears, again on the verge of a general strike amongst the northern miners, and, from Press reports, the reason appears to be a…

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Amendment Wanted Miners' Lodges and Garnishee Act

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Wednesday 8 July 1931 · page 1

On Sunday last representatives of the local miners lodges waited on the Minister for Mines and tAbor and Industry (Mr. J. M. Baddeley) at his…

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Dispute Over Wheeler's Dismissal Cessation of Work at Aberdare Collieries. Aggregate Meeting's Decision

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Wednesday 8 July 1931 · page 1

The aggregate meeting of the three Aberdare Lodges, held at the Regent Theatre, on Sunday afternoon, to deal with the position which had arisen…

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Floating Wealth Rich Gold and Cargo Shipment

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 8 July 1931 · page 3

Carrying £1,000,000 in gold and £2,000,000 worth of cargo, the liner, Moreton Bay, left Melbourne for England on Monday…

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Coal Train Smash Near North Kurri Line Gives Away

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Wednesday 8 July 1931 · page 3

When the permanent way near North Kurri Kurri Station gave away at about 11 o'clock on Monday night, a coal train proceeding to Newcastle…

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Fixing Wages British Coal Bill Second Reading London, July 6

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 July 1931 · page 1

In the House of Commons, the Prime Minister (Mr. Ramsay MacDonald) moved the second reading of the Coalmines Bill…

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Again Idle Bellbird Colliery CESSNOCK

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 9 July 1931 · page 7

Bellbird Colliery was again idle to-day, owing to no waggon being available owing to damage to the line…

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The Mine

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 10 July 1931 · page 1

The Muswellbrook colliery worked four days this week…

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Muswellbrook Miners' Lodge

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 10 July 1931 · page 1

The following office-bearers were elected at the last meeting of the Muswellbrook Miners' Lodge:—Chairman, Mr. A. Bennett; secretary, Mr…

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Better Than Gold

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 10 July 1931 · page 3

Gold, not wool, attracted the attention of the world to the almost empty continent of Australia. Between 1851 and 3928, a period of 77 years,…

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