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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1931

1,092 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 44 of 55

A Protest Wages at State Mine

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 26 September 1931 · page 6

At a meeting of the Lithgow branch of the Railway Omeer's Association a motion was carried protesting against the proposal that…

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Workers Stoned At "Black" Mine LITHGOW

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 26 September 1931 · page 5

The four men who are working the Tyldesly Colliery are still making good progress. Members of a picket statloned out…

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Coal Bill Withdrawal Demand Miners Meet

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 28 September 1931 · page 2

As a result of a resolution emanating from Hebburn No.2 Lodge, calling upon all lodges in the Maitland coalfields, to send delegates to…

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Mines Closed Gloomy Outlook at Greta

Singleton Argus · Monday 28 September 1931 · page 3

Dole queues will probably replace pay Friday line ups at Greta, Where three pits—Central Greta, Whitburn, and New Gfeta—have ceased…

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Off Gold London, Sept. 27

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 28 September 1931 · page 1

Norway and London have suspended the Gold Standard…

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High Finance! Leaders Meet Gold Standard Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 28 September 1931 · page 5

An important conference between Messrs Scullin and Theodore and chairman and Governor of the Commonwealth…

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Abandonment of Gold Standard Professor Giblin's Views Melbourne

Singleton Argus · Monday 28 September 1931 · page 2

The Acting Commonwealth Statistician (Professor Giblin) stated to-day that the abandonment of the gold standard by Britain would relieve the…

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Prosecutions Under Coal-mines Act

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 29 September 1931 · page 4

At the Police Court, Wollongong, yesterday, George Brown, a deputy at the South Kembla mine, was fined £1, with ,8/- costs, under special rule…

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Joy at Neath Re-opening of Colliery

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 29 September 1931 · page 3

After being sealed down for over a year, the Neath Colliery was recently re-opened and the miners resumed work today…

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Struck by Fall of Coal

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 29 September 1931 · page 3

Struck by a fall of coal, at Aberdare Extended Colliery, yesterday, Jack Goodwin, 33, miner, of Mayfield-street, Cessnock, received…

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Mine Deputies Claim for Award Adjourned Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 29 September 1931 · page 5

When the claim of the Maitland District Deputies' Association for an award came before the Colliery Deputies' (North)…

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Exports and Interest. Departure from Gold Standard

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 29 September 1931 · page 6

Prices for our wool, wheat and metals have risen considerably on the London market. That is one of the results of Great Britain's…

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Coal Bill No Aggregate Meetings Mr. Hoare's View

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 29 September 1931 · page 2

According to a statement mode by Mr. T. Hoare, president of the Northern Miners' Federation, the demand by the Weston Conference…

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Good As Conversion Loan. Australia Benefits. Departure From Gold Standard

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 29 September 1931 · page 6

The acting Commonwealth Statistician, Professor Giblin, stated on Monday that the abandonment of the gold standard by Britain…

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Imperial Parliament. Announcement To-morrow. Gold Standard Abandoned by Other Nations

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 29 September 1931 · page 2

Mr. Macdonald (Prime Minister), in the Commons to-day, intimated that he would make an announcement on Wednesday, when the present emergency…

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Large Gold Shipment United States Gold Supply Decreases. (Australian Press Assn. Message.) Now York

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 30 September 1931 · page 1

Approximately 20,000,000 dollars gold, the largest shipment for two years, left to-day for France and Sweden…

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Police Fire Striking Miners Two Killed Estevena (Saskatchewan), Sept. 29

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 30 September 1931 · page 1

Five striking coalminers were seriously wounded, and two fatally, when the provincial police fired on a forbidden Red Flag…

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Police Fire on Mob Three Miners Killed. (Australian Press Assn. Message.) Estevan, Saskatchewan

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 30 September 1931 · page 1

Three miners are dead and 20 persons injured including five policemen, as the result of a clash between the striking miners and the police…

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Gold Flows From U.S.A. Europe Benefits New York, Sept. 29

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 30 September 1931 · page 1

Approximately 20,000,000 dollars of gold, the largest shipment to leave the United States in a single day in more than…

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World's Gold Supply France and U.S. HOLD 60 Per Cent. (Australian Press Assn. Message.) London

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 30 September 1931 · page 1

In the House of Commons to-day, Mr Snowden announced that France and the United States hold nearly £2,400,000,000 worth of gold,…

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