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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1931

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Gold Advances LONDON, Dec. 2

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 3 December 1931 · page 1

Gold reached a new high level to-day at 126/7 per ounce…

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Long List Mining Applications Warden's Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 3 December 1931 · page 7

After An absence of two months, Mining Warden A. N. Graham was faced with a long list of applications when the…

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Owner Objected Proposed Power Line Mining Application

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 3 December 1931 · page 7

William Thomas Faraham, of Bellbird, objected to an application by Caledonian Colliers, Ltd., for a mining purposes lease of 1 acre 2…

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Ex-Miners. Debarred From Road Work?

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 4 December 1931 · page 7

On Wednesday last a roll call was made for men to be engaged on work on the MuswellbrookAberdeen road. Ex-miners were…

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Strike Threat In North Coal and Shipping

Singleton Argus · Friday 4 December 1931 · page 1

It is feared that action taken by the Newcastle branch of the Seamen's Union to force an increase of the stokehold complements on the "Iron" class steamers, owned by the Broken Hill Pty. Co., Ltd., and used in the interstate trade for the Newcastle steelworks,may cause…

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Only Hope Coal Industry Extract Oil Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 4 December 1931 · page 1

That the only hope for the salvation of the coal mining industry rested in the extraction of oil from coal, was the…

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Maternity Ward. Suggested for Brentwood Hospital. Request by Miners' Lodge

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 4 December 1931 · page 1

The desirability of providing facilities for maternity cases at Brentwood Hospital was discussed on Wednesday afternoon between…

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By Products of Coal Truth Will Out! (To the Editor)

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 4 December 1931 · page 1

Sir,—Having discovered the identity of your correspondent, "Observer," I was not surprised that his last "epistle" on the by-products of coal was…

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Coal Export Newcastle Shipments NEWCASTLE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 5 December 1931 · page 6

During the week 29,160 tons of coal was shipped for places beyond the State, of which 650 tons represented overseas bunkers…

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OBJECTION Application for Award Unassoc. Collieries

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 8 December 1931 · page 5

Strong objection to certain clauses contained in an application made for an award for the non-associated coal mines in districts north of…

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Application for Award Employees of Unassociated Mines

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 8 December 1931 · page 5

At the Newcastle Courthouse yesterday, an application was made by the Colliery Employees Federation to the Collieries' Northern District…

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Coal for East

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 December 1931 · page 6

About 35,000 tons of coal will be landed at Newcastle for Java within the next few weeks by the steamers Janus, Nalgora, and Nowshera,…

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Local and General. the Colliery

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 11 December 1931 · page 2

The mine had a full week this week, and it is likely that full time will be worked until Christmas…

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Aberdare Central Miners

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 11 December 1931 · page 2

The ballot for the election of officers of the Aberdare Central Miners Lodge has resulted in the re-election of the retiring officers. The voting…

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East Greta Colliery Resumption of Work

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 11 December 1931 · page 7

There is every possibility that the East Greta Colliery will again be opened up early in the new year. The mine has been closed down for…

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Gold Standard and Effects

Singleton Argus · Friday 11 December 1931 · page 3

The effect of the abandonment of the gold standard by Great Britain.—-so far as Australian primary producers are concerned—resulted in increased…

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Coal Stealing Charge Pelaw Main Case

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 11 December 1931 · page 7

At the Kurri Police Court on Wednesday, Arthur Barnes Alisopp was charged before Mr. F. D. H. Sutherland, P.M., with having stolen seven…

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Gold Search in Central Australia Expedition Abandoned

Singleton Argus · Friday 11 December 1931 · page 5

The two geologists, Mr T. Blatchford, chief, and Mr H. W. Taylor, assistant geologist to the West Australian Government, who Central…

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WESTON Hebburn Colliery SHOT-FIRING

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 December 1931 · page 7

A meeting of Hebburn No. 1 was held in the School of Arts yesterday to hear the report of the deputation Which interviewed the…

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Working To-day Aberdare Central Mine CESSNOCK

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 December 1931 · page 7

For the first time for a very long period, Aberdare Central Colliery worked this morning's back Saturday shift…

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