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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1932

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Mine Mechanics Variation of Award Claims Submitted Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 24 October 1932 · page 5

The claims of the Moderated Mining Mechanics' Association were to-day again before the Conciliation Committee at Newcastle…

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Miners Join in Protest Against questionnaire Kurri's Turn Two Mines Idle March to Cessnock Kurri Kurri

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 25 October 1932 · page 5

The employees of two of the mines at the Kurri Kurri end of the Coalfields to-day fell into ine with the unemployed…

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Desert Gold and Its Discovery

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 25 October 1932 · page 1

"Mining Engineer" writes truthfully to the "Herald": Having had 40 years' mining in all parts of the world, 15 years of which…

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Coal Freights a Reduction Sought NEWCASTLE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 25 October 1932 · page 1

The Minister for Transport will receive a depe[?]tion from the Newcastle Chamber of commerce at…

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Hebburn Miners Weston

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 October 1932 · page 5

A meeting of the H[?]bburn No, 1 miners was held in the Exce[?] Hall this afternoon, Mr. W. Wal[?]rs presided…

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Rich Gold New Zealand Field

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 October 1932 · page 8

The reported gold find at Kawa[?] N.Z., was not taken seriously [?] first but it is now reveled as an extremely rich alluvial discovery…

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Struck by Coal Miner Fatally Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 October 1932 · page 6

Robert Wilson, 39 of Kearsley a miner employed at Abermain No. 2 Colliery was fatally injured yesterday afternoon…

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State Mine Men Reject Terms of Resumption

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 26 October 1932 · page 2

A meeting of 700 members of the State mine lodge decided yesterday not to accept the terms of resumption offered by the management…

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Coal Export

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 October 1932 · page 9

Figures released by the Sub collector of Customs at Newcastle (Mr. A. H. Gibson) show that 1,434,2[?]9 tons of coal valued at £1,[?]04,725, were…

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Coal Charges Case For Reduction SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 October 1932 · page 7

Representatives of the Newcastle and Cessnock Chambers of Commerce interviewed Mr. M. F. Bruxner, Minister for Transport, this…

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Richmond Main Miners Reject Strike Proposals Early Morning Parleys Dole Questionaire Situation Mass Meetings Called

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 October 1932 · page 7

Strenuous but abortive efforts were made to-day by delegates from Cessnock and sympathisers with the dole questionnaire protest movement to induce the Richmond Main and Pelaw Main miners to cease work…

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Fall of Coal

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 28 October 1932 · page 4

Thomas Connolly, 42, a miner, living in Maitland-street, Kurri, was struck by a fall of coal while working in Ayrfield No. 1 [?] He…

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N.z. Gold Export

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 28 October 1932 · page 3
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More gold was exported from New Zealand during September than in any month since gold rush days. A total of 20,847 ounces, values at…

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State Mine. Men Reject Terms of Resumption

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 28 October 1932 · page 1

A meeting of 700 members of the State mine lodge decided on Wednesday not to accept the terms of resumption offered by the management. They…

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All Quiet in the Coalfields Towns Meetings To-night Some Mines Work; Others Idle Fate of Dole Questionnaire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 28 October 1932 · page 5

According to statements made to-day, marches and mass meetings will take place to-night at various centres between Cessnock and Sydney to consider the position in regard to the dole questionnaires…

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Miners to Meet Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 29 October 1932 · page 2

At a meeting of Miners Ledge officers in Cessnock last night It was decided to call aggregate meeting of miners for to-marrow afternoon…

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COAl, FOR S.A.

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 31 October 1932 · page 5

Tenders are called for the South Austiallan Government's 1933 coal requirements. Approximate quan[?]titiea require are 116,000 tons of…

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The Mines Work for Fortnight

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 31 October 1932 · page 4

Some of the collieries in the Cessnock portion of the South Maitland fled lost time during the fortnightly period owing to the action…

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C.E.B.S. VISITORS Inspection of Mine Happy Weekend

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 31 October 1932 · page 6

On Friday evening a party of lads, members of the Church of England Boys' Society, with the provmcial secretary. Mr. Harry Thorpe, arrived…

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