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Mining & the mines, 1932

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Kurri Miners Remain Loyal to Their Organisation Questionnaire Dispute Lively Meeting at Stadium Some Straight Speaking Some Straight Speamm-b Kurri

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 31 October 1932 · page 7

Straight-speaking was indulged in at a combined meeting of the Richmond Main, Pelaw Main, and Stanford Main Minors' Lodges at the Royal Stadium yesterday, to discuss the matter of the unemployed and the questionnaire…

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The Coal Mines

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 1 November 1932 · page 5

Two additional hands have been reemployed by the Muswellbrook Coal Co., Ltd. BUTTER CHEAPER…

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Community Coal Mine. Experiment in Novia Scotia

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 1 November 1932 · page 6

Three thousand inhabitants of the town of Inverness (Novia Scotia), all dependent upon a coal mine which is its one industry, have been saved from…

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Dole and Coal. Trouble on the Fields. Miners Warned. Sydney

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 1 November 1932 · page 2

A meeting of miners at Cessnock agreed to stop work to-day in sympathy with the dole questionnaire demonstrators…

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Coal Industry

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 1 November 1932 · page 6

Under the reorganisation scheme of the Government the State coal mine has been enabled to continue operations and on the basis of the Railway…

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Mining

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 1 November 1932 · page 2

A little bird has whispered that there is some activity in the mining line up Chichester way. One of the Melbourne men prominent in the Mt…

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Worked Yesterday Abermain No. 2 COLLIERY

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 1 November 1932 · page 3

Notwithstanding the decision of Sunday's aggregate meeting that there be no work at the mines pending to-day's meetings, Abermain No…

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Coal Export Newcastle Figures Month's Trading !

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 1 November 1932 · page 6

The quantity at deal, including bankers, shipped at Newcastle during October for pi[?] beyond the State, was 180,000 [?] which…

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Barrier Miners Threat to Strike SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 1 November 1932 · page 4

A message from Broken Hill states that conditions are still unsettled in the [?] following the rejection…

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Mighty Atom. Gold Prospecting Syndicate. To Prospect the Granites Gold Field Central Australia

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 1 November 1932 · page 1

At the present time all States are sending out expeditions to the Granites field, which has been declared over a radius of 900 square miles…

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Miners Stay at Work. Deaf Ear to Strike Talk. Maitland

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 1 November 1932 · page 6

Efforts were made by representatives of the unemployed workers at a combined meeting of Richmond Main, Pelaw Main, and Stanford Main…

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Glimpses of Country Life. Gold on the Upper Manning. Letters of an Aborigine

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 1 November 1932 · page 6

It is widely believed that the average Australian aborigine is lacking in intelligence and ineffective in reasoning powers. This is surely refuted by…

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South Maithland Miners Reiject Sectional Strike Today's Big Meetings Men Decide To Resume Work Overwhelming. Majorities

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 1 November 1932 · page 5

Aggregate meetings were held throughout the coalfields districts today to deal with the resolution from the Northern Board of Management concerning the attitude of the miners on the dole questionnaire issue…

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Gold Shares Rise Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 2 November 1932 · page 5

A feature of buisness on the Stock Exchange to-day was the activity for Mount Morgan gold shares, which showed a rise of 4/8 to 83/6,…

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Experts Meet The Gold Standard Economic Affairs Geneva, November 1

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 2 November 1932 · page 1

The sub-committee of financial experts preparing for the World Economic Conference, discussed conditions necessary for…

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Dole Question Dispute comes to Abrupt End Forms to Be Signed Miners' Leaders Criticised "Tricked the Workers"

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 2 November 1932 · page 5

The dole questionnaire dispute on the coalfields has come to an abrupt end. At a meeting of unemployed at Cessnock last night it was resolved to sign the forms, and a deputation was appointed to…

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Ashton Fields Miners

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 3 November 1932 · page 7

A meeting of Ashtonfields No. 2 Lodge will be held at 9 o'clock on Saturday morning at the corner of Newcastle road and Porter Avenue…

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Colliery's Loss

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 4 November 1932 · page 6

Although a profit of £320 is disclosed by Invincible Colliery, Ltd., for the year ended September 3, 19[?], reduction of £[?]35 in the…

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Gold Rush Parkes Excited Rich Pocket Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 4 November 1932 · page 1

A message from Parkes states that two old prospectors, Bert Spicer and Joe Alting, after sinking a shaft about two miles from the township,…

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The Electricity Contract. Coal Company's Request to Council Renewal of Contract Sought. Council Decides to Call in Expert

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 4 November 1932 · page 3

The electricity contract came up for discussion once again at Wednesday 's meeting of the Municipal Council when a letter was read from the Muswellbrook Coal Co., Ltd., seeking a renewal of the present contract. Council, however, decided to…

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