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Mining & the mines, 1932

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Mine Surveyors' Examinations. Maitland Coalfields

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 2 December 1932 · page 5

The following Cessnock colliery surveyors were successful at the examination for mining surveyors, held at the Newcastle Technical College on…

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GOLF Hoyt Gold Cup

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 2 December 1932 · page 7

The Australian championship of the film industry was decided at Manly yesterday, when the semifinal and final rounds were played. Four States…

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Unemployed Miners Problem of Finding Them Work

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 2 December 1932 · page 1

The Minister for Mines (Mr. R. S. Vincent) has written to coalfield councils asking them to make suggestions that might be helpful to the…

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Hebburn No, 1 Miners Object New Questionnaire Form

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 2 December 1932 · page 2

Hebburn No. 1 miners, at a meeting on Tuesday, which was presided over by Mr. W. Waddle, objected to the new small questionnaire form…

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Pillar Dispute Bellbird Colliery

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 December 1932 · page 8

A conference in connection with the dispute over pillars in Bellbird Colliery, will be held at the Newcastle rooms at the Northern Collieries'…

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Mine Mechanics Ashtonfields Men RE-EMPLOYMENT

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 December 1932 · page 7

A conference between representatives of the Federated Mining Mechanics' Association and the management of Ashtonfields Colliery took…

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More Employees State Mine Decision LITHDOW

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 December 1932 · page 1

Forty-five additional employees will be re-engaged at the State mine, according to an announcement following a decision to increase output…

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Barrier Mines Minimum Wage

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 5 December 1932 · page 3

A mass meting of members of unions affiliated with the Barrier Industrial Council decided to accept an agreement for a minimum wage of…

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Oil From Coal Experiments

Singleton Argus · Monday 5 December 1932 · page 3

At a meeting of Greta Council a letter was received from Mr. Vincent (Minister for Mines) asking the council to suggest some means of giving…

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Colliery Electrician Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 6 December 1932 · page 3

When a pit prop fell on him while working in Aberdare Extended Colliery yesterday afternoon Welter Phee electrician, living in Rawson-street…

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Bellbird Miners Pillars Dispute

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 6 December 1932 · page 3

Representatives of the owners and miners conferred at the Newcastle rooms of the Northern Collieries' Association yesterday with respect to…

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32Nd Anniversary Greta Mine Disaster

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 6 December 1932 · page 3

Monday was the thirty-second anniversary of the old Greta [?] pit disaster, which was responsible for the death of five mon,…

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W.a. Gold Yield

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 6 December 1932 · page 4

The Western Australia's production of gold in November was 53,956 fine ounces, valued at £229,191, on the basis of a gold value of…

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Hebburn Mine

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 December 1932 · page 7

Hebburn was again [?] to-day, owing to Blackness of trade…

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Price of Gold Farmers Urge Inflation CHICAGO, Dec. 7

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 December 1932 · page 1

Without debate the American Farm Bur[?] Federation unanimously adopted a resolution advocating currency inflation by advancing the…

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Colliery to Resume

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 9 December 1932 · page 5

Aberdare Central Colliory, which has been idle for three weeks, owing to slackness of trade, will resume operations on Monday next…

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Miners' Ballots (To the Editor)

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 9 December 1932 · page 6

Sir,—There is s good deal of speculation in a survey of the present method of electing the executive of the Northern Miners Federation:…

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Mine Accident Shot-firer Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 9 December 1932 · page 6

Edward McDonald (45), living at 7 Regent-street, West Maitland, and employed at Ayrfield Colliery No. 1 shaft as a shot-firer, sustained a…

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Placing Miners in Employment Coalfields Councils Discuss Problem

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 9 December 1932 · page 1

Recently the Minister for Mines (Mr. R. S. Vincent) wrote to various Coalfield councils asking them to confer with the object of making…

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Mining Case Hearing Adjourned SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 9 December 1932 · page 1

The president of the Industrial Commission to-day adjourned the hearing of the application by the Engine Drivers and Firemen's…

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