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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1932

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Ayrfield Colliery

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 11 February 1932 · page 7

A meeting of Ayrfield, No. 1 Miners' Lodge will be held at the [?]ttop to-morrow (Friday) afternoon, at 3 o'clock. Jenkins' bus will…

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Gold Yield

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 11 February 1932 · page 9

Queensland's gold yield for January increased by 571 ounces over the same months of the previous year. Nine hundred and sixteen fine ounces,…

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Will Work Elrington Miners

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 11 February 1932 · page 5

Elrington Miners' Lodge decided at a meeting held at the pit-top between shifts, to reject the direction of the Central Council to cease work…

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Gold Yield Last Year's Increase

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 11 February 1932 · page 5

Figures now available show a sharp increase in the State gold yield for last year. The production of native gold of…

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Kurri Richmond Main Miners Meet Kurri

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 11 February 1932 · page 7

The adjourned meeting of the Richmond Main Miners' lodge was held in the Kurri Kurri School of Arts yesterday…

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Struck by Fall of Coal

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 12 February 1932 · page 5

While following his occupation of miner at Aberdare Extended Colliery yesterday, Hector Burton of Wollombi road, Cessnock, was struck by a…

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UNPOPULAR Strike Suggestions Elrington Miners Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 12 February 1932 · page 5

In mining circles the main topic of conversation is the refusal of John Darling and Elrington Miners' Lodges to comply…

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Hoard of Gold Owner Wont Sell Woman's Loss

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 12 February 1932 · page 2

While hundreds of people are rushing to their old sovereigns to take advantage of the ruling high prices, a 90-year-old Kangaroo…

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Coal Export Newcastle Figures

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 February 1932 · page 3

The quantity of coal, including bunkers, shipped at Newcastle during the week for places beyond the State was 30,170 tons, of which…

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Water Menace South Maitland Mines

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 February 1932 · page 6

Mr. O'Hearn, M.L.A., stated to-day that he was arranging for a conference with the Minister for Mines, Mr. Baddeley, regarding the water…

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Gold Strike Rich Yield Likely Near Armidale Armidale

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 February 1932 · page 7

The Cook Bros., working at Baker's Greek, have made another rich gold strike, from which big yields are anticipated,…

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Muswellbrook Miners' Lodge

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 16 February 1932 · page 2

At the quarterly meeting of the abovenamed lodge the election of officers resulted:—Chairman, Mr. K. Dann; secretary, Mr. W. E. Jacger;…

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Showground and Park Miners' Objection

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 16 February 1932 · page 2

The attention of the lodge was, drawn to a notification in the local press in connection with the Upper Hunter P. and A. Association's…

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Tariff Board Duty on Bunker Coal NEWCASTLE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 16 February 1932 · page 1

The Tariff Board has intimated that it will come to Newcastle on October 8 and 9, to take evidence in the matter of the proposed imposition of…

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The Mines Delegates Meet Seamen's Dispute

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 February 1932 · page 8

The position la connection with the miners and Seamen's Management Committee in Newcastle yesterday…

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Gold Output

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 18 February 1932 · page 2

The Western Australian gold output for January was 44,038 fine oz., valued at £187,063, which is 16,731 oz, in excess of the output for…

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No News. Seamen's Dispute Miners' Leaders

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 18 February 1932 · page 5

When the Northern Miners' Management Committee rose yesterday afternoon at 6 o'clock, after discussing the dispute between the B.H.P…

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Mine Worker Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 19 February 1932 · page 5

While at work at Abermain No.2 Colliely to-day, George Tomlinson, of South Cessnock, met with an accident which necessitated his removal to…

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Child Who Wandered Found at Aberdare Extended Colliery

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 19 February 1932 · page 3

When Mrs. Green, of Vincent-street Cesanock, visited a home in Bridge-street with her little. 5-year-old son early yesterday afternoon, she was…

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Stewart's Brook Gold Find

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 19 February 1932 · page 2

It was learned on Tuesday that Towns and party obtained 22½oz. smelted gold from the seven tons of quartz, or rather mixture of rubble and quartz,…

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