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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1933

933 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 12 of 47

Coal Winnings

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 5 April 1933 · page 3

The quantity of coal won in New South Wales last year, according to official statistics, was 6,784,222 tons, an increase over the previous year of…

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The Mines

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 6 April 1933 · page 7

Richmond Main, Pelaw Main, and Stanford Main collieries were all working to-day…

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Sharing Work Richmond Main Mine Kurri Kurri,"

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 6 April 1933 · page 7

One of the best-attended meet-ings of the Richmend Main Miners' Lodge held for some time, took place in the Kurri…

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Man Dead Buried by Coal Vain Fight Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 6 April 1933 · page 1

While unloading coal from a ship berthed at Darling Harbour this morning, two lumpers were overwhelmed…

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Mine Fatality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 7 April 1933 · page 4

Patrick Willoughby was buried under two tons of earth while working on a triburtary of the Skeleton Crook mine, Glen innen, on Thursday,…

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Overseas Coal Shipments

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 7 April 1933 · page 6

Several big shipments of coal foreverseas and interstate ports were made from Newcastle oh Tuesday, the largest being taken by the Dal…

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Fall of Coal One Man Killed SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 7 April 1933 · page 3

After rescue work hurt been carried on for nearly hours, one of the two men buried in coal on the ship Millals was saved practically…

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Mine Heating Ayrfield No. I Sealed Serious State

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 10 April 1933 · page 2

Owing to the serious condition existing .in the heating area at Ayrfield No.l colliery, it has been found necessary to completely seal…

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Hill End Mine Filling the Cavities CESSNOCK

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 10 April 1933 · page 7

The work of filling in the cavities over the workings of the old Hill End Colliery, is still progressing favourably…

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FREIGHT £100 Coal Worth £59 WAGGA

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 10 April 1933 · page 2

What is regard as a typical example of the burden of railway freights on inland consumers of goods is provided in a report by the…

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Gold Find

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 11 April 1933 · page 8

A gold find has been reported from Stewart's Brook, 35 miles east of Scone, by a young prospector, Reginald Caslick. It is not for from the…

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Heavy Gold Chain

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 11 April 1933 · page 5

In the boom days of the Queensland goldfields it was the custom for lucky diggers to got very heavy watch chains made from portion of the gold…

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The Mines

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 12 April 1933 · page 5

Richmond Main and Stanford Main collieries were working to-day. Pelaw Main continued idle…

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Sharing Work Hebburn Colliery Lodge Meets Weston

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 12 April 1933 · page 8

A meeting of Hebburn No. 1 Minors Lodge was held in Capital Theatre last night. Mr. W. Wardle presiding. There was only a moderate There was only a moderate…

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Gold Policy Chancellor Plied Stocks Increase London, April 11

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 12 April 1933 · page 1

In the House of Commons the Chancellor was asked for an assurance that, before the Government was committed to any steps…

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Coal Freight

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 13 April 1933 · page 10

Cessnock Chamber of Commerce decided last night to protest to the Premier (Mr. B.S.B. Stevens) against the transport charges on coal…

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Protest About Coal Freight

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Thursday 13 April 1933 · page 3

Cessnock Chamber of Con[?] decided last right to protest to the Premier (Mr B. S. B. Stevens) against the transport charges on…

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Coal Charges Protest to Govt. Rebate Urged Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 13 April 1933 · page 7

At a meeting of the Council of the Newcastle Chamber of Commerce this morning, it was resolved to send a telegram to the Premier, stating…

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The Mines Work for Fortnight

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 15 April 1933 · page 2

For the fortnightly pay to be drawn of Friday next; the Northern district mines have worked as follows:- Maitland Main, John Darling,…

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Coal Export Newcastle Shipments NEWCASTLE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 15 April 1933 · page 2

During the week the quantity of coal, including bunkers, shipped at Newcastle for place beyond the State was 33,880 tons, of which 2519 tons…

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