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Mining & the mines, 1933

933 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 25 of 47

Mine Idle Wanted Track Built Wheelers' Request Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 July 1933 · page 7

The wheelers employed at Cessnock No.2 Colliery objected to-day to having to walk across a water-logged paddock to obtain their horses…

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Two Fissures Old Hill End Mine Mayor's Discovery Cessnock. Wednesday

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 July 1933 · page 7

The Mayor of Cessnock, Ald. Shakespeare, noticed to-day that two fissures had developed above the workings of the old Hill End…

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Gold Passes Upper House Members Cabinet Plan Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 July 1933 · page 9

The Government is throwing out foolers as to how Parliament. will receive a proposal that displaced members of the Upper House should…

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MIRACULOUS! Miners Escape Death Cage Crashed Wellington (N.z.), Thursday

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 July 1933 · page 7

Plunging 1350 feet into space when a cage descending the shaft of the Waith mine broke away through a pulley breaking, twelve men…

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Theft Charge Picked Up Coal Court Story Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 July 1933 · page 7

On June 20, Richard Ambler was seen to pick up coal on the old Lamblon colliery line as it fell from the waggons…

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Oil From Coal Chemical Industries' Scheme. Further Advice From England

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Thursday 27 July 1933 · page 1

It was reported from Melbourne during the week that the Federal Minister in charge of Development (Senator McLachlan) had received…

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GLOUCESTER Mining Operations Bartlett Mine Gloucester

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 28 July 1933 · page 3

The Kin San Mining Co., now working the Bartlott mine, completed their first crushing, 18 tons 7cwt of quariz, for a yield of 106oz 2dwt of retorted…

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Wallsend Dispute Settled Colliery to Resume

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 28 July 1933 · page 3

A settlement of the bifferences between the M[?]lsager of Wallsend colliery (Mr. H. D. Hill) and the Miner's budge concerning the supply of…

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Mine Crash Six Badly Hurt

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 28 July 1933 · page 2

Further particulars of the sensational crash of a cage at the Walhmine (N.Z), show that William Taylor received fractures of both legs…

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Mine Inspection Alleged Breach of Act Millfield Mine Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 29 July 1933 · page 7

Messrs. J. Connell and L. Hanbury, check inspectors, after having examined the working places in the main dip section and travelling road…

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Coal Export Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 29 July 1933 · page 7

The quantity of coal, including bankers, shipped at Newcastle during the week for places beyond the State was 37,295 tons, of which 3050 tons…

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Those Gold Passes (To the Editor)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 31 July 1933 · page 6

Sir.-From time to time the question of the retention of these passes by members of the Upper Chamber, whose services are being dispensed…

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Dust in Mines Southern Allegations Baddeley Replies Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 31 July 1933 · page 2

Mr.J.M. Baddeley, M.L.A., referred yesterday to allegations made in the Southern districts by a committee representing the Southern…

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THE A.L.P. Miners' Affiliation "Too Many Parties" Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 31 July 1933 · page 2

That lodge officers throughout the coalfields were doing all in their power to have the miners maintain their affiliation with the A.L.P., was…

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Gold-mining in New Guinea an Interesting Letter

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 1 August 1933 · page 5

Mr. Don. McRae, of Barrington, recently received the following interesting letter from Mr. Joe Bryan, of Surprise Creek, via Wau, New…

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Honesty of Miners

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 1 August 1933 · page 5

The Bulolo has a splendid climate, but the Upper Edie was cold and wet and a lot of native labour died. Salamoa wag the port at first. Cargo…

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Alluvial Mining

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 1 August 1933 · page 5

My brother and I had a run of bad luck which lasted with only one break up to a month or so ago, but although it will take us a few months…

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Discovery of Gold

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 1 August 1933 · page 5

The Germans, who owned the country before the war, found no gold, though gold had been found In Papua and some of the eastern islands as…

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Operation in Coal Pit

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 1 August 1933 · page 2

By the light of pit lamps a doctor, a few weeks ago, amputated the hand of John Rooney, miner, of Chorpington, Northumberland, which was…

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Theft of Coal Two Men Fined

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 1 August 1933 · page 2

Before Messrs. H. L. Sargeson and S. W. Shape, J's.P., at the Cessnock Police Court to-day, Martin Hafey (23) and Spiro Nicluna (67) were charged…

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