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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1933

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X-ray Treatment at Hospital Pelton Miners Will Pay Lery

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Thursday 19 October 1933 · page 3

Yet another miners' lodge—Pelton —has unanimotusly accepted the proposal that subscribers shall pay an additional levy of 1/- a year to…

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Federated Mining Mechanics Meeting of Delegate Board

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Thursday 19 October 1933 · page 1

The President (T.C. Morgan) presided over a meeting of the Delegate Board of the Federated Alining Mechanics Association, held in West…

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Buried Under Fall of Coal Richmond Main Miner Killed Workmates' Heroism

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Thursday 19 October 1933 · page 3

Partially buried beneath a large fall of coal at Richmond Main Colliery yesterday afternoon, Jesse Baker, miner, received injuries which…

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Blue and Gold Celebration Dance

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 20 October 1933 · page 4

A large crowed attended the Blue and Gold Club celebration dance in the West Maitland Town HAll last night. The hall was beautifully…

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Coal Industry

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 21 October 1933 · page 8

In a review of the coal industry, the president of the Employers' Federation (Mr. C. M. McDonald) expressed the view that the slump in the demand…

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Gold Medal Bread Exhibition

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 21 October 1933 · page 6

Another successful exhibitor at the big bread exhibition in Sydney this week was Mr. W. J. McLauchlin, who was awarded a gold medal, a…

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Coal Export Newcastle Shipments NEWCASTLE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 21 October 1933 · page 8

The quantity of coal, including bunkers, shipped at Newcastle during the week for places beyond the State, was 44,313 tons, of which 3800 tons…

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Oil From Coal Senate Discussions Grant Urged Canberra

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 21 October 1933 · page 6

In the Senate last night Senator J. P. Dunn gave notice that on October 26, he would move: "That, in the interests of the people of…

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Gold and Copper From Copeland

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 24 October 1933 · page 2

Mr. F. Brockwell deposited in the Bank during the week some beautiful specimens of alluvial gold from Copeland Creek (says the Gloucester…

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Xmas Work for Unemployed Miners Suggestion by Senator Dunn

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 24 October 1933 · page 2

In the Senate recently Sena or Dunn asked the following questions. (1) In view of the inprecedented distress of unemployed coal-miners…

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New Gold American Purchase Monetary Plan Washington, October 23

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 24 October 1933 · page 1

It was learned to-day that President Roosevolt expects the Government to make its first purchase of new gold immediately under the new monetary…

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Rotary Club Mines Rescue Work

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 25 October 1933 · page 4

Mr. George Emery, Superintendent of Abermain Mines' Resene Station, addressed the Maitland Rotary Club's weekly meeting yesterday at which…

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Stanford No. 2 Mine Bricklayers Surface Work

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 25 October 1933 · page 5

Mr. H, C. Morton, general secretary of the Federated Mining Mechanics' Association, conferred with the manager of Stanford…

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Mine Disaster McKESS Port (P.), Oct. 24

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 25 October 1933 · page 1

Three men were killed and nine injured in a slate fall at the Hubbard mine when an eight-ton ledge of slate…

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The Mines

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 26 October 1933 · page 7

Pelaw Main Colliery was working to-day. Richmond Main and Stanford Main continued idle…

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Copeland Gold

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 26 October 1933 · page 3

Some fine specimens of alluvial gold were brought in from the Copeland Creek during the week and deposited at the Gloucester bank. The pieces were much…

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Price of Gold Outbidding London Roosevelt's Plan Washington, October 24

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 26 October 1933 · page 1

President Roosevelt's gold-buying policy was inaugurated, the Government paying 31 dollars 30 cents an ounce…

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Richmond-main Miner's Death Buried Under Fall of Coal Evidence at Inquest

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Thursday 26 October 1933 · page 4

"He was covered to the things by the coal but his body was quite free. I tried to get him out, but was unable to do so"…

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Local and General. Muswellbrook Colliery

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 27 October 1933 · page 2

Work at the Muswellbrook Colliery has been very consistent of late, the employees being engaged fulfilling shipping and local trade…

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Fall of Coal

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 27 October 1933 · page 4

David Hodge, 42, miner, of Boomerang-street, Cessnock, and employed at Central Colliery, was admitted to hospital suffering from injuries…

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