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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1933

933 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 43 of 47

£300,000 GRANT Mine Benefit Societies South Africa Capetown, Nov. 26

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 27 November 1933 · page 1

Described as the greatest benefit scheme undertaken in any world industry the Chamber of Moinse, in a letter to the Workers Union,…

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Colliery Inspections

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 28 November 1933 · page 5

The District Check Inspector (Mr. J. Connell) has made available a report of his inspection of Elrington colliery on November 7 and 8 in…

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In 1933. Gold Mining Company Registered

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 28 November 1933 · page 5

The announcement was made in the city press on Monday last, of the registration of Copeland Mines. No Liability.—Nominal capital, £50,000 in…

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Fall of Coal

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 28 November 1933 · page 2

Abolan Ward, 47, miner, employed at Aberdare Extended Colliery, and residing in Chariton-street, Cossnock, was admitted to hospital yesterday…

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Work at the Mines

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 28 November 1933 · page 3

Mine workings on the northern field for the fortnight ended on Saturday last were:— Hebburn No. 1, Stockton Eorehole,…

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Gold Yield Queensland Figures

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 28 November 1933 · page 2

The Queensland gold yield for the 10 months ended October 31 was 72,018 fine ounces, valued (at nominal par) at £305, 937, an increase of…

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Synthetic Beer ! Another Coal By-product

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 28 November 1933 · page 6

In the course of a talk on "Coal" by Mr. Adamson, P.C., formerly Secretary of State for Scotland, given to the members of the Edinburgh Rotary…

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Speeding Up the Work Coal Oil for Ploughing

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 28 November 1933 · page 3

Yesterday afternoon a small Walls and party, which included Mr R. Cameron, M.L.A., witnessed the Ploughing of a paddock at Marylands…

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STOLE 9d Worth of Coal P.M. Imposes Fine of £2

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 28 November 1933 · page 3

Before Mr. E. A. Mahony, P.M., at the Cessnock Police Court to-day William Dever was charged with stealing a quantity of coal to the…

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Peeps Into The Past. Mining Fifty-four Years Ago. On the Barrington. At Kiwarrick Mountain

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 28 November 1933 · page 5

A telegram from Gloucester says: Donkin and Hill, at Bo Bo Creek, near Tinonee, have struck a reel two to four feet wide, showing gold, which is…

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The Barrington Goldfield

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 28 November 1933 · page 5

In the Legislative Assembly of N.S.W. on Tuesday, April 29th, 1878, the following motion was moved, according to a report in "The Freeman's…

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Price of Gold WASHINGTON, Nov. 28

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 29 November 1933 · page 1

The Government increased the price of, gold by 9 cents to-day to 33 dollars 85 cents on ounce. It is…

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Price of Gold (Australian Press Assn. Message.) New York

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 29 November 1933 · page 1

The Government has increased the price of gold by 9 cents to-day to 33 dollars 85 cents an ounce…

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The Mines

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 30 November 1933 · page 7

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

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Mine Terms Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 30 November 1933 · page 7

Aberdare Central Miners' Lodge has rejected a minute from the Board of Management, asking that its action in advising the Aberdare…

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Hebburn Miner's Injury. Flying Coal

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Thursday 30 November 1933 · page 5

Mr. W. T. Hotland a Hebourn No. If [?] suffered a painted injury white following his occupation on Saturday. A price of coal which…

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Injuries to Miners Cessnock Lodge Resolutions

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Thursday 30 November 1933 · page 3

At the monthly meeting of the Cessnock No. 2 Miners Lodge yesterday, it was decided that the following notice of motion be sent to…

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Price of Gold WASHINGTON, Nov. 29

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 30 November 1933 · page 1

The Government to-day increased the price of gold by 8 cents to 33 dollars 93 cents an ounce…

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Elrington Miner Injured. FAlL of Coal

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Thursday 30 November 1933 · page 3

Bruce Ford (53) miner, residing at Kearsley and employed at Elrington Collisry, was admitted to hospital was admitted to hospital yesterday with on injured to his…

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"Disillusioned and Ruined Migrants" Unemployed Coalfields Miners. Mr. James' Statement

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Thursday 30 November 1933 · page 3

An indictment of schemes for massed migration from England to Australia was made in the House of Representatives last night by the…

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