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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1934

1,275 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 23 of 64

Gold Mining up the Hunter Promising Shows Portend. Healthy Revival

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 8 May 1934 · page 2

We have been authoratively informed that the negotiations entered into by Field and party for the sale of their gold show on Martin's Creek,…

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PAXTON COLlIERY Work Resumed To-day

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 8 May 1934 · page 3

Paxton Colliery, which closed down LAST December, rasumed work to- Play. All but 20 of the men orginally employed at the mine returned to…

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Blue and Gold Ball

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 8 May 1934 · page 2

The annual Blue and Gold ball, held under the aegis of the Scone branch of the Country Women's Association, eventuated in the Olympia Theatre on…

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Blue and Gold Enjoyable Dance

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 8 May 1934 · page 6

The Blue and Gold Dance Club held a most successful dance in King's Hall last night, which was largely attended…

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Eighty Miners Entombed. German Disaster. Munich

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 8 May 1934 · page 2

Though many escaped, 80 miners were entrapped when a short circuit resulted in a fire in the main shaft of a salt mine at Bulggingen…

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80 TRAPPED Fire in Salt Mine Short Circuit Munich, May 7

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 8 May 1934 · page 1

Though many escaped, 80 minors were entrapped when a short circuit, caused by the collapse of a pit prop which broke the high tension cable,…

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Copeland Gold

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 9 May 1934 · page 10

Dining the week l6½cz., of gold, was brought late Gloucester by Messrs. E. and S. Harris, owners of the Mount Bromley Mine, at Copeland, being the…

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Fall of Coal Miner Badly Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 9 May 1934 · page 3

Aloc Marr, miner was severely injured in a fall of coal in the Excelsior Mine, in the heart of Buill Mountain, under Buill Pass, yesterday…

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Oil From Coal

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 10 May 1934 · page 4

The Minister for Mines, Mr. Vincent, has received the report of a special committee appointed to inquire into the coal treatment experiments of Messrs. Lyon Bros. of…

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Board Meets Northern Miners

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 May 1934 · page 8

There was a full attendance, including the district president, Mr. J. Jack, at the meeting of the Northern Miners' Board, held at the Trades…

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Coal Contracts South Coast Proposal

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 May 1934 · page 9

At a public meeting at Wollongong, a committee was appointed to arrange a deputation to the Government to urge that contracts for the supply…

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Miners Hurt Bellbird Accidents CESSNOCK

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 May 1934 · page 7

Two minors employed at Bellbird Colliery were admitted to the Cessnock Hospital to-day as a result of accidents…

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Warden's Court Suspension of Lease Whitburn Mine

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 May 1934 · page 6

At the Warden's Court at East Maitland to-day, application was made by the Newcastle Coal Mining Company for a suspension of the labour…

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PROSPECTING Money Available Chance for Miners Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 May 1934 · page 1

In the Legislative Assembly to-day Mr. Booth (Kurri) asked the Minister for Mines if it was a fact that his department had decided to make a…

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Miners' Federation Presidency Mr. Hoare Nominated

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 11 May 1934 · page 5

Mr. T. Hoare, who was formerly President of the Northern branch of the Federation, has been nominated for the general presidency by…

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Search for Legendary Gold British Tenders

Singleton Argus · Friday 11 May 1934 · page 2

A British firm may get the contract to develop riches that have lain almost untouched since the days of Alexander the Great, more than 2200 years ago…

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Fall in Mine Two Men Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 May 1934 · page 12

While working in a gold mine at Wyalong. Mr. Bert Beazley, a prospector and his brother Frank were injured…

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Coal Trade Newcastle Exports Low Figures

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 May 1934 · page 5

The amount of coal shipped at Newcastle during the week for places beyond the State was 37,015 tons, of which 5330 tons represented overseas…

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The Mines Work for Fortnight

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 May 1934 · page 3

For the fortnight ended on Friday the northern district mines worked as follow, full time being ten days: Ibon (Ashtonfields), Thornton,…

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Killed by Fall of Coal Desperate Efforts at Rescue

Singleton Argus · Monday 14 May 1934 · page 4

John Lewis, aged 59, si miner, of Sawyer's Gully-road, Weston, was killed on Friday when hundreds of tons of coal and stone in the "Lynn"…

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