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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1934

1,275 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 24 of 64

Colliery Manager Fined Matches in Safety Mine

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 15 May 1934 · page 3

Henry Hepple pleaded guilty it Cessnock Court to-day to being tho manager of a safety mine—Millfield-Greta Colliery—into which an…

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Abermain-Seaham Collieries

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 15 May 1934 · page 4

The General Manager of the J. and A. Brown, and Abermain Seaham Collieries [?] (Mr. [?]) having [?] position…

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Gold Mining Up the Hunter Promising Shows Portend Healthy Revival

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 15 May 1934 · page 4

We have been authoritatively informed (says the "Scone Advocate") that the negotiations entered into by Field and party for the sale of their…

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Pelton Miners Lodge

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 15 May 1934 · page 4

Officers of the Pelton Miners' LOdge were re-elected unopposed as follows:—President T. Burke; treasurer, J. Roddenby; secretary M…

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Fall of Coal

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 15 May 1934 · page 8

Henry Wiltshire, 17, a miner, living is Northcote-street, Aberdare, was struck by a fall of coal while working in Aberdare Control colliery. He…

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Old King Coal

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 15 May 1934 · page 5

Old King Coal "was" a marry old soul but because he is being dethroned as the world's principal source of Solar energy, he is not so…

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ABERMAIN No. COLLIERY Check Inspectors' Report

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 15 May 1934 · page 4

Messrs. James Connell and W. Robertson, miners' check inspectors have submitted the following report with regard to their inspection of…

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Gold Bar Market

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 15 May 1934 · page 2

Mr. C. A. Degenhardt, a member of the Sydney Stock Exchange, who has just returned from a holiday tour of the East, said he was amazed by…

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Aid for Gold Procpestors

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 15 May 1934 · page 4

The Minister for Mines (Mr. Vincent), has informed Mr. G. Booth, M.L.A., that he is prepared to receive applications fro men on the…

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Good Pav For Northern Miners. Fortnight's Working

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 15 May 1934 · page 3

The miners' pay through the Northern district this week-end is the best for some time. No fewer than six collieries worked mine days for…

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Gold Hunt Sydney Expedition New Guinea Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 15 May 1934 · page 4

Careful preparations are new being made for an expedition to leave Sydney towards the end of the month on a gold prospecting exploration and…

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Miners Worked Courageously to Rescue Entombed Workmate. Tragic Hebburn No. 1 FATALITY

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 15 May 1934 · page 3

No story of the tragic mining fatality at the Hebburn No. 1 Colliery on Friday afternoon would be complete without some…

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The Mines

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 16 May 1934 · page 7

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

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Gold Mining in West Australia Prominence Given in England

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 16 May 1934 · page 3

London, Monday.—The "Financial News" has issued a remarkable 40-page supplement on gold-mining in Western Australia, giving- prominence to a…

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Road Work Workless Miners Govt.'s Plans

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 16 May 1934 · page 10

The Minister for Labour and Industry, Mr. Dunningham, has given an indication that in drafting its works programme for…

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Angry Coolies Colliery Attacked Police Open Fire Calcutta, May 15

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 16 May 1934 · page 1

A Crowd of 900 coolies, incensed at the wages reduction, attacked officers of the East Indian Railway colliery at Giridah, Byhar Province, and…

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End in Sight? Top-coal Dispute CESSNOCK

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 16 May 1934 · page 7

The settlement of the "top-coal" dispute at Aberdare Extended Colliery has had an important bearing on the negotiations for the reopening…

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Attack by Angry Coolies English Colliery Manager Injured. (Australian Press Assn. Message.) Calcutta

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 16 May 1934 · page 1

A mob of 900' coolies, incensed over a wage reduction, attacked the offices of the English Indian Railway collieries, at Geradih, in Behch Province…

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No Dividends Greta Main Collieries

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 17 May 1934 · page 4

At the annual meeting of Greta collieries, Ltd., the chairman (Mr. G. Bridges) said that the company had been paid £8000 by…

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The Mines

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 17 May 1934 · page 7

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

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