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Mining & the mines, 1934

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Abermain No. 2 COLLIERY To Re-open in October

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 31 July 1934 · page 3

Closed for some months owing to a breakdown in the haulage machinery, it is anticipated that the replacement of equipment at Abermain No. 2…

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Victorian Gold

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 August 1934 · page 8

The yield of gold in Victoria for June was 6366oz, or 5716oz flue, valued at £39,866, calculated at £6/17/8.884 an ounce (London average…

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Colliery Men Mechanics' Union Court's Order Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 August 1934 · page 1

The Conciliation Commissioner, Mr. Honwood, to-day decided that employees of the Wongawill Colliery, South Coast, performing the work of…

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Miners' President No Alteration in Ballot

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 August 1934 · page 3

In denying that any official information had been released regarding the position of candidates in the ballot for the position of General President…

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Mine Dispute Broken Hill South Idle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 August 1934 · page 3

Nearly 300 employees of the South Mine ceased work yesterday, following a dispute between the management and men engaged on the double…

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Miners Federation

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 2 August 1934 · page 10

The Central Council of the Miners Federation will commence its sitting in Sydney next Tuesday, August 7, at Rawson Chambers Full reports of…

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The Mines

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 2 August 1934 · page 7

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

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Coal Export

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 2 August 1934 · page 10

The quantity of coal exported from Newcastle to places beyond the State in July was 183,769 tons valued at £158,778. The month was the…

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CONFLICTING Mining Cases

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 2 August 1934 · page 6

An adjournment until next sitting of the East Maitland Warden's Court was made by Warden A. N. Graham this morning in conflleting…

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Railway Coal Lower-priced Tenders Northern Quotes Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 2 August 1934 · page 5

The quotes in tenders received by the Railway Department for the supply of coal for the year beginning on October I were from 2d…

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"Must Look to Minister for Protection" Mine Leases Suspension Refused Holland's Claim

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 2 August 1934 · page 7

In refusing four applications by Albert Andrew Holland, mining agent, of Ruby-street, Mosman, for suspension of labour…

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The Mines

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 3 August 1934 · page 7

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

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Whispering Gully Link With Gold Mining Days Scenes of Natural Beauty

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 3 August 1934 · page 5

We hear a good deal about the beautiful scenery to be found elsewhere in the universe, but for the need of a little publicity few people are aware of the beauty and grandeur to be found quite a short distance from our own homes…

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Struck by Fall of Coal Aberdare Central Miner

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 3 August 1934 · page 5

Struck by a fall of coal, at the Aberdare Central Colliery while following his occupation as a miner yesterday, George Gill (56), of Kitchener…

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Continuing— "Fourflush Island" Chapter Xx. a Search for Gold

Singleton Argus · Friday 3 August 1934 · page 2

The following day Old Hailstone made a tour of the workings, in the course of which he took specimens of quartz from half a dozen different…

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Railway Coal Contracts. General Reduction in Prices. Quotes by Companies

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 3 August 1934 · page 1

Tenders received on Wednesday by the Railway Department for the supply of coal for the year commencing October 1, show…

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Mining Office. Transferred to Gloucester Copeland Division Disappears and Gloucester Substituted

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 3 August 1934 · page 5

Under instructions from the Under Secretary of Mines, Mr. Kennedy C.P.S., and Crown Land Agent at Gloucester is to take on the duties of…

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Coal Export

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 August 1934 · page 5

Included in the total of 56,124 tons of coal shipped from Newcastle to places beyond the State this week was a 7541 ton cargo on the Haturana,…

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Gold Yield Increase Shown SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 August 1934 · page 7

The State gold production for the first six months of 1934 was 17,242 fine ounces of a standard value of £73,241, and a value of £144,386…

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The Mines

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 7 August 1934 · page 7

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

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