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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1934

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Miners' Ballots a Cessnock Protest Action Resented Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 31 October 1934 · page 5

A motion expressing disgust at the action of the official Labour news paper in publishing statements attacking Messrs. W. Orr and C. Nelson…

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Mine Exams. Managers—Deputies

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 1 November 1934 · page 4

By direction of the Minister for Mines an examination for certificates of cometenoy is manager and under-manager under the Coal Mines…

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Coal Loading at Hexham

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 1 November 1934 · page 4

Mention was made, before the Land Board, Newcastle, of a £35,000 coal-loading project for Hexham, when the Hetton-Bellbird Colliery Co., Ltd. applied for a…

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Gold at Moonan Flat

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 1 November 1934 · page 6

A party of prospectors at Moonan Flat has met with a little sussess in the search for gold lately.Several mon have been mining in the hills…

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Fell Into Mine Shaft

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 2 November 1934 · page 3

While ridding a horses in the dark a smile from Ballarat on Tuesday night, John Holt, 54 fell into an mine shaft and spent the night party…

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ABERMAIN No. 2 Colliery Stoppage Hospital Arrears to be Paid

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 2 November 1934 · page 5

Abermain No. 2 Colliery was idle yesterday owing to the wheelers declining to do trapping and jacking, which they considered was not their…

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Miners' Ballot No Official Count for 21 Days

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 2 November 1934 · page 5

The ballot for the election of General President and General Secretary of the Miners' Federation was held throughout the Commonwealth…

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Work on Monday Abermain No. 2 Mine CESSNOCK

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 2 November 1934 · page 7

A stoppage has occurred at Abermain No, 2 Colliery, where the wheelers have refused to do trapping and jacking work, which they contend, is…

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Miners' Ballot Big Poll Expected Count Delayed Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 2 November 1934 · page 3

The interest shown in this year's campaign for the election of General President and General Secretary of the Miners Federation resulted…

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Pelaw Main Mine Subsidence Mr. Baddeley's Question in House

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 2 November 1934 · page 4

In the Legislative Assembly the other day Mr. J. M. Baddeley asked the Honorary Minister (Mr. Fitzsimmons) whether he was aware of the…

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Oil From Coal Tarro Shire's Letter Minister's Reply

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 2 November 1934 · page 2

Mr, Rowley James, member for the, Hunter, forwarded the following dopy of a letter received from Senator A. J. McLachlan, for the Prime Minister,…

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Miners' Federation

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 November 1934 · page 9

The Newcastle branch of the A.L.P. decided to support the A.L.P. nominees, Messrs. An[?]ezark and Logan for the Presidency and Secretaryship of…

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Coal Gas Motoring

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 November 1934 · page 8

The shortage of raw materials, including petrol, in Germany is responsible for experiments which are now being carried out in that country…

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Excise Duty Oil from Coal

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 November 1934 · page 5

In the House of Representatives, the Prime Minister (Mr. J. A. Lyons) told Mr. D. Watkins (Newcastle) that the question of excise duty on oil produced…

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Coal Export Newcastle Figures Month's Total Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 November 1934 · page 5

During, thE month of October 212,440 tons of coal were exported from Newcastle to place beyond the State. The value was £177,203…

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Oil From Coal Question in Parliament Erection of Plant

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 November 1934 · page 9

"In view of the Prime Minister's promise in March last, when he visited the northern coalfields, and the reiteration of that…

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The Mines

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 6 November 1934 · page 7

Pelaw Main colliery was working to-day. Richmond Main and Stanford Main were…

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Coal-mining in Soviet Russia. Social and Economic Life of the Miner

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 6 November 1934 · page 5

In giving to you the social and economic life of the miner and the constitution governing the Miners' Federation in the U.S.S.R., my…

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Miners' Ballot Nelson and Orr Leading

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 6 November 1934 · page 2

The General Returning Officer of the Miners' Federation (Mr. J. M. Walker) stated last night that the returns from the various lodges were…

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Tragic Stanford Colliery Disaster Recalled Twenty-nine Years Ago

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 6 November 1934 · page 6

Twenty-nine years ago last week—October 29th to be exact—the budding little township of Kurri Kurri—it was only in its infancy then—was…

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