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Mining & the mines, 1934

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One~day Strike South Coast Miners Board's Protest

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 23 November 1934 · page 3

The delegate board of southern miners has protested against the issue of summonses to union offcials by calling out all South…

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Gold Industry Conference Called Federal Govt. Canberra

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 23 November 1934 · page 2

The Commonwealth Government has convened a conference, to which the State Governments have been invited, to send…

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Coal Mines Observance of Act Lodges Confer

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 24 November 1934 · page 11

As a direction to the Central and Northern executives, the conference of delegates from the Northern miners' lodges recently decided to take…

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Coal Export Newcastle Shipments NEWCASTLE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 24 November 1934 · page 9

During the five days' loading operations this week—the cranes did not work on Thursday—the quantity of coal, Including bunkers, shipped…

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Trapped in Mine TOKYO, Nov. 25

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 26 November 1934 · page 1

Fifty-three miners who were trapped when the Matsushima colliery, near Fukuoka, was flooded, are believed to have…

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The Mines Work for Fortnight NEWCASTLE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 26 November 1934 · page 6

At the Northern collieries during the fortnight the working days were as follow: Stockmen Borechole, 11 days…

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Bellbird Colliery Work Resumed

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 27 November 1934 · page 3

Bellbird Colliery resumed work, yesterday after being idle for a fortnight owing to a dispute concerning conditions. In addition, over 100…

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Gold Yield

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 27 November 1934 · page 4

The approximate gold yield of Queensland for the 10 months ended October 31 was 98,085 fine ounces, valued at £395,188. The yield for the…

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SETTLED! Mine Dispute Secret Terms Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 27 November 1934 · page 1

A settlement has been reached in the Mount Keira dispute, following a conference between the parties, but the terms of…

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Hebburn Miners Dismissal of Boys Motion Rejected Kurri

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 28 November 1934 · page 7

After four hours' deliberation last night the Hebburn No, 1 Miners' Lodge rejected the ruling laid down by the Miners'…

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Mining Tragedy Youth's Fatal Fall Down Shaft

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 28 November 1934 · page 1

A shocking tragedy occurred at Topper's Mountain, a locality between Tingha and Stanborough, at 4 o'clock on Monday morning, when Leonard…

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Miners' Officals

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 29 November 1934 · page 12

The secretary of the Southern District of the Miners' Federation (Mr. J. W. Penrose) has been re-elected with an absolute majority in the…

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Mt. Keira Mine

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 29 November 1934 · page 7

The Mt. Keira Mine will resume on Monday. The forms of the settlement in connection with the recent proceedings before the industrial…

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Coal Oil Help from Government Mr. James Asks Canberra

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 29 November 1934 · page 6

"The production of oil from coal by the hydrogenation process can be carried out in other countries. Why cannot it be done in Australia?"…

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Aberdare Colliery

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 30 November 1934 · page 10

The Superintendent of the Caledonian Collie[?]ies Ltd. (Mr N. J. Clark), accompanied by the Manager of the Aberdare Colliery…

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State Mine

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 30 November 1934 · page 3

The question of youths who had attained 21 years, and who had been retained in spite of the system of absolute seniority, was considered…

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Southern Miners' Officials

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 30 November 1934 · page 2

The Secretary of the Southern District of the Miners' Federation (Mr. J. W. Penrose) was re-elected with an absolute majority in the…

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Mines and Pay Day

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 30 November 1934 · page 7

Richmond Main, Pelaw Main and Stanford Main Collieries worked to-day. It was the fort-nightly pay day. Pelaw Main drew…

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Aberdare Miners' Lodge Nominations for Officers

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 30 November 1934 · page 2

Nominations for the positions of officers of the lodge were accepted at a meeting of the Aberdare Miners' Lodge on Wednesday night…

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State Mine Seniority Conference

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 1 December 1934 · page 10

The question of youths who had attained 21 years and who had been retained at the State mine at Lithgow, in spite of the system of…

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