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Mining & the mines, 1934

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Miners' Central Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 31 January 1934 · page 2

The first meeting of the newly elected Miners' Central Council will take place at Sydney next week, commencing on Tuesday. Many matter…

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Board Meets Miners' Federation

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 31 January 1934 · page 8

A special meeting of the Board of Management of the Miners' Federation was held at the Trades Hall, Newcastle, yesterday to consider the…

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Coal Industry Conference Proposed Rehabilitation Cessnock

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

The rehabilitation of the coal mining industry was discussed at a meeting of the Cessnock Municipal Council last night…

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Low Standard of Living in Russia Mining Engineer's Impressions

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 31 January 1934 · page 1

"Skilled workers in Bussia to-day are not so well off as the unemployed in England," said Mr J. S. Henzell, who arrived from London by the…

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Oil From Coal

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

Mr. A. G. Lyon, of Lyon Brothers, will address the public of Maitland on the matter of coal all research at the Maitland Technical College…

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Back Injured Fall at Colliery GESSNOCK

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 1 February 1934 · page 7

Struck by a fall of coal at Abermain No. 2 Colliery to-day Brain Kelly, of Harris-street, Cessnock, received an injury to the back…

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The Gold Dollar New York, Jan. 31

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 1 February 1934 · page 1

President Roosevelt to-day re-valued the gold dollar at 59.06 per cent, of its former weight…

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Big Coal Conference

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 2 February 1934 · page 1

The big conference which is being convened by the Mayor of Cessnock (Ald. R. Smith) for the purpose of discussing ways and means of…

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Oil From Coal Maitland Lecture National Work

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 2 February 1934 · page 6

The advantage of processing oil from coal against the treatment of shale was stressed at the West Maitland Technical College last…

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The Moonon Brook Gold Find. Conflicting Reports

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 2 February 1934 · page 6

In a lengthly letter to the proprietor of the Scone "Advocate," Mr Jas. Finch, on whose property at Moonan Brook gold was discovered quite…

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Struck by Fail of Coal Abermain No. 2 Miner

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

Brian Kelly (30), miner, who was caught by a fall of coal at Abermain No. 2 Colliery yesterday, suffered injuries to the back…

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Mob Wreck Towns Buildings Razed, Looted and Burned. Kalgoorlie and Boulder. Driving Foreigners From W.A. Mines. Perth

The Scone Advocate · Friday 2 February 1934 · page 6

Three hotels, 13 shops, leased or owned by foreigners, a new building, a wine saloon, and a two-storey house, were wrecked, looted and burned by…

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Rehabilitation of Coal Industry Ald. Shakespeare Stresses Need for Prompt and Definite Action Cessnock Council Decides to Call Big Conference

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 2 February 1934 · page 1

All Public Bodies From Here to Maitland Invited. "If something is not done, well I just do not know what is going to become of Cessnock. You have only to look at the plight of the town at the…

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Both Idle Hebburn Collieries WESTON

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 February 1934 · page 7

Both Hebburn No, 1 and 2 were Idle to-day owing to slackness of trade. For the fortnight ended to-day,…

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Dearer Gold SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 February 1934 · page 1

A new record price of £2/0/6 was paid in Sydney to-day for sovereigns. Yesterday the rate was…

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Hunger Strike Bohemian Miners PRAGUE, February 2

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 February 1934 · page 1

A hunger strike among 300 minors in the North Behemian pit, is extending to those underground, who have refused to touch food brought to them…

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Price of Gold Market Stimulated London Market London, February 2

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 February 1934 · page 1

The devaluation of the American dollar to 58.0 per cent, of its former value, and the fixing of the new price for gold at 35 dollars, which, in effect,…

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Coal Freights Reduction Sought

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 5 February 1934 · page 3

Mr. W. F. O'Hearn, President of the Maitland Labour Council, stated that action was being taken to secure a substantial reduction of at…

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Wages Claim Louth Park Colliery Six Weeks' Work

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 5 February 1934 · page 4

Edward William Wright, of 7 Henry-st., Merewether, a deputy, proceeded against Harold P. Asher and Roy Beath at the West…

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Work Resumed Kalgoorlie Mines More Arrests Kalgoorlie

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 5 February 1934 · page 2

Following the decision of the mass meeting of miners to resume work, operations on the Golden Mile commenced to-day…

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