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Mining & the mines, 1935

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Safety Hat Reduce Mine Accidents Adoption Urged Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 February 1935 · page 2

Officials of the Miners' Federation, after carefully examining a specimen safety hat, are of the opinion that its use by mine workers will give a great…

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BONDS Gold Clauses U.S.A. Decision Washington, Feb. 18

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 February 1935 · page 1

The Supreme Court of the United States to-day gave the long-awaited decision, when it upheld the…

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Heavy Losses Goldfields Strike KALGOORLIE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 February 1935 · page 4

The loss to the state in gold production through the dispute which kept the principal gold mines of Western Australia idle for six weeks was 62,000…

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Hebburn Collieries

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 February 1935 · page 5

Hebburn No.1 worked to-day, butHebburn No. 2 was idle swing to slackness of trade…

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Mine Accidents Two Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 February 1935 · page 2

Two accidents occurred at Aberdare Central collery yesterday. The victims were admitted to hospital. William Mclivene, 54, a miner, of…

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Mining Tenements

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 February 1935 · page 3

The Mining (Amendment) Dill, which limits title to mining tenements so as to discourage speculative prospecting and which encourages…

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Northern Mines [?] Meetings NEWCASTLE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 February 1935 · page 3

[?] northern branch of the Miners [?] has arranged aggregate [?] on the South Maitland Held [?] next and in the Newcastle…

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Northern Coal Singleton—muswellbrook District

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 20 February 1935 · page 1

More attention lias been given during the past few weeks to tie coalfields of the Singleton-Muswellbrook district, as a result of…

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Money Allegedly Owing to Miners' Federation Repayment Demanded

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 20 February 1935 · page 1

The metropolitan conference of the Lang Labour party, which coneluded on Monday night, carried a resolution instructing the…

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Rates in Mines Federation Attitude Strike Threat Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 February 1935 · page 3

The president of the Northern Miners' Federation, Mr. T. Hoare, stated yesterday that the committee of management had given consideration to the…

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Gold Case American Decision' British View London, Feb. 19

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 February 1935 · page 1

The financial correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph". describes the American gold clause judgment as…

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A Costly Dispute Loss to West Australia in Gold Production

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 20 February 1935 · page 3

The loss to West Australia in gold production through the dispute which kept the principal goldmines of Western Australia…

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Gold Clause Effect on Australia Waiting for Text Canberra

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 February 1935 · page 1

Although no official announcement as to the probable effect upon Australia's business In New York of the gold clause; judgment of the United States…

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Gold Clause Case Decision of United States Supreme Court. Washington

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 20 February 1935 · page 2

The U.S. Supreme Court's decision in the gold clause test case is favourable to the Roosevelt Administration. By five votes to four the Court…

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Missed a Fortune. Bad Luck of Gold Mining

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 22 February 1935 · page 5

Fortune is a fickle lady, and the revival of the Westralian goldfields recalls the hard luck of a Trundle district, resident who was over in the…

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The Mines

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 22 February 1935 · page 7

Pelaw Main and Stanford Main Collieries were working to-day. Richmond Main was again idle. To-day was the fortnightly pay day…

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Gold Stealing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 22 February 1935 · page 5

Norman Crowther and Jacob [?] were found guilty at Alice Springs of stealing 70 ounces of gold,a nd were sentenced to 12 months' and three…

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Fuel From Coal

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 22 February 1935 · page 4

The State Fuel Research Committee, at its first meeting, discussed the question of the use of all fuel from coal, with particular reference to the…

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Mine Inspections Aberdare Extended

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 22 February 1935 · page 7

The District Check Inspector (Mr. Jas Connell, and the Local Check Inspector (Mr. J. Duffin) inspected Aberdare Extended colliery on…

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Ayrfield No. 1 Colliery Dispute Mechanics Take Stand

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 22 February 1935 · page 11

The General Secretary of the Federated Mining Mechanics' Association (Mr. H. G. Morton) said last night that he had refused to accede…

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