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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1935

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Miners' Money. Repayment Demanded. Lang Party's Decision

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 22 February 1935 · page 6

The metropolitan conference of the Lang Labor party, which concluded on Monday, carried a resolution instructing the executive to formulate definite…

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Safety Hat for Miners Protection Against Head Injuries

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 22 February 1935 · page 5

After carefully examining a specimen safety hat, officials of the Miners Federation are of the opinion that its use by mine workers will…

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Development of Wonthaggi Mine Statement by Mr. Nelson MELBOURNE

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 22 February 1935 · page 1

A suggestion that New South Wales coalminers were aiming at eliminating competition from the Wonthaggi men were denied to-night…

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Heavy Coal Traffic Greatest for Five Years Who to time that says the coal trade is not improving in the Cessnock district?

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 22 February 1935 · page 9

The present traffic in coal to pass over the local line is the greatest for five years. Last week the best figures for a day for five years was…

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Gold Clause. U.S.A. Test Case. Supreme Court Decision

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 22 February 1935 · page 2

The United States Supreme Court gave its decision on Monday in the gold clause test case, which is favourable to the Roosevelt…

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Gold Clause Cases Hearing Before Court. 69,000,000,000 Dollars Involve

The Scone Advocate · Friday 22 February 1935 · page 3

The gold clause cases, upon which the decision of the United States Supreme Court was given on Monday evening, were four in number. The…

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The Mines

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 25 February 1935 · page 5

Stanford Main Colliery worked to-day. Richmond Main and Pelaw Main were idle. Pelaw Main was to…

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Queensland Gold

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 25 February 1935 · page 6

Good reports are being received from the Mt. Peter goldfield, 16 miles from Cairns. Since November 1500 ounces, realising an average of £8/-…

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High Gold Price

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 25 February 1935 · page 6

The Electrolytic refining and Smelting Company of Australia is paying £8/17/4 for an ounce of fine gold, and claims this to be an Australian…

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Boycott Threat Miners' Decision Free Labour Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 25 February 1935 · page 2

Miners who do not belong to the Miners' Federation, and refuse to withdraw from mines which the federation has declared "black,"…

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The Mines

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 February 1935 · page 8

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

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Miners' Took Horses

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 26 February 1935 · page 3

The miners "fixed" the wheelers' trouble at Abermain No. 2 Colliery last Friday by laking the horses Three only of the wheelers went to…

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Colliery Employee Seriously Injured Waggon Ran Over Foot

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 26 February 1935 · page 2

Robert Curnow, 58, of Main Road Paxton, waggon packer, had his foot badly crushed when a waggon ran over it at Maitland Main Colliery…

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Northern Coal. Singleton-Muswellhrook District. Official's Report

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 26 February 1935 · page 5

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

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Pot of Gold Counsel's Claim Man's Means Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 February 1935 · page 1

Thomas James Parker, the milk man who was before the Registrar in Divorce a few days ago on the petition of…

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Growth of Small Mines Move to Combat Their Development. Aggregate Meeting at Cessnock

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 26 February 1935 · page 5

It is absolutely imperative that the miners' organisation should step in and detal with the problem of small mines. Not to do so is to place a powerful weapon in the hands of the proprietors," said Mr. C. Nelson, General…

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Health Menace Objectionable Fumes Colliery Dump

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 February 1935 · page 7

A deputation to Tarro Shire Council to-day from the Weston branch of the Australian Labour party drew attention to the nuisance created by…

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Hebburn Collieries

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 February 1935 · page 12

Hebburn No. 1 Colliery worked to-day, but Hebburn No. 2 was idle owing to slackness of trade. At a meeting of churchmen and…

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Ayrfield Colliery

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 February 1935 · page 3

In the Legislative Assembly the Premier (Mr. B.S.B. Stevens) told Mr. J.M. Baddeley (Labour, Cessnock) that he would lay on the table…

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The Mines

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 February 1935 · page 12

Richmond Main. Pelaw Main and Stanford Main Collieries worked to-day…

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