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Mining & the mines, 1935

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The Mines

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 14 March 1935 · page 2

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

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Idle Mine Resumes Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 14 March 1935 · page 2

Aberdare Extended miners held a meeting last night, and decided to go back to work to-day. They had been idle for two days on account of a…

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Oil From Coal Request for Protection Mr. James' Question

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 14 March 1935 · page 8

In the House of Representatives the member for Hunter, Mr. R. James, asked whether, in view of the fact that the Imperial Government was…

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Gold Co's Dividend

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 15 March 1935 · page 7

The first dividend of 10 per cent., or £4 for each £10 share, was declared by the Gordon Gold Development Co., says a Melbourne message,…

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Dust Nuisance At Abermain No. 2 Colliery

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 15 March 1935 · page 5

At last night's meeting of the Kearsley Shire Council, the inspector (Mr. McGilvray) reported as follows regarding the dust nuisance at…

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Ayrfield Miners Statutory Declarations Made

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 15 March 1935 · page 4

The Secretary of the Miners' Federation (Mr. W. Orr) stated in Sydney yesterday that be had received two statutory declarations from…

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Oil From Coal Request for Protection

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 15 March 1935 · page 5

In the House of Representatives on Wednesday the member for Hunter Mr. R. James, asked whether, in view of the fact that the Imperial…

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Goal of 30-Hour Week. Miners Outline Campaign

Singleton Argus · Friday 15 March 1935 · page 1

At the Australian Conference of Federal Unions, convened by the Australian Trades Unions Congress in Melbourne last week, the main…

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Ayrfield Mine Statutory Declarations "Police Intimidation" Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 15 March 1935 · page 3

The secretary of the Miners' Federation (Mr. W. Orr) states that he has received two statutory declarations from members of the Federation at…

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Man's Body in Mine Shaft. Poisoned by Fumes

Singleton Argus · Friday 15 March 1935 · page 3

John Gerald Trembath, aged 40, a returned soldier, of Georgetown, near Cairns, was found dead in an 18ft. shaft, of a mine near Georgetown on…

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Oil From Coal Australian Venture Arouses Great Interest

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 15 March 1935 · page 5

The announcement of the Coal Petrol Proprietary Limited caused much interest in Cessnock, out really it has an Australian significance, because it…

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Gold Leases "Unsavoury Scandal" Inquiry Demand Canberra

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 15 March 1935 · page 5

In the House of Representatives a demand was made for Governmental investigation into many aspects of goldmining in the…

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Mine Mechanics Conferences Pending

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 16 March 1935 · page 2

The president (Mr. T. G. Moran), and secretary (Mr. H. C. Morton), of the Federated Mining Mechanics' Association, will confer with the…

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Coal Exports Newcastle Shipments Weekly Total Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 16 March 1935 · page 8

During the week 61,532 tons of coal were shipped at Newcastle for places beyond, the State, compared with 39,322 tons for the corresponding period…

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Gold Morning South-West Winds Rain in Parts

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 16 March 1935 · page 10

The cold snap which made its presence felt yesterday became more pronounced during the night, and this morning it was decidedly…

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The Mines

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 March 1935 · page 8

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

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SAVED! Belgium's Finances Gold Currencies Paris, March 16

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 March 1935 · page 1

"Belgium is saved," declared M. Hymans, at the end of a prolonged conference between French and Belgian Ministers with the Governor of…

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Coal Export Improvement

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 19 March 1935 · page 5

The past week was the third busiest experienced by the coal trade in Newcastle since the beginning of the Dispute about five years ago. The…

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Work at the Mines

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 19 March 1935 · page 3

Stanford Main Colliery was idle for the fortnight. The remainder of the Mines comprising the J. and A. Brown and Abermain-Seaham…

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Mine Mechanics Cavilled-out Men

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

The president, Mr. T. G. Moran, and general secretary, Mr. H, C. Morton, of the Federated Mining Mechanics Association, conferred with the man…

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