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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1935

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The Mines Work for Fortnight

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 1 April 1935 · page 2

The number of days worked during the fortnight by the collieries on the Northern field as furnished by the shipping agents in Newcastle, was as…

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Hebburn Collieries

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 2 April 1935 · page 2

Hebburn No. 1 again worked to-day. Hebburn No. 2 was idle owing to slackness of trade…

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The Mines

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 2 April 1935 · page 7

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

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Cessnock Miners' Unity Committee

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 2 April 1935 · page 3

Inaugural officers of the Cessnock District Miners' Unity Committee were elected as follows: President Mr. T. Burke (Pelton);…

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Grand for Gold Prospecting

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

Replying to Mr. Horsington (Lab., Sturt), in the Legislative Assembly yesterday, the Minister for Mines (Mr. Vincent) said that…

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Mine Mechanics Meeting at Kurri Actions Endorsed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 2 April 1935 · page 6

Messrs. T. G. Moran, president, D. Davidson and H. C. Morton, general secretary of the Federated Mining Mechanics' Association, last night…

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Volunteer Miners

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 3 April 1935 · page 5

Many minors have volunteered to be trained in the use of rescue apparatus with a view to descending the Gresford Pit, near Wrexham, which has…

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"DOWN"! Coal Industry Witness's View Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 3 April 1935 · page 1

The Superintendent of the Broken Hili Proprietary Mines, Mr. Josiah Jeffries, told the President of the…

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Hebburn Collieries

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 April 1935 · page 5

Both Hebburn No. 1 and 2 Collieries were idle to-day owing to slack-ness of trade. The Rev. B.H. and Mrs. Willis, of…

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The Mines

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 April 1935 · page 5

Pelaw Main Colliery Work-[?] to-day. Richmond Main [?]Stanford Main were [?]in idle…

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Gold Report "Grossly Inaccurate" Arnheim Land Canberra

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 April 1935 · page 8

Disconcerting references to the operations of the Arnheim Land Gold Development Co., which was criticised in the House of…

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Arnheim Land Gold Development Co. Shares Not Called Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 April 1935 · page 1

Following the tabling of the report in the Federal Parliament yesterday by Dr. Woolnough, Commonwealth Geological Adviser, of operations of…

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The Mines

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 5 April 1935 · page 7

Pelaw Main Colliery worked to-day. Richmond Main and Stanford Main were again Idle. To-day was the fortnightly pay day…

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New Process Oil-From-Coal Tests

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 5 April 1935 · page 5

A new process for producing colloidal fuel, invented by Mr. Stephen Wyndham at the Cardiff works of Wyndham Marino Patents, Ltd. (Great…

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Gold Shares Spectacular Rise MELBOURNE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 5 April 1935 · page 3

A spectacular rise occurred in quotations on the Stock Exchange for shares in the Hoba (Fiji) Syndicate which jumped from £170 to £300,…

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Gold Quest. Three Meet Death. Others Gain Fortune

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 5 April 1935 · page 4

Queer pranks are played by fate on those in search of gold, stages a report from Brisbane. A message from Mt. Isa…

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Coal Trade Newcastle Shipments NEWCASTLE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 April 1935 · page 10

During March 225,534 tons of coal were shipped from Newacstle to places beyond the State, valued at £189,402. For the corresponding…

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Miners' Council Issue of Manifestos Motion Rescinded Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 April 1935 · page 1

After the view having been expressed that the motion provided too many lopoholes for abuse and restriction, the Central Council of the…

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The Mines

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 8 April 1935 · page 2

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

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The Mines

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 10 April 1935 · page 7

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

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