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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1935

1,055 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 17 of 53

The Mines

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 11 April 1935 · page 7

Pelaw Main was again the only Kurri colliery to work to-day. Richmond Main and Stanford Main were idle…

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Mining Mechanics

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 11 April 1935 · page 4

The secretary of the Miners' Federation (Mr. L. Halliday)stated that advice has been received that, as a result of the representations to the…

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Mine Mechanics Commission's Powers Seniority Rule

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 11 April 1935 · page 7

The executive of the Federated Mining Mechanics' Association, at a meeting yesterday, appointed the president (Mr. T. G. Moran) and general…

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Coal Board To Control Sales New Project Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 11 April 1935 · page 2

The State Fuel Committee has discussed the advisability of establishing a central coal marketing board. Under the suggested scheme, the…

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Bellbird Colliery

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 12 April 1935 · page 5

Bellbird Colliery, after 70 connective shifts, was idle yesterday. This was no fault of the men or the management. The stoppage was [?]…

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The Muswellbrook Chronicle FRIDAY, 12th. APRIL, 1935. Late Cables and Telegrams Coal Owners and Miners' Organisations King's Jubilee Gift London

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 12 April 1935 · page 2

The South Wales Coal Owners' Association intends to mark the King's Jubilee by raising amongst its members a sum of not less than £50,000 to be…

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£50,000 Pensions for Miners Jubilee Fund London, April 11

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 12 April 1935 · page 1

The South Wales Coal Owners' Association intends to mark the King's Jubilee by rasing among its members a sum of on less than…

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Welsh Miners Show Fine Spirit to Mark King's Jubilee. (Australian Press Assn. Message.) LONDON

Singleton Argus · Friday 12 April 1935 · page 1

The South Wales Coalminers' Federation intends to mark the King's Jubilee by raising a sum of not less than £150,000, to be used as the nucleus of a…

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Coal Export Newcastle Shipments NEWCASTLE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 April 1935 · page 9

The quantity of coal, including bun[?]s, shipped at Newcastle during the ok for places heyond the State was 162 tons, of which 8540 tons…

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The Mines

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 16 April 1935 · page 7

Pelaw Main Colliery work-ed to-day. Richmond Main and Stanford Main continued idle…

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Work at the Mines

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 16 April 1935 · page 3

Richmond Main and Stanford Main two of the properties of the J. and A. Brown and Abermain-Seaham Colieries group, did not work during the…

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Muswellbrook Miners' Lodge. Election of Officers

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 16 April 1935 · page 4

Office-bearers of the above lodgo for the ensuing term are:—President, Mr. K. Dann; secretary, Mr. W. E. Jaeger; treasurer, Mr. H. Bridge; eavail…

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Not Guilty Brief Retirement Mine Explosives

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 16 April 1935 · page 2

After a retirement of only ten minutes, a verdict of not guilty was brought in by the jury in the case at Maitland Quarter Sessions…

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Gold Yield Queensland Figures BRISBANE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 16 April 1935 · page 5

[?] the first three months of this Queensland's gold yield was [?].555 better than in the first quarter of 1934…

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Mr. Baddeley at Smoko Entertained by Miners' Lodge Officials

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 16 April 1935 · page 3

Mr. J. M. Baddeley, M.L.A., was entertained at a smoke on Saturday night as the guest of the officials of the Miners' Lodges in the Cessnock…

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The Mines

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 April 1935 · page 7

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

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Coal Prices Intense Competition SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 April 1935 · page 8

Speaking at the annual meeting of Caledonian colleries, Ltd., yesterday, the vice-chairman, (Mr. A. Howard-Smith) said that the, output from the…

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Coal Trade Brisk Demand NEWCASTLE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 April 1935 · page 7

The coal trade is very brisk at present, the demand coming from different centres for power, gas, and household purposes. Yesterday, 45…

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Gold Stolen Thefts at Mines ORANGE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 18 April 1935 · page 4

Police are Investigating the theft of £400 worth of cyanide gold from the iron cyanide vats at the Bismarck Mine works at Lucknow, which were…

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Bellbird Colliery

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Thursday 18 April 1935 · page 3

Owing to a grievance which concerned the wheels, Bellbird Colliery was idle yesterday. Work was resumed at the colliery to-day…

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