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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1935

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Tragedy at Colliery. Shiftman Killed by Fall of Stone

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 23 July 1935 · page 3

The hazardous nature of a miner's occupation was again emphasised this morning, when Thomas Wake, 50,…

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Mine Accident Two Men Injured CESSNOCK

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 July 1935 · page 5

William Harden (22), of Barton-St., Kurri Kurri, was admitted to the Cessnock Hospital to-day with the little finger of his left hand crushed. The…

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Gold at Moonan Brook. Muswellbrook Resident's Good Luck

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 23 July 1935 · page 1

George Witherdon, of Muswellbrook, one of the miners at Gold Diggers' Creek, near Moonan Brook, who recently unearthed a…

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Gold at Moonan Brook

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 24 July 1935 · page 2

George Witherdon, of Muswellbrook, one of the miners at Gold Diggers' Creek, near Moonan Brook, who recently unearthed a small nugget weighing…

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Gold Sewn in Clothes Hoard Found on Woman Thought to Be Penniless

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 24 July 1935 · page 4

Admitted to the Southland (Eng.) Public Assistance Institution, a woman of 80, Louisa Mitchell, was found to have in her possession £316…

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Last Pay, Stanford-Main Colliery Kurri Kurri

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 25 July 1935 · page 7

Those employees of Stanford Main, whose notices terminated last week, will draw their last pay to-morrow (Friday)., when who had coal…

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Blue and Gold Dance Series Continued

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 25 July 1935 · page 6

An excellent crowd was present at the Blue Gold Club's weekly dance and euchre party held in Rose's Cabaret Hall, West Maitland, last night…

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Colliery Disaster CALCUTTA, July 25

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 26 July 1935 · page 1

India's biggest colliery disaster occurred to-day at Giridah, when 33 were killed and 76 injured following the…

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Oil From Coal

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 26 July 1935 · page 10

In reply to the Duke of Montrose regarding the supply of fuel from home sources, the Earl of Munster said in the House of Lords the other…

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Colliery Disaster in India. Calcutta

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 26 July 1935 · page 2

India's biggest colliery disaster occurred at Giridih to-day, when 33 were killed and 76 injured, following the ignition of a local oxygen explosive. Ten…

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Mines and Pay Day

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 26 July 1935 · page 7

Pelaw Main Colliery worked to-day. Richmond Main was again idle. It was the fortnightly pay day, and both…

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Colliery Disaster in India 33 Killed and 76 INJURED (Australian Press Assn. Message) CALCUTTA

Singleton Argus · Friday 26 July 1935 · page 1

India's biggest colliery disaster occurred at Giradih to-day, when 33 persons were killed and 76 injured, following the ignition of liquid oxygen…

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The Mines

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 29 July 1935 · page 5

Richmond Main and Pelaw Main Collieice worked to-day…

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Gold in Rooster's Gizzard

Singleton Argus · Monday 29 July 1935 · page 3

The purchaser of a rooster at Upper Lansdowne recently received a surprise when he opened its gizzard: In it were found quartz,…

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One Killed Premature Mine Blast Two Injured Perth

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 29 July 1935 · page 6

Otterino Correbie (34) was killed and Tony Grass enis (35) was seriously injured at Great Boulder mine. Corrobio, after lighting some fuses,…

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Aberdare Central Colliery

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 30 July 1935 · page 3

Aberdare Central colliery was idle on Friday owing to a grievance of the wheelers, who claimed they were paid short on their dockets, for…

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Mine Mechanics. Compulsory Conference

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 30 July 1935 · page 6

After being employed as refuse labourers at Port Kembla for a number of years, six members of the Colliery Mechanics' Association received notice…

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No Settlement State Mine Dispute LITHGOW

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 30 July 1935 · page 8

There is Httle chance of an lmmediate settlement of the dispute at the State mine idle since Tuesday. The Western Miners Delegate Board…

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Gold Export Production in Fiji

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 31 July 1935 · page 9

The chairman of the Suva Mining Board has issued a statement that for the six months ended June 30 the gold exported from Fiji totalled 1805…

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Miner Injured Struck by Coal CESSNOCK

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 31 July 1935 · page 7

George Barnes of Vincent-street Cessnock, was admitted to Cessnock Hospital to-day suffering from injuries to the head and left hip. The injuries…

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