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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1935

1,055 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 7 of 53

Mine Dispute

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 6 February 1935 · page 6

Thw prospect of a settlement of the mining dispute did not appear bright whon, after a discussion lasting for three hours, a conference between the…

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Coal Trade

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 6 February 1935 · page 6

The quantity of coal, including bunkers, shipped from Newcastle to places beyond the State during January, was 190,299 tons, valued at…

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Town Site Pegged Out for Mining Operations

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 6 February 1935 · page 1

Considerable exeitment has been caused at Southern Cross (Western Australia) by the action of an Adelaide company in pegging out about…

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World's Gold Big Increase in U.S.A. GENEVA February 5

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 6 February 1935 · page 1

The League of Nations reports that the world's gold reserves, excluding Russia, increased by 900,000,000 gold dollars in 1934. The United States…

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Miners' Ballot

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 7 February 1935 · page 9

Mr. L. Halliday, returning officer of the northern, branch of the Miners' Federation announces that Messrs. J. Duffin, F. Craig (South Seaham), R…

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Gold Grant Mr. Booth's Question SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 7 February 1935 · page 7

Mr. G. Booth (Lab., Kurd), in the Legislative Assembly to-day, asked the Minister for Minos when the £5000 voted by the Commonwealth…

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Mining Bill Principle at Stake Baddeley's View Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 7 February 1935 · page 7

In the Legislative Assembly to-day Mr. J. M. Baddeley, (Labour, Cessnock), continued the debate on" the Mining Amendment Bill…

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"Guns Plentifel" Dispute on Goldfields Murder Charge Alice Spiungs, Thursday

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 7 February 1935 · page 4

The trial of Clifford William Antios Renfrey on a charge of murdering Mick O'Brien at Tennant's Creck on September 30'…

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Hebburn Collieries

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 8 February 1935 · page 5

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

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Missed a Fortune Bad Luck of Gold Mining

The Scone Advocate · Friday 8 February 1935 · page 3

Fortune is a fickle lady, and the revival of the Westralian goldfields recalls the hard luck of a Trundle district resident who was over in the…

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South Pacific Colliery Re-opening

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 8 February 1935 · page 5

The colliery generally known as South Pacific, at Fassifer[?], is reopening. A crushing plant is being erected, and other alterations are…

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Fall of Coal

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 8 February 1935 · page 6

Rutherford Ogle, 55, minor, employed at Aberdare Colliery was admitted to hospital suffering from injuries to the right leg and numerous abrasions to…

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Miners' Delegation Committee Support from Lodges

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 8 February 1935 · page 5

Abermain No. [?] Paxton Miners' Lodges have agreed to give financial assistance to the Mineworkers' Delegation Committee in [?] efforts to…

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Hospital Board Election Attitude of Miners Lodges

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 8 February 1935 · page 3

It is understood that a number of the collieries have decided not to take part in the hospital ballot. Meetings of other lodges have…

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Injured by Fall of Coal Aberdare Miner

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 8 February 1935 · page 5

Rutherford Spence Ogle, 55, of King Street, Cessnock, and a miner employed at the Aberdare Colliery, was struck by a fall of coal while…

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Bellbird Miners' Picnic To Taronga Park on

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 8 February 1935 · page 4

On Sunday the Bellbird Miners' annual picnic will be held. The picnic will be held at Taronga Park. There is certain to be a large…

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GRETA Mine Official Retires Mr. Frank Cater Greta

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 8 February 1935 · page 6

Mr. Frank Cater, who has been under-manager at New Greta Colliery for the past 13 years, has retired, and has decided to reside at Thirroul, on…

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Take No Part, Jospital Board Ballot Miners' Decision Cbssnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 8 February 1935 · page 5

vera Miners lodges, It Is under[?] have decided to take no part forthcoming annual board ballot ho Cessnock Hospital…

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Police Accused of Threats to Miners Protest to Chief Secretary

Singleton Argus · Friday 8 February 1935 · page 8

Charges that the police on the Northern coalfields had threatened miners engaged in peaceful activities with "gunning" were made at the Central…

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An Interesting Book to the Mining Fraternity

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 8 February 1935 · page 9

The committee of the local School of Arts, who are always endeavouring to secure literature suitable for the demands of local members, have…

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