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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1937

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Colliery Stoppages (To the Editor)

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 7 May 1937 · page 2

Sir,—I would like, through your paper, to ask the off-hand labour mineworkers of the Aberdare Extended and Aberdare…

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Pelton Colliery Dispute Appointmenf of Deputy

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 7 May 1937 · page 5

At a conference in Cessnock teat night the dispute at Pelton Colliery, due to the employment of a deputy not a member of the…

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Injured in Mine Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 7 May 1937 · page 7

Struck by a fall of coal in Aberdare colliary to day william McEwan 60,a minor of Northecto-street Aberdare suffered an extenelve [?]wound…

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British Miners. Conference Suggested. London

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 7 May 1937 · page 2

In response to the appeal of the Prime Minister (Mr. Baldwin) in the House, of Commons yesterday, the executive of the Miners' Federation…

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All at Work Kurri District Mines KURRI

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 7 May 1937 · page 7

Although a rumor was ourrent last night that four collieries in the kurri and weston distriets would beldie today as a protost againt the…

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Miners' Lodge Protests Against Conviction of Member. Permissible Income Regulations Denounced

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 7 May 1937 · page 5

AS A PROTEST against the magistrate's conviction of unemployed men under the Permissible Income Regulations last Wednesday, Richmond Main miners refused to work yesterday and returned to their homes, when later in the morning a…

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Africa Anxious Collapse of Gold Shares LONDON, May 6

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 7 May 1937 · page 1

The couapso or [?] on the London market is causing much anxlety in South Africa. The Government bolleves that a…

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A Model Coal Truck

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 8 May 1937 · page 3

You can make a model truck quite easily if you follow instructions carefully. For the floor, cut a piece of three-eights-inch wood to the sizes…

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Coal Trade. Newcastle Shipments NEWCASTLE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 8 May 1937 · page 10

The [?] coal trade was particularly brisk last work, despite the holiday on Monday. Shipments totalled 71,174 tons, to pieces beyond…

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Bus Strike. Hopes of Settlement Miners' Offer

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 8 May 1937 · page 1

Developments to-day,in efforts to settle the bus dispute and avert a national coal strike included a conference…

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Spanish Strife. "Barbaric Brutality" Miners' View Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 8 May 1937 · page 10

Tho Central Council of the Minora Federation has affirmed "recognition of the fact that the fundamental cause of the present conflict in Spain is the…

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Paxton Colliery Idle [?]Nook

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 11 May 1937 · page 5

Paxton colliery was idle to-day due to a [?] over the payment of raton for [?] coal. The men turned out for work and a [?] on the matter was being…

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Work at the Mines

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 11 May 1937 · page 5

Times worked at the various northern collieries during the fortnight ended on Saturday last were as follows…

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Coal Contracts for Lithgow. Sydney

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 11 May 1937 · page 2

The Sydney County Council to-day gave the Lithgow Valley Coal Co., Ltd., a contract for 25,000 tons of coal at 18/10 ½ a ton, totalling £25,593/15/…

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Coal Cartage Help for Unemployed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 12 May 1937 · page 4

In a letter to Tarre Shire Council's meeting, the Director of government Relief (Mr. A. I. Treble) advised that in connection with the…

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Distribution of Coal to Workless Families Benefit in Newcastle District

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 12 May 1937 · page 3

Unemployed families in the Newcastle district, as a result of representations to the Government by the local members of Parliament, are to receive…

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Old Croydon Goldfield

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 12 May 1937 · page 3

The possibility of winning gold from hitherto unexplored parts of the old Croydon goldfield are hopefully referred to by Sir Herbert Gepp, a director…

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Colliery Shunter Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 14 May 1937 · page 2

While following his occupation of shunter at Bellbird Colliery to-day, T. Burgess, 48, of Doyle-street, Bellbird had the…

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May Come North Coal Buyers for Normea

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 14 May 1937 · page 2

Because of the sectional stoppages at a number of mines on the South Coast, French ships engaged in carrying coal and…

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Wonthaggi Mine Strike Settled Men Decide to Resume Work

Singleton Argus · Friday 14 May 1937 · page 2

Acting on the advice of the central council of the Miners' Federation, the Wonthaggi (Vic.) miners on Wednesday evening decided to resume work…

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