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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1937

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WORTH £3,626,679 Four Months' Gold Figures CANBERRA

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 16 June 1937 · page 3

In the four months ended April 30, £14,20d [?] of fine gold, valued at £3,626,070 in Australian occurency, or £3,901,343 sterling, were produced in Australia…

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Gold Production Australian Figures

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 17 June 1937 · page 2

The production of gold in Australia during the month of April, 1937, amounted to 108,948 fine ounces valued in Australian currency at £A950…

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Mine Accidents Utmost Care Urged 'CESSNOCK

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 17 June 1937 · page 7

"This is one of a series of distressing accidents it appears to me that no matter how thoroughly the deputies do thier work these falls will…

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Mine Examination Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 18 June 1937 · page 7

The following candidates were successful in the examination for certificates of competency as mine surveryor, held in Sydney, J. Chalmors…

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Oil From Coal Reply from Premier

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 18 June 1937 · page 6

Ald. W. F. O'Hearn, hon. secretary of the Northern District Oil from Coal Council, which recently asked the Premier to receive a deputation…

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Importance of Gold London, June 17

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 18 June 1937 · page 1

Answering a question in the House of Commons the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir John Simon, said he was not disposed to accept the view…

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Fatal Fall of Coal Aberdare Central Miner's Death Evidence at Inquest

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 18 June 1937 · page 5

At the Cessnock Courthouse on Wednesday the District Coroner (Mr. W. S. Johnson) held an inquest…

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Coal Export a Busy Week NEWCASTLE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 19 June 1937 · page 3

Shipmonts of coal at Newcastle during the week totalled 84,611 tons, compared with 82,253 the previous week. The record is 91,300 tons. The quantity of…

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"Phantom Gold"

Singleton Argus · Monday 21 June 1937 · page 4

The epic story of Lasseter's lost reef has attracted such a wealth of attention during the last few years that Mr H. V. Foy, curious as to what the…

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The Mines Work for Fortnight

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 21 June 1937 · page 3

Seven collieries on the Northern coalfields worked full time during the fortnight, according to the following details furnished by the shipping…

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Collieries Idle

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 22 June 1937 · page 1

Millfield-Greta and Collieries were idle to-day owing to the disruption of shipping caused by the weather."…

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Miners' Pensions

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 22 June 1937 · page 2

At a conference of the Miners' Central Council it was decided to instruct the committees to proceed with negotiations…

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Work at the Mines

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 22 June 1937 · page 5

Seven collieries on the Northern Coalfields worked full time during the fortnight, according to the following…

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Fall of Stone in Mine

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 22 June 1937 · page 5

David Hampton, 54, a minor, living at East Greta, was struck by a fall of stone while working in Pelaw Main colliery, He was admitted to the Kurri…

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Mines Under Clinical Hospital. MADRID

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 22 June 1937 · page 2

The loyalists exploded three mines under the Clinical Hospital, in the vicinity of the city. Isolated detachments of rebels maintained…

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Union Dues Lodge Takes Action Mine Mechanics

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 22 June 1937 · page 4

Two important decisions were the outcome of a special meeting of the Kurri Kurri district members of the Federated Mining…

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Coal Oil Indefinite Delay Govt. Decision Canberra

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 22 June 1937 · page 8

Guided by the report of the Chief Executive Officer of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (Sir David Rivett)…

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Miners' Ultimatum to Colliery Proprietor Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 June 1937 · page 6

The Miners' Federation has decided to serve an ultimatum upon the colliery proprietors of New South Wales, giving them 14 days from June…

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Coal Miners' Log of Claims Ultimatum to Owners

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 23 June 1937 · page 1

The Miners' Federation has decided to serve an ultimatum upon the colliery proprietors of New South Wales, giving them 14 days from June 25 in which to confer with them on the question of the new log of…

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Oil from Coal

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 June 1937 · page 6

The decision of the Federal Government to postpone indefinitely action in connection with the extraction of oil from coal is a…

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