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Mining & the mines, 1937

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£4,614,910 in Gold Produced in Five Months Canberra

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 15 July 1937 · page 10

Australian gold production during May, according to figures released by the Commonwealth Statistician, totalled 113,876 fine ounces, valued at £988,231, representing an increase of 25 per cent, over the May, 1936 figures. Western Australia…

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Aberdare Central Dispute Settled Collieries to Resume

Singleton Argus · Friday 16 July 1937 · page 6

The dispute which arose at the Aberdare Central Colliery a little over a fortnight age concerning the safe working of the new electric coal-cutting…

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Aberdare Central Dispute Settled Elliott Device to Be Used on Machine. Caledonian Collieries Resume Work

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 16 July 1937 · page 5

Following the settlement of the dispute concerning the electric coal-cutting machine at Aberdare Central colliery,…

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U.S.A. Mine Disaster New York, July 15

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 16 July 1937 · page 1

At least four are dead as a result, of an explosion in a coal mine at Sullivan, Indiana, Seventy men were…

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Mine Disaster Open Door Blamed "Acts of Indiscipline" London, July 15

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 16 July 1937 · page 1

Bricks placed to hold open, doors which, were hindering cleaners are declared to have been one of the preliminary causes of the explosion in the…

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Miners' New Wage Log Conference of Both Parties Held To-day Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 16 July 1937 · page 7

With the object of deciding a common policy with regard to the log served by the Miners' Federation for higher…

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Coal Export Newcastle Shipments NEWCASTLE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 17 July 1937 · page 4

During the week shipments of coal, including bunkers, for places beyond the state, totalled 53,350 tons-about 10,000 tons less than last week. In the…

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Claims by Miners Discussed Conference at Newcastle Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 19 July 1937 · page 5

The first conference between mine owners and miners' representatives on the all-important question of the log of claims by the miners was…

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Cessnock Safety Device Aberdare Central Mine Now Installed Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 19 July 1937 · page 2

Aberdare Central Colliery, which was idle for a fortnight, due to a dispute over the trailing cable of the electric cool cutter, resumed work to-day…

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Elrington Colliery Idle. Soccer Match Mentioned

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 20 July 1937 · page 2

At Elrington this morning about 30 employees, made a quest to the management for permission to leave the mine…

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Coal Supplies County Council Concern SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 20 July 1937 · page 1

Every endeavour is being made by the Sydney County Council to obtain large stocks of coal, so that supplies of electricity will be maintained in the event of…

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Miners' Claims Rejected by Company Hours of Work Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 20 July 1937 · page 2

The Broken Hill Proprietary Co., Ltd., rejected the claims of the Miners' Federation for higher wages, shorter hours and…

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Miners Claim Share In General Prosperity Higher Profits Leaders' Joint Statement Negative Talk Useless Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 20 July 1937 · page 7

The miners were entitled to some part in the general prosperity of which the B.H.P. was reaping a generous share, declared the General President of the Miners.' Federation, Mr…

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B.H.P. Co. Rejects Miners' Log Of Claims. "Looks Like Inevitable Fight." Conference With Associated Proprietors Next

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 20 July 1937 · page 4

After spending a full day in conference with representatives of the Miners' Federation, at Newcastle yesterday,…

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B.H.P. Co, Rejects Miners' Log Of Claims. "Looks Like Inevitable Fight." Conference With Associated Proprietors Next

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 20 July 1937 · page 3

After spending a full day in conference with representatives of the Miners' Federation, at Newcastle yesterday,…

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First Coal Mine

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 21 July 1937 · page 6

Sir,-In your "History Recalled" of July 18, reference was made to the Arst coal mine on the Maitland coalfields. The first coal pit was near the…

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Mine Thrown Idle Cesssnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 21 July 1937 · page 7

Aberdare Extended Colliery was again idle to-day. The men turned out for work, but when most of them had walked into their working places…

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"Was Offensive" Mine Manager Fined NEWCASTLE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 21 July 1937 · page 1

Pleading guilty in the Police Court today to a charge of offensive behaviour, Robert Jack (43), colliery manager, was fined 10/ or 24 hours…

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Conference with Miners Unsuccessful Statements Made by Company and Federation

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 21 July 1937 · page 2

The log of claims presented to the colliery owners was considered at a conference of the representatives of the Broken Hill…

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Mine Resumes Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 22 July 1937 · page 2

Aberdare Extended colliery, which waa Idle on Tuesday and Wednesday due Ho trouble, firstly over the payment of a wheeler and then duo to the…

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