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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines
1,318 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 15 of 66
The death-roll as the result of the explosion in the Markham colliery, near Chesterfield, has now reach 79. About 40 other miners are injured. It is the worst mine disaster in Britain since 1934. Rescue parties from surrounding collieries are still working in the mine…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Struck by a fall of coal in the Bellbird Colliery today, Forrest Mitchell, 49, miner, of Saddon-street. Cessnock, suffered concussion and injuries to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The three Kurd Kurri mines, Pelaw Main; Richmond Main, and Stanford Main No. 1, worked to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Because a certain section of the mine was said to be heating up, Aberdare Central colliery was idle to-day, the men deciding against work at a pit-top…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →News is to hand of a tragic disaster in one of the coal mines in Derbyshire. It is anticipated that sixty men have lost their…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The death roll, as a result of an explosion in Marham colliery, near Chesterfield, has now reached 79. About 40 others are injured…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Aberdare Central colliery, which was idle yesterday, because a certain section of the mine was said to be heating-up, resumed work to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A fire which broke out shortly before midnight in the engine pit at the new Red, White and Blue Consolidated Mine, at Bendigo, caused…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Coal shipments for oversea ports at Newcastle during the week were lighter, totalling 54,324, compared with 68,739 the previous week and 42,856 tons…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Millfield-Greta miners are having a pretty lean time lately. Although Rothmury is working full time under the same ownership, Millfield workers…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Queensland gold yield was 33,168oz fine for the three mouths ended March 31, an increase of 7517oz fine compared with the first three months of 1937…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →At the quarterly meeting of the Muswellbrook Miners' Lodge, held on Thursday night last, the following office-bearers were elected for the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Aberdare Extended colliery was idle to-day, due to a dispute regarding the yardage of a working place in a slants heading. A meeting of the combined…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The price fixed by the Commonwealth Bank of Australia for gold lodged at the Melbourne and Perth mints for the week ended May 14 was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Chemists will be able to convert farm crops into substitutes for coal, petroleum, and natural gas before these resources are exhausted,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Indications are that the much-discussed Baerami shale mine will soon be in operation. During the past few years many rumours spread through…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The following nominations have been received for the official positions in the Neath Miners' Lodge: President-treasurer, W. Purcell; secretary, J…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Aberdare Extended Colliery, which was idle, oh Tuesday and Wednesday, due to a dispute regarding the question of dip yardage in the slants,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The recommendation in the report published last February of the subcommittee of the committee of Imperial Defence, which,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Alfred Davis, 50, of Mayfield-street, Cessnock, a wheeler employed at Aberdare colliery, received lacerations to the hip…
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