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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1938

1,318 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 17 of 66

Dust in Mines Risks of Explosion "Greater Than Ever" Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 25 May 1938 · page 1

The general secretary of the Mienrs' Federation, Mr. Orr, stated last night that a special meeting of district check inspectors aud…

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Coal Mines Amendment to Act Dust Danger

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 26 May 1938 · page 4

Delegates who attended a conference of check inspectors compensation officers and other officials of the Miners' Federation in…

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Safety in Mines

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 27 May 1938 · page 8

A STARTLING STATEMENT was made by the General Secretary of the Miners' Federation at a conference in Sydney on Tuesday last The executive of the Federation had under discussion the safety in mines…

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Lithgow Mine Bricklayers' Rates

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 27 May 1938 · page 7

Mr. H. C. Morton, general secretary of the Federated Mining Mechanics' Association yesterday returned from Lithgow, where he attended a…

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Aberdare Central Colliery. to Resume Work on

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 27 May 1938 · page 3

An inspection of the place where the new coal-cutting machine is operating in. Aberdare Central colliery was made…

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Increased Hospital Fees. Abermain Miners' Decision

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 27 May 1938 · page 5

At a meeting of the Abermain No. 1 miners, lodge a letter from the secretary of the Kurri Kurri District Hospital explained that should the…

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New Greta Colliery Mr. Walton's Suggestion to Steel Works

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 27 May 1938 · page 5

We publish hereunder copy of a letter which has been forwarded to the Premier (Mr. Stevens) and to the directors of the Steel Works by Mr…

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Horses Shod With Gold WINGHAM

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 27 May 1938 · page 5

Reference has been made to the several instances in the olden, golden days, when lucky diggers had their…

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New Greta Colliery (Copy of Letter Sent to The Premier and Steel Works, etc.)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 27 May 1938 · page 6

Sir,—Re New Greta Colliery at Greta. About two years ago this mine was closed down and all plant and machinery was sold by auction…

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Mine Dispute Aberdare-Extended Idle CESSNOCK

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 30 May 1938 · page 1

A dispute concerning payment to a shiftman, who lost time in bringing an injured man from the colliery, caused Aberdare Extended colliery to…

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Found £14,000 in Gold Demolisher's Luck

Singleton Argus · Monday 30 May 1938 · page 1

A workman, demolishing an old house in the Latin Quarter of Paris, thrust his crowbar though a wall, and revealed a long-hidden hoard of…

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Miners' Accident Relief Allowance

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 31 May 1938 · page 5

Mr. J. M. Bedeley, M.L.A., has received from the Under Secretary Department of Mines (Mr. Graham) a communication which reads:—…

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Mine Idle Refusal to Work CESSNOCK

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 2 June 1938 · page 5

The action of a miner in refusing; to take a casual into his bord with him this morning caused the Maitland Main No. 2 colliery to be idle to-day…

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No Settlement Pelton Mine Dispute CESSNOCK

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 2 June 1938 · page 5

No Settlement has yet been reached in the dispute which has kept Pelton Colliery idle all this week. The dispute concerns the breaking…

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Improved Mining Conditions SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 2 June 1938 · page 2

Mining leaders, at a conference in Sydney, pledged themselves to support the placing of all cash resources…

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Pelton Colliery Stoppage Northern Executive Intervenes

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 3 June 1938 · page 5

There is a possibility of a settlement of the dispute, during the week-end, which has laid Pelton colliery idle for the…

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Fall of Coal Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 3 June 1938 · page 6

Robert Wood, 48, of Crulckshank-street, Bellbird, a minor employed at Bellbird Colliery, suffered an extensive laceration to his left shin when…

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Near Future of the Coal Industry

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 3 June 1938 · page 5

DECKS ARE BEING CLEARED for action in the next round of the battle, between they miners and the colliery proprietors. One of the most general complaints is the accumulation of dust in many of the mines. Mining experts are…

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Miners' Central Council's "Second Round." (To the Editor)

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 3 June 1938 · page 3

Sir,—Seeing that we are ali deeply interested in the forthcoming "second round" for the betterment of our general…

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Miners' Claim Warning To Owners "Crisis Likely" Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 6 June 1938 · page 4

Mr. C. Nelson, general president of the Miners' Federation, stated that, if the coalowners were determined to resist the…

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