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Mining & the mines, 1938

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A Busy Week Coal Shipments at Newcastle NEWCASTLE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 June 1938 · page 3

Coal shipments at Newcastle during the week totalled 70,190 tons, an increase of 10,000 tons on last week's figures…

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Heavy Rain Delays Japanese Advance Retreating Chinese Mine Chengchow

Singleton Argus · Monday 13 June 1938 · page 2

Torrential rains have slowed up the Japanese advance, and mechanical transport is bogged on three sides of Chengshow. All…

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New Greta Colliery Fire in Old Workings

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 14 June 1938 · page 3

Fire broke out in the old workings of New Greta colliery at Greta at the week-end. The mine is owned by…

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Colliery Fire In Old Workings GRETA

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 June 1938 · page 2

At the week-end fire broke out in the old workings of New Greta Colliery. The mine, which is owned by Excelsior Collieries, Ltd., has been…

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Two Injured Mine Accidents Kurri Kurri

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 June 1938 · page 10

John McLeod, 33, of Northcote-street, Kurd Kurri, a miner, at Richmond Main Colliery, was struck by a fall of coal at work to-day, and…

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Kurri Mines Work Kurri

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 June 1938 · page 1

The three Kurri Kurri mines, Richmond Main, Pelaw Main and Stanford Main No. 1, worked to-day…

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Mine Mechanics Wallarah-Kurri Kurri Lodge Meetings

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 June 1938 · page 8

The chairman of the Kurri Kurri district of the Federated Mining Mechanics' Association (Mr. A. Leggett) presided over a special meeting of…

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Better Conditions Claims by Miners Mr. Orr's Statement Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 June 1938 · page 6

The General secretary of the Miners Federation, Mr. W. Orr, slated to-day that the Federation would hold a convention on August 4 to draw up their…

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£30,000 in Gold Flown to Sydney Pilots Armed

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 15 June 1938 · page 2

Pilots on all stages of a flight in which £30,000 worth of gold was brought from Kalgoorlie to Sydney were armed…

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Flying Doctor Awarded Gold Medal MELBOURNE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 16 June 1938 · page 4

In recognition of his many brilliant flights under adverse conditions the Oswald Watt gold medal for 1937 has been awarded to Dr. C. C. Fenton, the…

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Log of Claims In Mining Industry Cessnock Agrees Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 16 June 1938 · page 7

The miners' log of claims and the proposals to be adopted in the event of a cessation of work were discussed when officers from…

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Miners' Log of Claims Lodges Adopt Plans for Struggle

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 17 June 1938 · page 5

The miners' log of claims, and the proposals to be adopted to carry on the struggle, in the event of a cessation of…

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Miners' Plans Plight of Kurri Men Meeting at Weston

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 17 June 1938 · page 6

A meeting of Abermain, Weston and Kurri Kurri lodge officers at Weston last night discussed the miners' log of claims and proposal for…

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Gold Production

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 June 1938 · page 9

Australia's gold production continues to rise steadily. The yield in April amounted to 124,923 ounces, valued at £862,144 sterling. This was…

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Coal Exports Newcastle's Total for the Week NEWCASTLE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 June 1938 · page 10

Coal exports from Newcastle during the week totalled 46,765 tons, compared with 70,190 tons the previous week. More than 80,000 tons were…

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Northern Mines Work for Fortnight

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 June 1938 · page 6

Details of work on the Northern coalfields during the fortnight, as furnished by the shipping agents in Newcastle, are as follows:—…

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Miners' Claims Conference in Sydney Mechanics to Attend

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 June 1938 · page 4

Mr. T. G. Morgan, President, presided over a meeting of the executive of the Federated Mining Mechanics', Association to-day, when lengthy…

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Miners Buried CESSNOCK

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 21 June 1938 · page 7

Two brothers, James Harrower and Peter Harrower, were buried beneath an extensive fall of coal at…

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Miners' Delegates Forthcoming Convention

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 21 June 1938 · page 10

Mr. L. Halliday, secretary of Northern branch of the Miners' Federation, stated that the ballot for the election of delegates to the national convention…

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Work at the Mines

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 21 June 1938 · page 4

Excellent times were recorded by the larger mines on the Northern field during the fortnight ended on Saturday last…

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