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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1938

1,318 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 33 of 66

Coal Prices Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 August 1938 · page 7

A deputation which waited upon the Minister for Mines (Mr. Vincent) urged the need for the Government to fix the selling price of coal. Speakers…

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North Wallarah and Aberfield Collieries Sufficient Free Labour Engaged. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 17 August 1938 · page 2

The North Wallarah Colliery Company to-day engaged sufficient free labour to work the North Wallarah and Aberfield…

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Price of Gold Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 August 1938 · page 5

Gold was quoted at £S/17/7 an ounce fine yesterday, the highest price since May, 1935. Banks offered £2/1/2, Australian currency, for…

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Mines Idle Restriction of Output CESSNOCK

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 August 1938 · page 7

The request by the Miners' Federation to restrict output was the cause of Elrington and one tunnel of the Bellbird colliery being idle to-day…

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Mining Industry Attitude of Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 August 1938 · page 2

Singleton Municipal Council decided not to throw its collective weight behind a campaign launched by the Miners' Federation for better conditions…

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Wallarah Dispute Three Mines Idle Settlement Prospects Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 August 1938 · page 1

There appears to be a prospect of a settlement of the dispute at the three Wallarah collieries, which have been idle since Monday…

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Price of Gold

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 18 August 1938 · page 3

The price fixed by the Commonwealth Bank for gold, including jewellery, lodged at the Melbourne Min[?] for the week ended August 12, is a…

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Women's Part Helping the Miners

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 18 August 1938 · page 11

Mrs. W. Orr, wife of the general secretary of the Miners' Federation, to-day addressed the meeting of the women's auxiliary of the Cessnock district…

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Mines Idle Restricting Output CESSNOCK

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 18 August 1938 · page 5

Elrington Colliery was again idle to-day, and it is likely that it will not work again to-morrow. The mine was idle on Tuesday, when…

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Coal Oil New Government Plan SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 18 August 1938 · page 11

The Government is giving consideration to a plan to send a technologist and two chemical engineers to England to investigate the possible utilisation…

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Coal Stocking Prevention Urged by Meeting Support for Men Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 18 August 1938 · page 5

There was a full representation of twelve miners' lodges, other unions, and unemployed men and women, at a meeting of the…

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Idle Collieries

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 19 August 1938 · page 5

Millfield Greta Colliery was idle yesterday, due to a complaint concerning the dust on the wheeling loads. An…

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Wallarah Collieries NEWCASTLE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 19 August 1938 · page 1

The dispute at the three Wallarah collieries has ended and work will be resumed on Monday. At a meeting of the combined lodges…

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Muswellbrook Miners' Lodge

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 19 August 1938 · page 1

The following of[?]cials were appointed at the monthly meeting of the Muswellbrook Miners' Lodge: Chairman, Mr. K. Dann; treasurer, Mr H…

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Relief for Idle Miners

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 19 August 1938 · page 1

Since the new and repeat regulations had been operating a considerable number of unemployed had been placed on relief…

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Fixed Selling Price for Coal Wanted. Northern Deputation Urges Governments Action. Interview With Minister for Mines

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 19 August 1938 · page 5

A deputation from the Northern Coalfields waited unon the Minister for Mines (Mr. R. S. Vincnet) in Sydney, on Wednesday, and urged upon him the need for the Government to fix the selling price of coal. If…

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Alleged Theft of Coal

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 19 August 1938 · page 3

From the District Superintendent of Railways, in connection with alleged loss of coal consigned to Council, in transit between Branxton and Dungog,…

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Miners' Second Round Series 2

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 19 August 1938 · page 9

Having dealt very briefly last week with the actual validity and practicability of the miners' claims, let me here deal, again…

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ABERMAIN No. 2 COLLIERY Negotiations for Re-opening

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 19 August 1938 · page 5

Coinciding with the discussion of strike proposals, Abermain No. 2 miners, at a meeting at Kearsley on Sunday, will discuss…

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The Mining Industry

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 19 August 1938 · page 3

C. E. Bennett, M.L.A., advised that he would attend to Council's representations in regard to the mining industry…

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