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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1938

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INTERVENTION Miners' Leaders to Visit Canberra MELBOURNE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 27 September 1938 · page 7

Miners' leaders may visit Canberra on Friday to make further attempts to secure Federal intervention in the coal dispute, it was learned to-day…

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Rail Transport Restrictions Announced Saving Coal Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 27 September 1938 · page 2

Owing to tho coal strike restrictions will be placed on the transport of goods by rail in New South Wales on Tuesday…

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Protest Against Inefficient Miners. Food Relief for dependents Over 16

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 27 September 1938 · page 1

Messrs. Williams, Wells and Hartcher have slated:— "We are extremely gratified by the attitude taken up by…

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Coal Strike Mr. Lang's Motion State House Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 27 September 1938 · page 7

In the Legislative Assembly this afternoon the Loader of the Opposition, Mr. J. T. Lang, moved that, as a matter of urgency, the House should…

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Two Explosions at Myall Colliery Intimidatory Tactics

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 28 September 1938 · page 1

Further intimidatory tactics were indulged in by the striking coal miners yesterday. The road from Crofton Colliery,…

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Safety of Mines To-day's Evidence SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 28 September 1938 · page 4

Isaac Henry Hoare, Newcastle Chock Inspector, giving evidence at the Royal Commission inquiring into the safety of mines, stated that he contended…

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Coal Strike Government Concerned Cabinet Meets Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 28 September 1938 · page 1

The State Cabinet met to-day to discuss the coal strike situation. The Government is concerned over the possibility of a prolonged…

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Coal Strike Court Proper Tribunal Lyons' Statement Canberra

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 28 September 1938 · page 4

In the House of Representatives the Prime Minister, Mr. Lyons, stated that he still regarded the Arbitration Court, as the proper…

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Growing Seriousness of the Coal Strike State Cabinet Meets Sydney

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 28 September 1938 · page 2

The State Cabinet met to-day to discuss the coal strike situation. The Government is concerned, in view of the…

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Strikers March To Rhonda Colliery Coal Cutting Men's Delegation Succeeds Fassifern Move Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 29 September 1938 · page 5

About four hundred strikers marched to Rhondda Colliery, near Teralba, this morning, and succeeded in preventing the loading of coal there…

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Hebburn Collieries £42,878 Profit. Shows That Miners' Claims Are Justified

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 30 September 1938 · page 9

Reading a daily on Wednesday night, and coming across a statement to the effect that the Hebburn Collieries have shown…

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Explosion On Bridge Near Rhondda Colliery Coal Train Had Just Passed

Singleton Argus · Friday 30 September 1938 · page 1

Five separate but almost simultaneous explosions damaged a wooden bridge 30 feet long a few minutes after a coal train had passed over it near the Rhondda colliery late yesterday afternoon…

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Coal Supplies

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 30 September 1938 · page 5

Comdee Colliery advised that because of the coal strike it would be unable to supply any further consignments for an indefinite period…

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Prospects of Coal Settlement. Immediate Conference Suggested. Miners Want Mr. Mair as Chairman

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 30 September 1938 · page 1

The Executive of the Cessnock Miners' Strike Committee to-day said that they welcomed the move of the Stevens…

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Safety in Mines

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 30 September 1938 · page 3

A Lambton check inspector told the Royal Commission on the safety and health of coalmine workers, that in some collieries men worked in six…

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Gold Production

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 30 September 1938 · page 2

The New South Wales gold production for eight months of this year was 58,068oz fine, valued at £A506,857, compared with 43,5[?]0oz fine, valued at…

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Coal Strike. Next Tuesday's Conference

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 30 September 1938 · page 1

The coal strike goes on, but hopes are high that a formula will be found towards assisting the settlement of the dispute when…

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Coal Strike Struggle Intensifies Official View

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 30 September 1938 · page 3

With tho complete breakdown of the compulsory conference held in Melbourne, speculation is rife as to the next step in the…

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The Coal Strike Hopes of Settlement Revived

Singleton Argus · Friday 30 September 1938 · page 7

Hopes of an early settlement to the coal strike, now in its third week, were revived among the Northern miners yesterday…

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Coal Strike Efforts at Settlement CESSNOCK

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 30 September 1938 · page 7

Efforts to bring about a settlement of the coal strike were made this week by two Cessnock business men, Messrs. G. Ryder and J…

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