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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1938

1,318 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 52 of 66

Rothbury Mines Strikers Refused Work

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 18 October 1938 · page 7

Under instructions from the Miners' Federation executive of the mine workers of the Rothbury Estate got in touch with the owners of Maitland…

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Muswellbrook Miners. to Resume Work Tomorrow

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 18 October 1938 · page 1

Muswellbrook miners will resume work at the colliery at the usual time to-morrow (Wednesday)…

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Coal Strike Ends Strike Committee's Statement

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 18 October 1938 · page 5

The Executive of the Strike Committee to-day said that they were extremely pleased with the attitude taken by the…

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Miners Instructed to Resume Work Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 18 October 1938 · page 7

The Miners' Federation to-day forwarded telegrams to all coalfields branches of the union instructing the men to resume work whenever called upon, as the strike had officially ended at midnight last night…

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Mining Warden Sitting at East Maitland

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 18 October 1938 · page 6

The Metropolitan Mining Warden (Mrs. F. A. Hynes) will preside at a sitting of the Warden's Court at East Maltland to-morrow…

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Safety In Aberdare Central Colliery milt merry Vital Matter Issue Before The Commission Early Decision Sought Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 18 October 1938 · page 7

The question of safety in the Aberdare Central Colliery formed the subject for consideration by the Safety and Health Tribunal, which resumed its sit tings to-day. When the Commissioners took their seats, the chairman, Mr…

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Strike Off Decision of Mining Unions an Assurance Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 18 October 1938 · page 2

After a conference of the Combined Mining Unions last night the coal strike was declared off. The State Treasurer, Mr. Mair,…

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Gold Rod and Bonheur De Pere Take Honours Allunga Gallops Brilliantly at Victoria Park Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 18 October 1938 · page 7

Gold Rod and Bonheur de Pere, who are to leave for Melbourne to-morrow night, took the galloping honours at Randwick this morning by covering six furlongs in 1 min. 1 4½ secs. Allunga, another possible visitor to Melbourne, also…

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Coal Strike Settled All Mines to Resume on

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 19 October 1938 · page 1

A settlement of the coal dispute as from midnight on Monday was announced by the combined miners unions late on Monday night…

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Coal Strike Freight Restrictions Lifted

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 19 October 1938 · page 2

Local railway officers advise that all restrictions imposed on goods traffic owing to the coal strike have been lifted. While the shortage of…

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Mine Water Dairy Farmer Complains Court Decision

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 19 October 1938 · page 10

Cecil Gulliver, a Rathluba dairy farmer, complained to the Mining Warden (Mr. P. A. Hynes) that water had been pumped from…

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Well of Gold Published by Special Arrangement (Copyright.) Chapter 1 Gold for the Finding

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 19 October 1938 · page 5

Buried Treasure! A phrase to catch the imagination, and the public imagination had been thoroughly fired by newspaper reports of Professor T. D…

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Fires at Coal Dump Lithgow

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 20 October 1938 · page 2

The District Coroner, Mr. James Bamber, has postponed the inquiry into the outbreak of fires at a coal dump, known as Cook's near…

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Miners' Claims Position at Broken Hill SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 20 October 1938 · page 1

Miners' leaders are said to be closely watching the industrial position at Broken Hill. A log of claims was recently served…

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A Hitch Strike Settlement Small Mines Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 20 October 1938 · page 1

Although Monday had been decided on for a general resumption of work at the mines, a hitch causing the Miners'…

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No Food Relief Miners Who Were On Strike SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 20 October 1938 · page 5

Mr. Knight (A.L.P., Hartley), in the Legislative Assembly asked the Minister for Social Services, Mr. Richardson, whether, as the…

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Well of Gold Published by Special Arrangement (Copyright.) Chapter Ii

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 20 October 1938 · page 13

The next morning's papers con-tained Shaley's obituary notice, and also speculations as to whether Guthrie would go out to take his…

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Miners' Industrial Claims

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 21 October 1938 · page 7

It was reported in Sydney last night that Judge Drake-Brock-man would probably hear the industrial claims of the miners,…

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Oil from Coal

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 21 October 1938 · page 9

Replying to Mr. J. M. Baddeley (Lab., Cessnock), in the Legislative Assembly on Wednesday the Minister for Mines…

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Fuel From Coal

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 21 October 1938 · page 4

The acting Prime Minister, Sir Earle Page, informed Sir Frederick Stewart (U.A.P, N.S.W.) in the House of Representatives, that the question…

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