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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1938

1,318 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 54 of 66

Collieries to Work To-morrow

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 25 October 1938 · page 2

Just as this edition was about to go to press, a message was received from Mr. W. Orr, generation secretary of the Miners…

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Hitch In Mine Resumption Overcome Mr. Mair's Part Collieries to Reopen To-morrow Assurance of Parties Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 25 October 1938 · page 7

The Treasurer, Mr. Mair, who, as Minister for Labour and Industry, was responsible for the negotiations which reached a settlement of the coal strike, announces that all mines…

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Mines Again Idle. Probably Only Temporary

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 25 October 1938 · page 3

When the whistles blew for no work last night, the coalfields community was astounded…

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Three Months Gold Watch Stolen

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 25 October 1938 · page 6

Cecil Williams was charged at West Maitland Police Court to-day with having at Lewisham on October 12 stolen a gold watch and £2/10/, the…

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Gold Yield Queensland Figures BRISBANE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 25 October 1938 · page 3

Gold won in Queensland during September was worth £52,952. The yield was 12,466 fine ounces, compared with 10,171 ounces in the same month last…

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Women's Auxiliary of Miners Federation. Kurri Kurri Branch

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 25 October 1938 · page 4

A well attended meeting of the above was held in Mrs. Lewis' rooms on Thursday, Mrs. Hopper presiding…

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Well of Gold Published by Special Arrangement (Copyright.) (Synopsis)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 25 October 1938 · page 5

PHILIP GUTHRIE learns by cable from JULIAN ORMOND of the death of PROFESSOR SHALEY. The Professor was in charge of an…

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Coal Mines in Full Swing Rumpus at Rothbury. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 26 October 1938 · page 2

All the coal mines in New South Wales and other parts of Australia are now in full swing. A rumpus occurred about three…

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Price of Gold

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 October 1938 · page 3

The price fixed by the Commonwealth Bank for gold, including jewellery, lodged at the Melbourne Mint for the week ended October 21 is at…

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Resumption At The Mines NEWCASTLE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 October 1938 · page 7

It was reported at the Miners' Federation Offices to-day that all the mines, with the exception of a couple of…

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Mine Safety Parties in Conference SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 October 1938 · page 7

The parties before the Royal Commission on Safety in Coal Mines met to-day to discuss a proposal for the amendment of the coalmining…

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Explosions at Rothbury Colliery Questions in the Assembly Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 October 1938 · page 7

There was no definite evidence that the "Daily Telegraph" knew beforehand that the railway at Rathbury Colliery was to be blown…

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Well of Gold Published by Special Arrangement (Copyright.) (Synopsis)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 October 1938 · page 4

PHILIP GUTHRIE learns by cable from JULIAN ORMOND of the death of PROFESSOR SHALEY. The Professor was in charge of an…

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Mining Mechanics

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 October 1938 · page 6

The delegate board meeting of the Federated Mining Mechanics' Association, to be held at the office of the secretary (Mr. H. C. Morton) at Hill's…

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Explosions at Rothbury Colliery Questions in the Assembly

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 October 1938 · page 5

There was no definite evidence that the "Daily Telegraph" knew beforehand that the railway at Rathbury Colliery was to be blown…

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Well of Gold Published by Special Arrangement (Copyright.) (Synopsis)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 October 1938 · page 5

PHILIP GUTHRIE learns by cable from JULIAN ORMOND of the death of PROFESSOR SHALEY. The Professor was in charge of an…

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Muswellbrook Collieries. Increased Trade

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 28 October 1938 · page 10

Owing to an increase in trade the two collieries of the Muswellbrook Company Ltd. (Muswellbrook and St. Heliers) are…

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Miners' Holiday

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 28 October 1938 · page 8

The northern committee of managemen of the Miners' Federation has approved a suggestion that August 1 should be recognised as an annual…

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Hearing Of Miners Claims

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 28 October 1938 · page 9

The inquiry by judge Drake-Brokeman into the miners industrial claims which include provision and…

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Safety in Mines Commission

Singleton Argus · Friday 28 October 1938 · page 1

Charles Strahcan, secretary of Scarborough Miners' Lodge, yesterday told the commission on safety in mines he would not work in one…

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