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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1938

1,318 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 6 of 66

Lysaght's Strike Miners Favour Support Tariff Question Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 8 February 1938 · page 7

Aberdare Central and Stanford Main Ko. 2 Miners' Lodges have decided to make recommendations to the Northern Miners' Board of Management that…

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Greyhound Racing Last Six Events Won by Unfancied Runners Double to Volaire King. Success of Annoyance in Main Event Was Turn Up for Books Princess Gold's Head Win in 700 Yards' Event. Only One Favorite Successful

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 8 February 1938 · page 1

Backers experienced a most disastrous time at the local Mechanical Coursing Club's meeting on Saturday night last, only one favorite registering success in the ten events on the programme. Punters started off successfully,…

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Died at Mine

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 9 February 1938 · page 3

Thomas Price, 65, of Catherine Hill Bay, a shiftman employed at Wallarah colliery, collapsed and died at the mine yesterday…

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Coal Exports Figures for January NEWCASTLE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 9 February 1938 · page 6

Exports of coal for January were lower than for December. Exports, including interstate and oversea cargoes, amounted to 195,209 tons,…

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Mine Resumes Aberdare Central CESSNOCK

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 February 1938 · page 9

Aberdare central Central Colliery, which was yesterday because clippers returned home when they learned that there was no work for four of their…

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Mine Dispute Stanford No. 2 Idle CESSNOCK

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 February 1938 · page 1

Stanford Main No. 2 colliery was Idle to-day due to a dispute concerning a claim by wheelers for lifting skips…

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Mr. Lang Did Not Attend Northern Miners' Meeting Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 February 1938 · page 7

The Leader of the State Parliamentary Labour Party, Mr. J. T. Lang, did not step on the mat prepared for him by the Miners'…

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Colliery Mechanics

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 11 February 1938 · page 5

The claim of the Colliery Mechanics' Association for a variation of the award in its application to the membership in the…

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Abermain No. 3 Colliery

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 11 February 1938 · page 5

At a meeting on Tuesday night CessnocK sub-branch of the Enginedrivers and Firemen's Association rejected the terms…

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Stanford Main No. 2 Colliery

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 11 February 1938 · page 8

Stanford Main No. 2 Colliery idle yesterday owing to a dispute concerning the payment of wheel are for lifts developed…

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Inner Group Miners' Criticism NEWCASTLE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 11 February 1938 · page 7

Although the Northern Miners' Committee of Management yesterday condemned the methods adopted by the Inner Group of the present…

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Muswellbrook Miners' Lodge. Election of Officers

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 11 February 1938 · page 8

At the quarterly meeting of the Muswellbrook Miners' Lodge, which was held in the supper room at the School of Arts last night, the election…

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No Appearance of Mr. Lang. Northern Miners' Meeting

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 11 February 1938 · page 5

The Leader of the State Parliamentary Labour Party, Mr. J. T. Lang, did not step on the mat prepared for him by the Miners'…

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Kurri Branch of F.E.D. AND F.A. Strike Levy. Similar Action Recommended By Miners' Lodges

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 11 February 1938 · page 6

At a meeting held hy the Kurri Kurri Branch of the Federated Enginedrivers and Firemen's Association last Monday…

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Northern Miners Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 February 1938 · page 3

Mr. T. Hoare, District President, at the close of the Northern Miners' Committee of Management yesterday afternoon, stated that the day was…

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Neath Miners Meeting of the Lodge NEATH

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 February 1938 · page 9

At a meeting of Neath No. 1 miners' lodge, it was decided to donate £1/1/ to the employees on strike at Lysaght's. The meeting decided to…

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The Mines Work for Fortnight

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 February 1938 · page 5

The majority of the large collieries on the northern coalfields worked well for the fortnight. Details furnished by the shipping agents in Newcastle on…

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Gold From Fiji Suva

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 February 1938 · page 1

A big consignment of gold has arrived in Suva from Tavua for shipment to Australia. It comprises 6282 ounces, of which 3665 ounces is from…

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Cessnock Collieries Ltd

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 15 February 1938 · page 5

An interim dividend at the rate of 6 per cent. per annum has been declared by Cessnock Collieries, Ltd., for the half-year ended December 31, 1937…

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Profit of £1515 Gretamain Collieries

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 15 February 1938 · page 5

A profit of £1515 was earned by Gretamain Collieries, Ltd., for the year ended November 30, 1937, compared with £1522 in 1936, and £1498…

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