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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1939

1,122 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 11 of 57

Gold Stolen £600 Worth Of Ore Thieves in Mine Kalgoorlie

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 March 1939 · page 5

When thieves descended he shaft, at the F[?]ue Bird gold mine, close to the township of Norseman, 140 miles from Kalgoorlic, they stole two bags…

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Strike Blamed N[?] Caledonian Coal Dividend

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 March 1939 · page 8

Caledonian Collieries. Ltd., shows income and other revenue of £19,348 for the year ended December 31, and the whole of this amount is provided…

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Judge's Hint Claim for Shorter Hours Mine Inquiry Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 March 1939 · page 7

"If any such drastic reduction of hours were made, the repercussions on the employees might be pretty disastrous," said Judge…

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Radio Signals In Coal Mine SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 16 March 1939 · page 13

The Lithgow State Coal Mine will be the first colliery in this State to use wireless for underground signalling,…

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Surface Workers At Mines SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 16 March 1939 · page 5

In the Commonwealth Arbitration Court to-day Judge Drake-Brockman emphasised that he required strong…

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Stolen Gold Police Find Clues KALGOORLIE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 16 March 1939 · page 11

Detectives, who are inquiring into the theft of two valuable bags of sold are worth more than £600. from the Blue Bird mine at Norseman, 140 miles…

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Safety in Coal Mines. Lithgow Conditions

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 17 March 1939 · page 7

Conditions in the Lithgow mines were described before the Royal Commission on safety in Coalmines, presided over by Mr. Justice Davison…

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Czech Gold Reserves. London

Singleton Argus · Friday 17 March 1939 · page 6

The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Sir John Simons) announced to the House of Commons that no request had been made for the transfer of…

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Fall of Coal Miner's Death Was Accidental

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 17 March 1939 · page 4

The Kurri Kurri Coroner (Mr. A. W. Johns) recorded a finding of accidental death at the inquest into the death of John Paul, 36, a miner, of…

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Control of Mine Industry Mr. Orr's Claims Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 17 March 1939 · page 1

In the Commonwealth Arbitration Court to-day when Judge Drake-Brockman resumed the heaving of the miners' log of claims, Mr. W…

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Coal Dust Suppression Methods Brine Effective Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 17 March 1939 · page 1

Good results have been obtained by the use of common butchers' brine, which had proved quite effective in many mines in…

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Extraction of Oil From Coal. Possibilities to Be Considered

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 17 March 1939 · page 5

In the absence of the Colonial Treasurer, Mr. G. Booth, M.L.A., asked the Minister in charge of the House on Friday last…

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Czech Gold Reserves No Transfers Yet Sought LONDON, March 17

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 17 March 1939 · page 1

The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir John Simon, announced to the House of Commons that no request had been…

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Miners' Working Hours and Mechanisation. Judge DrakeBrockman's Views. "30-Hour Week Might Might Have Disastrous Repercussions!"

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 17 March 1939 · page 1

The opinion that the introduction of a 30—hour week in the mining industry would accelerate the mechanisation of…

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RACING sidelights. Gold Rod for Westmead is Working Well on Track. Delmestor and Petouchio Tote Bets

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 17 March 1939 · page 8

With eight races to be run off at Rosehill to-morrow, punters will have a busy time trying to find . the winners…

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Fall of Coal

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 March 1939 · page 4

William Brown, 46. of Brown-st., Paxton, a miner at Stanford-Main, received lacerations to the right foot when he was caught by a fall of coal…

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Coal Gas As Fuel for Motors Results Of Research In England

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 March 1939 · page 8

The results of the research into the use of coal gas as a fuel for motor vehicles by the Birmingham Corporation (Eng.), are of…

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First-Aid Facilities in Coal Mines Safety Commission Sits at Maitland

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 March 1939 · page 6

Evidence concerning first aid facilities was given in the West Maitland Courthouse to-day before the Royal Commission inquiring into health and safety in coal mines…

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Safety in Collieries Commission Sits in Maitland (Continued From Page 6)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 March 1939 · page 7

Smith, continued to give evidence and spoke of the East Greta mine in which, he said, there hud been three or four fatalities, and fires…

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Fall of Coal Miner Badly Injured CESSNOCK

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 March 1939 · page 6

William Evans (45) of Mayfield-street, Cessnock, a miner, of Aberdare Colliery, was struck by a fall of coal while at work to-day…

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