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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1939

1,122 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 13 of 57

Foul Air Lack of Sanitary Facilities Health in Mines

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 25 March 1939 · page 8

A claim that the lack of sanitary facilities sometimes led to the fouling of the air in Stanford Main Colliery was made by a…

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Melbourne Post Office Mystery Disappearance of £4000 in Gold

Singleton Argus · Monday 27 March 1939 · page 1

Gold worth £4000, which had been sent to Melbourne from Bendigo by registered mail, disappeared mysteriously from the custody of postal…

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Chinese Gold for U.S.A. SINGAPORE, March 26

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 27 March 1939 · page 1

[?] valued at 20,000,000 Chinese dollars is aboard the President Garfield. It is being sent to America apparently for the purpose of…

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Colliery Accidents

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 28 March 1939 · page 5

James Murdoch, 22, of Cessnock-street, Aberdare, a miner employed at Aberdare colliery, was struck by a fall of coal…

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Aberdare Colliery Idle

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 28 March 1939 · page 5

When Mr. Justice Davidson and members of the Royal Commission visit Aberdare Colliery to-day, the men will not be…

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Miners' Women's Auxiliary

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 28 March 1939 · page 6

Recently delegates from auxiliaries in the Northern District met at the Trades Hall, Newcastle. There were representatives from Wallsend…

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Royal Commission on Safety in Mines. Evidence of Mr. R. Fullager, Manager of State Mine. Favours Eight O'Clock as Starting Time for Miners

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 28 March 1939 · page 3

Giving evidence before, the Royal Commission on Safety in Mines, Mr. R. E. Fullager, manager of the State Coal Mine, said…

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Collapsed and Died Tragic Happening at Abermain Colliery

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 28 March 1939 · page 5

There was a tragic happening at Abermain No. 1 Colliery yesterday, when Levi Chapped, 44, a mirier, living…

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Hand Injured Colliery Accident CESSNOCK

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 29 March 1939 · page 7

William McGilvray, 53, of 17 Shalamah-street, Cessnock, top-hand at Aberdare Colliery, received an Injury to the thumb of the left hand…

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Idle Mine Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 29 March 1939 · page 7

The Neath Colliery, which has been idle since Monday is to resume work to-marrow. The trouble arose out of a complaint by the trouble by the wheelers over…

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Native Gold Production in State

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 29 March 1939 · page 6

The production of native gold In New South Wales for the first two months of 193!) was estimated at 12, 400.84 ounces fine. Production for…

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Three Mines Commission Inquires Into Sitting at Maitland

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 29 March 1939 · page 7

An inquiry into the working conditions at Millfield, Pelton and Rothbury Collieries occupied the whole of the time for the sitting of the Health and Safety in Mines Commission…

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Evidence of Fire In Waratah Colliery © 1. Mines Safety Commission Sittings Continued In West Maitland

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 30 March 1939 · page 7

Lengthy evidence on the fire which occurred in Waratah colliery on November 16 last was given at to-day's sitting of the Health and Safety in Mines Commission at West Maitland…

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Mine Employee Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 31 March 1939 · page 1

William McGilvray, 63, of Shalamah-street. Cessnock, a tophand, employed at Aberdare colliery, received injuries to his…

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Need For Analyst Illustrated by Waratah Colliery Fire Commission Evidence

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 31 March 1939 · page 7

Evidence that there had been no analysis of the gases in the Waratah Colliery during the disastrous fire which raged there last November, was given at the Health and Safety in Mines Commission at West Maitland to-day…

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Fuel for British Ships Coal or Oil?

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 31 March 1939 · page 9

Much attention has been given by the British shipping industry to suggestions that, in the national interest…

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Argument on Hours Hearing of Miners' Claims Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 31 March 1939 · page 7

In the Commonwealth Arbitration Court to-day, when Judge Drake-Brockman resumed the hearing of the miners log of claims, Mr. Cassidy, for the New South Wales owners…

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Gas Company Profits Coal Reserves Again Built Up

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 31 March 1939 · page 6

During last year's coal strike the Maitland Gaslight Company was compelled to operate upon its reserve stocks. This was…

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Fatally Injured by Fall of Coal Inquiry into Aberdare Miner's Death Accidental Death

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 31 March 1939 · page 1

At the Cessnock Court house yesterday the District Coroner (Mr. W. S. Johnston) conducted an inquest…

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Laracy's Pot of Gold. (All Rights Reserved.) Chapter One. a Bushranger Helps a Lady

The Scone Advocate · Friday 31 March 1939 · page 3

With swimming head and burning eyes, his wound throbbing painfully, his stolen racehorse almost knocked up, and the troopers he knew not how…

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