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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines
1,406 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 4 of 71
Those were the bad old days, the days when there were no protective unions or industrial tribunals; when the boss paid the least he could and still retain your services—working you long hours under bad conditions, and when you complained or…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →At the Mining Warden's Court on Wednesday, J. Johnstone was granted authority to enter for a period of three months an area of 73 acres 1…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →About 800 employees of Mt. Isa Mines Ltd. are on strike following a slopwork meeting yesterday. When the men returned to the mine to resume…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Muswellbrook Coal Co. staff, by working to a roster, will ensure an uninterrupted supply of current for power and lighting purposes throughout the area served by the company's electricity undertaking…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →There is no development in the engine driver's Strike which has held up the whole of the mines in the State since Wednesday other than the calling…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The proposal for the establishment of a State mine in the Cessnock district to meeting with general support. The necessity for such an…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Currawang, a tiny township, six miles from Collector, on the Sydney-Canberra road, has been revealed as the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Unless the coal strike is settled by Tuesday, steam trains will stop running on 'Wednesday and Sydney's gas supply will fail completely. Severe of gas in Sydney and Newcastle began…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Local mines and the open cut resumed operations to-day following the short hold-up caused by the F.E.D. and F. A. withdrawing…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →CESSNOCK, Tues.—There was no hitch in the resumption of mines on the South Maitland field to-day, following the idleness caused by the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →James Thompson, 29, Harris Street, Cessnock, a shiftman at Elrington colliery, suffered an injury to his right knee when struck by a hammer this…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →At the Mining Warden’s Court at Muswellbrook, J. Johnstone was granted authority to enter for a period of three months an…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tests are being carried out in Britain to determine whether fluorescent lighting provides the most suitable…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →With the resumption of work by the Federated Engine Drivers and Firemen's Association members—key men in the industry—only four mines are…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SYDNEY, Tuesday.—With the resumption of work by the Federated Enginedrivers and Firemen’s Association—key men in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →All mines in the State resumed work to-day after an idleness which began last Wednesday when the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →LONDON. January 27.—Scotland Yard detectives and Customs investigators seized large quantities of gold and foreign currency, which international currency racketeers planned to smuggle to France to take advantage of the free…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →NEW YORK, January 27—A fire Suddenly broke out last night in the big Willow Grove coalmine at St. Clarsville (Ohio) where 72 men…
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Continued on Trove, page 1 →CESSNOCK, Wed.— Although the loss of production on Maitland coalfield to-day amounts to 4000 tons, very little is due to…
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