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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines
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As far as he could find out.coal was first discovered in New south wales in 1796 or 1797 and the locality was in the area around Newcastle, said Mr. George Bower, in an address to Gessnock Rotary club last night…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Some time ago the Merriwa Shire Council decided to enter into negotiations with the Muswellbrook Coal Co. Ltd. for the purchase of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →At Monday night's meeting of the Scone Municipal Council, the Town Clerk (Mr. J. A. Doring) reported on the recently-held conference discussing electricity and the county council proposal…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →SYDNEY, Saturday.—In a bid to impress upon miners urgent need for more coal production, the Minister for Shipping end Fuel (Senator Ashley) will lead a Parliamentary delegation to the northern coalfields next week…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →NEWCASTLE, Monday.—Miners at Burwood colliers stopped work to-day in protest against having to walk a quarter of a mile from the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A [?] employed at Kent colliery charged at Maitland court to-day with having had [?] underground in a mine…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →CESSNOCK. Monday.—With the exception of Elrington. all mines were at work to-day on the South Maitland field…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →CESSNOCK, Tuesday. — At the first meeting on his current tour of the northern coalfield, the Minister for Shipping and Fuel, Senator W. P. Ashley, last night, told a comparatively small gathering of mineworkers that coal…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →CESSNOCK, Tuesday—With the return to work of Elrington colliery this morning the whole of the mines on the South…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →CESSNOCK, Tuesday—Richard Parker, 17, Ann-st., Cessnock, a miner, employed at Bellbird colliery, was caught by a fall of coal…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →CESSNOCK, Tuesday. — The Coal Industry Tribunal, Mr. F. H. Gallagher, Is to-day hearing the miners’ claims tor a 35-hour…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Richard Parker. 47, of Ann street, Cessnock a miner employed at Bellbird colliery, had n lucky escape from serious injury when he was caught in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SINGLETON, Wed.—The first shots were tired at Newell open cut mine at Ravensworth, near Singleton, yesterday and a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →NEWCASTLE: An award by the Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr. H. Gallagher) increases the rate for underground locomotive…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →CESSNOCK Wed—Aubrey Heal 24 of Rawson-street Aberdare a miner employed at Bellbird colliery was caught by a fall of coal to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →CESSNOCK. wed.— Springton and Kalinga collieries are both Idle today as the result of the action of locomotive drivers, who are…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Federal Minister for Supply and Shipping, Senator W. P. Ashley, told a meeting of miners at Cessnock that unnecessary coal strikes could week the Chifley Government. "I am deeply concerned at the likelihood that shortage of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The first day's test output from the Newdell Open Cut Coal Mine yesterday amounted to 18 tons being loaded for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →KURRI KURRI, Wednesday.—The Minister for Shipping and Fuel, Senator Ashley, who met with interjections many questions from a meeting of about '200 mine workers last night, was told by the president of Richmond…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →CESSNOCK. Thursday.— With the resumption of work at Kalingo and Abermain No. 2 collieries this morning all the mines on the South…
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