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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1933

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New Coal Treatment Process Lyon Brothers' Report

Singleton Argus · Monday 2 January 1933 · page 4

The development of the Lyon brothers' coal treatment process, under the terms of the report from the committee Of inquiry, is regarded in…

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State Mine

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 4 January 1933 · page 4

Forty-five additional hands including 38 miners have been reengaged for the State Mine at Lithgow bringing the staff to 400…

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Injured in Mine

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 4 January 1933 · page 2

Thinking that the firing of another shot was one that he had prepared Harry Ws[?] (30), a Swanson miner was about is examine the face of the…

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Petrol From Coal

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 4 January 1933 · page 2

Important advancements towards solving the problem of commer[?]al production of petrel from coal were reported recently to have been…

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Miners' Ballot Executive Re-elected

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 4 January 1933 · page 3

Members of the retiring northern executive of the Miners Federation were re-elected at the annual elections the results of which were…

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Bunker Coal Big Cargoes SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 4 January 1933 · page 5

[?] of the heavy exchange charges the Shaw Saville Steamship Line will send vess[?] new in New Zealand to Sydney for bunker…

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Solid Vote Miners' President Fisher's Fight Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 4 January 1933 · page 5

Much surprise was expressed on the Coalfields at the big vote recorded by Mr. T. Fisher in his fisht against "Bondy" Hoare for the…

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Gold Gain European Banks War Debts London, Jan. 4

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 5 January 1933 · page 1

The Midland Bank "Monthly Review" advocates the close of the season of the "Hoover Moratorium" in…

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Wheels Churn Up Gold

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 6 January 1933 · page 3

A Townsville message states that, following the finindg of gold-bearing stone in peculiar, circumstances on the outskirts of the town, much local…

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Back in Office Northern Miners' Leaders

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 6 January 1933 · page 1

Mr. T. Hoare president) and Mr. J, Kellock (vice-president) of the Not them Branch of the Miners' Federation, have been returned to office…

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Coal Industry Cheaper Electricity Glasgow Claim

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 6 January 1933 · page 2

In view of experiments at present being carried out by Messrs. Lyon Bros, in Newcastle, the following Interesting article from…

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New Coal Treatment Process. Lyon Brothers' Report

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 6 January 1933 · page 2

The development of the Lyon brothers' coal treatment process, under the terms of the report from the committee of inquiry, is regarded in…

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Revolution in Scottish Coal Industry Glasgow Inventor's Amazing Claims

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 6 January 1933 · page 1

We cull the following interesting article from a November issue of the "Glasgow Weekly Herald," realising thai it wilt prove of considerable…

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Greta Mine

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 January 1933 · page 10

The Grota coal mine was 'commenced in October, 1872, and was ready for work 48 weeks later. The first shaft, 14 feet by a feet, was 108…

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Coal Export Newcastle Figures

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 January 1933 · page 12

The quantity of coal, including bunkers, shipped at Newcastle during the week for places beyond the State was 35,815 tons, of which 6200 tons…

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Huge Crevices Hill End Mine Area CESSNOCK

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 January 1933 · page 7

Mr. Connell, Minors' Federation Check Inspector, say that the grant for the Hill Find work in Inadequate. There is no doubt that the money…

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The Mines Work for Fortnight

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 January 1933 · page 6

Owing to the Christmas holidays interviewing, the maximum number of days worked at the mines for the mines for the fortnight was five…

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Search for Gold New Zealand Scheme Helping Workless Auckland (N.z.)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 January 1933 · page 1

Assistance is being provided for 2000 men be the Unemployment Heard in prospecting for gold. Export miners will be engaged to…

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Sections Sealed Off Cessnock Colliery's Coal

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 10 January 1933 · page 3

Cessnock Colliery was idle yesterday while three sections of the mine were being sealed. Portion of the mine had heated up…

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Rich Coal Vein Work for Many

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 January 1933 · page 6

A rich vein of authracite coal struck at the new Coin Cood Colliery, in the Neath Valley (England), is likely to provide work for 1000 miners in the…

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