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Mining & the mines, 1933

933 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 23 of 47

CASWELL Nundah Colliery Production Starts Caswell

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 17 July 1933 · page 3

Everything is now in order at the Nundah Extended Colliery for coal output. A truck of coal will leave the…

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Millfield-greta Colliery Dispute Inspection of Mine Conference to Be Called

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 18 July 1933 · page 3

A complaint by the District Check Inspector Mr. J. Connell) that his right to make inspections at the Millfield-Greta Colliery had been…

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CASWELL Nundah Colliery CASWELL

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 18 July 1933 · page 5

Local residents were keenly interested when the first truck of best coal was loaded by the Nundah Extended Colliery since the reopening…

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Gold Prospecting Mr. Baddeley Asks a Question

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 18 July 1933 · page 1

In the Legislative Assembly recently the following discussion took place on the subject of gold prospecting:—…

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Coal Oil British Proposal Petrol Supply London, July 17

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 18 July 1933 · page 1

The Prime Minister, Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, announced in the House of Commons that legislation will…

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Swansea District Mining Mechanics' Assn. Result of Ballot

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 18 July 1933 · page 6

The result of the ballet for a delegate from the Swansea district to the Federated Mining Mechanics' Association was announced to-day by the…

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Bright Hopes of Oil Production from Coal Big Group Ambitious Plans North Fields Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 18 July 1933 · page 7

The possibility of petrol produced from Australian coal being sold at 1/ a gallon was referred to to-day by Mr. Herbert Cyril,…

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Oil from Coal Britain's Big Scheme

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 19 July 1933 · page 2

The British Government, by a scheme of guaranteed preference, hopes to secure the home production of motor spirit. Under a plan submitted, 30,000,000 gallons of petrol would be produced annually, and many thousands of men would be employed…

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Blue and Gold Social Club Evening Splendid Music

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 19 July 1933 · page 6

The Blue and Gold. Maitland's newly-formed social club, held the second of a series of enjoyable dances in the Town Hall last…

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Miners' Ballot A.L.P. Affiliation

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 20 July 1933 · page 10

It was state at Newcastle that the decision of the Northern Miner's Federation to held a ballot on the question of A.L.P. affilation had…

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Coal Oil Used LONDON, July 19

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 20 July 1933 · page 1

Sir Philip Sassoon, Undersecretary for the Air, stated in the House of Commons to-day that the home defence…

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Motor Drive Blue and Gold Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 20 July 1933 · page 6

On Sunday next the Blue and Gold Club will conduct a motor drive to Brookfield, the generous invitation of the popular Walsh family of…

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Mine Subsidences Low Premium Rate Merewether Area Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 20 July 1933 · page 7

At the annual meeting of the Subsidence Board, held on July 17, the premium made for the year 1938,34. In repeat of certificates of…

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Our Coal Wealth By-Products Will Save Industry

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Thursday 20 July 1933 · page 2

For some years the different countries have been experimenting to make the extraction of oil from coal a payable commodity. The experiments…

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Attempted to Steal Coal Man Fined at Kurri

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Thursday 20 July 1933 · page 6

Pleading guilty to a charge of having attempted to steal & quantity of cool valued at 3d, the property of the J. and A. Brown Abermain…

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Shale Mines

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 21 July 1933 · page 6

An official party comprising Mr. J. A. Hoasley, M. H. R., Senator Dunn, Messrs, R. James, M.H.R., and G. Booth, M. L. A., Gr. Christianson…

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Oil From Coal Britain's Big Scheme

The Scone Advocate · Friday 21 July 1933 · page 1

The British Government, by a scheme of guaranteed preference, hopes to [?] the home production of motor spirit…

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Coal Oil Used. LONDON, July 19

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 21 July 1933 · page 3

Sir Philip Sassoon, UnderSecretary for the Air, stated in the House of Commons that the home defence air…

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By Products From Coal. Kearsley Council Discussion

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 21 July 1933 · page 3

By-products is a pass-word with Coalfields residents [?]se days, [?] it was no surprise when [?] Christianson mentioned the ma[?]…

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Oil From Coal. Successful Trials Analyst's View Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 21 July 1933 · page 2

For some months past a successful series of experiments has been carried out in the production of oil from coal and shale in…

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