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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1933

933 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 38 of 47

Oil From Coal Proposed Coalfields Plant

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 27 October 1933 · page 1

Referring yesterday to the possibility of the erection of a plant in the Newcastle Maitland district for the production of oil from coal by…

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Increase in Coal Exports Nine Months Returns

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 27 October 1933 · page 5

Customs revenue received in New-castle for the nine months ended September 30, 1933, was £31,812 in excess of the total for…

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Coal Oil Company's Intentions North. District Canberra

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 27 October 1933 · page 4

Reference was made to the possibility of the erection of a plant in the Newcastle-Maitland district for the production of oil from coal by…

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Coal Export Newcastle Trade NEWCASTLE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 28 October 1933 · page 7

The quantity of coal, including bunkers, shipped at Newcastle during the week for places beyond the State was 26,997 tons, of which 300 tons…

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Aberdare Extended Colliery Miners, Receive 14 Days' Notice. Cessnock

Singleton Argus · Monday 30 October 1933 · page 2

Shortly after they started work today, after the pit had been idle for a fortnight, about 500 miners at the Aberdare Extended colliery received 14…

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Full Time Hebburn No.1 Colliery

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 30 October 1933 · page 2

Hebburn No. 1 has again worked full time for the fortnight ended on Saturday last. This is the second full Day the colliery has worked in…

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Work Resumed Ayrfield No. 1 Colliery

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 30 October 1933 · page 5

Ayrfield No. 1 Colliery has owing to a dispute, been idle for the past fortnight. During the week a conference between the Lodge…

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Gold Stolen Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 30 October 1933 · page 5

Thieves who broke into the workshop of Mr. Charles W. Vall, manufacturing Jeweller, on the first floor of a factory at South Melbourne and…

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Fiver Hundred Men Receive Notice of Dismissal Big Mine Blow To Cessnock Trade Slack Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 30 October 1933 · page 5

Cossnock, formerly the El Dorado of the North, suffered a crushing blow to-day, when 500 employees of Aberdare…

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Oil From Coal

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 31 October 1933 · page 1

It was announced on Thursday by the Prime Minister (Mr. Lyons) that, at the request of the Commonwealth Government, the High Commissioner…

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Work at the Mines

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 31 October 1933 · page 1

The fortnight ended on Saturday last showed some improvement in the trade, and good time was worked at a number of the collieries…

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Nominations Called for Northern Miners

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 31 October 1933 · page 3

The Returning Officer of the Northern branch of the Miners Federation (Mr.L. Halliday) said yesterday that nominations had been invited for the…

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Gold War American Policy

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 31 October 1933 · page 4

The American Government has decided to purchase gold abroad as the second step in President Roosevolt's policy to control commodity prices…

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Oil From Coal Government Assistance Likely

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 31 October 1933 · page 1

It is understood that the Federal Government is considering granting financial assistance to enable the establishment in Australia of a plant…

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Oil From Coal. New Industry. Government Assistance Likely

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 31 October 1933 · page 3

It is understood that the Federal Government is considering granting financial assistance to enable the establishment in Australia…

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Young Girl Diviner Finds Water, and Gold Too

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 31 October 1933 · page 4

A 17-year-old Gloucester (England) girl, possessing remarkable powers as a water-diviner, is proving a saviour to drought-stricken farmers. She…

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Gold Battle Roosevelt 8 Tatics Price Lifted Washington, Oct, 30

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 31 October 1933 · page 1

The United States Government to-day mined the price of gold to 31 dollars 96 cents an ounce. This is 47 cents above to-day's quotation in…

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The Mines

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 November 1933 · page 5

Richmond Main and Pelaw Main and Hobburn No. 1 were working to-day. Stanford Main was again idle…

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Coal Export Newcastle Figures

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 November 1933 · page 6

The quantity of coal, including bunkers, shipped at Newcastle during October for places beyond the State was 170,246 tons, of which…

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Price of Gold Raised in America

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 1 November 1933 · page 1

Washington, Monday.—The United States' Government to-day raised the price of gold to 31 dollars, 96 cents, which is 47 cents above the existing…

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