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Mining & the mines, 1934

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Oil From Coal (To the Editor)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 27 March 1934 · page 6

Sir.—Your article on "Oil From Coal" in Monday's issue of the "Maitland Daily Mercury," as well as your previous articles, are…

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Big Contract Northern Coal Changes Hands

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 27 March 1934 · page 2

The Australian Gas Light Company has let a contract for the supply of coal for five years to McHwraith, McEacharn, Ltd. The contract, which is…

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Back to Coal a Fascinating Study

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 27 March 1934 · page 2

The tale of the world's coal industry to-day is a tale of over-production, unemployment, low wages, and negligible or negative profits. At…

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Oil From Coal. Deputation to Minister

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 27 March 1934 · page 4

In reply to a further deputation at Cessnock urging that something be clone to assist in the production of oil fromcoal, Senator McLachlan referred to…

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"In Search of Wales" Coal Industry To-day

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 27 March 1934 · page 6

The following is an extract from H. V. Morton's "In Search of Wales," and is comparable with the life of the South Maitland Coalfields, which…

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Power in Industry. Australia's Resources. Coal, Water, Electricity

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 27 March 1934 · page 3

The fourteenth annual meeting of the Institution of Engineers (Australia), was held at the Town Hall at Hobart, when the presidental address was…

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Rehabilation of Coal Industry. Cessnock Deputation's Appeal to Prime Minister. Australian Experiment in Oil Extraction Foreshadowed. Mr. Lyons to make Recommendations to Cabinet

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 27 March 1934 · page 5

A large and representative deputation waited on the Prime Minister (Mr. J. Lyons) and the Minister for Development (Senator McLanchlan) when they visited Cessnock on Friday, and urged that the Federal Government take some definite and immediate step to rehabilitate the coal industry by way of establishing an…

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The Mines

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 28 March 1934 · page 7

Richmond Main, Polaw Main and Stanford Main Collieries were working to-day…

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Bellbird Miners' Picnic Postponed

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Thursday 29 March 1934 · page 5

Owing to the. Bellbird miners' picnic day being so close to the Easter holidays, the committee have decided to postpone the picnic to a…

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Oil From Coal Mechanics' Association Discussion

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Thursday 29 March 1934 · page 3

T. G. Moran, President of the Federated Mining Mechanics' Association, presided at an executive meeting of the Association, when, after…

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Big Contract Northern Coal. Changes Hands

The Scone Advocate · Thursday 29 March 1934 · page 2

The Australian Gas Light Company has let a contract for the supply of coal for five years to McIlwraith, McEacharm, Ltd. The contract, which is…

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Oil From Coal (To the Editor)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 29 March 1934 · page 4

Sir,—I read in your issue of Tuesday 27th inst., a letter over the signature of Fred Sadie. It his remarks are reliable, which,…

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Big Contract. Northern Coal. Changes Hands

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Thursday 29 March 1934 · page 6

The Australian Gas Light Companyhas let a contract for the supply of coal for live years to Mcllwraith, McEacharn, Ltd. The contract, which is…

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Men to Be Cavilled Out at Richmond Main Colliery's Reduced Output

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Thursday 29 March 1934 · page 3

It was announced to-day that six pair of miners and a few offhand labourers were to be cavilled out immediately at the…

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Gas in Mine Deputies Fined Failed to Report Bulli

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 29 March 1934 · page 2

In the Buill Court, South Clifton Tunnel Colliery proceeded against Thomas Smith, a [?]eputy, for falling to report gas discovered in the colliery…

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Coal By-products What is Being Done in England

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Thursday 29 March 1934 · page 6

So much has been heard on the subject of oil from coal in recent weeks that the following article, republished from the "Sunday…

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The Coal Industry in Russia Donetz Basin Exceeds Production Plans

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Thursday 29 March 1934 · page 5

The Cessnock Delegation Committee is in receipt of some interesting information dealing with the production of coal in the Donetz Basin, in…

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Oil From Coal (To the Editor)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 31 March 1934 · page 10

Sir,—Senator McLachlan's address on the extraction of oil from coal by the low temperature process contains a number of misleading statements…

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Oil From Coal

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 2 April 1934 · page 4

At Saturday's flitting of the State Labour conference in Sydney a resolution was carried that on the return to office of a Labour…

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Gold Find Queensland Field

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 2 April 1934 · page 2

W. McBow arrived at Charters Towers from Lolworth Creek on Saturday afternoon with his partner, E. Torkington, bringing 93 ounces of…

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