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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1934

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Coal Order From W.a

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 23 January 1934 · page 6

The tender board of the Western Australian Government is calling for 10,000 tons of large Newcastle locomotive coal and 5000 tons of small…

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Gold Find Moonan Brook Report

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 January 1934 · page 5

A report from Moonan Brook, about 35 miles cast of Scone states that a promising gold find was made by Thomas Field, a rabbit trapper,…

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Miners' Delegate For Russia's May Day Conference Decision

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 23 January 1934 · page 2

Miners' lodges and union representatives met on Sunday at Cessnock at the invitation of the Friends of the Soviet Union to consider the…

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New England & New State Hunter Valley Commission Takes Further Evidence at Scone. Dairying, Grazing and Coal-mining Resources. Conclusion of Evidence

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 23 January 1934 · page 4

Mr. J. Finlay Leitch, grazier, of Merriwa, said:—I take it that two vitally important functions of a State are to be able to adequately feed and…

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Coal or Shale for Oil Extraction. Government Undecided

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 23 January 1934 · page 1

It is reported from Canberra that the future policy of the Federal Government concerning the extraction of oil from shale or coal may bo formulated…

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Oil From Coal Lecture by Lyons Bros. To-night

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 23 January 1934 · page 3

The all important question of the extraction of oil from coal will form the subject of a lecture at the Strand…

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Promising Gold Find. Near Moonan Brook on Martin's Creek

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 23 January 1934 · page 2

Whilst engaged setting a rabbit trap o[?] Martin's Creek, near Moonan Brook, Mr. Thos. Field, a local resident, uncovered the cap of a reef, showing a…

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Rabbit Trapper Finds Gold While Setting Trap. Rich Strike at Mqonan Brook

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 23 January 1934 · page 1

Thomas Field, a rabbit trapper, has discovered a gold-bearing reef at Moonan Brook in unusual circumstances…

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The Mines

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 24 January 1934 · page 7

Richmond Main, Stanford Main and Hobburn No 1 and No. 2 Collieries were work, • inR1 to-day,' Pelaw Main Wap again idle. ■ '■…

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Strike at Three Northern Collieries About 1000 Employees Involved

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 24 January 1934 · page 1

About 1000 employees at the three collieries controlled by the Broken Hill Pty. Co., Ltd., on the northern coalfields—Elrington, Burwood, and John…

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COMPENSATION Miners' Deputation Accident/ C^ses . SYDNEY,' .•

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 24 January 1934 · page 8

Mr. J..-M. Diinnlnghixm, Minister for Labour mid Industry, . was' Inter-vlowod by. (i deputation from tho Miners'; Pedorntlpii' to'.secure, nniond-meiitfi.'lo the .Workers' Compensation Actr-1020.. , , ■. ■. ;..■;■ ........ Tho dcpiituLloi) uomprlHod the Pronl-dent of ,lho Miners'. .Perforation (Mr. D, Itoos),- tho S.oprotnr.v . (Mr. A. Tooeo). ■ nnrf MeHars. ' h. . Ilullldiiy (Northern OlHtrlct).. F. Lowdeii…

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Oil From Coal Lecture Lyon Brothers Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 24 January 1934 · page 2

In the course or a lecture delivered at Cessnock last night on the extraction of oil from coal, Mr. A. G. Lyon said that if the…

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A.L.P. Campaign Planned Oil From Coal

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 24 January 1934 · page 2

The Maitland branch of the A.L.P., at its meeting last night, launched a campaign in order to arouse, public interest in the important question of…

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Gold Find Near Moonan Brook a Promising Show

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 24 January 1934 · page 2

Whilst engaged setting a rabbit trap on. Martin's Creek, near Moonan Brook, Mr Thos. Field a local resident, uncovered the cap of a reef, showing a…

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Bellbird Colliery Idle

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Thursday 25 January 1934 · page 2

Bellbird Collery was idle to-day owing to a dispute in connection with the wheelers hauling timber…

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Two Miners Killed

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Thursday 25 January 1934 · page 6

Two miners were killed when a fall of earth occurred in a slope [?] Broken Hill-mine yesterday…

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Idle Collieries Cessnock No. 2 and Bellbird

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Thursday 25 January 1934 · page 5

Ceasnock No. 2 Colliery was idle yesterday and to-day owing to slack ress of trade. It is expected, how ever that the colliery will resume…

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Mines Compensation Cases

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Thursday 25 January 1934 · page 3

A deputation from the Miner's Federation on tuesday [?] the minister for Labour and Industry (M. J. M. [?]gham) with the…

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REHABILITATION Of Coal Industry To the Editor

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Thursday 25 January 1934 · page 6

Sir.—I have read the letter by "Coal Interest" in your issue of the 23rd instant. To me it would seem that there is an intention by "Coal…

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Coal and Electricity. Muswellhrook Resources. Prospects for Development

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Thursday 25 January 1934 · page 6

Interesting evidence touching the coal resources of the Muswellbrook district, and recent developments in reticulating current…

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