Coal and Electricity. Muswellhrook Resources. Prospects for Development
Interesting evidence touching the coal resources of the Muswellbrook district, and recent developments in reticulating current…
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Mining & the mines, 1934
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Oil From Coal Statement by Mr. Arthur Biggers
Speaking on the subject of oil from coal. Mr. Arthur Biggers, President of the Cessnock Chambers of Commerce, said:—…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →"Oil From Maitland Coal Is Superior to Imported Petroleum As Motor Fuel" Interesting Claims by Lyon Bros. in Lecture at Cessnock "Your Town Holds a Unique Position in the World of Coal Supply" Coalfields People Urged to Take More Interest in their Product
"I do not feel that I am divulging any secret when I tell you that, in a report which we have this week submitted to the N.S.W. Government we claim to have proved that oil can be produced from Maitland coal in very large quantities, and that it can be produced at a price competitive with imported oils and also…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Hebburn Collieries Weston
Owing to to-day being a holiday, the pay was distributed at both Hebburn No. 1 and 2 mines yesterday, Hebburn No. 1 draw ten day's pay, which…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sealing Shaft Whitburn Colliery NEWCASTLE
At present a squad of eleven men are engaged in sealing up Whitburn Colliery as the result of the discovery of spontaneous heating in the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Shale Industry Miners' Federation SYDNEY
The Chairman of the Shale Oil Committee (Mr. R. W. Nelson) said last night that as a result of a series of conferences with the Miners'…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Seniority Rule. Conferences Held Mine Mechanics
Officials of the Federated Mining Mechanics' Association attended a meeting of Hebburn No. 2 lodge yesterday morning…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Gold Yield
The Queensland gold yield for December was 8301 fine ounces, valued at [?]35,643, compared with 4002 ounces, valued at [?]19,548, for…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Beer Boycott Miners Adamant Despite Heat Perth
Bearing the notice, "Beer is Black in this Town," placards are conspicuously displayed at Bullfinch, a mining town 200 miles east of Perth…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Man Killed Pinned by Earth Mine Fatality Sydney
One was killed and another seriously hurt when two men working in a gold mine at Newbridge struck an underground river…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The Mines
Pelaw Main and Stanford Main Collieries were working to-day. Richmond Main was idle, but is expected to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mine Idle Abermain No. 2 CESSNOCK
At a pit-top meeting of Abermain No. 2 Lodge to-day it was claimed that those wheelers using young horses had not been compensated, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mine Explosive Which Eliminates Accidents Many Advantages
A new explosive, for use in mines and quarries, will, it is claimed, eliminate all the accidents caused by other explosives…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Use of Coal at Sea
A meeting of the marine fuel committee of the Coal Utilisation Council was held in London recently, when the problem of the use of solid…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Northern Miners Co-operative Men Withdrawn
A joint statement issued yesterday by the Northern Miners' executive contained the announcement that the members who were employed at the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Oil From Coal Tech. College Lecture
Mr. A. G. Lyon (of Lyon Bros.), is announced to deliver an interesting address on coal oil research at the West Maitland Technical College on…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Soviet Delegate Miners' Meeting Levy Struck Cessnock
The Aberdare Central Minors' Lodge at a special meeting last night considered the report of delegates to the recent…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Rehabilitation of Coal Industry (To tHe Editor)
Sir,-Ald. Shakespeare, at the Council meeting on Tuesday, January [?]6th, contended that the coal industry should be subsidised similar to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Visit by Miners' Delegate to Russia Aberdare Central Lodge Adopts Proposal. Members to Be Levied
After considering the report of the delegates to the recent conference which considered the invitation from the workers of Russia to send a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Hebdurn Miners
Hebburn No. 1 worked again to-day, Hebburn No. 2 Colliery only worked three-quarters of a shift owing to the funeral of one of their comrades…
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