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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1934

1,275 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 9 of 64

New Coal Oil Company

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 February 1934 · page 6

A new coal oil company with a capital of £100,000 was registered in Sydney yesterday to acquire from Dr. T. F. Brown, of Bondi, his…

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Short Sitting Mining Warden's Court Holland's Leases

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 February 1934 · page 6

An adjournment generally was granted by Mining Warden A. N. Graham at the Warden's Court at East Maitland…

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Pay Day at the Mines

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 9 February 1934 · page 5

Pelaw Main and Stanford Main Collieries were working 16-day. Richmond Main was again idle. It was the…

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Oil From Coal New Company Registered

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 9 February 1934 · page 7

Coal Oil Australia Limited, a new company, was registered in Sydney this week. It has a capital of £100,000 in 50,000…

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Oil From Coal Chamber of Commerce Discussion

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 9 February 1934 · page 2

At the meeting of the Cessnock Chamber of Commerce last Wednesday night, in Mr. Woodgate's Chambers, the question of…

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Gold Discovery at Martin's Creek Encouraging Reports

Singleton Argus · Friday 9 February 1934 · page 6

Encouraging reports have been received in Scone during the last few days in connection with the recent gold discovery at Martin's Creek, above…

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Liquid Fuel Coal Hydrogenation Govt. Active Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 9 February 1934 · page 5

The report in the Sydney Press this morning, that the Federal Government is in close touch with the Imperial…

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Oil From Coal. Muswellbrook Samples Sent To England

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 9 February 1934 · page 2

The Mines Department is forwarding to England samples of the best coals suitable for testing for distillation of oil This week about…

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Heavy Traffic Trains for Newcastle Mines Travellers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 10 February 1934 · page 7

The monster surf carnival at the Newcastle beach to-day attracted a large number of Maitland and Coalfields folk to the seaside…

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The Mines

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 12 February 1934 · page 7

Polaw Main and Stanford Main wore working to-day. Richmond Main was idle…

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Miners Council Wonthaggi Dispute Strike Approved Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 12 February 1934 · page 2

That the Minors Council had approved of the action of the Corr[?]mal minors in coming out on strike in an effort to enforce…

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GLOUCESTER New Gold Reef £230 for Month Gloucester

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 12 February 1934 · page 5

Messrs. J. wedeck and A. Harris brought to Gloucester 28 ounces of gold, which came from a now reef which they discovered…

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Mine Accidents Three Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 13 February 1934 · page 4

Peter Graft it, of Cessnook, employed at Pelton coittery, had the second linger of his right hand crushes when it was caught betwoon two…

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Mine Inspections Check Inspector's Reports

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 13 February 1934 · page 2

The District Check Inspector (Mr. J. Connell) has supplied reports of his inspections of Abermain No. 1 and Cessnock No. 2 collieries in…

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Coal By-products Investigation by Committee

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 13 February 1934 · page 1

The Newnes Investigation Committee will inquire into the production of benzol by using a scrubbing process in the city's gas supply, and…

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Coal Conference Chamber of Commerce Representation

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 13 February 1934 · page 3

At the conference to be held in the Kearsley Shire Chambers to-morrow (Wednesday) night for the purpose of devising ways and means…

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Delegation to Russia Attitude of Miners' Lodges

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 13 February 1934 · page 3

The Delegation Committee, which is interested in the proposal to send delegates from the South Maitland coalfields to the May Day…

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Rehabilitation of the Coal Industry. (To the Editor)

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 13 February 1934 · page 3

Sir,—The above subject is of the greatest National importance, but it would be interesting to know how the object is to be achieved without…

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Debt to Miners Lang Labour Party No Decision Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 13 February 1934 · page 2

An allegation that the Lang Labour party, was attempting to repudiate a debt of £3250, due to trio Miners Federation, over the…

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Alleged Repudiation of £4,000 DEBT Miners' Demand on Labour Party.. Echo of Ballot Box Libel Case

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 13 February 1934 · page 3

Suggestions that the State Labour party was repudiating a debt of £4000 lent by the Miners' Federation in connection with…

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