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Mining & the mines, 1935

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Down the Muswellbrook Mine. Visiting Hockey Girls' Experience. "Chronicle" Man's Impressions

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 6 August 1935 · page 1

The unique experience of exploring the dark passages of the Muswellbrook Coal Mine, descending to a depth of 200 feet, fell to…

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Oil From Coal Agitation Revived. Cessnock Deputation's Appeal to Minister For Defence. Mr. Parkhill Promises to Place Matter Before Cabinet

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 6 August 1935 · page 6

DURING HIS VISIT to Cessnock on Saturday a deputation waited on the Minister for Defence (Mr. Parkhill) and urged that he take up with his Cabinet the question of establishing works in Australia for the extraction of…

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Ashtonfields Mine

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 7 August 1935 · page 5

Mr. Gee. Beatty, secretary of Ash tonfields Minors' Lodge, writes stating that the mine worked two days for the for sightly pay and not eleven…

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Coal for Cotton London. Aug 6

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 7 August 1935 · page 6

The Berlin, correspondent of the "Dally Telegraph" says that Germany la bartering 70,000 tons ot Ruhr, coals for Sudan cotton,…

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Mine Employees Reduction of Hands Unions' Protest

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 7 August 1935 · page 5

The general secretary of the Federated. Mining Mechanics Association, Mr. H. C. Morton, stated to-day that that body would support the…

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Faster Trains Use N.S.W. Coal MELDOURNE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 7 August 1935 · page 2

Answering a question in the lative Assembly the Minister for Transport (Mr.Bussan) said that New South Wales coal was used…

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Ascot Rages Atucas Wins Flying Gold Honour Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 7 August 1935 · page 5

Although Misnomer was prominent throughout the six furlongs, Atucus proved too good, for the Rossendale (imp)—Lady Stewart mare In the…

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Mechanisation As It Affects Employment Threat of Strike in Northern Mines

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 7 August 1935 · page 3

Proposals involving the withdrawal of members of the Miners' Federation and of the Federated Enginedrivers and Firemen's…

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The Mines

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 August 1935 · page 7

Richmond Main and Pelaw Main Collieries worked to-day…

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Blue and Gold Dance Series Continued

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 August 1935 · page 7

A large crowd was in attendance at Rose's Cabaret Hall last night, when the usual weekly dance series arranged by the Blue and Gold Club…

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Narrow Escape Touched Live Wire Mine Deputy Weston

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 August 1935 · page 6

Mr. J. Beatty, senr., of Weston, a deputy, employed at Hebburn No. 1 Colliery, had a narrow escape from being electrocuted early yesterday…

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MR. T. HOARE Miners Delegate Russian Visit Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 August 1935 · page 8

It is likely that the president of the Northern branch of the Miners' Federation (Mr. T. Hoare) will go abroad next year…

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Maitland Dogs Gold Mont's Easy Win Two Dead-heats

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 August 1935 · page 11

The Maitland greyhound racing meeting last night was notable for two dead-heats, one in the malden event and the other…

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"Hard Work" Worth Untold Gold Mr. Lyons' Trip Goulburn

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 August 1935 · page 5

In a letter from London, Mr. J. A. Perkins, M.P., former Minister for the interior, declares that the trip of Mr. and Mrs. Lyons to England should be…

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Collieries Idle—no Trade

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 9 August 1935 · page 5

Aberdare Centrad and Aberda[?]e Collieries were idle, to-day owing to lack of trade, It is expected, however, that Central…

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The Mines

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 9 August 1935 · page 7

Richmond Main and Pelaw Main Collieries worked to-day. It was the fortnightly pay day. Pelaw Main drew…

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Gold Mining Revival up the Hunter Rich "Pockets." 10 Tons Stone 170 Ounces Gold

The Scone Advocate · Friday 9 August 1935 · page 2

The Collison party put through 20 tons of stone from their show at Martin's Creek last week for 24ozs. of gold. The party have erected a…

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Two Miners Fined

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 9 August 1935 · page 5

At the Kurri Police Court on Wednesday Roy Langlands and James Kemp were proceeded against by J. and…

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South Australian Coal

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 9 August 1935 · page 3

A cable from London states that the Premier of South Australia (Mr. R. L. Butler), who is now touring England, has completed preliminary…

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