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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1936

1,153 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 11 of 58

Small Mines Intensifying Boycott NEWCASTLE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 18 February 1936 · page 10

The northern miners' committee of management, at a meeting in Newcastle decided on an intensification of the campaign against small mines…

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Oil From Coal Mr. Lyons Again Invited to North

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 18 February 1936 · page 3

Mr. J. Kellock stated during last week end that Mr. Lyons will be again invited to the. North to meet a deputation on…

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The Mines

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 19 February 1936 · page 7

Pelaw Main Colliery worked. Richmond Main was again idle…

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Price of Gold

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 19 February 1936 · page 8

The price fixed by the Commonwealth Bank for gold, including jewellery, lodged at the Melbourne Mint for the week ended February 14, is at the…

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Profit of £1498 Greta Main Collieries

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 20 February 1936 · page 4

Gretamain collieries, Ltd., reports a nett profit of £1498 for the year ended November 30, compared with £1170 the previous year. The dividend is…

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Hebburn Collieries

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 21 February 1936 · page 2

Hebburn No. 1 is working again to-day. Hobburn No. 2 was idle owing to slackness of trade. Bowral Council has grunted…

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Elrington Colliery Idle. Dispute Over Telephonic System

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 21 February 1936 · page 3

Ellington Miners' Lodge decided at a special meeting, held last night, not to resume work until the management installed a telephonic…

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Telephone Needs Elrington Mine Decision CESSNOCK

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 21 February 1936 · page 5

At a special meeting last night Elrington Miners' Lodge decided not to resume work until the management installed a telephonic system in each…

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Domestic Affairs Miners' Committee Meet NEWCASTLE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 21 February 1936 · page 4

The Northern Miners' Management Committee concluded its sitting at the Newcastle Trades Hall yesterday at 6 p.m. At the conclusion of the…

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Mining and Forestry Commonwealth Government's Assistance

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 21 February 1936 · page 5

The Prime Minister, Mr. Lyons, has announced that it had been decided to make a sun* of £450,000 available to the States over the years…

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Valuable Hoard of Gold Owner Not Known. New York

Singleton Argus · Friday 21 February 1936 · page 8

Federal agents yesterday uncovered the largest hoard of illegally held gold since the Federal law was invoked in 1933 to call into the Treasury all…

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Mining and Forestry Commonwealth Government's Assistance. Prime Minister's Statement

The Scone Advocate · Friday 21 February 1936 · page 4

The Prime Minister, Mr. Lyons, has announced that it has been decided to make the sum of £450,000 available to the States over the years 1936-37 and…

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£1,000,000 GRANT. To The States. For Forestry and Mining

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 21 February 1936 · page 4

The Prime Minister (Mr. Lyons) announced last week that it had been decided to make £450,000 available to the States over the years…

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Turf Notes. Burned Fingers for Impulsive Autumn Market Backers. Why Ilium Was Even a Better Betting Proposition Than the Mighty Gold Rod

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 21 February 1936 · page 4

Backers have been rushing into the ante post ring to take substantial wagers about horses for the Newmarket and Cup without stable…

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HOOFBEATS Gold Cup Stolen

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 22 February 1936 · page 11

The Moonee Valley Gold Cup, won by Imported Silvius in 1927, has been stolen from the home of Lady Kidman in Adelaide. The trophy was valued…

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Coal Trade Quiet at Newcastle NEWCASTLE. Saturday

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 22 February 1936 · page 5

During the week shipments of coal at Newcastle totalled 35,235 tons, of which 6670 tons represented overseas bunkers, For the corresponding…

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Coal Oil Mr. Dunningharm's Hopes LITHGOW

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 24 February 1936 · page 2

At a civic reception the Minister for Labour and Industry (Mr. Dunningham) said that while in England he had inspected the plant for the…

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Stolen Gold Miners Arrested SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 25 February 1936 · page 8

At Orange, two men, described as miners, were arrested, and charged with having stolen gold from the Lucknow mines…

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Oil From Coal

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 25 February 1936 · page 1

Responding to a welcome by the Lithgow Municipal Council on Saturday, Mr. J. M. Dunningham (Minister for Labour and Industry) stated…

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Fiji Gold Prospects Expert Completes Survey

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 25 February 1936 · page 3

A geological survey of Tavua goldfield, Fiji, has been completed by Dr. J. Loftus Hills, and a party. Dr. Hills, who is a passenger for Sydney…

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