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Mining & the mines, 1936

1,153 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 19 of 58

Aberdare Colliery Idle Disptue Over Machine

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 21 April 1936 · page 5

Aberdare Colliery was idle to-day owing to a dispute which regard to the transformation of the new Sullivan machina from a 6-foot…

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Gold Deposits New Company Formed MELBOURNE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 21 April 1936 · page 4

Plan announced at the August meeting of shareholders of the Broken Hill Pty., Co., Ltd., for the exploition of a large alluvial gold deposit on the…

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King's Death News Just Heard Isolated Miners Launceston

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 21 April 1936 · page 5

A group of miners in the Port Davey country, who are isolated because no roads lead there over the rough country, learned on Saturday of…

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Coal Supplies County Council's Plan Newcastle Alarm Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 21 April 1936 · page 2

Considerable alarm was expressed at last night's meeting of the Newcastle City Council at reports of recommendations to be made by Mr. Forbes…

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Canadians Buried in Mine Air and Food Down Pipe. Vancouver (B.c.)

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 22 April 1936 · page 2

A thin pipe-line was to-day forced down to the 141ft. level of a deserted gold mine near Moose River, Novo Scotia, as the only means of having the…

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Dogged Battle Imprisoned in Mine Rescue Efforts Moose River, Nova Scotia, April 21

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 22 April 1936 · page 1

Volunteers were called for after an all-night dogged battle to break through the solid rock to the three men imprisoned 140 feet below : the…

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Bunnerong Coal Supplies Cessnock Council Supports Newcastle

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 24 April 1936 · page 7

At its meeting on Tuesday night, Cessnock Council on the motion of Ald. Curry, decided to support Newcastle Council in its…

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Chosen by Name to Win Albury Gold Cup

The Scone Advocate · Friday 24 April 1936 · page 7

It is easy to be wise after the event, but, on nomenclature, if not on form, the winner of the Albury (Netherlands) Gold Cup, run on…

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Associated Chambers of Commerce Decisions at Sydney Conference. Oil From Coal Question

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 24 April 1936 · page 5

At the conference of Associated Chambers of Comerce of New South Wales held in Sydney recently, a resolution was…

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Mine Disputes SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 27 April 1936 · page 5

A special meeting of the advisory committee of the State Executive of the Federated Enginedrivers and…

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14 Days' Notice Enginedrivers Act B.H.P. Collieries Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 27 April 1936 · page 2

A stop-work meeting of the New castle Colliery sub-branch of the Federated Enginedrivers and Firemen's Association decided unanimously to…

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Entombed Men in Mine Story of Privation. Halifax, Novia Scotia

Singleton Argus · Monday 27 April 1936 · page 2

Displaying a vitality declared to be amazing by the physicians, Dr. E. D. Robertson, who at 02 spoilt nearly 11 days entombed in air abandoned gold…

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Bellbird Colliery Stoppage

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 28 April 1936 · page 3

Bellbird colliery was idle yesterday on account of a domestic dispute. It arose out of an instruction by the Board of Management that wheelers…

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Mine Idle Cessnook, Tuesday.'

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 28 April 1936 · page 7

Abedare central comery was thrown Idle to-day owing, to a grievance of the wheelers, They claim that the management should engage more…

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Big Increase Victoria's Gold MELBOURNE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 28 April 1936 · page 4

With a yield of 87,600 fine ounces the gold production reached the high-est annual amount since 1928, representing an increase of 17,413. fine,…

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Gold Export Prohibited Warsaw, April 27

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 28 April 1936 · page 2

Poland prohibited the free purchase and expert of gold and foreign currency. A rebate of 2/ in the £ is to be…

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Petrol From Coal Great Progress in England. Figures From Billington

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 28 April 1936 · page 5

An interesting and authoritative statement concerning the production of petrol at the Billingham works of Imperial Chemical Industries…

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Broken Hill Company's Collieries Little Likelihood of Interruption of Work

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 29 April 1936 · page 1

At present there seems little likelihood that the notice which is to be given on behalf of members of the Federated Enginedrivers' and Firemen's…

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Coal Industry Drop in Exports Quarter's Figures Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 29 April 1936 · page 3

The Customs returns at Newcastle for the quarter ended March 31 show, that the value of exports, other than, coal, dropped £227,744, and that the…

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Hebburn Collieries

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 30 April 1936 · page 5

Hebburn No. 1 is working again today. Hebburn No. 2 was idle owing to slackness of trade…

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