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Mining & the mines, 1936

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Oil From Coal Essential for Defence Premier's Inquiry London, May 31

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 1 June 1936 · page 2

The Premier of New South Wales (Mr. Stevens) has returned from a visit to Imperial Chemical Industries'…

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Small Mines (To the Editor)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 2 June 1936 · page 8

Sir.-Mr. Baddeley said in the Assembly that 450 men in the Abermain mine were laid idle, through the working of the small mines. One would…

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Extended Colliery Again Idle Aberdare Resumes Pending Conference

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 2 June 1936 · page 3

Aberdare Extended Colliery, which was idle yesterday, when the men came home owing to the refusal of the management…

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Fall of Coal Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 2 June 1936 · page 7

John McKenzie, 60, miner, living in Ercildoune-street, Cessnock, received head injuries in a full of, coal at Aberdare Central Colliery yesterday…

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Still Idle Aberdare Exended Mine CESSNOCK

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 2 June 1936 · page 7

Aberdare Extended colliery which was idle yesterday due to a dispute which arose over the refusal of the management to pay machine men…

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The Mines

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 3 June 1936 · page 7

Richmond Main and Pelaw Main Collieries worked to-day…

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Another Attack on Gold Currencies

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 3 June 1936 · page 1

The attack on gold currencies has begun again. The Dutch authorities, alarmed at the resumption of the gold drain, acted with their usual…

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Coal Exports Activity at Newcastle NEWCASTLE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 3 June 1936 · page 3

Coal shipped form Newcastle to places beyond the State for May as cargo and bunkers amounted to 266,284 tons, valued at £195,922…

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Early Days When Coal Was King Radio Address

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 3 June 1936 · page 4

In a broadcast address, recently, Mr. Edmund Burke, of the Newcastle Abuttoir Board, told an interesting story of the early…

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Closing of Mine 420 Men Out of Work CESSNOCK

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 3 June 1936 · page 7

"The closing of the Abermain No. 2 Colliery has mount that 420 men are without employment," said Alderman Smith at last night's meeting of the…

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Oil From Coal Conference to be Called Council's Decision

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 3 June 1936 · page 6

On a notice of motion submitted by Alderman O'Hearu, West Maitland Council last night decided to call a conference of Northern councils to…

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Fall of Coal Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 June 1936 · page 7

Frank Brown (43) of Grawford Estate, Mi[?]ifield, employed at Greta Main Colliery, received injuries to his head and shoulders. when he was…

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Abermain Miners' Lodge

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 5 June 1936 · page 4

Nominations have been received for positions on the Abermain No. 2 Miners' Lodge. No ballot will take place owing to the…

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Coal Industry. Mr. Enright's Address

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 5 June 1936 · page 7

Rotarian Walter Enright, of West Maitland, was the speaker at the weekly meeting of the North Sydney Rotary Club yesterday. Other…

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Small Mines Protest to Minister NEWCASTLE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 5 June 1936 · page 2

The Northern Miners' Management Committee decided yesterday afternoon to protest to the Minister for Mines (Mr. Vincent) against his…

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Coal Trade Exports at Newcastle 51,570 Tons Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 June 1936 · page 2

The coal trade was brisk during the Week, 51,570 tons being shipped, of which 6900 tons represented oversea bunkers…

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Mine Explosion Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 8 June 1936 · page 7

Two Italians were Injured when their drill struck an unexploded charge almost 600 feet down a mine at. Bendigo to-day…

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The Mines Work for Fortnight

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 8 June 1936 · page 5

Particulars of the time worked, as furnished by the shipping agents in Newcastle on Saturday, are as follows:…

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Small Mines Boycott Proposed Conference Decision Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 8 June 1936 · page 4

"We agree to from a committee representing all unions, working-class political parties and sympathetic bodies to assist the Northern Miners"…

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Paxton Miners' Lodge

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 9 June 1936 · page 3

The following have been elected, unopposed, as office-bearers in the Paxton Miners' Lodge: President and Treasurer J. Palmer; secretary,…

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