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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1936

1,153 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 27 of 58

The Mines

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 16 June 1936 · page 7

Richmond Main and Pelaw Main collieries worked to-day. Both Hebburn mines also worked…

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Elrington Miners' Lodge

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 16 June 1936 · page 3

Mr. D. Hunter was returned unopposed as president of the Eirington Miners' Lodge. C. Leslie was re-elected secretary…

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Again Idle Maitland Main Colliery CESSNOCK

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 16 June 1936 · page 7

Maitland Main Colliery, which was idle yesterday due to a domestic dispute concerning the sidlers, was again idle to-day. The men turned out for…

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Four Charges Coal Mines Act Newcastle Case Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 June 1936 · page 1

In the Summons Court this afternoon, William Asquith Woods, manager of North Wallarah Colliery at Swansea, pleaded not guilty to four…

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Gold Miner Escapes Death

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 17 June 1936 · page 2

Although partly buried by a fall of nearly a ton of earth at the New Deloraine goldmine at Kersbrook, South Australia, on Sunday night, Horace…

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Gold Lease Sought Tamworth

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 June 1936 · page 4

An appllication by Hilary Quertier for a gold dredging lease of about 100 areas of Crown and private land, embracing the bod and both banks' of the…

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Mining Prosecutions Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 June 1936 · page 7

For not having sufficient ventilation, William Asquith Woods, manager of North William Colliery, was fined £5, with £5/5/…

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Fall of Coal Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 18 June 1936 · page 1

Struck by a fall of coal at the John Darling Colliery, Belmont, to-day, Edward Broadbent (45), a miner, had two toes of his left foot fractured,…

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Electric Service Poles Blown Up Five Collieries Without Power

Singleton Argus · Friday 19 June 1936 · page 6

Four electric light poles, carrying current from Greta to five of the small collieries on the Rothbury Estate, were deliberately blown up…

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Fell Down Mine Perth

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 19 June 1936 · page 9

Marian Babich, 35, single fell down as are pass at the 2600ft level of the Lake View and Star mine and fractured her spine She is in a critical…

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Electric Light Poles Blown Up Sensation at Rothbury Mines

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 19 June 1936 · page 4

Four electric light poles, carrying current to five of the small collieries on the Rothbury Es-tate, were deliberately blown up…

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Blown Up Electric Light Poles Mines Affected Branxton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 19 June 1936 · page 7

Five mines near Rothbury were affected last night when four electric light poles were blown up with gelignite. The explosions, which…

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Hebburn Mines More Men Employed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 20 June 1936 · page 11

Both Hebburn mines worked to-day making full time for both—11 days The new cavils were drawn during the week…

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Quieter Week Newcastle Coal Exports 43,340, Tons Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 20 June 1936 · page 3

The coal trade was quieter during the week Shipments including bunkers, for places beyond the State totalled 43,340 tons The total…

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The Mines

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 June 1936 · page 10

Richmond Main and Pelaw Main Collieries worked to-day…

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Two Injured Aberdare Colliery CESSNOCK

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 June 1936 · page 7

Struck by a fall of coal at Aberdare Central Coliery to-day, William Mcllyene (55), a miner, of Rawson-st., Aberdare sustained injuries to his…

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"Bomb" in Mine Explosives Found BRISBANE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 24 June 1936 · page 8

Explosives have been found hidden at the Nobelville Colliery. They were contained in a billycan and consisted of 71 plugs of samsonite and 16…

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Rich Yield At Tennant's Creek Gold Leases Darwin

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 24 June 1936 · page 3

It is reported from Tonnant's Greek that William Weaber recently crushed two rich lots of stone. The first lot produced 287oz…

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Proposed Road Stockrington Colliery

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 25 June 1936 · page 10

Lake Macquarie Shire Council advised Tarro Shire Council yesterday that at its last meeting the engineer had submitted a report regarding the…

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Work at Hebburn Collieries

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 26 June 1936 · page 2

During the past six months both Hebburs No.1 and Hebburn No. 2 collieries have worked exceedingly well. The practice of each employee…

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