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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1936

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Oil From Coal Delegates for Conference E.M. DECISION

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 July 1936 · page 6

East Maitland Council last night decided to send delegates to the oil from coal conference convened by the West Maitland…

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Non-union Mines Newcastle Conference Co-operation Sought Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 July 1936 · page 4

A conference to consider what action would be taken to deal with non-union small mines in the northern district was held in…

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Coal Cutting Reply to Mr. McDonald Joint Statement Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 9 July 1936 · page 4

The Acting President (Mr. J. Kellock) and the Acting Vice-president (Mr. H. Scanlon) in a joint statement, replied to the…

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Small Mines

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 10 July 1936 · page 7

A conference at which the Newcastle Labour Council, the Miners' Federation, Unemployed and Relief Workers' Council…

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Hebburn Mines

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 10 July 1936 · page 2

Hebburn No. 1 and 2 again worked to-day. Hebburn No. 1 was Idle yesterday owing to shortage of waggons…

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Labour Dispute Sunday Paper Miners' Attitude Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 10 July 1936 · page 5

The southern delegate board of the Miners' Federation yesterday decided to call upon Labour members of Parliament representing coalfield…

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Parliamentary Reps. Must Declare Themselves Aberdare Miners' Lodge Decision

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 10 July 1936 · page 3

At a special meeting on Wednesday, Aberdare Miners' Lodge, after being addressed by Mr. H. Scanlon (acting vice-president of the Miners'…

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Aberdare Central Mine Reply to Mr. C. M. McDonald (To the Editor)

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 10 July 1936 · page 4

Sir,—In the "Newcastle Morning Herald," issue of the 8/7/36, appeared a statement by Mr. C. M. McDonald, Chairman of the Northern…

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The Muswellbrook Chronicle Friday, July 10, 1936. Oil From Coal. Local Council's Co-operation. Maitland Conference

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 10 July 1936 · page 3

A letter from the West Maitland Municipal Council was read at Wednesday's meeting of the Muswellbrook Council, asking that…

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Tremendous Waste in Extraction of Coal Mr. Baddeley Condemns Present Methods "Hydraulic Stowage Our Only Salvation."

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 10 July 1936 · page 3

That the pillar and board system of attraction adopted on this fold was tremendously wasteful, and that unless…

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Coal Export Newcastle Shipments NEWCASTLE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 July 1936 · page 10

Shipments of coal to places beyond the State during the week totalled 56,472 tons, of which 5000 represented bunkers. For the corresponding week…

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Rothbury Mines Request to Employees Work Stopped

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 July 1936 · page 2

The employees of the mines on Rothbury Estate are idle owing to a dispute regarding the hours and rates of pay. The men are seeking a…

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The Mines

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 July 1936 · page 2

Richmond Main and Pelaw Main Collieries worked to-day…

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Small Mines

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 14 July 1936 · page 3

The President of the Newcastle Trades Hall Council (Mr. S. Bethune) said yesterday that, arising out of the conference on the small mines…

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Gift of Coal. Unemployed Benefit

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 14 July 1936 · page 1

The distribution of 42 tons of coal to the local unemployed was commenced yesterday. The coal was hewn free of cost by the miners, the…

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Central Mine Intensive Campaign CESSNOCK

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 July 1936 · page 7

Aberdare Central Miners Lodge decided at a meeting this morning to carry on an intensive campaign to secure a public inquire into the whole…

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Coal Machine Mr. Kellock's View Inquiry Wanted Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 July 1936 · page 8

Mr. J. Kellock, the acting northern president the Miners' Federation, in a statement concerning the strike, which…

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Big Increase. State Mineral Values. Gold Yield Best for 14 Years

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 14 July 1936 · page 4

The values of metals and minerals obtained in New South Wales in 1933 is estimated at £10,912,539, compared with £9,127,523 in 1934, representing…

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"Menace to Lives of Employees" Central Miners' View of Electric Machine Campaign to Force Public Inquiry

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 14 July 1936 · page 3

At a meeting of Aberdare Central Lodge, held to-day, a report of the meeting of Central Executive, District Executive, Check Inspector (J…

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Queensland Gold Brisbane

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 July 1936 · page 5

Queensland's gold production for June totalled 11,430 fine oz., valued at £48,552, bringing the yield for the first six months of the year to 54,858…

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