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Mining & the mines, 1936

1,153 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 37 of 58

Gold Rod Brilliant Gallop Flamari's Four Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 13 August 1936 · page 7

A brilliant gallon was recorded by Gold Rod when he outclassed Imbiber over four furlongs at Randwick this morning. Ridden…

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The Mines

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 14 August 1936 · page 7

Richmond Main and Pelaw Main Collieries. worked to-day…

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Ibon Colliery Non-Union Dispute

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 14 August 1936 · page 2

The executive at the Miners' Federation has decided to place the dispute at Ibon colliery, in regard to the employment of non-union labor at No. 2…

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Theft of Coal Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 14 August 1936 · page 7

Joseph Sentman, of Carrington, a one-armed man, having a wife and three children, stole 141lbs of coal on the railway. He pleaded guilty in the…

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Re-open Mine Aberdare Central Public Demand Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 14 August 1936 · page 7

At a public meeting held in the Strand Theatre last night the opinion was expressed that an immediate resumption should take place at the…

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Extraction of Oil From Coal Federal Government Advised to Wait

The Scone Advocate · Friday 14 August 1936 · page 6

The Federal Government has been advised to wait till certain improvements have been made to the Billingham-on-Tees plant before…

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BOWLS Quirindi Gold Cup QUIRINDI

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 15 August 1936 · page 11

The Green and Gold Cup was contested for at the Quirindi Bowling Club and P. Ricketts (skip.), P. Pryor, H. Hawker and G. Byers…

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Mine Inquiry Aberdare Central Mr. Hindmarsh Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 15 August 1936 · page 11

Mr. R. S. Vincent, Minister for Mines, has appointed Mr. J. P. Hindmarsh, of Newcastle, formerly Chief Inspector of Mines, to…

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A Deadlock Aberdare Central Mine Parties Confer Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 15 August 1936 · page 8

Negotiations between the owners and the miners' representative for the re-opening of the Aberdare Central Colliery this morning reached a…

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Oil From Coal Delegates Again Meet Forming Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 15 August 1936 · page 4

Delegates who attended a conference in West Maitland a fort-night earlier to urge the establishment of a plant to extract oil…

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Coal Export Shipments at Newcastle 53,081 Tons Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 15 August 1936 · page 10

Shipments of coal at Newcastle last week totalled 53,081 tons, an increase of 12,671 tons compared with the same period in 1935…

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Gold Rod Not for Rosebery SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 17 August 1936 · page 1

The hopes of racegoers that Gold Rod would have his first eating, in preparation for the coming Spring carnival, at Rosebery, were dashed this…

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The Mines the Churches Work for Fortnight NEWCASTLE, Monday. Christian Science

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 17 August 1936 · page 2

"Soul" was the subject in all Churches of Christ, Scientist, on Sunday. Among the bible texts comprising…

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Hebburn Mines

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 18 August 1936 · page 5

Both Hobburn colleries again worked to-day. The presence of mind of Max Sheather, a local footballer, saved the…

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Bellbird Colliery Some Sections to Close

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 18 August 1936 · page 2

Owing to difficulty in working them, certain sections of Bellbird Colliery are to be closed, and this will entail the dismissal…

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Queensland Gold Brisbane

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 18 August 1936 · page 5

The gold yield in Queensland for July showed an increase of nearly 4000 fine ounces on that for the same month of last year. The total for the…

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Mine Inquiry Opens on Wednesday No Board Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 18 August 1936 · page 6

Mr. M. F. Bruxner, the Acting Premier, declined to grant a request by the Miners' Federation that a board of three should inquire into the…

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Electrical Machines at Aberdare Central Inquiry Opened Miners Say Pit Endangered Assessors Appointed

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

The inquiry into the use of electrical coal-cutting machines in Aberdare Central Colliery was opened at the East Maitland Courthouse this morning by Mr. J. P. Hindmarsh, formerly Chief Inspector of Collieries…

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Hebburn Mines

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 20 August 1936 · page 6

Both Hebburn No. 1 and 2 collieries worked to-day. Hebburn No. 2 was idle yesterday owing to slackness of trade…

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MR. R. W. KIRK Well-known Mining Man Death at Manly Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 20 August 1936 · page 7

Well known as a director of mining companies, Robert Newby Kirk died at his home at Manly to-day, at the age of 76. From 1384. Mr. Kirk had been…

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