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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1936

1,153 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 39 of 58

The Mines

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 August 1936 · page 7

Richmond Main and Pelaw Main Collieries worked to-day…

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B.H.P. COMPANY South Coast Mines SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 August 1936 · page 5

A report was current in Sydney to-day that the Broken Hill Proprietary Company had acquired the Mount Kelra and Bulli collieries, on the…

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The Mines

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 28 August 1936 · page 7

Richmond Main and Pelaw Main Collieries worked to—day…

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Oil From Coal

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 28 August 1936 · page 5

From the Oil from Coal Conference, West Maitland, inviting delegates to a further meeting to be held in West Maitland on August 28 at 7.30 p.m…

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Railway Coal Contracts. Muswellbrook's Share

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 28 August 1936 · page 2

Advice was received to-day that the Muswellbrook Coal Co., Ltd., has secured a renewal of its coal contract with the Railway…

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Gold Rod Is Our Pick For Hobartville Stakes

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 28 August 1936 · page 8

The champion two-year-old of last season, Gold Rod, is an acceptor for the Hobartville Stakes, run over five furlongs, at…

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Hebburn Mines

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 29 August 1936 · page 8

Both Hebburn Collieries worked to-day. During the week the collieries lost a few days owing to the cyclonic storm, which held up the ships at…

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Queensland Gold Yield Brisbane

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 29 August 1936 · page 6

The Queensland gold yield for the first seven months of 1936 was 64,991 fine oz., an increase of 7227 fine oz. compared with the corresponding…

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Labor Crisis Lodge Officials Meet Miners' Attitude Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 29 August 1936 · page 9

The Labor newspaper issue and the recent expulsions was discussed at a meeting of executive officers of Miners' Lodges in the Cessnock School…

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Oil From Coal Northern Council Formed Maitland Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 29 August 1936 · page 8

A meeting of representatives of district councils and other public bodies, which was held at the West Maitland Town Hall last…

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The Mines Work for Fortnight NEWCASTLE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 31 August 1936 · page 3

All the collieries in the J. and A. Brown-Abermain-Seaham group—with the exception of Stockrington, which is not yet in full operation—worker…

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Mechanised Mines in Russia Delegate's Return. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Monday 31 August 1936 · page 2

Mr F. Ridett, the southern miners' delegate who visited Russia southern recently, speaking at a welcome home at Wollongong said the coal mines which he had…

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Sunday Paper Policy of Miners' Federation Delegates Supported Kurri

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 31 August 1936 · page 2

A meeting of nearly 800 in the Kurri School of Arts last . night decided by 174 votes to 9 to endorse the policy of the Miners' Federation in regard to the proposed Sunday newspaper dispute…

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Coal Mine Loss

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 1 September 1936 · page 3

The business of running a coal mine cannot be as good as some believe. For the year ending June 30 the Hetton Coal…

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Colliery Accidents

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 1 September 1936 · page 3

Cyril Sharp, 46, a labourer, employed at Elrington Colliery, and living in King-street. Cessnock, had the little toe of his…

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Aberdare Central Colliery

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 1 September 1936 · page 3

The United Front Committee of Cessnock has carried a resolution calling on the Chairman of the Aberdare Central Inquiry…

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The Mines

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 1 September 1936 · page 5

Richmond Main and Pelaw Main Collieries worked to-day…

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Mine Accidents Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 1 September 1936 · page 2

Struck by a falling balk in the Boll-bird colliery, John Harrison, 46, of Morre-st., Cessnock, employed at the mine as a shiftman, received injuries…

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Aberdare Mine Resumption Requested CESSNOCK

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 1 September 1936 · page 5

It was decided by the Cessnock United Front Committee last night to request the Commissioner conducting the inquiry into the working…

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Gold Rod at Odds on

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 1 September 1936 · page 6

Mr. E. J. Watts' champion colt, Gold Rod, proved on Saturday, by the manner in which he won the Hobartville Stakes at Warwick Farm, that…

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