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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1936

1,153 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 41 of 58

Oil From Coal Northern Council Formed

The Scone Advocate · Friday 4 September 1936 · page 6

At a meeting held at West Maitland a Northern District Oil from Coal Council was formed. COAL DEPOSITS…

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Mr. Duffin's Expulsion. Attitude of Miners' Federation

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 4 September 1936 · page 2

The Secretary of the State A.L.P. (Mr. J. J. Gravaes, MLC) communicated with the Northern executive of the Miners…

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Mine Inquiry Electrical Machines Safety Devices Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 4 September 1936 · page 7

Mr. J. P. Hindmarsh, a former chief Inspector of mines, continued at the Newcastle Courthouse to-day, the Inquiry into the…

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Unity and the Miners' Meetings (To the Editor)

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

Sir,—The miners, by overwhelming majorities, endorsed the policy of their leaders as against that of the inner group…

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Head-on Collision at South Belmont Two Miners Killed

Singleton Argus · Friday 4 September 1936 · page 3

Two miners, Paul Askew, about 35, and John Staccy, about 37, both of Swaser., were killed instantly on Wednesday night when their motor cycle…

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Wheelers' March To Manager's House Mine Idle Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 4 September 1936 · page 7

Aberdare Extended Colliery was idle to-day owing to a dispute between the wheelers and the management. The wheelers state that they were…

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Oil From Coal Is Vital to Australia's Defence. an Air Force Without Petrol Would Be Useless

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 4 September 1936 · page 3

THE IMMINENCE of war and the extreme likelihood of Australia being involved makes it more than ever necessary that definite and immediate steps be taken for the establishment in this country of works for the extraction of oil from coal…

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Sydney Turf Letter. Stewards' Right to Change a Jockey on Fancied Race Candidate.—Gave Rider his Apprentice Permit for Races and then Denied him First Mount.—Talking, The Freak, Gold Rod, and Osculum in their Great Warwick Farm Form

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 4 September 1936 · page 7

Dick Wootoon regards The Freak as an Epsom proposition, and a few weeks ago he tried to engage Billy Cook for the horse in the big mile…

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Brighter Week Newcastle Coal Exports NEWCASTLE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 5 September 1936 · page 5

There was a big improvement in the coal trade at Newcastle this week. Shipments, including bunkers, totalled 59,739 tons, of which…

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Rich Gold West Australian Find PERTH

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 5 September 1936 · page 5

Four men returned to Southern Cross with rich stone showing full gold found by them about two miles north of the Yollowdine mine at Mt…

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The Mines

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 7 September 1936 · page 2

Richmond Main and Pelaw Main Collieries worked to-day…

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Rich Stone Showing Full Gold Find in West Australia

Singleton Argus · Monday 7 September 1936 · page 2

Four men have bought into Southern Cross (W.A.) rich stone showing full gold found by them about two miles north of the Yellowdine mine at Mt…

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The Mines

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 8 September 1936 · page 7

Richmond Main and Pelaw Main Collieries worked to-day…

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Bellbird Miners' Lodge Cavilled Out Men

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 8 September 1936 · page 3

The management of Bellbird Colliery notified the officials of Bellbird Miners' Lodge that they would agree to a sharing of the…

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Aberdare Central Inquiry Inspectional Visit to Aberdare Shaft. Miners Object to Nature of Tests

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 8 September 1936 · page 2

Parties to the Aberdare Central inquiry visited Aberdare colliery to-day to see a demonstration of the use of…

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The Mines

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 9 September 1936 · page 2

Richmond Main and Pelaw Main Collieries worked to-day…

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Mine Inquiry Test Described Electrical Cutter

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 9 September 1936 · page 5

A description of the test carried out in the Aberdare Central colliery with the electrical coal-cutter yesterday was given by the…

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Human Bones Mine Discovery Bingara Mystery Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 9 September 1936 · page 1

The human bones discovered in a disused mining shaft at Bingara are to be examined by a detective from Sydney and another from…

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Bones Found in Abandoned Mine Detectives to Investigate. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 9 September 1936 · page 2

Detectives from Sydney will be sent immediately to Bingara to investigate the suggestion that the bones found in the abandoned All Nations mine are…

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The Mines

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 September 1936 · page 10

Richmond Main and Pelaw Main Collieries worked to-day…

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