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Mining & the mines, 1936

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Gas in Mine Inspector's Report Central Inquiry

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 September 1936 · page 8

Evidence that gas was frequently met with in the east dip section of the Aberdare Central mine, where it was proposed to…

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Mine Mechanics. South Coast Conference Mixed Duties Question

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 September 1936 · page 6

Mr. H. C. Morton, general secretary of the Federated Mining Mechanics Association, along with Mr. C. W. Laing, South Coast sub-branch…

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Gold Rod Takes the Honors Smart Times Were Registered on Tracks To-day Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 September 1936 · page 7

Smart times were registered by a number of performers at Randwick this morning. A four furlong sprint proved the most popular, and 50 sees, was recorded by several Spring candidates over this distance…

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Mine Inquiry Inspector's Evidence Coal Machines

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 11 September 1936 · page 6

An inspector of the Mines Department, giving evidence at the inquiry at East Maitland Courthouse yesterday afternoon into the…

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Bones at All Nations Mine Mystery Solved

Singleton Argus · Friday 11 September 1936 · page 8

During the Just week portion's of several human skeletons have been found in an old mine shaft near Bingara. Police have discovered that they…

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Coal Machines a Different Hazard Central Inquiry

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 11 September 1936 · page 7

When the inquiry into the conditions of Aberdare Central Colliery was continued at East Maitland Courthouse to-day, Robert…

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Bones in Mine Mystery Solved Came From Graves Bingara

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 11 September 1936 · page 3

The mystery surrounding the finding of human bones in the temporarily abandoned mine shaft near Bingara has been explained…

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TALKING For Chelmsford Stakes Gold Rod and Lough Neagh Will Run Well

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 11 September 1936 · page 8

Quite a number of the public that will be in attendance at Randwick to-morrow will be there for the sole reason of…

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Tatt's. Weight-For-Age May Be A Match Gold Rod and Talking Cuddle for the Tramway Wykeham's Good Change

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 11 September 1936 · page 9

The Derby colts, Gold Rod and Talking, look like fighting out the finish of to-morrow's Tattersall's Chelmsford Stakes. The pair meet on level weights, both having incurred penalties, and although Gold Rod has yet to win beyond seven furlongs,…

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Coal Mines Exam

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 September 1936 · page 8

An advertisement appears elsewhere in this issue regarding the examinations for certificates for compentency under the Coal Mines…

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Mine Inquiry Evidence Concluded Twelfth Day

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 September 1936 · page 4

Evidence was concluded at the East Maitland Courthouse yesterday afternoon in the inquiry into the safety or otherwise of the operation of electrical…

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Coal Export Shipments at Newcastle NEWCASTLE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 September 1936 · page 3

For the week ended at 5 p.m. yesterday, shipments of coal from Newcastle to places outside the State totalled 52,760 tons, of which 5560 tons…

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Oil From Coal Northern Council Meets Launching Campaign

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 September 1936 · page 8

A meeting of the recently formed Northern District Oil from Coal Council decided at a meeting in the Newcastle Town Hall lat night to launch…

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Oil From Coal Scheme Supported Mine Mechanics

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 September 1936 · page 4

The action taken by the general secretary of the Federated Mining Mechanics' Association (Mr. H. C. Morton) at the special…

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The Mines

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 September 1936 · page 5

Richmond Main and Pelaw Main Collieries worked to-day…

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Mine Mechanics Delegate Board Meets Compensation Claim

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 September 1936 · page 4

At a fully-attended meeting of the delegate board of the Federation Mining Mechanics' Association held on Saturday last, at which Mr. T. G…

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Lang Denounced by Miners, Leader "Disruptive Influence Must Go."

Singleton Argus · Monday 14 September 1936 · page 2

The general secretary of the Miners Federation (Mr W. Orr) lias denied suggestions by the secretary of the State Labor Party (Mr Graves, M.L.C.)…

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Oil From Coal Council Singleton Included in Series of Public Meetings

Singleton Argus · Monday 14 September 1936 · page 2

The Northern District Oil from Coal Council has decided to hold a series of public meetings at Muswellbrook, Singleton, Cessnock, Kurri Kurri, Dungog,…

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Work at the Mines

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 15 September 1936 · page 3

With the exception of its Abermain mine, which had nine days, all the collieries in the J. and A. Brown-Abermain…

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Mine Mechanics South Coast Inspection

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 15 September 1936 · page 5

Mr. H. C. Morton, general secretary of the Federation Mining Mechanics' Association, left yesterday for the South Coast to hold an inspection this…

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