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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1936

1,153 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 46 of 58

Gold Rod Injured SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 5 October 1936 · page 1

Gold Rod, who was to have left for Melbourne last night, is still in Sydney, and there is doubt as to, whether…

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On Strike Fiji Gold Miners SUVA, Sept. 28

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 6 October 1936 · page 6

Half-castle miners on the Tavua gold-field, who were dissatisfield with a new schedule of wages, struck for higher wages, and when their demands…

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Gold Values

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 6 October 1936 · page 2

Exports of the Mines Department say there are distince possibilities that if the present values of gold continue production in New South Wales will…

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The Colliery. New Boiler at Work

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 6 October 1936 · page 1

The first of two new Babcok-Wilcox high pressure water tube boilers is now under steam at the colliery. The work of installing the second…

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Oil From Coal Opening of Campaign

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 6 October 1936 · page 4

The secretary of Northern District Oil From Coal Committee, Mr. W. F. O'Hearn, stated to-day that [?] launching of the campaign as arranged…

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Gold Yield Increase Forecast Experts Teld Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 6 October 1936 · page 4

It is believed by experts of the N.S.W, Mines Department that, if gold values remain at their present level, gold production in the…

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Coal Prices J. and A. Brown's Profit

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 7 October 1936 · page 6

The chairman at the annual meeting of J. and A. Brown and Abermain-Sea-ham Collieries Ltd., said the shipping strike, with low prices caused by keen…

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Heavy Fighting in Northern Spain Rebels Repulse Attack by Miners

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 7 October 1936 · page 2

Heavy fighting is reported to be taking place at Oviedo (Northern Spain), where the insurgents claim to have repulsed an attack by…

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The Mines

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 October 1936 · page 7

Richmond Main and Pelaw Main Collieries were working to-day…

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Oil From Coal Canberra

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 October 1936 · page 2

Mr. R. James (Lab., Hunter) asked the Prime Minister (Mr. J. A. Lyons) in the House of Representatives, if his attention had been drawn to a…

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Hebburn Collieries

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 9 October 1936 · page 7

Owing to a rope breaking in the tunnel at Hebburn No. 1 mine yesterday, half of the colliery was knocked off three-quarters of a shift. Both…

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New Method Mining Coal Gas

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 9 October 1936 · page 8

According to a report from America, Siberia and North Caneasla Russian mining engineers are burning coalminers to tap their gas…

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Elrington Colliery

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 9 October 1936 · page 5

Elrington Colliery, which has been idle for a week, is not expected to resume work for a further week…

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Fire at Bellbird Colliery Slack Box Burnt Out

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 9 October 1936 · page 1

About 130 p.m. to-day a fire broke out in the slack box at the Bellbird Colliery. A big blaze ensued, and Cessnock…

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Oil From Coal. League Formed at Muswellbrook

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 9 October 1936 · page 2

At a meeting held at the School of Arts supper room, last night, and presided over by the Mayor (Ald. H, D. Fallick) addresses were delivered by…

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Oil From Coal Committee Appointed at Muswellbrook

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 9 October 1936 · page 7

MUSWELLBROOK, Friday. That the production of oil from coal was vital for the progress and development of…

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Heavy Fighting in Northern Spain. Rebels Repulse Attack by Miners

The Scone Advocate · Friday 9 October 1936 · page 4

Heavy lighting is reported to be taking place at Oviedo (Northern Spain), where the insurgents claim to have repulsed an attack by 15,000…

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Mine Fatality Old Charge Exploded

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 10 October 1936 · page 8

When a drill penetrated into an unexploded charge in the Napoleon mine, Stanley Stokoe, 38, of Bendigo, was killed, and Clifford Ryan, 31, was…

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The Mines Fortnightly Pay

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 12 October 1936 · page 2

Particulars of work at the northern district mines for the last fortnight, as furnished by the shipping agents in Newcastle on Saturday, were as…

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Oil From Coal Excise Remissions SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 12 October 1936 · page 1

The statement that the remissions in excise duties on oil produced from shale, previously announced by the Commonwealth Government, would of…

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