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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1936

1,153 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 48 of 58

Hebburn Mines

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 19 October 1936 · page 4

Both the Hebburn No. 1 and 2 mines worked to-day…

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Gold Production Returns for 1936 Official Estimate

Singleton Argus · Monday 19 October 1936 · page 2

The official estimate places Commonwealth gold production for 1936 at 1,- 500,000 fine ounces, worth between £12,000,000 and £13,000,000…

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Oil From Coal Municipal Council Fixes Date for Public Meeting

Singleton Argus · Monday 19 October 1936 · page 1

The Singleton Municipal Council, in response to requests from the Northern District Oil From Coal Committee, has decided to call a public meeting of representatives of all local bodies and other interested…

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Oil From Coal Project

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 20 October 1936 · page 3

From W. F. O'Hearn, Oil from coal Council seeking a donation towards the cost of the campaign arrived at establishing works for the extraction…

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Oil From Coal. Hydrogenation Process

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 20 October 1936 · page 1

Commenting on the position in regard to the production of oil from coal by the hydrogenation process, the Prime Minister, Mr. Lyons, said…

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Died in Mine Pelaw Main Resident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 20 October 1936 · page 6

Thomas Disney, 47, of Aberdare-street, Pelaw Main, a miner, employed at the Richmond Main Colliery, died in the pit this morning…

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Safe to Work Electric Coal Cutter Aberdare Central Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 20 October 1936 · page 7

The report or the ex-[?] inspector of Coal Mines, Mr. C. J. Hindmarah, who inquired into the working of the electric coal…

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Aberdare Central "Machine Safe," Says Mr. Hindmarsh Report on Electric Coal-cutter

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 20 October 1936 · page 3

In his report to the Minis­ter for Mines (Mr. R. S. Vin­cent), Mr. J. P. Hindmarsh, former Chief Inspector of…

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Rush to Goldfields

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 20 October 1936 · page 3

A rush has set in to the new goldfield near Marble Bar (Perth), where a prospector named Starr and two others…

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Aberdare Colliery

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 21 October 1936 · page 8

The Northern Minors' president, Mr. T. Heare, accompanied by the lodge officers, conferred with the superintendent of the Caledonian Collieries,…

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The Mines

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 21 October 1936 · page 2

Pelaw Main Colliery worked to-day Richmond Main was idle owing to the funeral of an employee, who…

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Oil From Coal Meetings Arranged

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 22 October 1936 · page 7

Alderman W. F. O'Hearn, honorary secretary of the Northern District Oil from Coal Council has been advised that the Cessnock Municipal Council…

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Pelton Colliery Idle

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 23 October 1936 · page 5

Pelton Colliery was idle to-day owing to a dispute concerning the conditions under which a clipper was working. It was…

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Fiji Gold Yield

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 23 October 1936 · page 3

The returns of gold bullton exported from Fiji show a substantial increase. For the six months ended June 30 the gold million exported…

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Oil From Coal Meeting

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 23 October 1936 · page 5

A public meeting in furtherance of the agitation for the establishment, in Australia, of works for the extraction of oil…

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Miners Go Home Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 23 October 1936 · page 7

Pelton colliery waS idle to-day owing to a dispute over one wheeler doing too much work. The men assembled at the pit top, but the management…

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Dust Nuisance Abermain No. 2 Mine Shire Report Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 23 October 1936 · page 7

Warsley Shire Health inspector (Mr. J. G. McGilvray) reported last night that he had received further complaints of the dust…

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Colliery Deputies' Claims

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 27 October 1936 · page 5

Claims by Thomas Crawford, against Cessnock Collieries Ltd. and James Harle, against Caledonian Collieries Ltd., for…

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Work at the Mines

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 27 October 1936 · page 6

Five collieries, including Neath, worked full time during the fortnight ending last Saturday. This was the best time…

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Death in Richmond Man Colliery Natural Causes Verdict

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 27 October 1936 · page 2

At an inquiry held at the Kurri Court House on Saturday morning into the cause of the death of Thomas Alexander…

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