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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1936

1,153 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 49 of 58

Injured in Mine

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 28 October 1936 · page 3

Struck by a fall of stone, at the John Darling colliery on Monday, Arthur Talbot, aged 38, of Dean-street, Belmont, suffered a crushed right foot,…

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Gold Smugglers Caught

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 28 October 1936 · page 2

Three men were arrested at the frontier station of Jeumont, France, and were charged with attempting to smuggle gold from France into…

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Oil From Coal Meeting at Singleton League Formed Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 28 October 1936 · page 2

That the oil from coal movement has no political flavor, and is strictly nonpartisan in character, was the assurance given by Mr. J. V. Kennedy, of…

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Oil From Coal Project Receives Great Support Public Meeting Displays Definite Approval Committee Formed and Petitions Signed

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 28 October 1936 · page 3

In positive fashion, a meeting of representatives of all sections of the community, in the Municipal Council Chambers last evening, clearly defined the favourable attitude of Singleton towards the "oil from coal"…

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Bush Fires Collieries Threatened Fence Alight Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 29 October 1936 · page 13

Bush fires in most of the northern areas were less serious yesterday than on the two previous days, but Teralba and Boolaroo…

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Petrol From Coal MITTAGONG

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 29 October 1936 · page 8

A PARTY organised by the Chemical Industries Society visited Mittagong to witness the process developed by Mr. J. M…

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Oil From Coal Petition League Formed CESSNOCK

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 29 October 1936 · page 12

For the purpose of assisting in the collecting of names for a petition to the Premier in favor of the establishment of works for the production of…

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Oil From Coal

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 30 October 1936 · page 6
Also in The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder

While opinions ns to the feasibility and the probability of the establishment of plant for the production of oil from coal on the…

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Pelton Colliery Idle Pelton Colliery was Idle to-day owing to a dispute over seniority

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 30 October 1936 · page 10

Details of the costs of Ministerial trips abroad this year were given in the Legislative Assembly by the Premier, in…

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Aberdare Extended Dispute. Mine Still Idle

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 30 October 1936 · page 5

Aberdare Extended Colliery, at which a stoppage occurred during the week owing to a dispute concerning rates of pay for shooting down ribs…

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Miners' Stand In Labor Dispute NEWCASTLE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 30 October 1936 · page 7

After receiving reports on the question of whether members of the Miners' Federation in the Rothbury area should be allowed to participate…

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Oil From Coal Sydney Man's Extraction Process

Singleton Argus · Friday 30 October 1936 · page 5

A party organised by the Chemical Industries Society visited Mittagong and witnessed the process developed by Mr J M. Browne, of Sydney, for the…

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State's Gold Production Increases Fining Scheme Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 30 October 1936 · page 8

The value of gold production for 1936 probably would reach £10,000,000, said the Minister in charge of Development (Senator A. J…

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Oil From Coal League Formed at Cessnock. Petition to Premier

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 30 October 1936 · page 5

A public meeting which had for its object the furtherance of the agitation for the establishment in Australia of works for the extraction of oil…

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Two Omissions A.L.P. Expulsions Mining Officials Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 30 October 1936 · page 7

In the annual nomination for officers of the 'Northern Minors' Federation, which close on November 19, two important omissions are noted…

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Mining Grant Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 31 October 1936 · page 1

The decision of the interstate mining conference to request the Federal Minister to make an adidtional grant of £70,000 in 1938 to assist the…

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Less Coal Newcastle Shipments NEWCASTLE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 31 October 1936 · page 9

Shipments of coal from Newcastle for places beyond the State during the week were 20,000 tons less than those for the previous week…

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Oil From Coal

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 2 November 1936 · page 4

Alderman W. F. O'Hearn, hon secretary of the Northern District Oil from Coal Council, states that Kearsley Shire Council has agreed to hold…

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Gold Snap Showers on Coast

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 2 November 1936 · page 5

Following on the squally and cold southerly change during the week-end, light rain, with isolated moderate falls, was recorded this morning…

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