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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1936

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The Mines Work For Fortnight NEWCASTLE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 23 November 1936 · page 2

Owing to the hold of the aggregate meetings ten days constituted full time for the fortnight ended on Saturday…

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Rich Gold Charters Towers Find Charters Towers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 23 November 1936 · page 3

A report that a further [?] and has been found on the Midas ground, at Lolworth Creek was confirmed by J. Congdon when he reached town from…

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Colliery Deputies' Claims

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 24 November 1936 · page 3

The adjourned case in which Thomas Crawford and, James Harle, deputies, are claiming certain amounts alleged to be…

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The Mines

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 24 November 1936 · page 7

Richmond Main and Pelaw Main Collieries worked to-day…

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Aberdare Miners' Lodge

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 24 November 1936 · page 3

The ballot for the positions in Aberdare Miners' Lodge resulted: Treasurer, J. Patrick, 239; G. Latham, 93; Pickman, J…

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Colliery Award Application Fails SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 24 November 1936 · page 7

The industrial Commission to-day dismissed an application of the Northern Colliers' Association for the suspension of the Northern Collieries…

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Work at the Mines

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 24 November 1936 · page 4

Ten days constituted full time during the fortnight ended on Saturday last, one day being lost owing to holding of…

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Small Mines Formation of Vigilance Committee

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 24 November 1936 · page 3

In pursuance of the decision reached at the recent aggregate meeting, a meeting is being called at Cessnock for the purpose…

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Oil From Coal Premier's Remarks Appreciated by Mr. Biggers

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 24 November 1936 · page 3

Referring to the statement made to the Chamber of Commerce in Newcastle last night by the Premier (Mr. B. S. B…

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Small Mines Widespread Agitation Move Forecast

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 25 November 1936 · page 2

The president of the northern branch of the Miners' Federation (Mr. T. Hoare), in a statement regarding non-union mines, forecast…

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Oil From Coal Important Changes German Process Canberra

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 25 November 1936 · page 5

Changes of an important nature in the tentative plans of the Commonwealth Government for the production of oil from coal…

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Extraction of Oil From Coal View of Sydney Metallurgist

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 25 November 1936 · page 2

"Startling developments in the extraction of oil from coal can be expected; 500n," according to Mr A. W. Dye, a Sydney metallurgist…

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Hebburn Collieries

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 26 November 1936 · page 2

Both Hobbura No. 1 and No. 2 Collieries worked to-day…

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Small Mines Employees' Association Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 26 November 1936 · page 2

The Minister for Labor and Industry (Mr. J. M. Dunningham) said last night, in reply to questions raised recently by Mr. G. Booth (Lab., Kurri…

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Oil From Coal Question Of Site Claims of North Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 26 November 1936 · page 6

The possibility that the Commonwealth Government might choose Gippsland, Victoria, in preterence to the northern New South Wales…

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York Peninsula Goldfield

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 26 November 1936 · page 4

What promises to be an extensive new gold field has been discovered in York Peninsula, where a number of men are already obtaining very profitable…

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The Mines

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 27 November 1936 · page 7

Pelaw Main and Richmond Main Collieries worked to-day. It was fortnightly pay day, both mines…

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Millfield Miners' Lodge

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 27 November 1936 · page 7

Millfield nominations for District positions are as follow:—President, T. Hoare; vice-president, H. Scanlon; dual position…

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Mines' Old Age Fund

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 27 November 1936 · page 2

During the last couple of years much has been said about the inauguration of an Old Age Pension Fund for workers at…

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Miners' Funeral Fund Position of Pensioners

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 27 November 1936 · page 3

Up till 18 months ago old-age pensioners who were ex-memberg of the Miners' Federation received the benefit of the…

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