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Mining & the mines, 1937

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The Mines Work For Fortnight

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 15 March 1937 · page 3

particulars of Northern colliery operations during the fortnight, as furnished by the shipping agents in Newcastle on Saturday, are as follows:—…

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Local Gold Miners Crashing Results Hopeful

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 16 March 1937 · page 5

Mr. J. Rhone, of Coolongolook. via Bullahdelah. sends us along the result of a crushing of stone secured in that district,…

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Work at the Mines

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 16 March 1937 · page 7

Although only one northern colliery—Cessnock No. 2—worked full time 11 days) during the fortnight ended on…

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Ambulance Transport Service Bellbird Miners' Attitlde

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 16 March 1937 · page 2

'Bellbird Miners' Lodge, after hearing an address on Sunday, by the president of the Newcastle Ambulance Transport…

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Mud Larks Gallops In Sydney Gold Rod's Six Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 16 March 1937 · page 7

With most of the courses under water, Rosebery was the centre of training operations to-day, little work taking…

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He Hid in a Ship's Coal Hole to Escape British Police. Now Hitler's Ambassador in London. Von Ribbentrop's Chequered Career

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 16 March 1937 · page 6

1914 found Joachim von Ribbentrop engaged has a draftsman in an engineer-works in Canada. But even in that far-off land he heard his country's call to arms so abruptly be decided to put down the pen and take up the…

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Gold Yield North Coast Mine

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 March 1937 · page 8

Mr. J. Rhone, of Kearsley who took over the old Curreckl goldmine, near Coolonglock on the North Coast, states that from a crushing of five…

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Coal For Needy

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 March 1937 · page 7

Tarro Shire Council was advised by the Director of Government Relief (Mr. A.T. Treble) that 150 tons of coal for distribution to…

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Wonthaggi Mine Disaster Doctor's Evidence Melbourne

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 17 March 1937 · page 2

The opinion that the 13 victims or the Wonthaggi mine disaster were killed by concussion from the explosion, and not by carbon oxide poisoning, was…

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Mine Disaster Inquest at Wonthaggi MELBOURNE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 March 1937 · page 1

The inquest opened at Wonthaggi to-day into the deaths of 13 overman and deputies in No. 20 shaft of the State coal mine following an…

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Oil From Coal Remote Possibility CANBERRA

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 March 1937 · page 1

Owing to the prohibitive cost of the scheme the chance of the early establishment of a plant for the manufacture of oil from coal is considered…

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Mines To Close

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 18 March 1937 · page 9

The Assistant Secretary to the Northern branch of the Miners' Federation (Mr. J. B. Simpson) stated that the colliers would…

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Stop Press Mine Disaster Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 18 March 1937 · page 7

The statement that a proper inspection of the mine, lasting two hours, should have been made was made by the inspector of the…

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Track Trials Gold Rod's 3 In 38 Wotan's Speed Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 18 March 1937 · page 7

A good trial by Gold Rod was a feature of the track work at Randwick this morning. After their gallops…

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Queensland Gold Brisbane

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 19 March 1937 · page 3

The Queensland gold yield for February was 1339oz more than in February last year and it made a total yield for the first two months of the…

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Loss of Two Fingers Miners' Compensation Claim

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 19 March 1937 · page 5

The Workers' Compensation Commission, which continued its sitting in Newcastle yesterday, reserved its decision in the…

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Safety of Mines £500 Offered a Lamp

Singleton Argus · Friday 19 March 1937 · page 4

Inventors have been given six months in which to discover and perfect a minors' safety lamp which shall also give an unfailing alarm of the…

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Railway to Serve Silver Lead Mine Estimated Cost £160,000

Singleton Argus · Friday 19 March 1937 · page 1

On Wednesday the State Cabinet adopted agreement made in 1934 with the Lake George Mines Ltd., subject to light variations, for the construction…

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Gold Rod for Liverpool H'cp. Beechwood Looks Hardest to Beat

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 19 March 1937 · page 2

There are a number of good class performers engaged in the Liverpool Handicap at Warwick Farm to-morrow…

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Gold Rod's Class Should Win Him the Liverpool Liverpool Hcp. Silver Standard for Cup Allunga in Plate

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 19 March 1937 · page 9

Although Gold Rod has been racing over. longer distances than six furlongs in Melbourne, he retains his brilliance, and with 9.3, or a pound less than he carried in the…

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