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Mining & the mines, 1937

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Mine Mechanics Interpretation Of Award Press Statement

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 20 March 1937 · page 9

The delegate board of the Federated Mining Mechanics' Association, in view of the fact that statements have been made by…

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Big Drop Coal Trade Slack NEWCASTLE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 20 March 1937 · page 11

The coal trade at Newcastle this week slackened considerably. Shipments, including bunkers for places beyond the State totalled only 35,625…

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Mining Villages Big Rebuilding Scheme

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 20 March 1937 · page 10

Several mining villages in Country Durham are being almost entirely rebuilt. For instance, the village of Queen is to he demolished and rehuilt…

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Mine Mechanics Small Mines' Application Decision of Board

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 22 March 1937 · page 5

The general secretary of the Federated Mining Mechanics' Association was directed by a meeting of the delegate board, presided over by…

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Oil From Coal by Hydrogenation an Unfavourable Review

Singleton Argus · Monday 22 March 1937 · page 3

It is felt almost certain that the Federal Government will defer action following the report by the Chief Executive Officer of the…

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Colliery Accidents

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 23 March 1937 · page 5

While working at Paxton colliery yesterday. Archibald Vernon, 18, of Main-road, Paxton fell and injured his right knee. He was admitted to…

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Colliery Mechanics Interpretation of Award Engineers' Viewpoint

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 March 1937 · page 6

Mr. T. B.ward, State Organiser of the Amalgamated Engineering Union, hat issued a press statement in reply to that which appeared in our issue of Saturday last from Mr. H. C. Morton, General Secretary of the Federated Mining…

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Oil From Coal. Project May Be Dropped. High Production Cost

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 23 March 1937 · page 3

The report on the hydrogeneation of coal, prepared for the Commonwealth Government by the chief executive officer of the Council for Scientific and…

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Coal Industry Position of Engineers Mechanics' Reply

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 24 March 1937 · page 2

"It appears quite evident, that Mr. Ward may have been able in the past six years to get away with such propaganda to some of…

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The Extraction of Oil From Coal Federal Inaction Worries N.s.w. Ministry

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 24 March 1937 · page 2

The likelihood that the Federal Government will indefinitely postpone proposals for the production of oil from coal in Australia because of the belief…

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No Dividend Caledonian Collieries Report

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Thursday 25 March 1937 · page 3

In his address to shareholders at the annual meeting of Caledonian Collieries Ltd. on Tuesday, the chairman (Mr. A…

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No Dividend Caledonian Collieries Report

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Thursday 25 March 1937 · page 3

In his address to shareholders at the annual meeting of Caledonian Collieries Ltd . on Tuesday, the chairman (Mr. A. Howard Smith) said that it…

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Hebburn Mines

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 25 March 1937 · page 5

Both Hebburn No.1 and 2 Worked again to-day. The mines closed this afternoon until Tuesday…

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Oil From Coal

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 25 March 1937 · page 4

The Premier, Mr. Stevens, deserves the commendation of all right-thinking Australians for his vigorous advocacy of the found…

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Less Fine Gold February Production SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 25 March 1937 · page 1

Figures released to-day by the Departments of Mines show that the production of native gold of New South Wales origin was estimated for the…

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Dearer Coal Price Rise In Victoria SYDNEY, Thursday

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 25 March 1937 · page 4

It is reported from Melbourne that Victorian fuel merchants have received notice of an increase of 4/to 34/9 a ton wholesale price…

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Oil From Coal Project Not Attractive. No Action by British Firm

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Thursday 25 March 1937 · page 5

Referring to the question of producing oil from coal in Australia, the Acting Prime Minister (Dr Earle Page) said last…

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Oil From Coal "Project Not Attractive." No Action by British Firm

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Thursday 25 March 1937 · page 5

Referring to the question of producing oil from coal in Australia, the Acting Prime Minister (Dr Earle Page) said last…

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Sequel To Mine Disaster LONDON, March 28

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 29 March 1937 · page 1

Sequels to the Gresford Colliery disaster, in which 265 lives were, lost, are summonses which have been served against the…

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Nine Men Killed in Mine DUBOIS (Pennsylvania), March 29

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 30 March 1937 · page 1

AN explosion in a coalmine declared to be the safest in the world killed two men while seven members of a rescue squad…

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