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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1937

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Coal Oil Problems Mr. Vincent's Explanation Sale of Coke and Gas Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 5 June 1937 · page 10

The Minister for Mines, Mr. R. S. Vincent, in a statement last night referred to the problems facing the commercial operation of the "carbonisation process of getting oil from coal. It was essential, Mr. Vincent said, that markets should be…

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Mines at Work Kurri

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 7 June 1937 · page 5

Both Pelaw Main and Richmond Main collieries worked to-day. Mrs. E Fonly, of Thornton, who has been a patlent in the Maitland…

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Mine Mechanics Position at Wallarah Cavilling Out

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 7 June 1937 · page 5

The Introduction of new coal cutting and loading machines into Waklarah Colliery and the cavil out of employees, necessitated the holding of…

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Out m the Bush the Old Gold-getters

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 7 June 1937 · page 8

The cradlers, the tubmen, puddlers, the bexers, the ground seulers, all after the glittering gold in the old days, when old was more procurable than…

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Grim Discovery in Abandoned Mine Murdered Man Trail of Blood From Fire Battered with Axe Melbourne, Monday. Trail of Blood From Fire Battered with Axe Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 7 June 1937 · page 1

The body of Jack Woods, 55, was found in an old mine shaft yesterday near Maryborough. The head of the dead man had been badly battered, probably with an axe, and…

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Struck by Fall of Coal

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 8 June 1937 · page 3

While working in No. 3 section of Abermain No. 1 Colliery yesterday, John Mateer, of Armidale-street, Abermain, was…

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Mine Laying Protest from Britain LONDON, June 7

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 8 June 1937 · page 1

The Financial Secretary to the Admiralty Mr. Shakespeare, stated in the House of Commons that a protest had been made to the Spanish rebel…

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Man's Body in Mine Shaft. Head Badly Battered

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 8 June 1937 · page 1

The body of a man who had been terribly battered about the head, probably with an axe, was found in an abandoned mine shaft half a mile…

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Oil From Coal Statement by Mr. Vincent

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 8 June 1937 · page 3

The Minister for Mines and Forests said, at the week-end, that the State Government realised that the production of oil…

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Gold Firmer On Stock Exchange SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 8 June 1937 · page 7

On the Sydney Stock Exchange to-day gold shares improved a little on receipt of advice from overseas that the price of gold had rison The…

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U.S. Gold Policy Unchanged New York, June, 7

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 8 June 1937 · page 1

President Roosevelt has Informed the Press that there is no change in the gold policy of the United…

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Gold Market Britain's Intentions LONDON, June 8

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 9 June 1937 · page 1

In the House of Commons the Chanceller of the Excheqner, Sir John Simon, replying to a series of questions, stated that no change was…

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Liquid Coal New Japanese Process; TOKIO, June 8

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 9 June 1937 · page 5

The liquefaction of coal in commercial quantities will begin shorty under a process invented by the Japanese naval fuel depot…

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A.i.f. Gold Cup

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 June 1937 · page 9

On Wednesday returned soldier mem[?] of all golf clubs in the Northorn diatr[?]t aff[?] with the Northern District G[?] Asssocl[?]on with compete for…

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Oil From Coal Minister's Statement Action Urged

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 June 1937 · page 6

The president of the Northern Oil from Coal council Mr, J. V. Kennedy, commenting on the statement of he Minister for…

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Small Mines Union Registration, Case Goes on Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 June 1937 · page 2

When the application by the Small Mines Employees Association for registration as an Industrial union was resumed to-day…

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Colliery Accidents

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 11 June 1937 · page 3

G. Matthews, 32, a miner, of Hetton-street, Bellbird, had the fourth finger of his left hand crushed between a skip and a…

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Rum Payments for Coal

Singleton Argus · Friday 11 June 1937 · page 6

Payment for the 154 tons of coal sent yearly by Newcastle to Calcutta in the second decade of last century was made in Bengal rum, because of…

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Miners' Claims Owners' Criticism Condemned

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 11 June 1937 · page 5

Say Mr. Editor, I wish you would get those owner fellows to quit making those wise cracks about us miner [?] telling people that we earn…

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Miners State Conference (To the Editor)

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 11 June 1937 · page 7

Sir.—Two very important developments have taken place since the fixing of the date for the miners' conference, which…

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