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Mining & the mines, 1938

1,318 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 59 of 66

Miners Fined Two Shots Charged at One Time LITHGOW

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 17 November 1938 · page 8

Two miners, E. Hogan and W. J. Ryan, engaged at the Steelworks Colliery, were fined on a charge of charging two shots at the same time in one…

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Well of Gold Published by Special Arrangement (Copyright.) Chapter XV.—(Continued)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 17 November 1938 · page 11

"Where is he? You haven't—you didn't hurt him, Julian?" She realised as she said it that perhaps she was displaying too much…

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The Muswellbrook Colliery

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 18 November 1938 · page 10

One of the district's best assets—the Muswellbrook Colliery. [?]Increased employment has followed the receipt of orders from the Railway Department for large quantities of coal. The coal produced is among the best in t[?]the State…

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Mine Overcast Collapses

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 18 November 1938 · page 2

Employees of one of the tunnels at Bellbird had to return home on Wednesday, owing to the collapse of an overcast. This would interfere with…

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Coal and Oil

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 18 November 1938 · page 6

The anxiety expressed in the Legislative Assembly yesterday by the Member for Cessnock, Mr. J.M. Baddeley, that the…

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Manager of Abermain No. 2 Colliery

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 18 November 1938 · page 5

Mr. G. Lang will receive many congratulations from his large circle of friends on his appointment as manager to Abermain No. 2. Colliery…

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New Manager Abermain No. 2 Colliery CESSNOCK

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 18 November 1938 · page 7

Mr. George Laing was yesterday appointed as manager of Abermain No. 2 Colliery. Mr. A. Donn, who has previously…

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Oil From Coal Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 18 November 1938 · page 7

The president of Cessnock Chamber of Commerce, Mr. A. Biggers, signified his Intention of approaching Cessnock and Kearsley Shire Councils and…

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Baby's Body in Mine Shaft Mother Arrested

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 18 November 1938 · page 1

There was a sensation in the Glen Innes district on Wednesday, when the body of a month old boy was found at the…

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The Nominations Abermain No. 2 Miners' Lodge CESSNOCK

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 18 November 1938 · page 9

Nominations for official positions on Abermain No. 2 Miners' Lodge are as follow:—President, D, Sneddon;…

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Oil From Coal Proposed Deputation to Prime Minister

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 18 November 1938 · page 5

Mr. Arthur Biggers, as president of the Cessnock Chambre of Commerce, is approaching the Municipal Council and the…

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N. Zealand Coal Use in Australia Christchurch (X.z.)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 18 November 1938 · page 5

According to reliable information the Union Line steamer Kalingo is due at Westport this week to load a shipment of 200 tons of New Zealand…

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Well of Gold Published by Special Arrangement (Copyright.) Chaptek XVI—(Continued)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 18 November 1938 · page 4

Her hart beat hart, and all her pulses quickened as she turned to Julian. "First of all we've got to get rid of…

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Rothbury Mines

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 19 November 1938 · page 4

Sir.—Why all the controversy re working of small mines on Rothbury Estate? Mr. Cockerill would have the public believe that these mines were…

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Coal Inquiry Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 19 November 1938 · page 11

Mr. J. Jeffries, representative of the coal owners, has resigned from the Safety and Health Tribunal, owing to ill-health. The Executive Council…

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Two Accidents Richmond Main Colliery Kurri Kurri

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 19 November 1938 · page 2

There were two accidents at Richmond Main Colliery yesterday afternoon. Stanley Bennett, 18, of Coronation…

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Xmas Holidays Queensland Miners Decide BRISBANE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 19 November 1938 · page 1

Following the recent stoppage it was thought the miners would not ad here to their usual practice of taking a fortnight's holiday without pay at…

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Rothbury Miners Conference to be Held BRANXTON

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 19 November 1938 · page 4

A special meeting of Maitland Extended Miners' Lodge was held in the Parish Hall, North Rothbury, last night…

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Coal Exports 58,780 Tons for Week NEWCASTLE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 19 November 1938 · page 7

For the week coal shipments, interstate and oversea, totalled 58,780 tons, compared with 58,506 tons for the previous week In the corresponding…

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Well of Gold Published by Special Arrangement (Copyright.) Chapter XVI—(Continued)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 19 November 1938 · page 5

"You mean the marks that were on the stones? Yes: I see them. I help him to break and destroy them off the stones. With a pick I did it. And the…

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