Miners' Women's Auxiliary. Successful Social Evening
The social morning held in Fisher's Hall on Tuesday, September 19, by the Miners' Women's Auxiliary, to help 2CK appeal for one mile of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1939
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Oil From Coal The Phoenix System
In the Legislative Assembly, the question of the extraction of oil from coal by means or what is known aa Hie Phoenix system was referred to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Annual Ballot Miners' Federation Officers SYDNEY
The Returning Officer (Mr. C. A. Willis) is proceeding with arrangements for the taking of the ballot for the two chief positions in the Coal and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fall of Coal Miner Injured
When he was caught under a fall of coal while at work at Maitland Extended Colliery No. 3 last night, Arthur Lord, 29, a miner, of Government-road…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Petrol From Coal. Fuel Committee's Report Cost of Production
In its report on liquid fuels the Commonwealth Standing Committee has reported that the Government should exhaust the possibilities of accumulating large quantities of petrol in storages and the production of other substitute fuels before…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Explosion in Mine BERLIN, September 24
Eight were killed and 40 seriously injured as a result of an explosion in a coal mine at Bochhumhordel, between…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Excise on Gold Canberra
Regulations to give effect to the Commonwealth excise on gold were published in a special gazette yesterday. The rate of duty will vary with…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Eleven Dead in New Zealand Mine Gas After Fire
Eleven married men lost their lives in Glen Afton coalmine, in the Huntley district, New Zealand, yesterday, when noxious gases developed after…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mine Tragedy Eleven Men Entombed 3 Bodies Recovered Auckland
The bodies of three of the 11 men who lost their lives at the Glen Aston mine, near Huntly yesterday, have not yet been recovered, although…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fall of Coal Miner's Fatal Injuries Inquest Verdict Kurri Kurri
At the Kurri Kurri Courthouse this morning, the Coroner (Mr. A. W. Johns) held an inquiry into the death of John Carion, 72, of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Auckland Mine Disaster Eleven Miners Lost
Eleven miners perished in a fire in the Glenafton mine, a few miles from Huntly, New Zealand, at the week-end…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Gold Yield Queensland Figures
The Queensland gold yield for August was 10,325 fine ounces, valued at £43,858, compared with 13,290 ounces, valued at £56,452, for the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Coal Oil Costs Estimates Challenged
The council of the Associated Motor Transport of New South Wales yesterday decided to challenge the statement of the Standing Committee on…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Deputy's Death Tragic Sequel to Mine Accident
On Sunday night the lamentable death of Mr. William ("Wal") Young took place in the Cessnock District Hospital…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →11 Dead in New Zealand Mine Gas After Fire
Eleven married men lost their lives in Glen Afton coal mine, in the Huntley district, New Zealand, on Saturday, when noxious Rases developed…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Head Injury Coal Fell Down Shaft CESSNOCK
Percy Mears, 16, of Paxton, a clipper, employed at Stanford Main No. 2 colliery, received a wound to the side of the head when he was struck by a…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Petrol From Coal Report by Fuel Committee. Storages Preferred
The Commonwealth Standing Committee on the Liquid Fuels has reported that the Government should exhaust the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →RACING Side lights. Gold Salute Again In Line for "Hat-Trick." Tuhitarata and Gill-town Good Tote Bets
Gold Salute, winner of the Rowlery Mile at Rosehill on Saturday last, is among the acceptors for the Rosebery…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Oil From Coal Unemployed Demand Action
At a meeting of the Cessnock unemployed the question of the necesity of a district-wide committee to wage a camping for the extraction…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →No Change Mine Mechanics Conciliation Court Ruling
An application for dissolution and re-establishment of the Colliery Mechanics' Conciliation Committee, with amended…
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