NRS-9987 Mines special files, 1851–1986

These files, which the department designated with an 'SF' prefix (special file), have been segregated from the main series of correspondence. They relate to a variety of subjects including reports on geological surveys and mineral deposits; reports on coalfields; applications for leases; statistics of mineral production; reports of mining operations in various districts; subsidence and undermining on coal areas; mining acts and regulations; Aboriginal rock carvings around Sydney; and royal commissions and special inquiries.

Item
Dates
Description
[2/2322 pt]
1851-54
Samuel Stutchbury's Reports concerning the Geological Survey of New South Wales (SF 7A)
[2/2322 pt]
1855-56, 1874
Report of W. Keene on Branxton Coal Field (SF 7A) (see also Department of Lands, Examiner of Coal Fields, Reports of William Keene, 1855-71,[4/8036A.2]
[2/2322 pt]
1855-56, 1874
Reports of F. Odernheimer concerning the survey of Australian Agricultural Company's land (SF 7A)
[2/3512 pt]
1882
Report on the geology of, and timber on, Lord Howe Island by C.W. Wilkinson
[2/3511B]
1866-85
Jenolan Caves
1887
Royal Commission into the Bulli Colliery Explosion
[2/2321]
1881-91
Geological reports of T.W.E. David on Coal and Gold Fields in various Mining Districts of New South Wales (SF 7A)
[19/2509 pt]
1883-92
Sneddons Undermining Case (SF 96A)
[2/2323]
1890-95
Geological reports of G.A. Stonier on certain gold mining districts (SF 90A)
[19/2509 pt]
1894-95
Mining on Private Property Bill of 1892 (SF 37)
[19/2509 pt]
1890-96
Mining on Private Lands Act of 1894 (SF 86A)
[2/2324]
1891, 1893-96
Reports of J.B. Jaquet upon various mining fields and mineral deposits including iron ore, platinum, silver, copper and opals (SF 89A)
[9/1932]
1889-98
Reports by Geological Surveyor, J.E. Carne (SF 109)
[2/2326]
1880, 1892-99
Reports of E.F. Pittman on gold fields, coal seams, artesian bores, mining patents and various mineral deposits
[9/1933.1]
1889-99
Stockton Colliery (SF 2A)
[19/2510 pt]
1890-99
Boring at Gundagai (SF 174A)
[9/1931.2], [19/2510 pt]
1896-99
Dudley Colliery Disaster: 1896-98 [9/1931.2]; 1898-99 [19/2510 pt]
[2/2325.2]
1897-99
Reports of J.A. Watt upon various deposits of minerals including bismuth, iron ore, gold and diamonds
[19/2510 pt]
1896-1900
Miners Provident Fund
[19/2511 pt]
1897-1900
Miners Accident Relief Act
[19/2511 pt]
1896-1901
Prospecting Board aid in Inverell Electorate
[19/2513 pt]
1899, 1901
Boring at Wyalong (SF 173A)
[19/2512 pt]
1900-01
Mines Inspection Act, 1901 (SF 48A)
[19/2512 pt]
1901
Accident at South Mine, Broken Hill (SF 105)
[9/1937]
1900-02
Greta Colliery Accident Inquiry (SF 134A)
[19/2513 pt]
1890, 1903
Papers laid before the Legislative Assembly (SF 62A)
[9/1936.1]
1894-1903
Sydney Harbour collieries (SF 126)
[9/1935.2]
1900-03
Burwood Colliery explosion (SF 93A)
[19/2514 pt]
1900-03
Boring at Home Rule (SF 3A)
[9/1933.2]
1902-03
Royal Commission to inquire into the fatal accident at the Central Mine, Broken Hill, 1902
[9/1934-1935.1]
1898-1904
Royal Commission into the Mount Kembla Colliery Explosion (SF 128)
[19/2514 pt]
1896-1905
Wickham & Bullock Island Colliery lease application: Board of Inquiry (SF 14H)
[19/2515 pt]
1905-06
Mining Act of 1906 (SF 49A)
[19/2515 pt]
1906
Suggestions for new Mining Bill (SF 61A)
[9/1939.1]
1880-1907
Reward for the discovery of Temora Gold Field (SF 312)
[9/1938]
1898-1907
East Greta Colliery Disaster (SF 103A)
[19/2516]
1907
Appointment of Wardens Clerk at Deepwater and Wardens Court at Torrington (SF 105)
[19/2517]
1907-08
Regulations under the Mining Act of 1906 (SF 129A)
[19/2518]
1899-1909
Boring at Albury
[19/2519 pt]
1910
Bellambi Coal Company - Lease for railway purposes (SF 149)
[19/2520 pt]
1907-11
Coal Mines Regulation (Amending) Act of 1911 (SF 130A)
[19/2520 pt]
1897-1912
Coal Mines (Eight Hours) Bill of 1912
[19/2521 pt]
1911-12
Coal Mining Regulations Amendment Bill (SF 46A)
[19/2521 pt]
1891-1913
Reward for the discovery of quicksilver (SF 192)
[19/2522 pt]
1902-13
Remission of royalty rent on coal used for raising steam at collieries (SF 144A)
[7/7598]
1910-13
Treatment charges by Great Cobar Ltd. of ore from Budgerygar. Statements from Great Cobar Ltd. to North Budgerygar Mining Co. Ltd. detailing value after assay and costs associated with assay of a particular ore purchase
[19/2522 pt]
1891-1914
Dudley Land and Coal Company - Application for lease portion 58, Parish Kahibah (SF 56A)
[19/2523 pt]
1893-1914
Reward for the discovery of Wyalong Gold Field
[9/1939.2]
1903-14
Lightning Ridge Opal Field (SF 168A)
[19/2523 pt]
1909-14
Mining Amendment Bill of 1913 (SF 6A)
[7/7600]
1913-14
Mount Lyell Mining and Railway Co. Ltd. - Smelting costs and estimated cost of additions to smelting plant
[19/2524 pt]
1913-14
Committee of Inquiry into the best means of dealing with coal dust in the collieries of New South Wales, with the object of preventing explosions of coal dust being initiated and carried through colliery workings (SF 160A)
[19/2524 pt]
1892-1915
Reward for discovery of Yerranderie Silver Mines (SF 193A)
[19/2524 pt]
1895-1915
Public Batteries (SF 316)
[19/2525]
1900-15
Yerranderie Village resumption: Manning v Williams (SF 179A)
[19/2519 pt]
1911, 1915
Royal Commission of Inquiry into the workings of thick coal seams etc., Maitland-Cessnock District, 1911 (Copies of correspondence and exhibits) (SF 160A)
[7/7599]
1908-16
Details of the cost of mining, smelting, converting, railing, shipping, refining, and marketing of ore at various Australian mines
[19/2526 pt]
1908-16
Water in Stockton shaft (SF 26A)
[19/2526 pt]
1913-16
Royalties - E.A.M. Merewether and others (SF 188A)
[19/2527]
1914-17
Panama Pacific Exhibition (SF 180A)
[7/7601]
1915-17
Correspondence between C.S.A. Mines and government officials re shipping of copper matte to London
[7/7602]
1916-18
Correspondence between C.S.A. Mines and the Electrolytic Refining and Smelting Co. of Australia Ltd. re costs of treatment of copper matte
[9/1940]
1898-1919
Hill End (SF 308)
[7/7603]
1909-19
Smelting costs at various Australian mines (Mainly letters to E.C. Andrews by United Silver Mines N.L. and the Sulphide Corporation Ltd. Includes rough estimates of costs and copies of ore purchase statements.)
[19/2528 pt]
1913-19
Amendments to the Coal Mines Regulation Act
[19/2528 pt]
1919
Report upon Fatal Accidents in Coal Mines (SF 50)
[19/2529-2530 pt]
1910-20
Establishment of State Coal Mines (SF 372)
[19/2530 pt-2531]
1919-20
Private lands applications (SF 319)
[7/7597]
1920
Appointments in Mines Department - Letter from R.H. Cambage, Under Secretary for Mines, to E.C. Andrews, Geological Surveyor, 21 January 1920
[2/2322 pt], [2/3508-09]
1852-56, 1922
Rev. W.B. Clarke's papers and reports concerning mining in New South Wales
[9/1941]
1882-1922
Subsidence and undermining in Coal areas (SF 189A)
1896-1922
Aboriginal rock carvings around Sydney
[19/2532]
1904-22
Amalgamation of Caledonian Collieries Ltd. leases
[19/2533 pt]
1913-22
Harden Battery (SF 125)
[5/2330]
1917-22
Government Geologist's correspondence concerning a geological survey of Broken Hill
[19/2534]
1914-23
Explosives (SF 160)
[19/2533 pt]
1916-23
Royal Commission of Inquiry into the use of electrically driven coal-cutting machines, Mount Kembla
[19/2535 pt]
1919-23
Royal Commission into the Coal Mining Industry 1919 (SF 226)
[19/2535 pt]
1922-23
Private Case applications (SF 319B)
[19/2536 pt]
1906-24
Lease applications, Young (SF 22)
[19/2536 pt]
1924
Royal Commission into the establishment of new states (SF 149)
[19/2536 pt]
1886-1925
Mineral lease applications (SF 195)
[19/2537]
1911-25
Carlos Gap Reserve
[19/2539 pt]
1921-25
Select Committee of the Legislative Assembly on the decline of the metalliferous industry (SF 129)
[9/1942]
1923-25
Bellbird Colliery Disaster (SF 150)
[19/2538]
1925
Investigation into the Rothbury Colliery explosion (SF 176)
[19/2541 pt]
1907-26
Special Wardens (SF 321)
[19/2541 pt]
1911-26
State Coal Mines (SF 157)
[19/2539 pt]
1926
Coal Mines Regulation (Amendment) Bill
[19/2540]
1926
Red Head Colliery Disaster inquiry
[19/2542 pt]
1902-27
Authorities to mine coal and royalty returns - No.1492 Bellambi Coal Co. (SF 318)
[19/2543]
1914-27
Sydney Municipal Coal Mine (SF 364)
[19/2542 pt]
1925-27
Mines rescue stations (SF 183)
[19/2544]
1909-28
Leases, Sofala and environs (SF 326)
[19/2545 pt]
1925-28
Inspection of quarries, shafts etc. in connection with sewers and other public works (SF 185)
[19/2545 pt]
1925-28
Mineral leases, Abermain (SF 152)
[9/1936.2]
1912-29
Reward for the discovery of the Ardlethan Tin Field to J.J. Keogh (SF 128)
[19/2545 pt]
1914-29
Extension of towns of Aberdare and Kearsley into mining lands (SF 83)
[19/2546 pt]
1916-29
Village of Stanford-Merthyr (SF 4)
[19/2546 pt]
1918-29
Special Wardens (SF 126)
[19/2546 pt]
1925-29
Hydraulic Stowage Committee
[19/2547]
1897-1930
Mining leases, Brindabella, Queanbeyan (SF 154A)
[19/2548-2549 pt]
1897-1930
Inquiry into claim of Charles Launcelot Garland in respect of dredging leases, 1913
[19/2549 pt]
1918-30
Village of Yithan (SF 247)
[19/2550 pt]
1920-30
Coal Mines Regulation Act amendments (SF 331)
[19/2549 pt]
1925-30
New Hope Gold Mining Company
[19/2550 pt]
1929-30
Workers' Compensation Commission report - Minister's copy
[19/2551 pt]
1879-1931
Applications for rewards for discovery of new mining fields
[19/2551 pt-2552 pt]
1896-1931
Mining Bill of 1905 and amendments (SF 317)
[19/2552 pt]
1919-31
Application for aid under prospecting vote from Mt. Royal Copper Mines (SF 165)
[19/2553 pt]
1924-31
Geophysical prospecting (SF 190)
[19/2553 pt]
1925-31
Lecturettes of mining broadcast over the ABC (SF 148)
[19/2554 pt]
1930-31
Shale Oil Investigation Committee
[19/2554 pt]
1930-31
Minister's coal file including photographs of Dean's Ltd., Mayfield
[19/2550 pt]
1931
Unemployment report for Minister
[19/2555 pt]
1911-32
Mineral leases of Crown lands - Various areas (SF 346)
[19/2555 pt]
1918-32
Occidental Mine, Cobar, 1918-32, and Fort Bourke Mine, 1931-32 (SF 127)
[19/2555 pt]
1921-32
Coal Mines Regulation Act, 1912-32, including papers amending acts and clarification of S.39A (re certificates of service for mine surveyors)
[19/2556 pt]
1931-32
Coal Mines Regulation Bill 1932
[19/2556 pt-2557 pt]
1922-33
Inquiry into the Gold Mining Industry (SF 48)
[19/2556 pt]
1933
Coal processing to relieve unemployment
[19/2558 pt]
1925-34
Mineral production statistics - Covering letters (SF 208)
[19/2557 pt]
1926-34
Coal Mines Regulation Act 1931
[19/2558 pt]
1931-34
Lucknow Gold Mining Field (SF 201)
[19/2558 pt]
1933-34
Australasian Oil and Retorting Company
[19/2558 pt]
1921-35
Mining reserve, Wyalong (SF 140)
[19/2559 pt]
1928-35
Coal mining miscellaneous papers (which may have come from the Minister's private file)
[19/2559 pt]
1931-35
Tullamore Gold Mine case (SF 214)
[19/2559 pt]
1904-36
Leases at Young (SF 5)
[19/2559 pt]
1912-36
Special leases, Armidale (SF 15)
[19/2560 pt]
1919-36
Fees and allowances paid to mining surveyors employed by the Department of Mines (SF 108)
[19/2560 pt]
1929-36
Mining reserve, Parish Carabost (SF 117)
[19/2560 pt]
1930-36
Grazing leases at Tumbarumba (SF 81)
[19/2561]
1930-36
Coal Industry Bill
[19/2562]
1933-36
Ayrfield Colliery investigation (SF 328)
[19/2560 pt]
1935-36
Small mines - Establishment of under Special New Rules (SF 292)
[19/2563 pt]
1935-36
Mining reserve, Bingara (SF 69)
[19/2563 pt]
1935-36
Dredging lease applications, Parish of Wellington, A.F.B. Hull
[19/2563 pt-2564]
1905-37
Shale oil, Minister's file (SF 217A)
[19/2563 pt]
1907-37
Registration of mine managers' certificates
[19/2565]
1918-37
Mount Charlested Wolfram Mines default (SF 237)
[19/2566 pt]
1922-37
G.T. Heinecke - Lease at Tumbarumba (SF 163)
[19/2566 pt]
1926-37
State Cement Works and limestone leases, Marulan (SF 138)
[19/2566 pt]
1928-37
Mining reserve, Parish Wilkie (SF 32)
[19/2567-68]
1929-37
Temporary officers (SF 141)
[19/2566 pt]
1935-37
Permissive occupancies, Cessnock (SF 88)
[19/2569]
1936-37
Aberdare Central Colliery Inquiry (SF 266)
[19/2570 pt]
1919-38
Dredging lease applications at Stuart Town by B.H.P. Ltd. and at Stuart Town, Wellington, by A.F. Barret-Hull (SF 366)
[19/2571 pt]
1919-38
Grazing leases at Nyngan (SF 203)
[19/2570 pt]
1922-38
Cessnock Mines ambulance class (SF 205)
[19/2571 pt]
1925-38
General rules covering timbering lamps and stone dust, installation of telephones in mines (SF 267)
[19/2572 pt]
1935-38
Dredging leases (SF 249)
[19/2574 pt]
1876-1939
Claim for reward for discovery of Grenfell Gold Field (SF 254)
[2/3512 pt]
1880-84, 1939
Papers concerning the Bermagui Mystery (disappearance of Lamont Young, Government Geologist and party) (SF 143)
[19/2575]
1887-1924, 1939
Mining within the Sydney Metropolitan Catchment Area
[19/2572 pt-2573 pt]
1930-39
Lake George Mines, Captains Flat (SF 236)
[19/2576]
1931-39
Shale Oil. Newnes Investigation Committee
[19/2573 pt]
1932-39
Mines Rescue Act of 1925 (SF 332)
[19/2577 pt]
1932-39
Ministerial files on coal matters
[19/2577 pt]
1938-39
Royal Commission on the Health and Safety of Workers in Coal Mines (SF 251)
[19/2574 pt]
1939
Royal Commission into Miners' Health and Welfare
[19/2578 pt]
1890-1940
Ophir Memorial Reserve (SF 121)
[19/2578 pt]
1924-40
Conversion of Special Lease 10/4, Glen Innes (SF 67)
[19/2578 pt]
1924-40
Leases, Glen Innes (SF 32)
[19/2579 pt]
1929-40
Revocation of leases, County Wellington (SF 54)
[19/2579 pt]
1933-40
Liquid fuels (SF 238)
[19/2580]
1935-40
Coal Distribution Committee (SF 329)
[19/2581]
1907-41
Gold Buyers Bill (SF 197)
[19/2582 pt]
1909-41
Mongarlowe & Shoalhaven River Goldfield - Special leases for grazing (SF 231)
[19/2583]
1914-41
Newnes Shale oil production (SF 217)
[19/2582 pt]
1924-41
Residential leases, County Wellington (SF 72)
[19/2584 pt]
1927-41
Flooding of Glen Ayr, Glen Greta and Ayrfield Collieries (SF 19)
[19/2584 pt]
1931-41
(NSW) Coal Distribution Committee, Commonwealth Coal Board: Coal supplies, National Security (Supply of Coal) regulations, 1939
[19/2582 pt]
1932-41
Yalwal Battery (SF 260)
[19/2585 pt]
1933-41
Prince of Wales Gold Mine, Burnt Yards
[19/2585 pt]
1936-41
Leases, County Bathurst (SF 43)
[19/2585 pt]
1938-41
Forestry and Catchment Areas Board
[19/2590 pt]
1938-41
Coal Commission, 1938-39, and consequential matters including Coal Mines Regulation (Amendment) Bill, 1941
[19/2586]
1939-41
Erosion papers
[19/2587-2588 pt]
1939-41
National Security regulations (SF 323)
[19/2589 pt]
1939-41
Coal Mines Regulation (Amendment) Bill 1941
[19/2589 pt]
1940-41
Coal Mines Regulation (Further Amendment) Bill 1941
[19/2588 pt]
1941
Coal Mines Regulation Act, 1941
[19/2590 pt]
1901-42
Government concentration works at Broken Hill (SF 265)
[19/2591 pt]
1915-42
Permitted explosives under the Coal Mines Regulation Act, 1912-31 (SF 221)
[19/2592 pt]
1916-42
Baerami oil - Shale (SF 262)
[19/2591 pt]
1924-42
Tellebung Tin Field
[19/2592 pt]
1928-42
Conversion and renovation of leases, Parish Eurongilly, County Clarendon (SF 37A)
[14/4476-77]
1931-42
Experiments into the production of motor fuel from coal, conducted by Lyon Brothers of Newcastle (Pt.1 & 2): 1931-33 [14/4476]; 1934-42 [14/4477]
[19/2592 pt]
1934-42
Leases and purchase of road, Parish Yarrow, County Lincoln (SF 70)
[19/2592 pt]
1934-42
Leases, Parish Belubula, County Bathurst (SF 98)
[19/2593 pt]
1911-43
Leases, East Maitland and environs (SF 230)
[19/2593 pt]
1926-43
Prospecting aid to Black Leads N.L. at Gulgong (SF 273)
[19/2594 pt]
1931-43
Homeward Bound Mine, Grenfell (SF 287)
[19/2594 pt]
1933-43
Sunny Corner Battery (SF 278)
[19/2592 pt]
1934-43
Applications for leases, County Georgiana
[19/2595 pt]
1935-43
Applications for leases, Parish Collett, County Ashburnham (SF 104)
[19/2595 pt]
1916-44
Village of Pelaw Main (SF 173)
[19/2595 pt]
1919-44
Proposed sites for State Coal Mines (SF 91)
[19/2596 pt]
1926-44
Leases, Parish Calvert, County Bathurst (SF 142)
[19/2596 pt]
1929-44
Special leases, Wyalong (SF 24)
[19/2596 pt]
1935-44
Leases, Parishes Seeley, Ward and Nowland, County Clarke (SF 158)
[19/2596 pt]
1935-44
Leases, Inverell (SF 264)
[19/2596 pt]
1936-44
Special leases, Boorowa, County Harden (SF 44)
[19/2597 pt]
1938-44
Quarterly adjustments of salaries and wages (SF 272)
[19/2597 pt]
1939-44
War regulations and precautions (SF 306)
[19/2596 pt]
1944
Inquiry into flashes, flares, fires etc., including report on the use of electricity in collieries, 1943 (SF 289)
[19/2598]
1900-45
Reward for discovery of new mineral deposits in NSW (SF 155)
[19/2599 pt]
1908-45
Leases, Parish Clare, County Hardinge (SF 13)
[19/2599 pt]
1926-45
Leases, Maitland (SF 29)
[19/2599 pt]
1936-45
Leases, Parish Waterbeach, County Roxburgh
[19/2600 pt]
1936-45
Leases, County Wellington (SF 33)
[19/2603 pt]
1936-45
Christmas Gift Gold Mining Company (SF 290)
[19/2600 pt]
1938-45
Dredging Lease applications, Adelong and Gundagai (SF 324)
[19/2601 pt-2602]
1944-45
Hydraulic stowage experiments (SF 293 Pt.1)
[19/2601 pt]
1945
Monthly statistics of mineral production (SF 295)
[19/2603 pt]
1907-46
Leases, Parish Burnbaldy, County Monteagle (SF 58)
[19/2604 pt]
1916-46
Revocation of reserve and conversion of leases, Parish Old Castle, County Durham (SF 109)
[19/2604 pt]
1924-46
Leases, East Maitland, including land for railway purposes (SF 298)
[19/2604 pt]
1933-46
Leases, Parish Cessnock, County Northumberland (SF 80)
[19/2605 pt]
1933-46
Leases at Inverell (SF 9)
[19/2605 pt]
1934-46
Leases at Tenterfield (SF 3)
[19/2605 pt]
1935-46
Revocation of reserve and applications for extension and conversion of leases, County Murchison (SF 235)
[19/2605 pt]
1935-46
Special leases, Parish Glen Elgin, County Clive (SF 10)
[19/2605 pt]
1937-46
Sale of Mark's Wolfram Ltd. (SF 347)
[19/2606 pt]
1937-46
Leases, County Buller (SF 103)
[19/2606 pt]
1940-46
Military leave (SF 320)
[19/2607 pt]
1941-46
Leases, Parish Craven, County Gloucester (SF 87)
[19/2607 pt]
1942-46
Fuel efficiency and economy (SF 280)
[19/2607 pt]
1942-46
Trucks and plant (SF 281)
[19/2608]
1897-1947
Lease of Sunny Corner Mine (SF 18)
[19/2609 pt]
1914-47
Parish of Nundle - Mining tenements, water rights, creation of dams and reserves (SF 51)
[19/2609 pt]
1925-47
Revocation of reserve and application for extension of leases, Parish Yaloe, County Gresham (SF 274)
[19/2610 pt]
1930-47
Loan to Webb's Silver Mine, Emmaville (SF 277)
[19/2610 pt-2611 pt]
1931-47
Shale oil investigation (SF 217)
[19/2611 pt]
1932-47
Leases, Parish Albert, County Kennedy (SF 82)
[19/2611 pt]
1933-47
Applications for extensions of leases, Armidale, County Clarke (SF 106)
[19/2612 pt]
1933-47
Leases, County Durham (SF 75)
[19/2612 pt]
1933-47
Complaints by F.S. Wells to the Under Secretary for Mines on various subjects (SF 233)
[19/2612 pt]
1934-47
Leases, County Sandon (SF 65)
[19/2612 pt]
1934-47
Conversion of special leases to grazing leases, County Phillip (SF 56)
[19/2613 pt]
1935-47
Leases, Parishes Ainsley and Loftus, County Parry (SF 101)
[19/2613 pt]
1935-47
Leases, Parish Haning, County Inglis (SF 71)
[19/2612 pt]
1936-47
Leases, Parish Forbes, County Ashburnham (SF 60)
[19/2614 pt]
1936-47
Leases, Counties Clarke and Gresham (SF 76)
[19/2613 pt]
1937-47
Conversion of leases, Parish Bundera, County Gloucester (SF 95)
[19/2613 pt]
1942-47
Advance under National Security (Minerals) Regulations for Government Antimony Project at Hillgrove, NSW (SF 303)
[19/2614 pt]
1945-47
Mining Industry Advisory Panel - Proposals for rehabilitation of mining industry (SF 302)
[19/2616 pt]
1913-48
Applications for residential leases, Armidale, County Sandon (SF 276)
[19/2615]
1927-48
Administrative Arrangements specifying allocation to Ministers of the administration of Acts passed in each Parliamentary session (SF 225)
[19/2616 pt]
1932-48
Conversion of special leases, Glen Innes (SF 84)
[19/2616 pt]
1934-48
Surrender of mineral lease of Preston Coal Company, Newcastle (SF 35)
[19/2616 pt]
1936-48
Leases, Parish Wear, County Wellington (SF 257)
[19/2617 pt]
1936-48
Leases, Grafton and County Gresham (SF 23)
[19/2617 pt]
1937-48
Applications for conversion of residential lease, Parish Muckera, County Wellington (SF 253)
[19/2617 pt]
1939-48
Far North Coast coal prospecting and production (SF 297 Pt.1)
[19/2618 pt]
1939-48
Leases, County Gough (SF 94)
[19/2618 pt]
1941-48
Conversion of leases, Tamworth (SF 28)
[19/2619]
1941-48
Weekly reports of diamond drilling at Warragamba Dam (SF 133)
[19/2618 pt]
1946-48
CSIRO Abstracts of Russian scientific and technical publications (SF 305)
[19/2618 pt]
1947-48
Declaration of public road, Parish Stanford (SF 86)
[19/2620 pt]
1912-49
Proposed superphosphate factory at Headville (SF 200)
[19/2621 pt]
1918-49
Quarterly returns for mining accidents (SF 375)
[19/2622]
1930-49
Reports on Commonwealth and State Government co-operation towards National Geological Surveys (SF 228)
[19/2621 pt]
1931-49
Revocation of reserves and extension of leases, Parish Martin, County Ashburnham (SF 118)
[19/2620 pt]
1949
Inquest into fatal accidents in coal mines (SF 344)
[19/2624 pt]
1924-50
Inspection of mines and quarries by Mines Department Inspectors (SF 193)
[19/2625 pt]
1929-50
Revocation of leases, Parish Caroline, County Kennedy (SF 67)
[19/2625 pt]
1932-50
State Mines Control Board - Legislation and election of members (SF 1)
[19/2626-2627 pt]
1944-50
Ambulance class files
[19/2628 pt]
1949-50
Department of Supply disposal of surplus goods (SF 363)
[19/2624 pt]
1950
Accidents in coal mines (SF 352)
[2/2325.1]
1887-1951
Fossilised fish specimens (SF 68)
[19/2627 pt]
1928-51
Diamond Drill machinery and materials (SF 361)
[19/2628 pt]
1934-51
Proposed establishment of public baths at Parkes (SF 227)
[19/2628 pt]
1935-51
Advances to Molybdenite Mines Ltd. for Allies Mine, Deepwater (SF 304)
[19/2629]
1941-51
Applications for leases in Burragorang State Coal Mine Reserve (SF 294 Pt.B)
[19/2630 pt]
1945-51
Distribution of Technical Reports of CSIRO Service to Industry (SF 307)
[19/2623], [19/2632 pt-2633 pt]
1945-51
Coal mines road dust: 1945-49 [19/2623] (SF 341); 1949-51 [19/2632 pt-2633 pt] (SF 342)
[19/2631-2632 pt]
1946-51
Check Inspectors' monthly reports (SF 362)
[19/2628 pt]
1950-51
Analysis of samples of road dust (SF 343)
[19/2630 pt]
1951
Inquiries into accidents in coal mines
[19/2633 pt]
1913-52
Dredging leases and dredging (SF 248)
[19/2634 pt]
1934-52
Revocation of reserves and extension of leases, Parish Burrandana, County Mitchell (SF 130)
[19/2634 pt]
1947-52
Wire rope certificates (SF 340)
[19/2634 pt]
1935-53
Leases, Bathurst and Wellington (SF 53)
[19/2635 pt]
1937-53
Leases, Tenterfield (SF 41)
[19/2635 pt]
1942-53
Advances under National Security (Mines) Registration (SF 391)
[19/2636 pt]
1951-53
Open cut mining (SF 345)
[19/2636 pt]
1934-54
Annual Reports of the Department of Mines (under Regulation 32 of the Public Service Act) to Public Service Board (SF 383A)
[19/2637 pt]
1935-54
Mines Rescue Act 1925 (SF 198)
[19/2637 pt]
1939-54
West Wyalong State Battery (SF 398)
[19/2639 pt]
1943-54
Leases, Parishes Hall and Bingara, County Murchison (SF 219)
[19/2639 pt]
1950-54
Proposed acquisition of holdings at Cessnock for State Coal Mine (SF 379)
[19/2639 pt]
1953-54
Fire at State Coal Mine, Lithgow (SF 376)
[19/2638]
1937-55
Omrah Gold Mine - Advance from the Crown (SF 389)
[19/2640]
1945-55
Coal Conservation Commission
[19/2641 pt]
1948-55
Temperature survey, Broken Hill (SF 353)
[19/2641 pt]
1925-56
Purchase of diamonds (SF 239)
[19/2641 pt]
1936-56
Leases, Inverell (SF 204)
[19/2642]
1948-56
West Ward Mine Subsidency Insurance, Newcastle District (SF 368)
[19/2643 pt]
1945-57
Diamond drilling - Cast set bits (SF 362)
[19/2643 pt]
1936-63
Leases, County Gough (SF 64)
[10/29951 pt-29952 pt]
1946-63
Appointments to the Joint Coal Board (SF 392 Pt.1 & 2): 1946-54 [10/29952 pt]; 1955-63 [10/29951 pt]
[19/2644 pt]
1942-64
Torrington Mines (SF 381)
[19/2644 pt]
1935-65
Leases, Wyalong and environs (SF 99)
[19/2645]
1936-65
Leases, County Hardinge and Bathurst, and plans and papers re Electricity Commission proposed transmission line from Vales Point to Muswellbrook (SF 224)
[18/3293]
1957-65
State Coal Mines Operation reports (fortnightly) (SF 357)
[10/29943 pt]
1964-67
Mines Rescue Stations Committee (SF 218)
[18/3294]
1964-68
Offshore Petroleum legislation - Back papers (SF 455)
[18/3295.1], [10/29961 pt]
1964-68
Offshore Petroleum legislation - Letters prior to draft Bill: 1964-68 [18/3295.1] (SF 466A); 1965-66 [10/29961 pt] (SF 466B Pt.1 & 2)
[10/29962-64]
1965-68
Offshore Petroleum legislation: 1965-67 [10/29964] (SF 466E Pt.1 & 2); 1966 [10/29963] (SF 466D Pt.1 & 2]); 1967-68 [10/29962] (SF 466C Pt.1 & 2)
[10/29945-46]
1934-69
Mining on catchment areas under MWSDB control (SF 335 Pt.1 & 2): 1934-64 [10/29946]; 1962-69 [10/29945]
[10/29956 pt-29957]
1966-69
Annual and meetings reports - National Coal Research Advisory Committee (SF 438A Pt.1 Bundles 1 & 2; SF 438A Pt.2)
[10/29986 pt-29987]
1966-69
Pipelines Act 1967 - Notes on administration, procedures, permits and licences (SF 512 Pt.1, 3-5): 1966-67 [10/29987]; 1966-69 [10/29986 pt]
[10/29968 pt]
1969
Minutes of State Coal Mines Authority to December 1969 (SF 483)
[10/29961 pt]
1966-70
Proposed establishment of National Park in Western Division Menindee Lakes (SF 465)
[10/29978 pt]
1970
Mining Amendment Act (SF 502)
[10/29970 pt-29973]
1954-71
Thiess Bros Pty Ltd interest in establishing a coal mine in the Balmoral area between Liddell and Muswellbrook (SF 498 Pt.1-5): 1954-71 [10/29971]; 1960-70 [10/29972]; 1971 [10/29970 pt]; [10/29973]
[10/29965-29966 pt]
1964-71
Australian Minerals Council (SF 480 Pt.1 [Bundles 1 & 2] & 2): 1964-71 [10/29965]; 1971 [10/29966 pt]
[10/30021 pt]
1965-71
Agreement file - J. A. Doyle (SF 523)
[10/29969 pt]
1969-71
Australian Minerals Council Mining Legislation Sub-Committee (SF 488)
[10/29950-29951 pt]
1912-65, 1968-72
Mining leases - Valuation and rating of mines (SF 388 Pt.1-3): 1912-65 [10/29951 pt]; 1968-72 [10/29950]
[10/29948-49]
1954-72
Annual Reports, draft copies. Regulation "32" Report: 1954-70 [10/29948 pt] (SF 383C); 1958 [10/29948 pt] (SF 383B); 1970/71-1971/72 [10/29949] (SF 383D Pt.1 & 2)
[10/29966 pt-29967]
1968-72
Oakdale State Coal Mine - Sale of mine (SF 481 Pt. 1 & 2): 1968-69 [10/29966 pt]; 1968-72 [10/29967]
[10/29982 pt-29983 pt]
1968-72
Protest at mines in the Colong Caves Reserve (SF 509 Pt. 1 & 2):1968-69 [10/29983 pt]; 1969-72 [10/29982 pt]
[18/3292]
1971-72
United Nations Law of the Sea Conference (File No. 72/3862)
[10/29970 pt]
1972
Appointment of a State representative to the Australian Coal Mining Research Laboratory Ltd (SF 491)
[10/29974-75]
1972
Warden's Enquiry - Department of Environment submissions concerning limestone mining at Bungonia Gorge, South Marulan by Metropolitan Portland Cement Ltd (SF 499 Pt.1; SF 499 Pt.2 [Bundles 1-3])
[10/29983 pt-29986 pt]
1972
North Entrance Peninsula Enquiry (SF 511A; SF 511B Pt.1 & 2; SF 511C; SF 511D Pt.1-3)
[10/29944]
1925-73
Australian Institute of Mining Metallurgy - Special leave for conferences (SF 325 Pt.1 & 2)
[10/29955 pt-29956 pt]
1925-73
A. A. Holland - Leases (SF 420 Pt.1 & 2): 1925-57 [10/29956 pt]; 1957-73 [10/29955 pt]
[10/29976]
1973
Electricity Commission (State Coal Mines) Bill (SF 501A Pt.1 & 2)
[10/29977]
1973
Special leases - Electricity Commission collieries, Awaba, Liddell, Munmorah, Wyee State Coal Mines (SF 501B)
[10/29981]
1973
Natural Gas Pipe Line Enquiry - Copies of transcripts (SF 507 Pt.1 & 2)
[10/29958]
1972-74
Coal Utilization Research Advisory Committee (SF 438B Pt.1 & 2)
[10/29978 pt]
1973-74
Mining Act 1973 - Regulations (SF 503)
[10/29979 pt]
1973-74
Coal Mining Act 1973 - Regulations (SF 504)
[10/29943 pt]
1919-75
Minerals reservation and alienation of Crown lands (SF 319)
[10/29982 pt]
1975
Establishment of Petroleum Minerals Authority (SF 508)
[10/30010-14]
1940-76
Captains Flat Enquiry: 1940-75 (Financial aspects and special duties) [10/30012] (SF 516C Pt.1 & 2); 1958-68 [10/30010] (SF 516A Pt.1 & 2); 1968-73 (Pollution of Molonglo and area investigation) [10/30011] (SF 516B Pt.1 & 2); 1973-74 (Pollution of Molonglo and area investigation) [10/30013] (SF 516D Pt.1 & 2); 1974-76 [10/30014] (SF 516E Pt.1 & 2)
[10/29959 pt]
1964-76
National Parks legislation - Investigations (SF 451)
[10/29968 pt-29969 pt]
1971-76
Centenary Celebrations - Department of Mines (SF 487 Pt.1 & 2): 1971-72 [10/29969 pt]; 1972-76 [10/29968 pt]
[10/29990-30009]
c.1962-77
Stored Waters Enquiry: 1975-76 [General file] [10/29990-92] (SF 515A-C); c.1962-77 (Records of the enquiry, including minutes of conferences, correspondence, transcripts, submissions and copy of the published report - detailed list available) [10/29993-30009]
[10/29988 pt]
1965-77
Cancellation of parts of Special Lease No.60 and 121 - Tourist road (SF 513)
[10/30017-30018 pt]
1952-79
Hire of mechanical equipment - Armidale (SF 519 Pt.1-4)
[10/29959 pt]
1965-79
Bulli Mine Disaster (SF 458A)
[10/29960]
1965-79
Bulli Explosion. CMR Inquiry Section 31 (SF 458B Pt.1 & 2)
[10/29947]
1975, 1979
Annual Reports, draft copies (SF 383A Pt.1 & 2)
[10/30020]
1977-79
Port Kembla/Balmain Coal Loader. Project Co-ordination Committee (SF 522A & B)
[10/30018 pt]
1978-79
Coal Mining (Dams Safety) Amendment Bill (SF 520)
[10/30019]
1979-80
Enquiry into Explosion at Appin Colliery: 1979 [General file] (SF 521B); 1979 (Resolution Miranda State Electoral Council of ALP) (SF 521C); 1979-80 (Methane gas levels in NSW Collieries) (SF 521D); 1979-80 (Review Coal Mines Regulation Act) (SF 521E); 1979-80 (Miscellaneous submissions) (SF 521F)
[10/30025]
1979-80
Coal to Port Kembla Coal Loader negotiations (SF 530A Pt.1 & 2)
[10/29953 pt-29955 pt]
1947-81
Coal Industry (Amendment) Act and Bills 1951 and Coal Industry Tribunal: 1947-75 [10/29954 pt] (SF 401B Pt.1); 1949-52 [10/29954 pt] (SF 401B Pt.2); 1968-77 [10/29953 pt] (SF 401A); 1979-81 [10/29955 pt] (SF 401C)
[10/29988 pt-29989]
1968-82
Ministerial representations concerning the mining of Christmas Bells Plain (SF 514 Pt.1 & 2): 1968-71 [10/29989]; 1979-82 [10/29988 pt]
[10/30032-34]
1968-82
Australian Minerals Energy Council - Correspondence (SF 532 Pt.1-3): 1968-72 [10/30034]; 1968-79 [10/30033]; 1971-82 [10/30032]
[10/30021 pt]
1977-82
Rutile and Zircon Mines (Newcastle) Ltd (SF 526)
[10/30028-31]
1977-82
Resolution of conflicts between underground mining and dedication and management of areas as National Parks: 1977-82 [10/30028] (SF 531A Pt.1 Bundles 1-2); 1979-82 [10/30029] (SF 531A Pt.2 Bundles 1-2); 1981 [10/30030] (SF 531B Pt.1); 1981 (Statement of Policy) [10/30031] (SF 531B Pt.2 Bundle 1&2)
[10/30035-30038 pt]
1980-82
Port Kembla Coal Transport Task Force: 1980-81 [10/30035] (SF 533A); 1981-82 [10/30036] (SF 533B Pt.1 & 2); [10/30037] (SF 533C Pt.1 & 2); [10/30038 pt] (SF 533D)
[10/30039]
1980-82
MLA 72 - Newcastle (1973 Act) - Gold Fields exploration (SF 535)
[10/30040]
1982
Coal Acquisition Act (1981) (SF 536C & D)
[10/29952 pt-29953 pt]
1950-58, 1963-83
Appointment of members to the State Coal Mines Authority (SF 399 Pt.1-3): 1950-58 [10/29953 pt]; 1963-83 [10/29952 pt]; 1965-68 [10/29952 pt]
[10/29979 pt-29980]
1969-83
Mining Act 1973 - Correspondence and representations: 1969-73 [10/29979 pt] (SF 506A); 1972-74 [10/29980 pt] (SF 506B); 1973-83 [10/29980 pt] (SF 506C)
[10/30023-24]
1975-83
Coal liquefaction - Feasibility study (SF 529 Pt 1 & 2 2 bundles): 1975-79 [10/30024]; 1977-83 [10/30023]
[10/30026-27]
1979-83
Coal to Port Kembla Coal Loader negotiations re: Bellambi Coal P/L: 1979-80 [10/30027 pt] (SF 530B Pt.3); 1979-82 [10/30026] (SF 530B Pt.1 & 2]); 1982-83 [10/30027 pt] (SF 530C)
[10/30041-44]
1964-84
Bromley versus Muswellbrook Coal Company: 1964-77 [10/30041-43] (SF 538A-C); 1971-84 [10/30044] (SF 538D)
[10/30046-49]
1977-84
Representations re provisions of the Mining Act: Proposed establishment of NSW Chamber of Mines and Extractive Industries Bill file - Coal Mining Act, 1983 (SF 540A & B Pt.1; SF 540B Pt.2 & C Pt.1; SF 540C Pt.2 & D; SF 540E Pt.1 & 2)
[10/30045]
1981-84
Minerals (Submerged Lands) Bill 1982 (SF 539 Pt.1 & 2)
[10/30015-16]
1971-85
Agreements - Woodlawn, Jododex with VAM and others: 1971-78 [10/30015 pt] (SF 517B); 1973-77 [10/30016 pt] (SF 517C); 1976 [10/30016 pt] (SF 517D); 1977-85 [10/30015 pt] (SF 517A)
[10/30022]
1974-85
Elura leases - Electrolytic Zinc Co. of Australia Ltd (SF 527 Pt.1 & 2)
[10/30038 pt]
1897-1986
Gold and other specimens held in the safe deposit vaults at Head Office of Bank of NSW (SF 534)