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Mining & the mines, 1937

407 stories in New England's papers · page 15 of 21

Miners' Income £250,000 INCREASE Work to Resume SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Friday 13 August 1937 · page 1

The settlement of the [?] between the colliery proprietors and miners created a good Impression…

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Averted! Miners' Strike Substantial Concessions Conceded by Owners Early Resumption Expected Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 13 August 1937 · page 1

The week-long negotiations between the Miners' Federation and the Colliery Proprietors' Association…

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Dearer Coal? Result of Increased Pay to Miners NEWCASTLE

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 14 August 1937 · page 1

It is considered that a majority of miners will endorse the agreement with the owners for increased wages, although the militant section is not…

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The Coal Trouble Terms of Settlement

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 14 August 1937 · page 4

The week-long negotiations between the Miners' Federation and the Colliery Proprietors' Association concluded late on Thursday…

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Colliery Employees Fines Imposed for Breach of Contract LONDON

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 14 August 1937 · page 1

Eleven hundred colliery haulage hands and men at Doncaster were ordered by magistrates to pay throe companies damages of…

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The First Round In the Miners' Fight SYDNEY

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 14 August 1937 · page 1

"We have achieved very material success." said the General President of the Miners' Federation, Mr. Nelson, reporting to the State Conference of…

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STOP-WORK Miners Discuss Agreement SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Monday 16 August 1937 · page 1

All the miners on the Northern coal-fields were idle to-day, while at a stop-work meeting the men discussed the new agreements readied at the…

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Stopwork Meeting Hy Northern Miners Sydney, Monday

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 16 August 1937 · page 1

All miners on the northern coal fields were idle to-day while a stopwork meeting was held to enable men to discuss the new agreement reached…

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Mine Explosions Heard Ten Miles Away Employees' Narrow Escape Accidental Cause Possible Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 16 August 1937 · page 1

An explosion last night at Maitland Extended No. 5 colliery (a small mine on [?] Rothbery estate near…

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Coal Price Owners' Meeting Increase Certain SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 18 August 1937 · page 1

A meeting of coalowners from Northern Southern and Western districts which was to have been held this morning to fix an…

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Coal Prices Meeting to Fix Increase of Two Shillings at Least Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 18 August 1937 · page 4

A meeting of coal owners from the northern, southern and western districts, which was to have been held this morning to fix the…

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Armidale Municipal Council Electricity Tariff Reduced As From July 1 Stree Lighting System to Be Augmented Heavy Stocks of Coal to Meet Increased Price

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 18 August 1937 · page 7

Satisfaction was expressed at the meeting of the Armidale Municipal Council on Monday night that the Gas and Electricity Committee was able to recommend that the charge for lighting and primary units be reduced…

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Household Hints Gold Celery Cream

The Uralla Times · Thursday 19 August 1937 · page 5

Wash and trim 1 head of good white celery, cut into small pieces, and place it into a basin of cold water in which a little salt and the juice…

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Miners' Institute Group Library Scheme Suggestion From Deepwater

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 19 August 1937 · page 3

Mr. J. H. Truscott occupied the chair at the monthly meeting of the Vegetable Creek Miners' Institute, and others present were Messrs. W…

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Radium Romance Mining in the Arctic

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 19 August 1937 · page 10

The King George V. Fund for Cancer Research, enhances the value to the Empire of the world's largest known deposits of…

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Miners' Atlantic Flight To See Farr-Louis Fight BY Air Mail.) London, August 7

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 23 August 1937 · page 5

Even a millionaire might hesitate at the expense of flying across the Atlantic [?] to see a boxing match. But this is [?] project now being…

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General Stoppage? Coal Mine Trouble Increased Concessions Demanded Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 24 August 1937 · page 1

A general stoppage in the mining industry is threatened by the collapse of the conference between the…

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Injunction Application "Madman" Lease and "Hereford" Mine Interesting Warden's Court Case

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 24 August 1937 · page 3

A case of considerable interest to district miners was concluded at the Glen Innes Warden's Court on Friday last, when the Mining…

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Romantic Story of Buried Gold Stolen Treasure Buried in New Zealand

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 25 August 1937 · page 6

While accepting no responsibility for the authenticity of the following, the New Zealand Govern ment. Tourist and Publicity Department passes it on as…

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Collieries' Troubles Referred to Industrial Commission SYDNEY

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 26 August 1937 · page 1

As a result of further negotiations the dispute between the colliery proprietors and the Federated Engine-drivers and Firemen's…

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