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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1925

2,117 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 35 of 106

Wallarah Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 April 1925 · page 8

A meeting of the Wallarah Lodge was held on Monday. Mr. C. L. Edwards, the chairman, presiding. On the advice of the northern district executive, it was…

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Coal Shipments Best Since Easter Newcastle Trade

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 29 April 1925 · page 6

The coal trade at Newcastle has shown a very considerable improvement since Easter, and it is anticipated that it will be still…

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Deep Mining on the Rand

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 April 1925 · page 5

Leaders of the Rand, when extracting such wonderfully rich ore from the original outcrop mines thirty years ago, were dubious about the deposits being…

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Gold Standard to Be Returned to Proclamation Issued Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 April 1925 · page 7

Mr. Bruce, the Prime Minister at midnight announced that arrangements had been completed by the Commonwealth Government for Australia to…

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British Budget Mr. Churchill Takes 6d off Income Tax Back to Gold Imperial Preference Resolutions Will Be Introduced LONDON, Tuesday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 29 April 1925 · page 1

The Unancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Winston Churchill, delivered his budget speech in the House of Commons to-night. The outstanding feature of the speech was the announcement that the income tax is be reduced by 6d in the £…

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Northern Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 April 1925 · page 5

The Northern Collieries' Association reported yesterday: "Operations have been resumed at Redhead and Wallarah pits. Duckenfield No. 2 and Seaham No…

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Colliery Railway Warden's Court Case

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 30 April 1925 · page 5

A. A. Holland and Co. applied for a colliery railway lease 19 miles long from Quarrobolong to Kearsley, before Warden James, in the West…

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The Gold Standard

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 April 1925 · page 4

The announcement that the gold standard is reverted to in Australia, concurrently with a similar decision in Great Britain, puts an end to the…

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"Gold Heels" Racing Film at Strand

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 30 April 1925 · page 8

Gold Heels, screened at the Strand Theatre to-day, is a story of the racetrack, with all the color, thrills, and excitement of the sport. The picture…

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British Budget. Taxation Remissions. Return to Gold Standard. Compulsory Insurance. (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 April 1925 · page 4

The House of Commons was packed with an excited audience yesterday in anticipation of the Budget statement. The front Government bench was…

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Return to Gold Effect in America Stabilises World Finance (Australian Cable Association.) New York

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 April 1925 · page 5

Following the announcement of Britain's return to the gold standard, sterling closed at 4.83 9-16, a new high mark since 1915, and within two and a half cents…

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Northern Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 May 1925 · page 7

The Northern Collieries Association reported yesterday: "Seaham No. 2, Duckenfield No. 2, and New Lambton pits remained idle owing to disputes."…

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Stockton-borehole Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 May 1925 · page 7

The Coal Tribunal sat in Newcastle yesterday in connection with claims by the miners at Stockton-Borehole Colliery. The question as to whether a pair of men…

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Miners' Federation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 May 1925 · page 7

The executive of the Northern branch of the Miners' Federation received from the lodges in various parts of the State requests for their attendance at the…

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Abermain No. 2 Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 May 1925 · page 7

The question as to the interpretation of clause 1 of the award of January 21, 1925, with regard to time necessarily occupied by miners in coupting skips at…

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Coal in New South Wales Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 May 1925 · page 7

The first of a series of five short lectures on the coal formations of New South Wales was given at the Mining Museum, Sydney, to-day, by Mr. W. S…

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World Union Miners' International Hodges Secretary. London

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 1 May 1925 · page 1

MR M. FRANK HODGES (formerly First Lord of the Admiralty in the British Labor Ministry and the British Miners' Secretary),…

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Gold Exports First Since War LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 1 May 1925 · page 4

The first gold exports since the war were made to-day. They were as follows: To Switzerland, £291,000; India, £87,000; Holland, £15,000;…

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Gold Standard Effect on Australia Views of Bankers (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 May 1925 · page 7

The Gold Standard Bill was read a first time in the House of Commons yesterday. The probable effects of the return to…

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Northern Coal Mining

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 May 1925 · page 4

In the course of an address at Cessnock last night, Mr. J. M. Baddeley, M.P., said that in view of the peculiar nature of some of the Newcastle coal seams, and…

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