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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1929

2,844 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 80 of 143

Australian Tin Mining

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 August 1929 · page 4

Mr. H. J. C. Scott, General Manager of the Slumese Tin Syndicate, of London, arrived in Melbourne yesterday. He said he had great hopes of a…

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Clothes for Miners 20 Parcels Despatched

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 6 August 1929 · page 5

About 20 packages of clothing were despatched from the Newcastle office of the Miners' Federation to the secretaries of the various miners' relief…

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Mine Appeals Hebburn and St. Heliers

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 6 August 1929 · page 5

Appeals in connection with seniority disputes at Hebburn No. 1 colliery, and disputes at St. Heliers, relative to splitting of the seam and payment for…

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Exchange of Coal Agreement Reached Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 August 1929 · page 5

Mr. Stevens, the Now South Wales Treasurer, and Mr. Butler, Premier of South Australia, to-day had a conversation regarding a proposal for the exchange of…

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Queensland Coal Increasing Overseas Trade Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 August 1929 · page 5

Mr. B. Corser, M.P., has just returned to Brisbane from a tour of his electorate of Wide Bay. He leaves to-morrow for Canberra, in preparation for the…

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Victoria Affected Coal Shortage Acute Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 August 1929 · page 5

Because of its inability to secure coal from New South Wales, the Melbourne Harbour Trust has given a week's notice to a large number of employees on its…

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Girls at Soccer Proposed Match for Miners at Wallsend

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 6 August 1929 · page 6

The women's soccer football tennis at Speer's Point and Teralba, which have been instrumental in raising a considerable sum…

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Old Steamer's End Link with Mining Days

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 August 1929 · page 3

The old coastal steamer Waimarie reached Auckland, after being towed from Paeroa by the launch Sambo (says the "Auckland Herald"). The steamer…

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Company's Profits Coal Commission Decides Newcastle-Wallsend Coy. Claim for Inclusions Rejected

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 August 1929 · page 5

In a public decision yesterday the Coal Commission rejected the claim that all profits derived from the sale of land, together with interest on investments, should be included in the profits of the Newcastle-Wallsend Coal…

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TIMBER-WORKERS Sydney Demonstration Arrested Leaders Mr. E. Theodore Defends Strikers and Miners SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 August 1929 · page 5

The Sydney Town Hall was about halffilled to-night, when a "mass demonstration against the arrest of seven leaders of the timber-workers' dispute" was held,…

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New Gold Mine Adelaide

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 August 1929 · page 7

Near Malcolm's Creek, on the property of Mr. W. Scott, of Kersbrook, 22 miles north-west of Adelaide, gold in payable quantities is being taken by the new…

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"Callous Indifference" Attack on Miners' 'Attitude Coal Hold-up Views of Gas Company's Chairman

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 7 August 1929 · page 5

The miners were accused of callous Indifference to the sufferings of the public by the chairman of the Newcastle Gas Company (Mr. T. D. O'Sullivan) in a presidential address to the shareholders at the annual meeting of the…

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Coal Crisis Mining Leases Owners Fulfilling Terms Statement by Minister Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 August 1929 · page 7

When questioned to-day as to whether it was possible that the Government would take over leases or withdraw them in the event of the coal owners not…

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The Coal Crisis

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 August 1929 · page 5

Sir,—In regard to the coal crisis we are going through at the present time, I think it is about time our officers got that so much talked about "tramp" out of their…

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Glebe Miners Councillors Criticised

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 August 1929 · page 8

The monthly meeting was held in the school of arts on Monday night. Mr. J. Skillicorn president over a large attendance…

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Miners' Council Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 August 1929 · page 7

With a full attendance of delegates, the Central Council of the Miners' Federation to-day commenced its regular bi-monthly meeting at the Sydney offices of the…

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Wallsend Miners Relieving Distress Committee's Activities

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 August 1929 · page 7

Further stories of dire poverty existing in Wallsend, were related at the meeting of Wallsend Mining Unions' Relief Committee, held in Murray's building last…

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Acute Shortage Victorian Coal Supplies Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 August 1929 · page 7

It is feared that as a result of the restrictions placed by the Railways Department on the distribution of Wonthaggi coal, many Victorian industries will be…

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Coal for Sydney Gas Police Seize Burglars' Kit

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 7 August 1929 · page 8

LIKE THE BIRDS OF THE AIR the field soared over the second hurdle the second time round at Warwick Farm on Saturday. KEEN INDIVIDUAL DUELS marked the hockey match between Newtown and University at Rusheutters' Bay on Saturday…

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To Meet Mining Unions SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 7 August 1929 · page 5

A meeting of the Combined Mining Unions' Committee has been called for Monday morning next, at the central offices of the Miners' Federation in…

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