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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1930

2,881 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 37 of 145

Oil From Brown Coal Important English Tests Use in Engines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 March 1930 · page 5

The Australian coal industry will receive a tremendous lift, and imports of foreign oil will be unnecessary if a process for the extraction of oil from coal,…

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Gold Bounty Encourage Production SENATOR McLACHLAN'S Scheme Canberra

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 March 1930 · page 6

"It is only by the export of gold, following the raising of internal loans, that the Commonwealth's indebtedness abroad can be reduced."…

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"A Couple of Mines Will Reopen Next Monday," says Owners' Chairman Hit by Train Caught on Cow-catcher Man in Agony Carried for Two Miles TOOWOOMBA

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 19 March 1930 · page 5

After being struck by a train, which broke his leg, Stanley Hunt, 42 was carried for two miles on the cow-catcher of the…

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Colliery Mechanics

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 20 March 1930 · page 8

Mr. H. C. Morton, general" secretary, presided over a combined meeting of the Colliery Mechanics' Union in the West Wallsend School of Arts…

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Coal Trouble

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 March 1930 · page 5

Sir.—The Northern associated mines will reopen, and, as they reopen, it stands to reason that a number of the unassociated mines will either close or work…

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Sydney Support Relief for Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 March 1930 · page 7

Arrangements for the early despatch of parcels of groceries and clothing from Sydney to the coalfields for the assistance of locked-out miners and their…

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Aberdare Extended Activity at Mine

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 20 March 1930 · page 7

. "In all probability." This was. the reply of the management of Aberdare Extended Colliery today, when asked whether that mine is to be…

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World and Its Gold

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 March 1930 · page 3

A total of 1,003,500,000 ounces of gold, worth about £4,000,000,000, have been produced throughout the world since the discovery of America. If cast in a cube…

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Bellbird Mine Seals to be Broken

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 20 March 1930 · page 7

it was learned at Cessnock today that the seals of the Bellbird colliery would be broken over the weekend. Bellbird was sealed down in January,…

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Day a Month Millfeld Colliery Idle Objection of Management

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 March 1930 · page 7

Millfield colliery was idle yesterday, on account of the lodge having decided to take one day a month to consider lodge business. It is understood that the…

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Overseas Coal at Adelaide. Adelaide

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 March 1930 · page 7

The steamer Cape St. George arrived at Port Adelaide to-day from Newport, England, with 8000 tons of Welsh coal for the State Government. The Skegness is…

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Won't Attend Scullin and Miners SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 20 March 1930 · page 7

The Prime Minister, Mr. Scullin. has received a request to attend the Miners' Convention In Sydney, and assist In its deliberations, but he Will not…

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Not to Apply Mine Engineers Mass Meeting Called

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 20 March 1930 · page 7

The colliery engineers, like the electricians, have been advised by their union not to apply for work at the mines at reduced rates of pay…

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Intermittent Work Charge of Miners' Secretary "Government Move"

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 20 March 1930 · page 7

Advice that another unassociated colliery (Gunnedah) was now to work only intermittently on account of the Railway Commissioners cutting down…

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Govt. May Launch Prosecutions When Work at Reduced Rates Begins MINERS' S. O. S. Appeal to Federal Govt Mine Position Question of Prosecution SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 20 March 1930 · page 7

Dramatic moves of the coal owners have forced the Miners Convention to disregard all other business and get down to the…

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"Rather Amused" Miners' Convention View Owners' Propaganda Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 March 1930 · page 7

The principal decision at to-day's session of the annual convention of the Miners' Federation was that Messrs. Beasley, Theodore, and Brennan be requested…

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WELSH . COAL Big Cargoes at Adelaide . ADELAIDE

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 20 March 1930 · page 7

South Australia is taking no chances with coal supplies. The steamer cap St. George arrived at Port Adelaide, from Newport (England) with 8000;…

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World Problem State Ownership the Cure Capitalist "Disease" Miners' Secretary's Exposition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 March 1930 · page 8

The Secretary of the Northern Miners (Mr. David McNeill), in the course of an interview yesterday, touched upon certain aspects of the coal situation which, ho…

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Coal Stolen 400 Tons in a Fortnight Losses in Transport

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 March 1930 · page 7

Cases arising out of coal missing from motor lorries during transport from unassociated collieries to the railway were dealt with by Mr. D. W. Reed, P.M., at…

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Ready for Work Owners Preparing Mines Early Opening Companies to Fix Times SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 March 1930 · page 7

The view that all associated pits would be operating about the end of next week was expressed by the Chairman of the Northern Collieries' Association (Mr. C…

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