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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1930

2,881 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 49 of 145

Coal Trouble

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 April 1930 · page 10

Sir.—Since the inception of the present lock-out, I have refrained from writing any articles on the above subject; but we have reached a stage when I must make…

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Victorian Miners Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 April 1930 · page 7

Four nominations have been received following the vote of want of confidence in the officers of the miners' union, Wonthaggi, for the position of Secretary to…

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High Coal Prices Effect on Community Coal Commission's Views

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 April 1930 · page 3

Discussing the extent to which the community is affected by the present cost of coal with the charges for various public services, the Coal Commission, in its…

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Employed Miners Increased Levies Asked

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 14 April 1930 · page 7

An appeal to the miners working in colleries now operating on the Newcastle and Maitland field for a voluntary increase of their 12[?] per…

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Paxton Miners Manager's Offer Rejected

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 April 1930 · page 7

Practically every member of Paxton Miners' Lodge was in attendance yesterday morning at a meeting to consider the manager's offer of work on the…

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Assaults Denied Mine Manager and Laborer

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 14 April 1930 · page 7

Details of an alleged unprovoked attack in High-street, West Maitland were given by Raymond Keith Lawson, a laborer, in a case at West…

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State Council Meets Support for Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 April 1930 · page 8

The question of assistance, for the Newcastle miners' was considered at the meeting of the State Council of the Australian Railways Union…

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Changing Mines to Wells SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 14 April 1930 · page 8

The company mentioned by the Acting Minister for Customs (Mr. Forde), as having been in consultation with the Federal Government regarding…

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Southern Miners Compilation of Statistics Wollongong

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 April 1930 · page 8

Mr. F. Lowden, District President of the Southern miners, states that two Commonwealth medical officers (Drs. Badham and More) have been deputed by the…

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The Mines Another Chance Each Employee Owners and Victimisation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 April 1930 · page 7

Consequent upon representations made by prominent members of the Miners' Federation to the Editor of the "Newcastle Morning Herald," concerning the…

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Oil From Coal Strong Company on Coalfields Mr. Forde's Good News

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 14 April 1930 · page 8

Considerable encouragement was given to a deputation of representative coalfields citizens, which, at Cessnock yesterday, waited on the…

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Mountain Moves Colliery Engulfed No Lives Lost London

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 15 April 1930 · page 1

WITH rumblings giving ample warning, there was no loss of life when Tredegar Mountain began to move near New Tredegar in…

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Hire and Fire Promotion in Miners Commission's Views Internal Organisation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 April 1930 · page 8

Referring to the internal organisation of the coalmining industry, the Coal Commission discusses many important matters in its report, such as absenteeism,…

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Dying Gold Only Good For Brooches Mr. Hudson's View

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 15 April 1930 · page 6

"Civilisation is practically synonymous with mathematics—one is the art of living in harmonious assoc[?]on by calculated results, the other…

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Higher Levies Miners in Employment Meetings to Be Held Northern Executive Plan

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 April 1930 · page 7

To discuss the question of making voluntary contributions, in addition to the 12½ per cent. levy on wages, for the assistance of miners and their dependents, a series…

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Coal Industry Losses

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 April 1930 · page 6

The Natal coal industry will lose 90,000 tons of bunker trade a year when the Union-Castle Company has brought its fleet of motor ships up to five at the end…

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A Lang Wait Miners Hope for Elections Win

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 16 April 1930 · page 5

Irrespective of the intentions of the owners regarding the reopening of the associated mines, it is clear now that the miners intend…

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Australia's Money "Gold Superseded" Rotary Club Address

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 April 1930 · page 10

At the weekly luncheon of the Newcastle Rotary Club. Mr. A. Hudson addressed the club on "Money System and Money Standard in Australia." He said…

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"Jobs for All" When Mines Resume McDONALD'S Statement Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 16 April 1930 · page 5

The chairman of the Northern Collieries Association, Mr. C. M. McDonald, made the following statement this afternoon…

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Miners' Letter State Premier Replies "Figures at Fault" Report Extract Questioned SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 April 1930 · page 7

The State Premier (Mr. T. R. Bavin) to-night forwarded a reply to the letter sent him last week by the General President and General…

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