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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1930

2,881 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 50 of 145

Coal Resources Extent of Alienation Revenue From Royalty Points in Commission's Report

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 April 1930 · page 5

In dealing with the extent and effect of the alienation of coal from the Crown, the Royal Commission on the Coal Industry strongly urged that legislative…

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Coal By-products Cessnock Calls Meeting

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 17 April 1930 · page 7

A further conference on the subject of coal by-products has been called by Cessnock Council for May 6. This decision was arrived at at a special…

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Declining Exports Coal Trade in Wales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 April 1930 · page 8

Welsh colliery owners, are growing anxious as to the position and prospects of the steam coal trade. There is increasing evidence that not only are stocks…

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Craft Unions No Money From Miners Deputies' President's View

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 April 1930 · page 11

The President of the Newcastle Deputies and Shotfirers' Association (Mr. H. Wilson) commented yesterday on recent cent statements of the miners' leaders…

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PROSECUTE! Miners Reiterate Demand Letter to Premier Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 April 1930 · page 7

Expressing "astonishment" at the contents of the letter which the Premier (Mr. T. R. Bavin) forwarded to them yesterday, the General…

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Rich Gold Find Company's Shares Boom Perth

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 April 1930 · page 8

Less than a fortnight ago, shares in Kimberley Oil Options, Ltd., could be had for 3d; to-day they touched 10/. The rise is due to favourable reports…

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Bulolo Gold African Company's Interest INVESTS £225,000 LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 17 April 1930 · page 1

Mr. Charles A. Banks, of Vancouver, managing director of Placer Development, Ltd., informed a "Sun" representative that Consolidated Gold…

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Inefficient Work Factors in Coal Industry Views of Commission Need for Better Atmosphere

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 April 1930 · page 10

The intrusion of the factors of absenteeism, limitation of output, and lack of discipline generally produces, the inefficiency of labour in the coalmining…

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Help for Miners Increase in Levy Unassociated Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 April 1930 · page 5

Several of the lodges on the northern field have decided to increase the levy imposed for the support of the men who, it is claimed, have been locked out on…

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Relief Funds Colliery Mechanics Mr. Morton to Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 April 1930 · page 5

Detailed replies were issued yesterday by Mr. H. C. Morton, General Secretary of the Colliery Mechanics' Association, covering certain statements brought under his…

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Mine Managers Coal Commission's Tribute Industrial Relations

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 April 1930 · page 6

Generally speaking, the manner in which colliery managers have carried out their duties in most trying circumstances is deserving of admiration, says the report of…

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Coal Trouble

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 April 1930 · page 7

Sir—In Monday's "Newcastle Morning Herald," "Long Drill" made an attack on Mr. Hoare and his attitude at the aggregate meetings. Is it any wonder Mr…

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Queensland Mine on Tribute

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 April 1930 · page 4

Delegates representing the miners of the Aberdare Extended No. 2 branch of the Queensland Colliery Employees' Union wanted on the directors of Aberdare…

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Cessnock Coal By-products Conference Postponed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 April 1930 · page 6

Before the visit to Cessnock of the Acting-Minister for Trade and Customs, Mr. Forde, on Sunday. Cessnock Municipal Council had arranged for a conference of…

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Price of Gold. London, April 16

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 April 1930 · page 2

Gold is quoted at 84/11½ per oz, fine, a rise of 1d on the day…

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Miner Injured Fall of Coal at Jesmond

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 April 1930 · page 4

David Stevenson, 42, a miner, living at Wentworth-street, Wallsend, was injured by a fall of coal while at work at the face in Jesmond Colliery yesterday. Three…

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A.L.P. CONFERENCE Coal and Unemployment Newcastle Delegation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 April 1930 · page 4

The annual conference of the Australia Labour party will open in Sydney at 11 o'clock this morning, and will be attended by delegates from the whole of New South…

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Gold and Minerals

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 April 1930 · page 8

It is pointed out by Mr. Thomas Maughan, Secretary of the Australian Mines and Metals Association, that by mining companies and individual miners directly…

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U.S. Banks Fail Declining Collieries Indianapolis (U.s.)

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 19 April 1930 · page 1

Eleven bunks have failed in the last fortnight in Marion County, Illinois, because of the failure of the coal mining industry. Fuel oil…

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Ships and Coal Inter-Relation of Business Control of Freights Views of Coal Commission

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 April 1930 · page 6

As a result of its investigations, the Coal Commission was unable to discover any actual or threatened injury to either the public or the employees from the…

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