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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1930

2,881 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 78 of 145

Aberdare Central Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 June 1930 · page 2

Aberdare Central is the only colliery working in the Cessnock district. There were sufficient coal hoppers in the colliery siding to enable the pit to continue…

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Teralba Miners' Lodge Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 June 1930 · page 2

The Northern Extended Miners' Lodge held a meeting in the School of Arts on Tuesday night, Mr. Heydon, senior, being in the chair, A discussion took place…

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Fourth Day Miners' Committee Sittings

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 26 June 1930 · page 7

The Miners' Northern Management Committee resumed its sittings at the Trades Hall this morning. To-day was the committee's fourth session…

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Free Coal Loading To-morrow

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 26 June 1930 · page 7

Loading of the coal for unemployed from the stacks at Carrington will commence to-morrow. The distribution to the distressed families of the…

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Mine Hold-up Coalfields Concern Start Uncertain

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 26 June 1930 · page 8

The slow fall of the back waters, which still flood a section of the South Maitland railway line near East Greta Junction, is…

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The Mines Management Committee Price of Explosives

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 June 1930 · page 2

The sittings of the Northern Miners' Management Committed were continued yesterday at the Newcastle Trades Hall, Mr. T. Hoare presiding…

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Miners' Rates Other District Claims Further Adjournment Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 June 1930 · page 2

Further discussion took place to-day between representatives of the Miners' Federation and coalowners in the Southern and Western districts of New South…

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Mining Areas North From Newcastle District Features

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 June 1930 · page 5

This article contains some interesting information supplied by the Mines Department regarding the metalliferous areas north from Newcastle. Ten…

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Gold Bonus Deputation to Mr. Scullin Unfavourable Reply Canberra

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 June 1930 · page 6

Replying to a deputation which urged the Federal Government to pay a bonus of £1 per ounce on all gold of standard value produced within the Commonwealth,…

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SAVE £100,000? Railway Coal a Million Tons Keen Bid for Orders SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 26 June 1930 · page 7

Prices for the supply of approximately 1,000,000 tons of northern coal for the Railway Department Indicate a saving of more…

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"Give Us All the Facts" Inquiries Made About Newcastle Letter From Scotland Interested In Coal Carbonisation

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 26 June 1930 · page 7

The interest now being taken overseas in Newcastle as a centre for manufacture in Australia, was again indicated to-day, when a request for information was received by the Chamber of Manufactures, from a firm in Scotland, which contemplates the…

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Miners Concerned East Greta Colliery Fears From Flood Water

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 June 1930 · page 10

The executive of the Colliery Employees Federation, Mr. T. Hoare stated last night was in receipt of a report from the District Check Inspector (Mr. J. Connell),…

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Colliery Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 June 1930 · page 11

Thomas Butler, 61, of Hopetoun-street, Kurri Kurri, was admitted to the Kurri Kurri District Hospital yesterday, suffering from injuries to the head, received…

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Pacific Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 June 1930 · page 2

Mr. Hoare visited Pacific Colliery on June 24, and reports as follows—"Air readings in cubic feet per minute: No. 16 east, 11,700 for 10 men and two horses;…

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Federal Help Gold Mining Interests CANBERRA

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 27 June 1930 · page 2

A tired Houses of Representatives took little Interest in the Bill which the Treasurer (Mr. Theodore) Introduced at 6.80 this morning, to give a…

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Aberdare Extended Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 June 1930 · page 10

The Superintendent of Caledonian Collieries has agreed to meet the official of Aberdare Extended Miners' Lodge at the colliery office, Cessnock this morning, to…

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Miners' Committee

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 27 June 1930 · page 7

The Northern Miners Management Committee entered on its fifth session at Newcastle Trade Hall to-day, Proceeding are in camera…

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Free Coal

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 27 June 1930 · page 7
Also in Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate

A start was made to-day to load the free coal at port Waratah for distribution among the unemployed families in Newcastle district. It is…

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Colliery Inspections Wallsend C Pit

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 June 1930 · page 2

The District Check Inspector of the Miners' Federation (Mr. I. Hoare) has furnished the executive with the following report dealing with his visit on June…

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