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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1930

2,881 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 88 of 145

Inquiry Sought Street Lighting Charges Reduced Price of Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 July 1930 · page 6

Lambton Municipal Council has resolved to ask the Local Government Department that an inquiry he made into the administration of the City Council Electric…

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"Little Hope" Mining Industry's Future Secretary's View

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 17 July 1930 · page 8

Declaring that there was not much hope for the mining industry, the secretary of the Northern Miners' Federation (Mr. McNeill), addressing a…

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Land Subsides Owner Claims Compensation Mining Area

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 17 July 1930 · page 8

Claims that damage had been done to his property by the sinking of a shaft near Morpeth-road, East Maitland, outside the surface area…

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Coal Mines Bill Government Averts Crisis LONDON, July 16

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 July 1930 · page 9

After conferring with the President of the Board of Trade (Mr. W. Graham) the Secretary of the Miners' Federation (Mr. J. A. Cook), announced that in…

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Colliery Dispute Newcastle Conference

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 July 1930 · page 8

A conference was held at the Newcastle offices of the Northern Colliery Proprietors' Association yesterday afternoon concerning the dispute at the New Greta…

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Maitland District East Maitland Warden's Court Cambrian Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 July 1930 · page 11

Mr. A. N. Graham, Warden, presided at the Warden's Court at the East Maitland Courthouse yesterday. An application was made by Stanley…

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Fell From Staging Man Hurt at Colliery SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 July 1930 · page 10

Collapsing while working on a staging at Balmain colliery this afternoon. Cyril Hart, 38, of Marrickville, fell 25 feet to the ground, and sustained a fractured…

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Waratah Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 July 1930 · page 16

Waratah colliery, near Charlestown, is working very intermittently, and during the last three weeks miners at that colliery have only worked four shifts…

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Gold and Minerals World's Gold Production

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 July 1930 · page 5

In an economic paper published by the United States Bureau of Mines, the world's good production is recorded. The information is of special interest to…

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Teralba Northern Extended Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 July 1930 · page 13

A meeting of the Northern Extended miners was held in the school of arts on Thursday night. Mr. Haydon, senior, presided. The committee of management's…

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Coal for Steam Trams

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

As arrangements have been completed for a continuance of supplies of fuel for the steam motors, it would appear that the Wallsend-West Wallsend tram service…

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Idle Days South Coast Mines WOLLONGONG

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 July 1930 · page 9

The majority of the mines on the South Coast still continue to work slack time. There was no work again for Mount Pleasant Colliery this week, while…

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Gold Standard Sir O. Niemeyer's View Unsettled Conditions Adelaide

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 July 1930 · page 10

Sir Otto Niemeyer arrived at Adelaide to-day, and left this evening for Melbourne. He said it was very important that…

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New Greta Colliery

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 21 July 1930 · page 5

The northern president and treasurer (Messrs. Hoare and Kellock) will represent the Minors' Federation at an inspection to-morrow of the places…

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Further Conference Ayrfield Collieries Safety Question

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 21 July 1930 · page 5

A further conference with the Mines Department regarding the safety of the Ayrfield collieries has been asked for by the Northern…

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Miners' Appeal Injured at Rothbury

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 21 July 1930 · page 5

Miners ar responding generously to an executive appeal for funds to assist one of the federation members who received a bullet wound in his…

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Wallsend Miners Threatened Stoppage Delay in Re-engagement

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 21 July 1930 · page 8

Members of Wallsend Miners' Lodge are no dissatisfied that a number of the members are not yet being re-employed, that those already re-engaged propose to cease…

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Race for Gold Aeroplane versus Camels SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 21 July 1930 · page 7

To search for a rich gold reef which exists in Central Australia, a Moth aeroplane left Mascot on Saturday on Saturday, and it is expected that the objective will be reached…

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Appeal to Court Fixing Mine Wages South and West Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 21 July 1930 · page 5

Voluntary and compulsory conferences have failed to effect a compromise regarding rates of pay on the Southern and…

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Canadian Problem the Coal Industry Encouraging Production Ii. Sydney, Nova Scotia, June 1

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 21 July 1930 · page 2

Canada's coal problem, even more than that of iron and steel, is a dilemma of economic and political geography. In Australia, under conditions of normality,…

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