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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1931

2,504 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 4 of 126

A.W.U. CONVENTION Amalgamation With Miners Motions for Discussion Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 8 January 1931 · page 7

The pending amalgamation between the A.W.U. and the Miners' Federation will intensify interest at the forty-fifth annual A.W.U. Convention…

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Mining Conference Gold Bounty Problem? MELBOURNE

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 9 January 1931 · page 5

The Ministers for Mines for all States and a representative of the gold mining industry in every State met in conference to-day at the…

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Oil From Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 January 1931 · page 6

The suggestion that a full exploration should be made of all potential oil resources in England to provide a scheme for relieving unemployment was made…

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Canadian Coal Trade

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 January 1931 · page 6

The depressed condition of the coalmining industry in the Canadian West is being investigated by the Dominion Government. Mr. E. B. Ryckman,…

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Colliery Wages Discussion in South Wales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 January 1931 · page 9

Representatives of the South Wales coalowners and miners having failed to come to a settlement for a new agreement to take the place of the present arrangement,…

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Nystagmus Mine Environment Engineers' Discussion

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 January 1931 · page 5

The question of mine[?]s nystagmus and mine environment was discussed at considerable length at a meeting of the South Wales Institute of Engineers…

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Miners' Officers Ballot on January 15

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 January 1931 · page 8

The returning officer of the Northern branch of the Miners' Federation (Mr. L. Halliday) stated yesterday that the ballot for the positions of President and…

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A.L.P. CONFERENCE Miners' Representatives Nominations Called

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 9 January 1931 · page 5

Nominations were called to-day by the returning officer of the Northern District of the Miners Federation (Mr. Halliday) for seven representatives to…

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Hopes of Peace Wales Coal Dispute Ministers at Conference London, January 7

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 January 1931 · page 7

Hopes of coal peace in South Wales at present centre in the conversations between the owners and men's leaders, which begun to-day in the presence of…

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Two Men Buried by Coal Fall Frantic Rescue Work by Mates Narrow Escape

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 9 January 1931 · page 1

Two Pelaw Main miners had miraculous escapes from death to-day when they were buried under a…

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Fall of Coal Three Men Injured Pelaw Main Colliery Heroic Rescue Work

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 January 1931 · page 7

Robert Tweedie, 29, a miner, residing in First-street, Pelaw Main, and Peter McCusker, 45, residing in Merthyr-street, Kurri Kurri, were admitted to Kurri…

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Wallsend Colliery Trade Prospects Brighter

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 January 1931 · page 8

A special meeting of Wallsend Miner' Lodge held last night under the chairmanship of Mr. J. Baggs had under consideration a proposal to increase the…

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Brighter Days Ahead Wallsend Colliery

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 10 January 1931 · page 3

Trade prospects for Wallsend Colliery thin year are brighter. It was ported at a meeting of Wallsend Miners' Lodge last night. It was…

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MR. W. HUMBLE 65 Years in Coal Industry First Mining Teacher

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 January 1931 · page 2

To have been for 65 years actively associated with coalmining, first in England and then in Australia, is the unique experience of Mr. William Humble, formerly…

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Southern Mines Wollongong

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 January 1931 · page 8

Very poor pays were drawn at mines to-day at Mt. Kembla. At Kembla Extended, there was no pay. Mt. Pleasant had one day to draw. South Bulli three,…

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Northern Mines Fortnight's Work

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 10 January 1931 · page 3

Trade slackness was responsible for the idleness of nine mines during the past week Four mines worked full time…

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Coal and Printers' Ink

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 January 1931 · page 6

Mr. Gordon Selfridge was the guest of the Coal Trade Luncheon Club in London, when he addressed the members on "National Advertising us Applied to the Coal…

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Northern Miners Committee of Management Election Results

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 10 January 1931 · page 4

The result of the ballot for three members of the committee of management of the northern district of the Federation was announced by the…

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Conference Desired Coalcliff Miners' Request WOLLONGONG

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 January 1931 · page 8

Coalcliff miners, who have been on strike for eight months, decided at a meeting, to-day to continue the struggle, and to ask the Minister for Mines (Mr…

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Gold and Minerals Essential to Prosperity (Contributed.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 January 1931 · page 13

Apart from current predictions that a world slump must unavoidably result in a depression of such magnitude as to produce ii world catastrophe, or the…

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