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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1931

2,504 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 49 of 126

Cavilled-out Miners Employment at Baerami

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 May 1931 · page 8

Mr. T Rees, Chairman of the Cessnock Branch of the Cavilled-out Miners, stated yesterday that he wished to enter an emphatic protest against the manner of…

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Industrial News Northern Miners Hebburn No. 1 Position

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 May 1931 · page 8

There was a full attendance at the meeting of the Northern Miners' Management Committee, held at the Newcastle Trades Hall yesterday, and over which the…

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Welsh Coal at Carrington "Will It Burn?"

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 27 May 1931 · page 5

That if the Welsh coal, stacked on the Dyke, was suitable for household purposes. it would have disappeared in buckets and bags long ago, was the…

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Gold Thefts Activity on the Rand Work of Gangs Big Bullion Robbery

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 27 May 1931 · page 7

Stealing gold bullion is not a favorite form of theft for intelligent criminals. Frankly, it is easy enough to put your hands on gold bullion…

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Colliery Mechanics' Award

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 May 1931 · page 6

A meeting of the Collier Mechaics (North) Conciliation Committee will be held at the Newcastle offices of the Northern Collieries' Association,…

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Questions Acquisition of Gold

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 May 1931 · page 6

Answering Senator Sir Hal Colebatch, Senator Barnes said that since December 1929, the Commonwealth Bank had compulsorily acquired from private trading…

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Industrial News Northern Miners Committee Adjourns

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 May 1931 · page 6

The three days' sitting of the Northern Miners' Management Committee concluded at the Newcastle Trades Hall yesterday. The whole of the members of the…

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Hebburn No. 2 MINERS Levy for Queensland Members

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 May 1931 · page 6

Mr. J. Mills presided at a meeting of Hebburn No. 2 Miners' Lodge, and in the absence of a councillor, read the minutes of the council, which were…

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Reported Gift of Coal Mr. Baddeley's Inquiries SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 May 1931 · page 4

Answering Messrs. Stuart-Robertson and Connolly, in the Legislative Assembly to-day, the Minister for Labour and Industry (Mr. J. M. Baddeley) said that he had…

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Relief Coal Theft from Depot Loss to Needy Families

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 May 1931 · page 4

Theft of a particularly unhappy character was the subject of a complaint yesterday by the Mayor of Newcastle (Ald. C. J. Parker). Breaking off several…

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Erosion Fears Risk of Cliff Mining Mayor's Warning

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 May 1931 · page 4

Recalling a fatality of a few years ago as evidence of the peril, the Mayor of Newcastle (Ald. C. J. Parker) issued a special warning yesterday, concerning…

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Work at Baerami Cavilled-out Miners Reply by Mr. D. J. Davies Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 May 1931 · page 4

The General Secretary of the Miners' Federation (Mr. D. J. Davies), who is also Secretary of the Shale Oil Committee, made the following statement…

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Work at Mines

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 29 May 1931 · page 8

Hebburn No. 2 colliery, which has been idle since Friday last owing to lack of trade, resumed work to-day while Hebburn No. 1 was idle,…

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"The Gates Are Mine."

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 May 1931 · page 2

"The Gates Are Mines," by Margaret M. Brash, tells the story of the egoism and ambition of a young man with a brilliant mind, and in many respects a high…

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Holland's Mine Leases Further Suspension Asked for

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 29 May 1931 · page 8

Applications for a further suspension of labor conditions for six months on extensive coal leases at Ellalong were lodged to-day by Albert Andrew…

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Surplus Miners Expenditure of Federal Grant Difficulty in Queensland Canberra

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 May 1931 · page 8

In the House of Representatives to-day, Mr. Francis (Nat., Morcton) asked what progress had been made with the bution of the £100,00 allocated many…

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£100,000 Subsidy for Miners Developmental Work Reply to James Canberra

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 29 May 1931 · page 7

The Attorney-General (Mr. Brennan) told Mr. James in the House of Representatives to-day that the £100,000 to assist in co-operating with the…

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"Miners Will Give Shale Oil a Fair Test" Secretary Gives Assurance Tariff Board Inquiry Duty on Petrol Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 29 May 1931 · page 1

"Some people have been reluctant to invest capital in new ventures and involving employment of miners, but…

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Gold Reserves Plea for Reduction End Depression Professor Advises Bankers (Australian Press Association.) LONDON, May 27

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 May 1931 · page 9

"The greatest effort should now be made to secure rational control of the purchasing power of money," said Professor Gustav Cassel, addressing the Institute of…

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Colliery Mechanics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 May 1931 · page 10

The General Secretary of the Federated Mining Mechanics, Mr. H. G. Morton, explains that the hearing of the application of his association before the…

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