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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1931

2,504 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 6 of 126

Western Mine to Resume

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 January 1931 · page 6

After having been closed for six months, Ulan coalmine, 15 miles from Gulgong, is to be reopened, and an air compressor and coal-cutting machinery installed…

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Coal Trade of Poland

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 January 1931 · page 11

The output of coal in Poland in August amounted to 3,062,000 metric tons, as compared with 2,975,000 tons in July, 1930, and 3,942,000 tons in August, 1929; of this…

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Industrial News Hebburn Miners Reply to Mr. Sutherland

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 January 1931 · page 8

Officers of Hebburn No. 2 Miners' Lodge resent the statements made by Mr. H. Sutherland reflecting on the action of the lodge in the recent trouble over the…

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Finds Discounted Gold Hunters Warned JUNEE

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 13 January 1931 · page 4

Local unemployed who intended going to the scene of the Gundagal and Tumut gold finds have been told that prospects of a large rush are slight…

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Mining Industry Conditions in Germany Overseas Trade

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 January 1931 · page 11

The report of the Department of Overseas Trade on Economic Conditions in Germany to July, 1930, contains much that is of interest to those engaged in the…

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Miners' Bath Water Objection Made at Aberdare Extended No Work Whistle

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 13 January 1931 · page 1

Dead animals and sanitary tins are alleged by Aberdare Extended miners to be in the colliery dam water,…

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COAL v. OIL "Many Lessons to Learn" Duty of Conservation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 January 1931 · page 11

Some time ago Sir John Cadman suggested that the coal industry had many lessons to learn from the methods adopted by the great oil companies, and no…

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Arbitrator Is to Decide Hebburn Dispute Owners and Miners Confer Newcastle Meeting

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 13 January 1931 · page 6

The matters in dispute at Hebburn No. 2 mine are to go before a competent Arbitrator for final decision…

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France's Gold Denial of Foreign Criticism Couldn't Refuse It Paris

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 13 January 1931 · page 7

"The Bank of France cannot refuse gold brought to it," said the Minister for Finance (M. Germain Martin), in an interview defending France's…

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Not in N.S.W. Federal Gold Bonus Defect in Act Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 January 1931 · page 7

The Minister for Mines (Mr. J. M. Baddeley), referring to the recent conference at Melbourne respecting the administration of the Gold Bounty Act and…

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Coal Board Will Have Wide Powers Control of Output and Prices Baddeley's Bill Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 13 January 1931 · page 1

Representatives from all coal mining districts will meet the Minister for Mines (Mr. Baddeley) at Parliament House to-morrow, and discuss…

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Miners' President

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 January 1931 · page 4

The ballot for the position of President of the Miners' Federation will be taken through the lodges to-morrow. The returns have to be furnished to the…

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Mines Resume

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 14 January 1931 · page 1

Hebburn No. 2 and Richmond Main collieries, which have been idle owing to slackness of trade, resumed work to-day…

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Lithgow Colliery Resumes LITHGOW

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 14 January 1931 · page 6

The Steel Works Colliery has resumed work after a week's idleness. The dispute concerned two boys, sons of employees, who were not…

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Gold Finds Doubted

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 January 1931 · page 4

Junee unemployed who intended going to the scene of the Gundagai and Tumut gold finds have been advised that prospects of success are not bright. Mr. C…

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Miners' Council The New Appointments

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 January 1931 · page 6

Mr. T. Leslie, of Cessnock, who has been elected as one of the four representatives of the Northern Miners' Federation on the Miners' Central Council;…

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Aberdare Mines Change of Working

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 14 January 1931 · page 5

Yesterday Aberdare Extended mine did not work. To-day the miners there are having an enforced holiday—the company has decided to work…

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Industrial News Hebburn No. 2 COLLIERY Conference in Newcastle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 January 1931 · page 6

The conference with respect to Hebburn No. 2 colliery, held in Newcastle, yesterday, was inconclusive. The parties met at the offices of Hebbura, Ltd., whose…

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Men Stop Work South Coast Mine Protest Against Wages Tax Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 January 1931 · page 5

A stoppage occurred at the South Clifton Mine on the South Coast, because the Taxation Commissioner (Mr. Mahon) insisted on the wages tax of 1/…

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Work To-day Broken Hill Miners Men Accept Terms Broken Hill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 January 1931 · page 5

The reply of the mining companies to the requests of the men, following the mass meeting on Friday, were conveyed to about 2500 members of unions affiliated…

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