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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1931

2,504 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 60 of 126

Cracksmen Make Good Haul at Boolaroo Store Wide Power for Control of Coal Trades New Bill Presented to House To-day Dividing Profits Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 24 June 1931 · page 1

Wide powers for the control of the Coal Industry are provided by Legislation introduced in the Legislative…

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Miners' Secretaryship

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 June 1931 · page 5

Mr. Harold Biggers, who is a candidate for the position of General Secretary of the Miners' Coal and Shale Federation, states that occasionally he is identified…

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Mines Working

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 25 June 1931 · page 7

All the mines on the Kurri end of the field were working to-day: Richmond Main, Pelaw Main, Stanford Main, Hebburn No. 1 and Hebburn…

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Burwood Miners Employment at Baerami

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 June 1931 · page 5

At a meeting of the Burwood Miners' Lodge Mr. J. Cairns presided. The District President, Mr. Hoare, and Cr. J. Baggs, were present. Many matters of…

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Coal Train Derailment Causes Hold-up

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 25 June 1931 · page 1

Fruit for the Newcastle markets arrived late, and passenger and foods traffic was delayed as a result of the derailment of two trucks of a goods…

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Ayrfield Mine Dispute Conference Plan to Be Discussed

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 25 June 1931 · page 8

The dispute over the dismissal of a deputy at Ayrfield No. 1 colliery, the non-settlement of which, it was considered, would result in the…

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Industrial News Work at Mines Conferences With Owners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 June 1931 · page 5

Several conferences affecting individual lodges were held at the Newcastle rooms of the Northern Collieries' Association yesterday. The first of these had…

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Federal Session Extracting Oil from Coal No Local Plant Information From Overseas CANBERRA

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 June 1931 · page 8

In the House of Representatives this afternoon, Mr. James asked the Prime Minister whether the Government had considered the establishment of an…

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Coal Board No Levy on Industry Alteration in Bill Explanation by Mr. Baddeley SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 June 1931 · page 7

An important change has been made in provisions of the Coal Industry Board Bill, which was read the first time in the Legislative Assembly to-night…

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Millfield Greta Mine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 June 1931 · page 11

The Vice-president of the Miners' Federation (Mr. J. Kellock) intimated yesterday that he had paid a visit to Millfield Greta on Tuesday, and was able to…

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Price of Gold

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 June 1931 · page 2

The price of gold was quoted at 84/11 per oz. fine…

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Lang's New Tax Miners' Comment

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 26 June 1931 · page 7

Politicians generally were to-day castigated by Cessnock miners over Mr. Lang's new proposed wages tax. One miner was most expressive…

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Readmission of Hebburn Miners' Lodge Negotiations Are Reopened

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 26 June 1931 · page 7

Negotiations for the readmission to the Miners' Federation of the Hebburn No. 1 Lodge, which was…

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£10 OR 20 DAYS! For 6d Worth of Coal

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 26 June 1931 · page 7

"Indiscriminate stealing from the railways must be stopped," said Mr. Atkinson. R.S.M., at Newcastle Police Court to-day, when fining Henry…

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Strong Opposition to Tax by the Miners Will Be Badly Affected Intermittent Work

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 26 June 1931 · page 1

Mr. Lang's new scale of wage taxation, if it comes into operation is certain to meet with bitter opposition…

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Miners' Secretaryship

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 June 1931 · page 7

Nominations for the General Secretaryship of the Miners' Federation will close on July 11. The contest for the office is expected to be keen, and each of the…

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Gold and Minerals Gold-producing States

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 June 1931 · page 15

In the near future the advantage of gold-producing States may be emphasised in a marked degree in comparison to those States that remain for the most part…

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Theft of Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 June 1931 · page 6

"There is a lot of this going on, but it will be my endeavour while here to put it down," said the Magistrate in imposing of fine of £10, in default 20 days'…

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Early Coal Experiments

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 June 1931 · page 8

In the course of his address on "Coal and By-products Research," given in Newcastle last night, Mr. A. G. Lyon mentioned some of the early experimental…

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Abermain No. 1 Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 June 1931 · page 7

It was ascertained last evening that the services of six out of the eight waggon repairers at Abermain No. 1 Colliery will be retained, so that of the 31 employees…

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