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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1931

2,504 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 62 of 126

Miners' Wages Effect of Proposed Tax Protest to Minister Aberdare Central Idle on

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 29 June 1931 · page 7

Colliery workers in the Cessnock district are up in arms against the State Government's proposals, contained in the Emergency Income Tax Bill…

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Miners Threaten "Darg" If Tax Bill Passes They Want to See the Premier Baddeley's Reply

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 29 June 1931 · page 1

There is every indication on the coalfields that if the Emergency Taxation Bill becomes law, drastic action will…

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Free Coal

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 30 June 1931 · page 5

Wlekham Council has received another 100 tons of coal from the Naval Department for distribution among the unemployed…

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Colliery Companies and Electric Current

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 30 June 1931 · page 5

"I have taken the matter up with a view to conferring with the companies, but regret that it has not been possible to get the companies to meet…

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Work At Mines

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 30 June 1931 · page 6

Pelaw Main and Hebburn No.1 collerles, which were Idle yesterday owing to slackness of trade, resumed work to-day. Richmond Main and…

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Theft of Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 June 1931 · page 2

Charged with having stolen a quantity of cool, valued at 1/, Walter Rush Cameron, 31, was fined £2, in default, four days' imprisonment…

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Proceed To-day Baddeley's Coal Bill SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 30 June 1931 · page 1

That he proposed to proceed today with the Coal Bill was the reply of the Minister for Labor and industry (Mr. Baddeley) to Mr. A. E…

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Largest Since December Coal Output for June Shipments Too

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 30 June 1931 · page 1

The total output of coal this month in the Northern district, and the quantity shipped from Newcastle, were the largest since D[?]…

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Oil From Coal The Fuel Problem Dr. Rivett's Conclusions

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 June 1931 · page 6

Recently a public demonstration was given of a research plant erected at the Wallsend gasworks for the purpose of extracting the maximum by-product values…

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Mr.baddeley Introduces His Coal Bill Industry That Has Been Allowed to Drift Means of Control Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 30 June 1931 · page 5

"This is an earnest endeavor to deal with the problems of one of our most important industries," said the…

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Colliery Offer to Unemployed Mine Their Own Coal

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 1 July 1931 · page 4

Unemployed of Cardiff have been given permission to go down and mine their own coal voluntarily at two mines within the…

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Industrial News Miners' Conference Coal Bill and Wages Tax

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 July 1931 · page 9

The conference of delegates of miners' lodges, which was to have reassembled at Cessnock lost evening, to receive the report of the Minister for Labour and Industry,…

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Surplus Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 July 1931 · page 8

The Prime Minister told Mr. Josiah Francis (Nat., Moreton) that the Queensland committee dealing with the re-employment of excess miners anticipated…

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Mines Working

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 1 July 1931 · page 6

Hebbarn No. 2 colliery, which was idle owing to slackness of trade, was the only mine not working on the Kurri end of the field to-day…

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Miners' General Secretary

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 July 1931 · page 9

Mr. P. O'Keefe, of Aberdare Central Miners' Lodge, has been nominated for the position of General Secretary of the Miners' Federation. For many years, he…

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£400 Claim Against Mine Lodge Settled Miners' Lodge Officials Dam[?]es Claim Now Settled

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 1 July 1931 · page 6

The announcement that a claim for £400 damages against officials of Richmond Main Miners' Lodge had been settled, was made by Mr. Hill…

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Coal for Unemployed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 July 1931 · page 6

A deputation from the Boolaroo unemployed waited upon Lake Macquarie Shire Council last night, and requested that the use of none of the lorries be…

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Costly Work Riverina Colliery ALBURY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 July 1931 · page 6

It was disclosed in the Warden's Court to-day that £102,000 has been spent in developing Coorabin Colliery, and in attempting to overcome difficulties caused…

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Colliery Employees' Funds Misappropriation Is Alleged

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 1 July 1931 · page 1

Four charges of fraudulent appropriation of money due to the Colliery Employees' Federation (north-eastern district of N.S.W.) were preforred…

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Miners' General Secretary Cessnock Nominations

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 1 July 1931 · page 6

Aberdare Central Minors' Lodge has nominated Mr. P. O'Keefe, ex-secre-tary of the lodge, for the position of general secretary of the Miners'…

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