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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines
2,504 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 69 of 126
"While a reduction in the price of coal may have a bearing on the price of electricity it is fallacious to assume that it means a great deal," said the Electrical…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A party of prospectors returned to Rockhampton to-day from the Canoona district, bringing with them 75 ounces of gold—the result of one day's work—and…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Eastern coal orders totalling 20,000 tons will be shipped by three steamers from Newcastle at the week-end…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Becoming jammed between two skips of coal at the State coalmine at Wonthaggi to-day, Jack Wilson, 16, a brace boy, was crushed to death…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Mr. Albert Kembrey, of Homeville, who is one of the candidates for the office of General Secretary of the Miners' Federation, has been associated with the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Hebburn No. 1 and Stanford Main collieries were again idle to-day owing to slackness of trade, while Hebburn No. 2 Pelaw Main and Richmond…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →It is expected that by the week-end three steamers will have left Newcastle with coal cargoes for the Philippine Islands…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Questioned in the House of Commons today regarding the international agreement to stabilise coal markets, the Under-Secretary for Mines (Mr. Shinwell) said…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →After considering tenders for the supply of coal, the Metropolitan Water Board decided to-day not to accept any of them, and fresh tenders will be called…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Although the new sales tax rates have been in operation since last Saturday the Tariff Tax Assessment Amendment Bill will not be ready for…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The value of the Government's scheme for assisting prospectors has never been more strikingly demonstrated than by the discovery of 75oz. of gold at the old…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A crew of Filipines, who chattered incessantly to each other as they industriously worked, looked across Newcastle Harbor from…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Last night, after hearing the cases for and against the three Wallsend Hospital nurses, who were dismissed…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A late message to "The Times" from Paris announces that the atmosphere late last night had decidedly improved, following the conversations in which Mr. Stimson and M. Briand participated…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The half-yearly general meeting of the United Collieries' Staff Association will be held at Chamberlain's Hall, West Maitland, to-morrow night…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The committee of Abermain No. 2 Miners' Lodge met yesterday to discuss the provisions of the new Coal Bill. It was decided to recommend to a full meeting…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Stanford Main and Hebburn No. 2 collieries were idle to-day owing to slackness of trade, while Hebburn No. 1, Richmond Main and Pelaw Main…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The two Stanford Merthyr mines have been "rechristened." Their new names are Stanford Main No. 1 and Stanford Main No. 2. to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mr. John Waddington, who presided at the meeting of the Great Boulder Proprietary said that the proved are reserves on December 31, 1930, were 87,064…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Newcastle's coal shipments for this week are expected to total about 50,000 tons. Up to yesterday 36,500 tons had…
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