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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1931

2,504 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 78 of 126

Hospital Dismissals to Be Discussed Wallsend Miners' Lodge

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 5 August 1931 · page 1

The Wallsend Hospital dismissals will be discussed at a meeting of Wallsend Miners' Lodge to-night. Since the lodge last…

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Abermain Colliery Idle To-day Protest Over Dismissal of Youths Aged 21

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 5 August 1931 · page 6

An a protest by the men against dismissal notices being served yesterday on five employees who had lately reached the age of twenty-one,…

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Miners' Council New Zealand Disturbance Consideration in Sydney Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 August 1931 · page 9

The Central Council of the Miners' Federation, which met in Sydney to-day, devoted the greater part of the sitting to discussion on the position of the miners…

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Coal Stealing Solicitor's Suggestion Seeks Police Report "Lorries Backed Up to Fence"

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 5 August 1931 · page 5

Strong objection was taken by the Police Prosecutor (Sergeant geant Phillipson) in Newcastle Summons Court to-day, when Mr. Cragg asked, that police reports on a case then before the court be produced…

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Mines Working

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 6 August 1931 · page 6

Hebburn No. 1 colliery, which has been idle all the week owing to slackness of trade, was again the only mine on the Kurri end of the field…

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Industrial News Miners' Council Coal Industry Bill Discussed Sales Tax on Explosives Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 August 1931 · page 5

The Central Council of the Miners' Federation gave further consideration to-day to the request for financial assistance received from the New Zealand colliery…

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Bishop and Coal Trade

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

"It was interesting and encouraging to hear various speakers express the opinion that the present revival in the coal trade was likely to be permanent, and…

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Abermain No. 2 MINERS Federation Rule Opposed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 August 1931 · page 5

Abermain No. 2 miners' Lodge, at a meeting held yesterday afternoon, decided that it would not sacrifice, the interests of its young members to the federation…

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Price of Gold. London, August 4

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 August 1931 · page 4

Gold was quoted to-day at £4/4/9¾ announce fine…

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Allegations About Mine Untrue Refuted by Check Inspector Special Report

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 6 August 1931 · page 1

The miners' northern president (Mr. Hoare) received to-day a report from the District Check Inspector (Mr. Connell) definitely…

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"Make Petrol a Monopoly" Suggestion in Assembly Explosives for Miners Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 6 August 1931 · page 7

Claiming that on companies were exploiting the public by charging exorbitant prices for benzine and oil, Mr. Connolly…

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Wallsend Hospital Dismissals Wallsend Miners' Lodge Censures Board Appeal to Mr. Love

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 6 August 1931 · page 7

Wallsend Miners' Lodge decided last night to ask the Chief Hospital Commissioner (Mr. Love) to intervene in the dispute over the…

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Premiers' View "Must be Co-operation" Gold Finds Saving W.A.

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 August 1931 · page 7

The Premiers and Treasurer who reached Melbourne to-day for the series of Loan Council meetings and conferences of the Premiers expressed recognition of the…

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Board Censured Wallsend Hospital Dismissal of Nurse Miners' Lodge to Appeal to Mr. Love

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 August 1931 · page 5

Claiming that Nurse Merle Ryan had been unfairly treated by dismissal from the Wallsend Mining District Hospital on her unyielding attitude of opposition to…

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Objection to Dismissal of Youths in Mines When They Come of Age Reducing Wages by Taxation "Demoralises System of Arbitration" A.W.U. STATEMENT

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 6 August 1931 · page 7

Attacking the policy of reducing wages by way of taxation, the general secretary of the Railway Workers' Industry branch of the…

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Coal Prosecutions

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 7 August 1931 · page 7

Sir,—The letter in your issue of Tuesday, over the nom de plume "Non Nobis Solum," does not convey the true facts of the case, and therefore cannot be left…

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Coal Prosecutions

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 7 August 1931 · page 7

Sir.—"Non Nobis Solum" should find out facts before writing on a subject of which he apparently knows nothing. I would suggest that he make an inspection…

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Aberdare Colliery Question of Reopening

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 7 August 1931 · page 10

At a meeting of the Aberdare Miners' Lodge yesterday, it was decided to approach the Superintendent of Caledonian Collieries, Ltd (Mr. N. Clark) again on…

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Glenrock Colliery Trouble With Union

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 7 August 1931 · page 10

The Executive Committee of the Coal Trimmers' Union is considering the trouble at Glenrock Colliery, and is to make certain recommendations to the…

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Work at Mines

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 7 August 1931 · page 6

Hebburn No. 1 colliery, which has been idle all the week owing to sackness of trade, resumed work to-day, while Hebburn No. 2 was idle…

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