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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1932

2,446 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 2 of 123

Coal Trimmers' Officials Result of Election

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 6 January 1932 · page 4

Election of officers at the annual meeting of the Coal Trimmers' Union last night resulted: President, W. Forrer; vice-president, J. R. Lewis…

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15 ENTOMBED German Mine Collapse BERLIN, January 5

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 January 1932 · page 5

Presumably due to an earth tremour, the underground galleries of the Karsten coalmine, near Beuthen, collapsed, entombing 15 miners in the…

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Railway Mishap Coal Hoppers Off Line SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 January 1932 · page 4

When one loaded coal hopper of a heavy freight train from the West was derailed at catch-points on the goods line at Chullora, at 5 o'clock this morning, it…

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Maitland District East Maitland Garbage on Fire In Old Mine Shaft

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 January 1932 · page 7

A complaint was made to the East Maitland Municipal Council last night by the Manager of Fernwood Colliery (Mr. R. J. Thompson) about the depositing of…

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B.H.P. and Seamen Conference of Unions Mine Officers Summoned

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 January 1932 · page 4

The dispute between the Broken Hill Proprietary Company and the Seamen's Union was further discussed at a union conference in Newcastle yesterday. It…

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Gold in Demand Two Perth Cups at Mint PERTH

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 January 1932 · page 6

Included in old gold articles delivered at the Perth Mint recently have been two earlier day Perth Cups. The owners said they were weary of having to ensure the…

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Miners and the Seamen

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 January 1932 · page 6

Judging from the report in yesterday's a issue of the "Newcastle Morning Herald," the miners are still flirting with the idea of making trouble…

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Mine Property Damaged Camden

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 January 1932 · page 9

When the employees of the Burragorang Coal-mining Company were about to resume work this morning, after the usual suspension of operations over the…

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Northern Miners' Councillors Ballot Figures Announced

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 7 January 1932 · page 5

The counting of the votes in the northern miners' ballot for the election of councillors, who will also hold seats on the committee of…

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Late Mr. A. J. COOK Life Service for Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 January 1932 · page 9

Few Labour leaders have been more in the limelight than Mr. A. J. Cook (says an English writer). It is not inaccurate to state that he probably incurred more…

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Industrial News Miners Inspectors Messrs. I. Hoare and Connell Re-elected

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 January 1932 · page 8

The result of the ballot for the offices of Check Inspectors for the Northern Branch of the Miners' Federation was made available yesterday by the…

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The Mystery Mine Published by Arrangement with Ward, Lock and Co., Limited, London and Melbourne. I.

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 January 1932 · page 3

When Terry Rattigan read this account I have written of the extraordinary affair in which we both took part, he exclaimed:…

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Colliery Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 January 1932 · page 9

James Miller, 45, of Main-road, Neath, received injuries to his left arm and left ankle, while working at Abermain No. 2 Colliery yesterday. He was admitted to…

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Colliery Mishaps

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 January 1932 · page 8

Thrown out of a skip at Wallsend C Pit yesterday morning, a boss wheeler, Joe Firth, 65, of Wallsend, had his scalp lacerated. Newcastle Ambulance conveyed…

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Bellbird Colliery Engine Failure

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 January 1932 · page 8

The engine at the old tunnel at Bellbird Colliery failed yesterday, and 150 employees had to cease work. It is expected that the necessary…

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Work at Mines

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 8 January 1932 · page 4

Hebburn No. 1 and Stanford Main collieries were Idle to-day owing slackness or trade. Richmond Main and Pelaw Main were working…

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State And Federal Coal Subsidies an Absolute Necessity Owners and Miners One Mind Federal 1'-?

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 8 January 1932 · page 1

Official confirmation of the news that the State Government intended to continue until March 31 the payment of…

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Victorian Gold Yield

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 January 1932 · page 6

The increased activity in gold prospecting in Victoria during the past year is reflected in the quantity of gold won being almost double that for 1930. Most of the…

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Big Coal Shipment 5550 Tons for Philippines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 January 1932 · page 6

The steamer Hua Shan was berthed at the cranes yesterday, loading 4500 tons of coal and 1050 tons of bunkers for Cebu and Ilo Ilo, in the Philippine Islands…

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B.H.P. Shipping Dispute Miners and Seamen Confer Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 8 January 1932 · page 7

Executive officers from the Miners Federation and the Seamen's Union met in conference this afternoon to consider taking joint action over the…

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