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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1932

2,446 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 25 of 123

Elrington Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 March 1932 · page 4

Messrs. S. McKensey (Superintendent) and Mr. J. Hindmarsh (Manager), representing the Elrington Colliery, conferred during the day with the Vice-president…

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Oil From Coal State Aid Demanded Miners' Decision

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 March 1932 · page 6

"This lodge demands from the State Government through the district representatives, Messrs. R. Cameron, and G. Booth, the granting of the sum of money…

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Cessnock Bellbird Colliery Picnic

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 March 1932 · page 9

The annual picnic of the Bellbird colliery employees is to take place on Saturday on the showground. In better days the committee has arranged for the…

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Abermain Miners Council Minutes Considered

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 March 1932 · page 4

The general business transacted by the Central Council of the Miners' Federation and the Committee of Management was read and explained at a meeting of the…

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Wallsend Miners Election of Officers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 March 1932 · page 4

At the monthly meeting of the Wallsend Miners' Lodge, officers elected for a term of six months were—Chairman, Mr. J. W. Baggs; Secretary, Mr. R…

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Coal Industry Bill Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 3 March 1932 · page 1

The Coal Industry Bill was read a third time on a party division in the legislative Assembly to-day. Suspension of standing orders was…

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Industrial News Miners and Seamen Central Council Criticised

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 March 1932 · page 4

A meeting of the Newcastle branch of the Seamen's Union was held at the Trades Hall yesterday. There was a large master of the members, who were…

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Coal and Oil Bunkering Contracts Exchange Difficulty

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 March 1932 · page 2

At this time of year the contracts for the ensuing year's supplies of coal and oil bunkers always engage attention, states the Manchester "Guardian." This year…

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"Sell Gold" Noted Economist Agrees BRISBANE

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

Commenting to-day on Mr. Scullin's proposal to ship the Australian gold reserves of £10,000,000 to Britain for sale, thus making £7,000,000 profit, the Director of…

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State Session the Assembly Sydney Harbour Bridge Meeting the Cost Coal Industry Bill Debate SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 March 1932 · page 8

In the Legislative Assembly to-day, on the motion of the Premier (Mr. J. T. Lang) it was decided to suspend so much of the Sessional Orders as would preclude…

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Hebburn Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 March 1932 · page 6

Mr. E. Todd presided at a meeting of Hebburn No. 2 Miners' Lodge on Tuesday. Mr. L. P. Williams explained the minutes of the Central Council and the…

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Mines Idle

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 4 March 1932 · page 7

Richmond Main and Stanford Main Collieries, which have been idle all the week owing to slackness of trade, were again idle to-day,…

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Catherine Hill Bay Colliery Picnic

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 March 1932 · page 4

A meeting of the Wallarah Colliery employees' picnic committee was held in the Wallarah Hall on Monday night, Mr. W. Wiggs presiding. The deputation…

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Stockton Borehole Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 March 1932 · page 6

Mr. D. McNeill, one of the Northern councillors of the Miners' Federation, will be present at the meeting of the Stockton Borehole Lodge to be held this morning…

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Coal Industry Bill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 March 1932 · page 4

Sir,—A glance through the Coal Industry Bill, which is now before Parliament, leaves one amazed as to the future of this great industry. The control of the…

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Week's Coal Shipments

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 4 March 1932 · page 6

Coal shipments this week are not expected to exceed 42,000 tons. Up to last night under 36,000 tons of coal were handled by the cranes,…

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Coal Industry Bill Owners' Petition to Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 March 1932 · page 10

A petition signed by the Chairman of the Northern Collieries' Association (Mr. C. M. McDonald), the Chairman of the Southern Colliery Proprietors' Association…

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Tariff Board Visit Duty on Bunker Coal

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 4 March 1932 · page 7

To inquire into a request for a duty on bunker coal, the Tariff Board will sit in Newcastle on Tuesday…

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Industrial News Bunker Coal Duty Attitude of Unions

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 March 1932 · page 6

The attitude of the Newcastle unions towards the proposed imposition of a duty on bunker coal will be explained by witnesses selected from the conference which…

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British Coal Quota Reductions by Germany Discrimination Suggested London, March 3

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 March 1932 · page 11

Mr. Walter Runciman, in the House of Commons, answering a question, said the quota of British cool allowed to be imported into Germany had been reduced on…

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