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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1932

2,446 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 28 of 123

Accidents Fall of Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 March 1932 · page 9

Andrew Collins, 50, a miner, of Mayfield-street, Cessnock, was admitted to Cessnock Hospital yesterday with injuries to the head and ribs, as a result of a…

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Unassociated Colliery Award Parties Disagree on Glenrock Pit Deadlock Reached In Mines Award Lively Debate Owner's Vigorous Objection Two Pits

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 10 March 1932 · page 7

Spirited arguments between members of the committee and Mr. W. E. Alexander (representing…

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Sparks Fly at Coal Conference Fierce Arguments Over Ashtonfields Parties Differ

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 10 March 1932 · page 1

Fierce arguments between parties representing Ashtonfields Colliery and members of the…

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Gold Down Big Rise in Sterling Rush to Buy Markets Embarrassed (Australian Press Association.) LONDON, March 8

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 March 1932 · page 7

The £ sterling made a remarkable rise against other leading currencies on the exchange market to-day. From the overnight level of 3.5350 dollars…

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Romance of N.T. Blacks Make Shambles Of Peaceful Mining Camp Sudden Treachery (No. 2)

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 10 March 1932 · page 12

Huge, grimy paws reached out from grotesque, clay [?]aubad bodies; paws that closed on barbed and poison-tipped pears. A hammer pounded on a white man's brain—…

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Glenrock Colliery

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

Argument in connection with the making of an award for Glenrock colliery was continued before the committee Mr. W. E. Alexander represented…

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Teralba Miners Meet

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 March 1932 · page 15

A combined meeting of the Pacific and Northern Extended miners was held in the School of Arts, Teralba, on Wednesday night, Mr. Steele presiding. Mr…

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Week's Coal Shipments

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 11 March 1932 · page 8

The amount of coal handled at the cranes for overseas ports and places beyond the State, is not expected to exceed 39,000 tons this week…

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Eleven Arrests Raid on Coal Trains Stir at Sandgate

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 March 1932 · page 8

Police, railway detectives, and dole inspectors were associated in a further raid on a coal train last night, as the result of which 11 arrests were made…

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Hurt in Mine Then Sent to Gaol Compensation Claim Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 March 1932 · page 10

An unusual case came before the Workers' Compensation Commission to-day, when Henry Ferris, an employee of the North Broken Hill Mine, Ltd., claimed…

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Flat Coal Seams Federation Claim Ashtonfields Case Decided Heated Discussion

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

There was a heated exchange of words between the Vice-president of the Miners' Federation (Mr. J. Kellock) and the Manager of the Ashtonfields colliery (Mr…

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Coal Bill "Would be Disastrous" Owners' Objections Counsel Addresses Upper House SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 March 1932 · page 9

In the Legislative Council to-night, on the motion for the second reading of the Coal Industry Bill, the northern, southern and western colliery proprietors were…

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Still Rising Recovery of Sterling Gold Buyers' Losses (British Official Wireless.) LONDON, March 9

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 March 1932 · page 9

In early dealing in sterling on foreign exchanges the appreciation continued, and the rate against the American dollar rose from yesterday's closing rate of…

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Price of Gold

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 March 1932 · page 13

The price of gold at the Melbourne Mint, exclusive of sovereigns, for the week ending March 4 was at the rate of approximately £6/12/6 per standard ounce,…

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Brown Coal Shipment to Newcastle Victorian Initiative

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 March 1932 · page 12

The shipment of several tons of brown coal from Victoria to the order of Messrs. A. F. and A. G. Lyon, chemical engineers, which arrived in Newcastle by the steamer…

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Poor Prospects Collieries in N.S.W. MR. J. L. Webb Pessimistic Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 March 1932 · page 7

Addressing shareholders at the annual meeting of Huddart, Parker, Ltd., to-day, the Chairman (Mr. J. L. Webb) said the company's operations during the year…

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Dispute Settled North Broken Hill Mine Broken Hill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 March 1932 · page 8

Following the conference to-day a settlement was reached in the strike of miners at the North mine, and the men will resume work on Monday. About 50 men…

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North-west Mines "Conditions on the Mend" MR. I. Hoare's Tour

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 March 1932 · page 13

The District Check Inspector of the Miners' Federation (Mr. I. Hoare) returned to Newcastle yesterday, after a fortnight's absence on an inspection to…

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Mine Reopening Excitement at Barrier Work for 500 Men Broken Hill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 March 1932 · page 7

The cabled decision of the Sulphide Corporation to reopen the central mine on April 4 caused considerable excitement here. The report was confirmed by…

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Gold and Minerals Progress of the Industry Reports From Fields

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 March 1932 · page 13

When some time ago unemployment had reached such dimensions that it seemed imperative that something tangible must be done for its immediate relief, the…

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