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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1932

2,446 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 31 of 123

Mining Cases Workers' Compensation Claims £442 for Loss of Toes

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 March 1932 · page 15

The sittings of the Workers' Compensation Commission, of which Judge Perdriau is the Chairman, were continued at the Newcastle Court House yesterday. Messrs…

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Lymington Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 March 1932 · page 11

The District, Check Inspector of the Miners' Federation (Mr. I. Hoare) has furnished the executive with a copy of his report dealing with an inspection of…

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Southern Collieries Wollongong

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 March 1932 · page 8

The following are the pays distributed in this district to-day—Metropolitan colliery, Corrimal, and Mt. Kembla, nine days; South Bulli five, and Mt. Pleasant…

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Northern Mine Workings

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 19 March 1932 · page 3

Thirteen collieries were idle during the past fortnight. Maitland Main maintained its usual high number of working days, and this [?]…

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Gold and Minerals Virgin and Synthetic Gold Reports From Fields

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 March 1932 · page 5

There are at the present two disturbing influences affecting gold production, not the least of which is the startling decline in its price on the London market,…

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Coal Board Probable Personnel Mr. Hoare Nominee of Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 March 1932 · page 6

In mining circles in the North there is much speculation as to who will be the employees' representatives on the Coal Board, which, with the finalising of the…

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Inquiry Closed Duty on Bunker Coal No Evidence in Melbourne Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 March 1932 · page 6

The Tariff Board met in Melbourne to-day to continue the inquiry into the request of the Newcastle Federal Council of the Australian Labour party and the…

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Industrial News Millfield Colliery Deputies to Meet

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 21 March 1932 · page 6

The Secretary of the Maitland District Deputies' Association (Mr. T. Robbins) stated yesterday that a special requisition meeting would be held at Cessnock on…

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Mine Lodge Funds Former Secretary Before Court Ashtonfields Case

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 21 March 1932 · page 5

At West Maitland Police Court to-day William Macey was charged with having failed to account for funds, the…

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Clothing and Coal for Unemployed Mr. Watkins Busy

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 21 March 1932 · page 4

Mr. Watking, M.H.R., has asked the Minister for Defence to make available for the use of unemployed and distressed people in this district…

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Work at Mines

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 22 March 1932 · page 2

Richmond Main colliery worked only about two hours to-day as a result of a dispute. The mine had been Idle since Thursday owing to…

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The Coal Board

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 March 1932 · page 4

It would appear that the Government, in considering appointments to the Board to he set up to control the coal industry, does not propose…

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Former Miners' Official Charged

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 March 1932 · page 7

William Macey, of Onus-street, Telarah, was charged that between the month of March. 1920, and the month of December, 1929 at East Maitland,…

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South Wales Coal Industry

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 March 1932 · page 3

A welcome improvement was shown in the loading position at the South Wales docks in the past week as a result of the arrival of ships which had been held back…

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Value of British Coal Exports

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 March 1932 · page 8

The last issue of the "Board of Trade Journal" contains a review in some detail of the overseas trade of the United Kingdom during 1931, in which exports and…

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Rate Anomalies African Coal Trade Handicap of Haulage

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 March 1932 · page 3

A statement issued by the Minister of Railways in regard to rates on bunker coal has been accepted as a long-delayed concession to the industry in the…

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Mine Isolated Railway Blown Up Sequel to Dispute Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 March 1932 · page 5

A number of explosions late on Sunday night resulted in the wrecking of a small railway bridge at Dobbyn, in the Cloncurry district, railway lines and points…

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Colliery Grievances

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 March 1932 · page 6

Owing to trouble with the clippers in a section of Aberdare Extended Colliery yesterday, the Manager has decided to inspect that particular part of the mine to-day…

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Abermain Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 March 1932 · page 8

The minutes of a special meeting of the committee of management were explained by Cr. L. P. Williams at a meeting of the Abermain No. 1 Miners' Lodge…

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Good Racing Gosford Meeting Chief Event to Just Gold

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 March 1932 · page 4

Some particularly good racing was seen at the Harbour Bridge meeting of the Gosford Racing Club yesterday, and the programme of eight events attracted one…

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