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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1932

2,446 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 36 of 123

Wallsend Colliery

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

Contrary to expectations the whistle of Wallsend Colliery sounded a short blast yesterday afternoon indicating no work at the mine again to-day. At the special…

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Industrial News Mining Conference Shale Mine May Re-open

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

The Vice-president of the Northern Branch of the Miners' Federation (Mr. J. Kellock) said yesterday that he had been in communication with the management…

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Coal Washing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 April 1932 · page 2

Few firms, particularly engineering firms, can report outstanding success during the past 12 months, and it is of great interest, therefore, to hear of the progress made…

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Work at Mine

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 7 April 1932 · page 8

Pelaw Main, Stanford Main, and Richmond Main collieries wore again working to-day…

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Southern Miners Wollongong

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

Mr. W. J. Penrose, of the Mount Kembla Miners' Lodge, has been elected District Secretary for the Southern Miners in succession to Mr. J. Sweeney, who did…

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Shale Mine May Reopen

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

It is confidently anticipated that operations at the Bacrami shale mine will be continued within six weeks. After working for a little over two years the men…

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Scheme for Disposing of Small Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 April 1932 · page 4

Mr. J. Williams, the Forest miners' agent, has put before his executive committee a novel suggestion, which he thinks might be considered by the coalowners…

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The Ambulance Present Problems Superintendent Addresses Miners

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

The Superintendent of the Newcastle District Ambulance Service (Mr. James Dolan) attended by invitation the monthly meeting of the Wallsend Miners'…

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More Facilities Sought Coal Loading at Port Kembla WOLLONGONG

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

At a meeting of the Chamber of Commerce it was decided to join with the Executive of the District Miners' Union in a deputation to Mr. Davies, M.L.A…

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£20,000 From Gold Mine Perth

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 April 1932 · page 10

Mr. A. C. Walker, lessee of the old Eureka mine, at Lake Austin, near Cue, in the last 12 months has received from the mine £20,000 in gold found solidified…

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Mines Working

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 8 April 1932 · page 8

Richmond Main, Pelaw Main and Stanford MAin collieries were again working to-day. This will make them five days this week…

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Mint Gold Price

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 April 1932 · page 4

By arrangement with the Commonwealth Bank, the price of gold, including old jewellery, lodged at the Royal Mint, from March 28 to April 1 inclusive, has been…

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Canada's New Coal Port

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 April 1932 · page 17

The new port of Churchill on Hudson Bay received its first consignment of British coal when the s.s. Farworth arrived from Newcastle-upon-Tyne to load the…

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Industrial News Withdraw Affiliation Miners and A.L.P.

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 April 1932 · page 10

Because it believes that the A.L.P. is breaking up the unity of the working-class, Stockton Borehole Miners' Lodge has agreed to a notice of motion being…

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Sittings End Miners' Central Council Officials to Go to Victoria Sydney

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

The sittings of the Central Council of the Miners' Federation concluded to-day after the completion of a number of matters…

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The Coal Industry

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 April 1932 · page 13

Sir,—According to arrangements made between the Government, owners, and miners after the resumption of work after the lockout, there was a three-party…

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Electric Coal Conveyor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 April 1932 · page 14

An electric conveyor, capable of loading at the rate of 1000 tons per hour, was brought into operation at the Cardiff Roath Dock of the Great Western…

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Prospecting for Gold

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 April 1932 · page 3

The greatly increased gold yields reported by all the Mines Departments of Australia add interest to the new edition of "Prospecting for Gold," by Ion L…

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Price of Gold

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 April 1932 · page 5

The price fixed by the Commonwealth Bank of gold, including jewellery, but not sovereigns, lodged at the Melbourne Mint, for the week ended April 1, is at the…

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Coal Dust Relative Inflammability

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 April 1932 · page 13

The Mines Department of Great Britain has published a paper on "The Combustion of Coal Dust," the research described in which the supplementary to the study…

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