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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1932

2,446 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 48 of 123

Industrial News Burwood Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 23 May 1932 · page 6

A meeting of Burwood Lodge was held on Thursday. Mr. H. Robinson presiding. The Secretary's financial statement and the Auditors' report were adopted as…

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Weston. Oil From Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 23 May 1932 · page 7

Mr. A. Lyon. of Wallsend who, with his brother has invented a machine to extract oil from coal, addressed a meeting of members of Hebburn Nos. 1 and 2…

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Oil Fuel From Coal

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 23 May 1932 · page 2

Senator Dunn, who recently asked whether it was intended to make a grant to Messrs. Lyon Bros., research engineers, from the Federal…

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Mining Activity at Swansea

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 23 May 1932 · page 4

In the early days some of the pioneers had visions of Swansea becoming a big seaport town. Land was reserved for wharves and harbour improvements, and…

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In the Courts Coal In Possession

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 23 May 1932 · page 5

Convicted on a charge of having had in his possession about three tons of coal, reasonably suspected of having been stolen, at Mayfield, on…

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Secession Proposal Northern Miners and Central Body

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 23 May 1932 · page 5

Keen interest was taken at the Trades Ball to-day in the move of the Burwood miners to get the northern district of the…

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"That's a Habit of Mine" Has Two Drinks a Day

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 23 May 1932 · page 5

Thomas Cullen, of Throsby-street, Wickham, who pleaded not guilty, was convicted in the summons division of Newcastle Police Court…

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Mine Electricians

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 May 1932 · page 7

A. W. Bate and J. L. James were successful at an examination of candidates for certificates of competency as mine electricians, held in Sydney on May 10…

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Mines Working

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 24 May 1932 · page 1

Richmond Main and Pelaw Main mines which were idle yesterday owing to slackness of trade resumed work to-day, while Stanford Main…

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Theft of Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 May 1932 · page 2

That he had purchased the coal from a mail in a coal yard was the defence put forward by Joseph Thomas Ryan, 26, labourer, when he was charged with the theft…

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City Church Robbed Old Gold Taken During Sermon Congregation's Gifts

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 24 May 1932 · page 1

Creeping into the vestibule of the Central Methodist Mission while the congregation was at service on…

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Abermain Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 May 1932 · page 9

Notices were served on 287 employees of Abermain No. 1 colliery yesterday. The colliery has been idle for three weeks. Since the beginning of the year No. 1…

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Wallarah Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 May 1932 · page 9

The District Check Inspector (Mr. I. Hoare) visited the Wallarah colliery on Monday and inspected the wheelers' road, which was the cause of the colliery being…

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Breach of Colliery Act

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 25 May 1932 · page 6

Charged with breaches of the Coalmining Act, two men, Lance Henderson and Arthur Watson, who pleaded guilty, were each fined £2,…

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Coal Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 May 1932 · page 2

At the annual general meeting of the Coal Council, Herr von Velsen (Chairman) admitted that the optimism expressed last year had been completely…

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Coal for Unemployed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 May 1932 · page 11

Sir,—On picking up the daily papers a few days back, one read that some tons of coal was to be distributed amongst the unemployed at Waratah. I happen to…

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Fined for Stealing Coal

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 25 May 1932 · page 6

James Craig, of First-street, Cardiff, who pleaded guilty, was fined 10s, with 8s costs, in default t days' imprisonment by Mr…

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6000 Feet Below Johannesburg Mine Epic Entombed Men Saved

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 25 May 1932 · page 1

CAPETOWN, Tuesday. South Africa is thrilled by the magnificent heroism of a European and native…

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Oil From Coal Lyon Brothers' Process Reference in Parliament Canberra

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 May 1932 · page 6

Another plea that the Government should make a grant to the Lyon bothers, of Wallsend, to enable them to develop their process for the extraction of fuel…

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Price Level Stability Plan of Bank of N.S.W. Counter to Gold Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 25 May 1932 · page 4

"It is hard to imagine circumstance in which either the Commonwealth Government or the Commonwealth Bank would be a…

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