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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1932

2,446 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 60 of 123

Miners Protest Against Crimes Act

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 2 July 1932 · page 3

The Northern Miners' Management Committee, at its concluding session yesterday afternoon, adopted a resolution of protest against the Crimes…

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Gold and Minerals Australian Production Reports From Fields

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 July 1932 · page 13

Though the present gold output for Australia is shown to be much more satisfactory than was predicted at the outset of the attempt at revival of the industry,…

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Mount Morgan Mine Resumption on Monday Government Assistance Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 July 1932 · page 8

After many months' idleness, the Mr. Morgan mine will commence operations on Monday, when 50 men will be engaged to undertake preliminary work before the…

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Industrial News Glebe Miners Work in Small Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 4 July 1932 · page 6

The monthly meeting of the Glebe Miners' Lodge was held yesterday in Mitchell Park. There was a fair attendance of the members…

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Miners' Policy

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 4 July 1932 · page 1

Whether the coal hold-up in New Zealand would have any reverberations in the Newcastle and Northern coalfields was the subject of keen…

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Tymeric's Big Coal Cargo

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

The steamer Tymeric, which was forced to seek shelter at Cape Hawke last Monday while on route from Wanganui to Newcastle. loaded 6500 tone of coal, 1400…

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Miners Protest Against Wage Cut

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 4 July 1932 · page 6

St. John's (Newfoundland), July 1.—About 1200 miners, employees of the Dominion Coal and Steel Company at Beel Island, have protested against a pay cut of…

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Free Coal Orders at Wickham

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 4 July 1932 · page 2

Wickham Relief Committee is playing a big part in keeping the unemployed of the district warm during the winter months…

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Mining Mechanics Ballots Declared

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 4 July 1932 · page 6

The ballots in connection with proposed amendments of rules 29 and 34 of the Federated Mining Mechanics' Association of Australasia (New South Wales branch)…

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New Zealand Faces Complete Coal Hold-up Orders MAy Comr to Australia Big Extension Is Feared Tragic Stories Come From Mining Towns Trade Losses Auckland

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 4 July 1932 · page 1

New Zealand is threatened with an almost complete cessation of coal production, arising from the strikes in the Waikato and Hikurangi mines. It is generally expected that the South Island miners may…

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Work at Mines

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 5 July 1932 · page 6

Stanford Main Colliery was idle today, owing to a dispute with, the shot-firers. Pelaw Main and Richmond Main were both working…

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Theft of Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 5 July 1932 · page 8

John Pringle, 24, labourer, and Henry John Sidebottom, 19 labourer, pleaded "Guilty" to charges of having stolen one cwt of coal, valued at 5/, the property of…

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Beach Mining

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 5 July 1932 · page 4

There has recently been a remarkable revival in beach mining on the Far North Coast of New South Wales, and on the South Coast of Queensland, due to the…

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Difficulties of Coal Trade

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 5 July 1932 · page 4

Mr. G. Gentry, O.B.E., of the Coal Merchants' Federation of Great Britain, speaking at the annual dinner of the Liverpool branch of the Coal Trade Benevolent…

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Big Shipments Frozen Meat and Coal Busy Week for Port

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 5 July 1932 · page 4

A large quantity of frozen meat and rabbits was loaded at Newcastle yesterday by the liner Largs Bay. Two more shipments will be made shortly for the…

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Gold Standard and Coal Industry

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 July 1932 · page 4

Speaking at the annual general meeting of the Dundee (South Africa) Coal Company, Mr. Otto Siedle, who presided, stated that the policy of the…

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Coal and Oil Fuel Britain Asked for Details May Help Collieries Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 6 July 1932 · page 1

Great benefits to the coal industry are expected from the successful adoption of colloidal fuel in Australia…

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Miners' Federation

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

The President of the Northern branch of the Miners' Federation (Mr. T. Hoare) yesterday declined to comment when asked if any action was anticipated by local…

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Work at Mines

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 6 July 1932 · page 7

Stanford Main colliery, which was idle yesterday owing to a dispute over a shot-firer, resumed work to-day…

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West Wallsend Position at Seaham Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 July 1932 · page 8

A representative deputation, consisting of the business people, clergymen, shire councillors. Miners' Lodge, and unemployed waited upon Mr. Greenway,…

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