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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1932

2,446 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 86 of 123

Theft of Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 September 1932 · page 3

According to evidence given in the cases in which a young man was charged with having stolen coal, valued at 12/6, the property of the Transport…

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Van Off Line Colliery Railway Damaged

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 September 1932 · page 6

A Wallsend C pit coal train was held up several hours yesterday after, portion of the railway near B pit workshops was put out of gauge by the brakevan, which…

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Man's Leg Torn Off Borehole Colliery Mishap

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 September 1932 · page 6

Intense agony was endured bravely by Donald Wilson, a young clipper, employed at Stockton Borehole colliery, when, in an accident at the pit yesterday,…

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Coal Point and Kilaben Bay Progress Association

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 September 1932 · page 3

The fortnightly coin social in aid of the Coal Point and Kilaben Bay Progress Association was held on Saturday night A large gathering enjoyed cards, games, and…

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Injunction Granted Gold from New Zealand SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 September 1932 · page 8

An injunction to restrain the Commissioner of Police (Mr. W. Childs) and the New Zealand Government from removing from New South Wales gold which had…

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Industrial News A.C.T.U. CONGRESS Miners' Delegates Leave

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 September 1932 · page 8

Messrs. T. Hoare and W. Crook, who will represent the Northern Miners' Federation at the conference of the Australian Council of Trade-unions, opening in…

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Waste of Coal Working Thick Seams Radical Change Urged

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 September 1932 · page 6

In the series of articles recently contributed to the "Newcastle Morning Herald" by Dr. F. Mauldon, of the Melbourne University, pertinent comment was…

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Colliery Surveyors

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 September 1932 · page 4

Replying to representations by Mr. G. Booth, M.L.A., on behalf of a Kurri Kurri resident, the Minister for Mines (Mr. R. S. Vincent) stated that he…

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Colliery Mechanics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 September 1932 · page 7

The adjourned sitting of the Colliery Mechanics North Conciliation Committee, of which Mr. J. Hooke is the Chairman, will sit in Newcastle on Friday to…

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Hill End Colliery "Position Becoming Serious"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 September 1932 · page 7

A report received by the Miners' Northern Executive from the District Check Inspector of the Maitland field (Mr. J. Connell) stated that the condition of Hill End…

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Industrial News Miners' Federation Conferences Arranged

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 September 1932 · page 7

The Vice-president of the Northern branch of the Miners' Federation (Mr. J. Kellock) stated yesterday that a conference between the executive and lodge…

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Radio 1000 Feet Down a Mine Excellent Results Obtained

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 21 September 1932 · page 2

By courtesy of the manager of Richmond Main colliery, a porty, consisting of the colliery electrical manager (Mr. Tatters), the colliery…

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Fire on Pit Top Excitement at John Darling Mine Employees Withdrawn

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 September 1932 · page 4

The outbreak of fire on the surface at the John Darling colliery, one of the properties of the Broken Hill Proprietary, Co., Ltd., at Belmont, yesterday morning…

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Miners' Claims Workers' Compensation Four Cases Heard

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 September 1932 · page 3

The Workers' Compensation Commission continued its sittings in Newcastle Courthouse yesterday. The claims dealt with were mostly on behalf of persons…

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Residents Alarmed Fire Near Hill End Colliery, Telegram to Minister

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 22 September 1932 · page 1

Alarmed householders adjacent to Hill End colliery, near Cessnock, to-day drew the attention of the Mayor (Alderman J…

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American Action Caused Rise in Gold Price SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 September 1932 · page 5

In a statement issued to-day, the General Secretary of the United Country Party (Mr. E. J. Munro) said that the latest advices from authoritative sources…

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Cessnock No. 2 Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 September 1932 · page 9

Cessnock No. 2 Colliery was idle yesterday owing to a domestic grievance amongst the wheelers…

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Waste of Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 September 1932 · page 8

Sir,—In Tuesday's issue of the "Newcastle Morning Herald," I notice that Mr. Humble draws attention to the above subject. As one who has had long…

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Western Coal Contracts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 September 1932 · page 10

The Advance Lithgow Association has decided to make representations to the Premier, the Minister for Transport, and the Minister for Mines, in favour of a…

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Coal and Oil Hydrogenation Process

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 September 1932 · page 6

In the course of a paper read before the Chemical Metallurgical and Mining Society of South Africa, Dr. W. Sommerkorn dealt with the possibilities of the…

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