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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1933

2,406 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 55 of 121

Affiliation with A.l.p. Miners to Hold Ballot Secede or Stay?

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 13 June 1933 · page 7

The Northern Miners' Committee of Management decided this afternoon, to ask the rank and file of the…

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Northern Miners and A.l.p. Important Issues Discussed Meeting Held To-day

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 13 June 1933 · page 8

The Northern Miners' Committee of management met at the Newcastle Trades Hall to-day to discuss maters of vital importance to the…

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£33,000 of Miners' Money Finances in A.L.P. Official Organ Federations' Report Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 13 June 1933 · page 8

The Minors' Central Council is now considering the report of an investigation committee appointed by the Council to inquire…

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Theft of Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 June 1933 · page 3

Pleading "Guilty" to a charge of having stolen a cwt. of coal, valued at 1/6, the property of the Railway Commissioners, at Carrington, on June 12, Joseph Stacey…

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Price of Gold London, June 13

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 June 1933 · page 8

Gold was quoted at £6/2/ an oz fine, a decline of ½d on yesterday's price…

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Gold Recovery New Machine for Prospectors

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 June 1933 · page 5

A new machine for gold recovery has been invented by Mr. Harry Storer, who is well known in prospecting circles. It is expected that the machine will bring…

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Miners' Mass Meetings "Labor Daily" Position Committee Decides

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 14 June 1933 · page 7

The..Northern Miners' Management Committee decided this afternoon to call eight meetings—four on the…

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Industrial News Miners' Committee Move to Check Tributers Withdrawal From Party

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 June 1933 · page 5

The President of the Northern branch of the Miners' Federation (Mr. T. Hoare), said, at the conclusion of the sitting of the Management Committee…

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Man Killed in Mine Crushed By Fall Of Stone at Boolaroo

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 14 June 1933 · page 1

Crushed by a large slab of stone which fell from the roof at Stockton Borehole Colliery this morning, Andrew As he fell Lessels called weakly to his mate. Joseph Arthur, who was working nearby, but he died before Arthur reached him…

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Miners' Funds Contributions to "Labor Daily" Report of Committee Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 June 1933 · page 8

The Secretary of the Miners' Federation (Mr. A. Teece) said to-night that in view of misleading statements with regard to the reports of the investigation…

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Coal Problem Federal Control Palliatives of Past Years No. Iii

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 June 1933 · page 6

Following upon the first intervention by the Federal Government towards the end of 1916, the coal trade came more directly and completely within the…

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Newcastle Courts Tuesday, June 13 (Before Mr. E. J. Harrison, S.m.) Theft From Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 June 1933 · page 3

The theft from West Wallsend colliery West Wallsend on or about April 12, of four colliery turns, and other articles, valued at £8/7/6, the property of…

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Burwood Miners Dispute Over Surface Hands

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 June 1933 · page 9

Burwood colliery was idle yesterday, consequent upon a dispute with the management concerning the non-employment of a surface had in place of one recently…

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Price of Gold London, June 14

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 June 1933 · page 8

Gold was quoted to-day at £6/2/1 per oz., fine…

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Miners' Meetings Mr. Lang Invited Position of Official Organ

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 June 1933 · page 6

Mr. J. T. Lang, leader of the State Parliamentary Labour Party, who is one of the Directors of the "Labour Daily," has been invited to be present with his…

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Mr. Rees Bevan's Death Noted Mining Engineer

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 June 1933 · page 6

The death occurred early yesterday morning at his residence. Melrose-street, Lora, West Maitland, of Mr. Rees Bevan, one of the best known mining men on the…

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Pitfalls for Merchants Points in Weights and Measures Act Prawns and Coal

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 15 June 1933 · page 10

You may sell sugar by the cupful or beer by the mug without falling foul of the law. But if you sell coal by the bag or in…

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Coal Problem Maitland v. Newcastle Seams Over-development of Mines (No. IV.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 June 1933 · page 8

The fortnightly returns of the work at the mines, published regularly in this paper, show that the collieries in the South Maitland area are is a happier…

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Kurri Mines Working

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 16 June 1933 · page 1

The three Kurri fines, Richmond Main, Pelaw Main, and Stanford Main, which have worked all the week, were again working to-day…

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Clippers' Grievance Abermain No. 2 Colliery Idle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 June 1933 · page 7

Abermain No. 2 colliery was thrown idle yesterday, owing to a dispute arising out of a grievance of the clippers. The men reported to work, and held a…

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