Mine Rescue Work Value of Proto Apparatus Questioned
The District Check Inspector for the Miners' Federation, Mr. I. H. Hoare, has written at length reviewing the circumstances of a recent misadventure at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1933
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Coal for Sydney Water Board Sydney
The Metropolitan Water Board to-day accepted the following tenders for the supply of coal from the Southern and Western districts—Southern district…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Miners to Vote Labour Party Secession Immediate Ballot
It was announced officially yesterday that the miners in the Northern Coalfields would conduct a ballot to consider the withdrawal of affiliation with the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →No Finality Conference in Sydney Matters at Lithgow Mine Sydney
Officers of the Central Executive of the Miners' Federation, and representatives of the State Mine at Lithgow, conferred to-day with the Industrial…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Currency and Gold Bank Director's View LONDON, July 19
A notable speech to which the Resident Minister (Mr. S. M. Bruce) remained to listen with rapt attention, was made by Mr. Robert Brand, a director of Lloyds…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Expert's Views on Oil From Coal Official Report Melbourne
While admitting that the practical tests have shown that hydrogenation of coal and tar to obtain petrol is definitely practicable, the chief…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Oil From British Coal Imperial Chemical Industries' Plans for Large Commercial Plant Keen Interest in Newcastle
The Chairman of Imperial Chemical Industries Ltd. (Sir Harry McGowan), revealed that the company would invest £2,500,000 in a British plant for the production of oil from coal. The aim was an initial annual output of 100,000 tons…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fashions From Hollywood You Must Be Monogrammed To Be Smart—Gold Initials Favored—Gloves And Bags of Same Fabric As Costumes—Some Suggestions For Weddings
TO be smart you must be monogramed, says Grace Bradley, who is a newcomer to the screen, and will make her debut in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coal Shipments
Few overseas steamers called at Newcastle during the week, and as a consequence the coal shipped was considerably less than for some time…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Mining Examination
Mr. John Sneddon, a student at Newcastle Technical College, has been informed by the Principal of the college that he has gained first prize in the find…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Loading Coal Without Breakage
Efforts to prevent the breakage of Welsh cool in shipment, so that it may reach the customers abroad in the most satisfactory condition, have been made over…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Industrial News Miners' Federation Deputation to Premier
The Northern President of the Miner's Federation (Mr. T. Hoare) announced yesterday that he had been informed that the Premier (Mr. B. S. Stevens) would…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Price of Gold London, July 20
The price of gold to-day was £6/4/6 an ounce fine, a rise of 2d on yesterday's price…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Miners' Leaders Expulsions Unlikely Ballot on Coalfields Sydney
It was stated in industrial circles to-night that it was unlikely that the executive of the State Labour Party would expel further members of the party in…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Police Raid Camp Coal Supplies Were Questioned Men Before Court
There was a sequel to an early morning raid by the police on the Clyde-street unemployed camp, on July 12, at Newcastle…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Only Minor Claims Mine Subsidence Board Rate of One Shilling Per Cent
At the annual meeting of the Mine Subsidence Board, the premium rate for the year 1933-1934 in respect of certificates of insurance covering property within the…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →American Loan New Conversion Offer Sterling Bonds for Gold London, July 20
The Treasury announces a new conversion offer dealing with the loan of 250,000,000 dollars raised by Britain in the United States in January, 1917, for…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Oil From Coal Experiments in Sydney Analyst's View Newcastle Should Supply Australia SYDNEY
Under the supervision of Mr. W. A. Greig, Chief Analyst of the Mines Department, a series of experiments into the production of oil from coal and shale…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Rival Processes for Making Coal Oil "Both Would Be Too Costly" Gas Pipeline Suggestion Could Be Done, But— Sydney
The opinion that low temperature carbonisation of coal to produce oil is commercially impracticable in Australia, and that…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Inspection of Mines
Sir,—In reply to "Miner" of Cessnock, I wish to refer to the attitude of the Manager of Millfield-Greta colliery to the inspection of the mine. The Manager…
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