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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1933

2,406 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 73 of 121

Salary Cut for Miners' Officials

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 8 August 1933 · page 8

Bellbird Miners' Lodge officials may have to accept a 12½ per cent cut in their present salaries for lodge work…

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Raw Coal or Smokeless Fuel

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 August 1933 · page 6

A motion urging that "it is in the national interest to burn raw coal" was defeated by 42 votes to 35 at a meeting of the members of the British Institute of…

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More Power Mine Check Inspectors Federations' Request Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 August 1933 · page 7

The Central Council of the Miners' Federation has decided to urge the Government that its Check Inspectors should be placed on the same basis of equality…

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"Many Obstacles" Prospectors' Grievances Gold in Gloucester District

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 August 1933 · page 6

A number of minds from Cessnock and other parts of the field who have been prospecting for gold in the Gloucester district complain that they have been…

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'Difficult Position' Mr. Hoare Returns from South Statement for Miners' Lodges

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 August 1933 · page 8

The President of the Northern branch of the Miners' Federation (Mr. T. Hoare), who has been occupied in Sydney and on the South Coast for upwards of a…

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Stone Dusting in Mines Attitude of the Federation Move for Inquiry

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 8 August 1933 · page 7

"It would be better to be blown into Eternity by an explosion, than slowly tortured to death by silicosis," said the…

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Stone Dusting Miners' Council Favours Abolition "Injurious to Health" Check Inspectors' Reports SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 August 1933 · page 7

In a joint statement to-night, the President and Secretary of the Miners' Federation (Messrs. D. Rees and A. Teece) stated that the Central Council…

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Harbor Rates and Bunker Coal Railway Freights on Northern Produce Chamber of Commerce

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 8 August 1933 · page 7

The Government proposes to inquire shortly whether the recent reduction in harbor rates can be applied to oversea bunker…

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Mines Regulation Act

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 August 1933 · page 11

Sir,—I notice in the "Newcastle Morning Herald" of August 5 a letter signed by Mr. I. Hoare, District Check Insecptor, Wallsend, asking me four…

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Free Coal for the Unemployed

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 9 August 1933 · page 3

Waratah Council agreed last night to bear the cost of transporting a supply of coal from the Carrington Dyke to Waratah, for the use of…

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Northern Miners Management Committee Record of Activities

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 August 1933 · page 6

The Northern Miners' Management Committee met at the Newcastle Trades Hall yesterday, when a big business-sheet was submitted for consideration. The…

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Gold and Dollar London, August 8

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 August 1933 · page 8

Gold was quoted to-day at £6/4/6 on ounce fine. The quotations for the dollar was 4.46 to the £. Dealings in the Canadian £15,000,000…

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Challenge Issued to Mr. Rees Lang and the Miners

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 9 August 1933 · page 7

A challenge to the general president of the Miners' Federation (Mr. Rees) to come before any representative gathering of the organisation…

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Labor Unity Move Discussed Meeting of Coal Trimmers

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 9 August 1933 · page 10

A special meeting of the Coaltrimmers' Union was called yesterday afternoon when the move for unity between the Federal and State…

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General President of Miners Causes Stir His Praise for Lang Northern Leaders Retort "Not in Line"

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 9 August 1933 · page 7

The Northern President of the Miners' Federation (Mr. Hoare), whose head, Mr. Lang is widely believed to be…

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Took Cigarette Down Mine Fine Was Imposed

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 10 August 1933 · page 10

For having taken a cigarette down John Darling mine on July 13, Michael Moran, of Belmont, was fined £2, with 14 8s costs. In default 13 days' gaol,…

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Gold and Dollar London, August 9

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 August 1933 · page 8

Gold was quoted to-day at £6/4/8 an oz, fine, compared with £6/4/6 yesterday. The dollar quotation was 4.50 to the [?] compared with 4.46 yesterday…

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Industrial News Northern Miners Management Committee Meets Opposition to War

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 August 1933 · page 8

There was a full attendance of the members of the Northern Miners' Management Committee, which continued its deliberations at the Newcastle office of the…

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Gold Passes Mr. Hoare "Uninterested" "Labour Daily" Finances

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 August 1933 · page 6

The Northern President of the Miners' Federation (Mr. T. Hoare), and Mr. W. Crook, who is a member of the Miners' Council and one of the Management…

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Oil From Coal Mr. Hoare Replies to Mr Baddeley Not Boosting Govt."

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 10 August 1933 · page 10

The Northern Miners' President (Mr. Haare) denied to-day the statement attributed to Mr. Baddeley, M.L.A., that he was…

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