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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1933

2,406 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 74 of 121

Oil From Coal Mr. Baddeley's Lead Reply to Mr. Hoare Sydney

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

"Mr. Hoare's anxiety to boost the Stevens Government has led him to give Mr. Stevens credit for something which a Labour Government had done," said…

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Miners' Attitude

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 11 August 1933 · page 1

The president of the Northern Miners (Mr. Hoare), when acquainted of the attitude of the coal owners, reiterated that the federation…

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Miners' Federation

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

Sir,—When asked to explain why he had refused to attend and speak at a free speech meeting. Mr. Hoare replied with one of his characteristic dominant…

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Mine Rescue Work

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

Sir,—I notice an article from the pen of our District Check Inspector, Comrade Isaac Hoare, with regard to mine rescue work. Allow me to congratulate him for…

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Mines Rescue Work

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

Sir,—Mr. I. Hoare's idea of having places where men could retreat in case of explosion taking place in the mine, and not immediately affecting the whole…

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Mines Regulation Act

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

Sir,—There appears a reply to my letter of August 5, by Mr. J. M. Baddeley, M.L.A., regarding a statement made by him at Cessnock as to stone-dusting in…

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Wheat Silos Choosing the Site Old Colliery Workings

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

Two officers of the Silo Construction Branch of the Department of Agriculture were in Newcastle yesterday to make further inquiries regarding the best site for…

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Industrial News Northern Miners Committee Sittings End

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 August 1933 · page 8

The Management Committee of the Northern branch of the Miners' Federation concluded its deliberations at 5.45 o'clock yesterday. All members were…

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Illegal Mining Newcastle Cliff Danger

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 August 1933 · page 10

Alarm is felt in official circles regarding the danger which is caused by illegal mining for coal on the cliffs between Merewether beach and Newcastle beach…

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Colliery Owners and Stone Dusting "Not Prejudicial to Health" Official Statement by Mr. Mcdonald 'Prevents Explosions'

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 11 August 1933 · page 1

Declaring that stone-dusting was the best preventive of the risk of explosion in mines, the Chairman of the Northern…

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Oil From Coal Reply to Mr. Baddeley Help for Lyon Brothers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 August 1933 · page 10

The Northern President of the Miners' Federation (Mr. T. Hoare) said yesterday that his attention had been drawn to the statement of Mr. J. M. Baddeley,…

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Farmers Criticise Public Affairs Digging Coal From Cliffs "Overstaffed Civil Service" Sydney, Friday. Warning Issued to Offenders

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 11 August 1933 · page 7

Criticism of the political position of the State of New South Wales was made at the conference. It was decided that the State was Appreciation of the decision of the Mines Department to take action against persons found illegally removing coal from the cliffs between the…

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ACCIDENTS Colliery Worker Injured

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 August 1933 · page 10

David Griffiths, 55, of Swansea, was seriously Injured while working at Evans's colliery, Swansea, late yesterday afternoon. He was loading a lorry with coal…

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Coal Tenders

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 August 1933 · page 11

The Railway Commissioners are calling tenders for the supply of large and small coal for the period beginning on October 1, 1933, and ending on September 30, 1934…

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Northern Mine Disputes

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 12 August 1933 · page 4

The president of the northern miners (Mr. Hoare) left for Curlewis and Gunnedah to-day to attend meetings and conference with a…

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Gold Yield

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 August 1933 · page 3

In the Senate on July 12 Sir Walter Massey Greene, Assistant Treasurer, stated that Australia's gold production for the year ended June 30 is estimated at 767,680…

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Price of Gold

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 August 1933 · page 3

The price fixed by the Commonwealth Bank for gold lodged at the Melbourne Mint for the week ended August 4 is at the rate of approximately £7/0/10 per…

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Gold and Minerals Report from Fields

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 August 1933 · page 3

The discovery, and history of many of the Australian goldfields make interesting reading and the part that inscrutable element luck has played in human…

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Gold Shares Brisk Adelaide Trading ADELAIDE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 August 1933 · page 10

Trading in goldmining shares has been exceedingly strong during the week, and reached its peak on the Adelaide Stock Exchange to-day, when more than 40,000…

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Oil From Coal Lecture By Mr. Baddeley At Cessnock

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 12 August 1933 · page 4

Mr. Baddeley. M.L.A., will lecture at Cessnock, under the auspices of the A.L.P.. on Monday night, on the oil from coal Industry…

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