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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1934

2,642 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 20 of 133

A.l.p. and the Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 February 1934 · page 5

Sir,—The decision of the Metropolitan Conference of the A.L.P. not to repay the £4000 owing to the Miners' Federation is, well worth noting. At a critical…

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MR. W. ORR Miners' General Secretary

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 February 1934 · page 6

Mr. W. Orr, who was recently elected General Secretary of the Miners' Federation in succession to Mr. Arthur Tecce, paid a visit to Newcastle yesterday, and…

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Industrial News Northern Miners Management Committee Meets

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 February 1934 · page 8

The work of the Northern Branch of the Miners' Federation was reviewed in a report presented at the annual meeting of the Management Committee, which…

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Enterprise Gold Leases B.H.P. Subsidiary Company

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 February 1934 · page 5

For the past 18 months the Broken Hill Proprietary Co. Ltd. has been testing in the Enterprise leases, the western and downward extension of the are bodies…

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Kurri Mines at Work

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 21 February 1934 · page 11

Stanford Main No. 1 and Richmond Main Colleries worked to-day, but Pelaw Main was idle owing to slackness of trade…

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Industrial News Miners' Board Dealing With Appeals

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 February 1934 · page 11

The Northern Miners' Management Committee resumed its deliberations at the Newcastle Trades Hall yesterday. There were present Messrs. J. Jack…

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Colliery Deputies Variation of Award Two Applications Made Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 February 1934 · page 9

The President of the Industrial Commission (Mr. Justice Browne) had before him to-day references by the Conciliation Commissioner to applications by the…

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Corrimal Dispute Miners and Employers Meet SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 February 1934 · page 11

The General Secretary of the Miners' Federation (Mr. V. Orr) stated to-night that representatives of the employers and the miners met in conference this…

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Request to Premier Seaham No. 2 Colliery Lake Shire Council Acts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 February 1934 · page 11

Reference was made at the meeting of Lake Macquarie Shire Council last night to the fact that a number of the employes at Senham No. 2 Colliery, near…

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By-election Ald. Skelton Busy Many Meetings Last Night Relief Work: Oil From Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 February 1934 · page 8

Ald. G. R. Skelton, the United Australia Party candidate for Hamilton, held meetings last night at Junction, Merewether, and Adamstown. Mr. Skelton…

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Collieries' Staff

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 February 1934 · page 10

The annual meeting of the United Collieries' Staff Association will be held in the Ambulance Hall, Weston, on Saturday night…

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Miners' Committee Coalfields Train Service

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 February 1934 · page 10

The Northern Miners Management Committee resumed its deliberations at the Newcastle Trades Hall yesterday. There was a full attendance of members…

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Labour League Oil from Coal Efforts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 February 1934 · page 11

The Vice-president (Mr. J. Earp) presided at the meeting of the Kurri Kurri branch of the Australian Labour Party in King's Theatre…

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Governor and the Miners Invitation to Show at Cessnock

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 22 February 1934 · page 9

Aberdare Central Miners' Lodge, one of the largest on the Cessnock field, will consider on Monday night the recommendation of…

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Power Resources Development of Coal Australian Supplies Address to Engineers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 February 1934 · page 2

The address of the retiring President of the Institution of Engineers (Mr. H. R. Harper), delivered at the annual meeting of the institution, set down to be held at…

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Lang Labor Ballot Choice of Senate Candidates Voting of Miners Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 22 February 1934 · page 11

Counting of the Northern and Western miners' ballot for the Lang Labor Party Senate pre-selection candidates…

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Cessnock Mining Leases Caledonian Collieries Ltd. Request to Minister

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 February 1934 · page 11

The Minister for Mines (Jr. R. S. Vincent) is to receive a protest from a public meeting of citizens of Cessnock against any further leases being granted…

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Small Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 February 1934 · page 7

Sir.—In the "Newcastle Morning Herald'' issue of February 20, there appears a letter under the nom de plume of "Facts" dealing with my reports…

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Price of Gold

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 February 1934 · page 14

The price fixed by the Commonwealth Bank for gold lodged at the Melbourne Mint for the week ended February 16 is at the rate of approximately £7/12/2 per…

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Governor's Visit Aberdare Miners Opposed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 February 1934 · page 11

The committee of Aberdare Central Miners' Lodge carried a resolution yesterday, viewing with disgust the action of the Cessnock Show committee in…

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