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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1934

2,642 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 21 of 133

Industrial News Miners' Board Conclusion of Sittings

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 February 1934 · page 17

The Northern Miners' Management Committee which has been in session at the Newcastle Trades Hall since Monday, concluded its sittings yesterday. The…

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Miners' Picks Increased Duty Sought Tariff Board Evidence Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 February 1934 · page 3

The request made in Melbourne for an increase in the duties on tools of trade—for mattacks, books, and slashers—were the subject of further investigation…

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The Industries By-Products Interesting Samples of Coal Oil

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 February 1934 · page 10

The extensive ramifications of the Broken Hill Pty. Co. Ltd. and its allied industries have been presented so often to the public of Newcastle that most people are…

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Gold and Minerals Question of Prices Reports From Fields (Contributed.)

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

We frequently see in the return of individual mines gold production its value assessed at what is called the old price of £4/5/ per ounce fine…

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Industrial News Northern Miners Cooperative Colliery Conditions

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 February 1934 · page 10

The Northern Miners' Management Committee has decided to declare its opposition to the conditions prevailing at the Cooperative Colliery…

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Millfield Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 February 1934 · page 10

Millfield Colliery has now been idle for three weeks. In a statement issued yesterday by lodge officials, it was stated that the management had asked them to…

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Mine Conference ¼

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 24 February 1934 · page 2

The general secretary of the Federated Mining Mechanics' Association (Mr. Morton) will confer with the management of Aberdare Extended…

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Coal Mine Leases Ban on New Ones Asked for Meeting at Cessnock

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 24 February 1934 · page 2

A request that no further coalmining leases be granted until existing leases were manned, was made by a public meeting at…

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Notices Expired South Seaham Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 February 1934 · page 10

The notices issued by the J. and A. Brown and Abermain-Seaham Collieries Ltd. to 150 of the employees at South Seaham (Seaham No. 1) expired…

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Coal Export 36,895 Tons for Week Slack Trade Anticipated

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 February 1934 · page 10

The recent briskness in the coal export trade from Newcastle was not maintained this week, when the quantity, including bunkers, shipped for places…

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Oil From Coal "Everything Being Done" Soldiers' League Informed Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 February 1934 · page 6

The Prime Minister's Department has informed the Returned Soldiers' League that everything possible is being done to speed the development of the process necessary…

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A London Letter Roads in the Air—An Art Review—Water Problem—Gold Paradox—Mechanical Air Pilot

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 February 1934 · page 5

FAR above the Roman roads which "were and are the backbone of Britain," above the railways and the arterial…

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Coal Point—kilaben Bay

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 26 February 1934 · page 3

A large gathering of members and friends of the Coal Point and Kilaben Bay Progress Association met at the residence of Mr. Woolmer's, Coal Point, for an…

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Industrial News Pelton Miners' Lodge

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 26 February 1934 · page 9

Pelton Miners' Lodge has carried a motion protesting against the action of the Transport Commission in refusing the tramway employee, Girard, the right to…

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Oil From Coal Hunter Federal Labour Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 26 February 1934 · page 9

At a meeting of the Hunter Federal Labour Electoral Council held at West Maitland yesterday, addresses were delivered by Mr. James, M.H.R., and Mr…

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Small Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 27 February 1934 · page 5

Sir,—In the "Newcastle Morning Herald" of February 23 I read where a protest meeting had been held in Cessnock with a view to approaching the Minister…

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Work at Mines

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 27 February 1934 · page 5

Pelaw Main and Stanford Main No. 1 collieries were again idle today owing to slackness of trade, while Richmond Main and Hebburn Nos…

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Inquiry Sought Aberdare Mine Breakdown of Machinery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 27 February 1934 · page 9

The breakdown of the electrical machinery at Aberdare Central Colliery in the violent hailstorm on February 15, was the subject of a conference last night,…

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Industrial News Northern Miners Small New Lambton Pits

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 27 February 1934 · page 9

The District President of the Northern Branch of the Miners' Federation (Mr. J. Jack) will deal at a meeting called for to-night at Adamstown with the question of…

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Coal Industry City Council's Interest Municipal Loans Lengthy Business Paper

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 27 February 1934 · page 8

Proposals for the rehabilitation of the coalmining industry, the formation of a Local Government Loan Council on the lines of the Federal Loan Council and…

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