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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1934

2,642 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 32 of 133

Miners' Federation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 28 March 1934 · page 13

Sir,—Joe Westcott, in the "Newcastle Morning Herald" of March 22, shows a surprising lack of charity with regard to certain current industrial and political…

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Petrol From Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 28 March 1934 · page 8

Mr. E. Brown. M.P., Secretary for Mines (England), speaking at a meeting at Bulwell (says the "Colliery Guardian"), expressed the hope that in 25 years this…

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Wonthaggi Miners Trades Hall Support

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 28 March 1934 · page 6

The Secretary of the Newcastle Trades Hall Council (Mr. G. Bass) stated yesterday that he had forwarded to the General Secretary of the Miners' Federation (Mr…

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Oil From Coal Check Inspectors' Views

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 28 March 1934 · page 6

The Northern District Check Inspectors (Messrs. J. Connell and I. Hoare), who were in conference at the Trades Hall during the day, gave a joint expression of…

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Industrial News Northern Miners Meeting of Committee

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 28 March 1934 · page 6

The Northern Miners' Management Committee met at the Newcastle Trades Hail yesterday, when reports on several matters that had been discussed at the meeting of…

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Coalcliff Mine Men Decide to Resume Work WOLLONGONG

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 28 March 1934 · page 6

Members of the Coalcliff Miners' Lodge held a meeting yesterday to discuss various grievances in connection with the stoppage at the colliery. The General…

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Oil-coal Project "Matter of National Importance" Commerce Conference

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 28 March 1934 · page 10

On the ground that the extraction of oil from coal is a matter of national importance, the annual conference of…

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What People Think Reviving The Coal Industry--Praise For Aldermen--Band Music The Coal Industry

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 29 March 1934 · page 6

What a boon it would be to Newcastle, Maitland and Cessnock if the coal industry could be revived? The coal in and around Cessnock is,…

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Industrial News Northern Miners Abermain No. 2 Dispute Understanding Reached

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 March 1934 · page 8

There was a full attendance of the members at the meeting of the Northern Miners' Management Committee, held at the Newcastle office of the Federation…

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Mining Museum Report of Carnegie Committee SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 March 1934 · page 8

The Minister for Mines (Mr. R. S. Vincent) states that he is gratified with the report on the Mining Museum attached to the Mines Department, which…

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Aberdare Colliery Question of its Reopening

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 March 1934 · page 6

Members of the Aberdare Miners' Lodge are to meet on Sunday morning to discuss further the question of the reopening of the colliery, which has been closed for…

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Oil From Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 March 1934 · page 7

Sir,—Past files of the "Newcastle Morning Herald" contain articles by Mr. Mauldron, lecturer in economics at the University of Melbourne. He reveals that coal…

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Industrial News Cavilling Out Richmond Main Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 March 1934 · page 6

Notices are to be issued to about 40 employees of Richmond Main Colliery for cavilling out. The matter was considered at a meeting of the lodge on Wednesday…

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Gate-end Mining Units

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 March 1934 · page 6

The increasing use of electrical apparatus at and in the vicinity of the coal face demands apparatus suitable for use by men unversed in the dangers of electricity, and…

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Ally of Coal Production of Petroleum

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 March 1934 · page 7

"Petroleum has not only been and is an ally; but at one period was practically the saviour of the coal industry," said Mr. C. Dalley, a director of British…

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Engineering Current Science Notes Coal Cleaning

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 March 1934 · page 6

The depressed state of the collieries has provided a fruitful topic for discussion from many angles during the past 15 years. The fail in the quantity of coal…

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Wonthaggi Miners Victorian Unions to Support MELBOURNE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 March 1934 · page 6

The Trades Hall Executive to-day decided to give full support to the Wonthaggi miners during their strike. Speakers will travel throughout the State inviting…

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Gold and Minerals Future Production Reports From Fields

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 March 1934 · page 6

Though the lure of gold is slowly reawakening a dormant impulse that once ran riot in the blood of our grandfathers, the influence of two generations of…

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Coal Export 142,182 Tons in March Much Less Than Last Year

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 March 1934 · page 4

For the first two months of this year the quantity of coal, including bunkers, shipped at Newcastle for places beyond the State was 40,000 tons more than the total…

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Aberdare Mine Resumption Terms for Miners Idle for Four Years

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 31 March 1934 · page 2

After nearly four years of idleness, Aberdare miners will tomorrow hear the terms for the resumption of work at the…

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