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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1934

2,642 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 35 of 133

Northern Unions Support for Wonthaggi Miners Conference in Newcastle

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

The dispute between the management of the Wonthaggi (Vic.) mine and the members of the Miners' Federation was considered at a conference of Northern…

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Coal Freights Mr. Hartigan Sympathetic Mr. Alexander Returns

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 April 1934 · page 8

The President of the Newcastle Chamber of Commerce (Mr. W. E. Alexander) who returned to Newcastle last night after having interviewed the Railway…

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Gold and Minerals Reports from Fields New South Wales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 April 1934 · page 7

Cobar.—New Occidental Goldmines N.L. state that tests are being carried out on the residual sands and slimes which are the property of the company,…

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"U.s.a. Police Methods" Miners' Treatment at Wonthaggi Mr. Orr's Charges

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 6 April 1934 · page 9

That methods "savoring of those used by the American police" had been used against the miners at Wonthaggi State…

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Coal Industry

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 April 1934 · page 17

Sir,—"Man's inhumanity to man, makes countless thousands mourn." This is forcibly demonstrated in the little village of Neath to-day, owing to the…

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Burwood Mine Check Inspector's Report

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 April 1934 · page 4

The District Check Inspector of the Miners' Federation, Mr. I. Hoare, inspected Burwood colliery last week in company with the local check inspector, Mr…

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Mineral Wealth Production Up in 1933 Big Gold Yield Value of Coal Shows Drop SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 April 1934 · page 10

The mineral production of New South Wales for the year 1933, according to a statement released to-day by the Minister for Mines, Mr. R. S. Vincent, had all…

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Industrial News New Rates Refused Southern Miners Dissatisfied WOLLONGONG

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 April 1934 · page 10

At a conference between the management of the Metropolitan Colliery, at Helensburgh, and representatives of the Miners' Federation, to discuss tonnage…

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Oil From Coal Victoria Presses Claims Establishment of Plant Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 April 1934 · page 10

As the location in Victoria of the hydrogenation plant for extracting oil from coal would carry a far-reaching advantage to the State, the Victorian…

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Coal Export 46,942 Tons for Week Big Shipment To-day

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 April 1934 · page 11

The quantity of coal, including bunkers, shipped at Newcastle during the week for places beyond the State, was 46,942 tons, of which 5852 tons represented…

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Industrial News Russian Coal Miners

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

The Riga correspondent of "The Times" states that progressive piece rates have been introduced by the Soviet Government for workers in the Donetz coal mines…

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Rhondda Miners

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

The President of the Northern Miners (Mr. Jack) stated on Saturday that he had interviewed the manager of Rhondda colliery with respect to the seniority. This…

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British Coal Trade

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 9 April 1934 · page 6

Mr. Frank Hodges, speaking to the shareholders of the Leicestershire Colliery and Pipe Co. Ltd., at Ashby-de-la-Zouche commented upon the baneful influence…

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Petrol From Indian Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 9 April 1934 · page 5

A proposal that India should follow Britain and make an attempt to manufacture petrol from coal was made by Mr. K. Dutt in presiding at the annual…

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"TREACHERY" Oil from Coal Industry Mr. Willis's Charge Attitude of Labour Men SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 9 April 1934 · page 7

Charges that influential oil companies were preventing the development of the oil industry in Australia were made by Mr. A. Willis, a former Agen-General,…

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Reopening Aberdare Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 April 1934 · page 9

A further conference has been arranged this morning between the representatives of Aberdare Miners' Lodge and the Superintendent of Caledonian Collieries Ltd…

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Coalcliff Collieries Conference Over Seniority SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 April 1934 · page 8

The General Secretary of the Miners' Federation (Mr. W. Orr) said to-night that the Central and Southern Executives of the Federation would meet the…

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To Raise £500,000 Mt. Isa Mines Activities BRISBANE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 April 1934 · page 8

Mt. Isa Mines, Ltd., proposes to raise a loan of £500000 in Melbourne. The rate of interest mentioned is 4½, repayable in 1938, and guaranteed by the Government…

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Aberdare Miners' Lodge

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 April 1934 · page 9

A meeting of Aberdare Miners Lodge was held last night in the Strand Theatre, Cessnock. There was a good attendance. The Vice-president of the Northern…

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Miners' Federation Cessnock No. 2 and Neath

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 April 1934 · page 8

The President of the northern branch of the Miners' Federation (Mr. J. Jack) said yesterday that he would be present at the meeting of the Cessnock No. 2…

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