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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1934

2,642 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 39 of 133

Industrial News Miners' President Mr. Hoare to Nominate

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 April 1934 · page 10

Mr. T. Hoare, who was for 11½ years President of the Northern branch of the Miners' Federation, will be one of the nominees for the position of General…

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Coal Oil Inquiry Next Week Canberra

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 21 April 1934 · page 2

Inquiries by the Coal-Oil Hydrogenation Committee are expected to begin in Melbourne within a week…

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Elermore Tunnel Employees Receive Notice Well-known Mine to Close

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 April 1934 · page 8

Employees of the Elermore Tunnel mine at Wallsend, numbering about 40, received 14 days' notice of the termination of their employment yesterday…

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Old Gold Stolen Shop Window Broken SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 April 1934 · page 10

A tray of old gold valued at £60 was stolen by thieves, who smashed the display window of Angus and Coote Ltd., George-street, City, to-day. Considerable damage…

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Decision Reserved Pye v. Metropolitan Coal Co. SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 April 1934 · page 10

The hearing of the arguments in the case of Jacob Pye against the Metropolitan Coal Company was concluded at the High Court this afternoon. The case arose out…

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Coal Export 43,195 Tons for Week Brisk Trade Anticipated

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 April 1934 · page 8

The quantity of coal, including bunkers, shipped at Newcastle during the week for places beyond the State was 43,195 tons, of which 4650 tons represented overseas…

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Coal Trade Gloomy View of Future Lecture by Mr. A. F. LYON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 April 1934 · page 7

The hopelessness in the coal trade's future under present conditions was emphasised in an address on "Coal on Tap," given by Mr. Alan F. Lyon, of Messrs…

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Oil From Coal Committee Appointed Securing More Data Wide Terms of Reference CANBERRA

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 April 1934 · page 9

A committee to investigate the most suitable Australian site for the installation of a hydrogenation plant for the extraction of oil from coal has been…

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Queensland Aid Striking Wonthaggi Miners IPSWICH

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 23 April 1934 · page 7

A meeting of the Board of Delegates of the Queensland Colliery Employees' Union at Booval on Saturday night decided unanimously to subscribe £1000…

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Shocking Explosion Many Miners Incinerated BELGRADE, April 22

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 23 April 1934 · page 7

It is feared that between 80 and 150 lives were lost in an explosion of fire damp which wrecked a whole gallery at the Kakunja coalmine, near Serajevo…

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MR. H. H. Clement Retires 50 Years with Coal Company

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 23 April 1934 · page 6

Services with the Newcastle-Wallsend Coal Company extending over almost half a century were recently terminated by the retirement of Mr. Henry H. Clement, of…

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147 Bodies Recovered After Mine Disaster Women's Agonising Vigil Songs of Death at Pit Top Devastating Explosion in Serbian Mine Rescue Work Hopeless Belgrade

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 23 April 1934 · page 1

Wives, mothers and children of the many scores of miners entombed by an explosion in a colliery at Kekanj, near Sarajevo, spent last night at the pit-head…

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Celebration of May Day Attitude of the Miners May 1 and May 7

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 23 April 1934 · page 7

With only a week to go to May Day keep interest is being taken as to what the attitude of the Miners' Federation will be…

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The Gold "Grab" France's Eyes on U.s.a.'s Pile Exchange Strategy Washington

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 23 April 1934 · page 1

Now that the flow of gold into the United States has ceased, there is every prospect of it going abroad again this…

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Northern Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 April 1934 · page 8

Work will cease at the collieries on both fields in the North with the afternoon shift to-day, and will be resumed on Thursday…

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Kurri Mines Working

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 24 April 1934 · page 10

Pelaw Main. Richmond Main. Stanford Main No. 1 and Hebburn Nos. 1 and 3 collieries were working to-day. Japanese Cars for £60.--A new…

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Theft of Coal Alleged

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 April 1934 · page 2

Following a plea by Mr. F. Street, on behalf of John Powell, of Young-street, Carrington, who was proceeded against, on an information alleging the theft of…

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Miners' President Mr. Hoare's Nomination

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 24 April 1934 · page 10

The announcement that Mr. T. (Bondy) Hoare will stand for the position of general president of the Miners' Federation has aroused keen…

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Coal Industry Rehabilitation Scheme SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 April 1934 · page 7

Following a conference with Mr. J. M. Baddeley. M.L.A., regarding the suggested bill for the rehabilitation of the coal mining industry, the executive of the Miners'…

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Miners and May Day President Makes Position Clear

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 April 1934 · page 8

"The mine-workers at Cessnock have, almost unanimously, decided to tell their 'boss' that they are not going to work on May 1," said the President of…

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