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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1934

2,642 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 57 of 133

Wallsend Hospital Industrial Representation Miners' Lodge Decision

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 June 1934 · page 11

According to the resolution of the monthly meeting of the Wallsend Miners' Lodge on Thursday night, members of the lodge are not satisfied with the…

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Coaltrimmers' Wages "False Impression Created" Increased Coal Export

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 June 1934 · page 8

"The fact that an increased coal tonnage has been exported from Newcastle during for past month has evidently led to the formation of a mistaken…

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Gold and Minerals Future Production Reports From Fields (Contributed.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 June 1934 · page 15

The production of £30,000,000, worth of Australian gold, and in its production the romance of those glamorous days that will always occupy a fascinating page…

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Coal Export 50,985 Tons for Week Trade Brisk to Meet Demand

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 June 1934 · page 8

The quantity of coal, including bunkers, shipped at Newcastle during the week for places beyond the State, was 50,985 tons, of which 5970 tons represented overseas…

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Industrial News Mining Mechanics Matters in Dispute Hearing on

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 June 1934 · page 10

The General Secretary of the Federated Mining Mechanics' Association (Mr. H. C. Morton) has been informed that the application made to the Colliery…

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Small Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 11 June 1934 · page 4

Sir,—In reply to Mr. Martin regarding the closing of the small mines, I should ask whether he was over engaged in the small mines, Mr. Martin says…

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Mine Matters in Dispute

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 11 June 1934 · page 9

The vice-president of the Northern Miners' Federation (Mr. Kellock) to-day attended a conference at Eirington Colliery to discuss matters in…

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Northern Mines Work For Fortnight

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 11 June 1934 · page 9

Aberdare Colliery on the South Maitland field, had full time for the fortnight. This is one of the properties of the Caledonian Collieries Ltd., and had…

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W.A. Gold Trading Heavy Perth

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 11 June 1934 · page 9

Exceptionally heavy trading for the week is reported in West Australian goldmining. The share turnover was far in excess of figures for the previous week. There was…

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Pitiable Condition People on Goldfields PERTH

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 11 June 1934 · page 9

A Sydney journalist who is at present visiting Kalgoorlie and Boulder, made a statement yesterday, saying that he had investigated conditions at the fields where…

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New Greta Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 June 1934 · page 6

Several men who held seniority at the New Greta mine when it closed down some years ago were notified on Friday by the officer in charge of the Labour…

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Theft of Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 June 1934 · page 3

Sentence of seven days' imprisonment was imposed on George Delaney, of Sunnyside-street, Mayfield, he having pleaded "Guilty" to a charge of having stolen a…

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Miners' Federation Charges for Explosives

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 June 1934 · page 6

During the next few days representatives of the Northern Miners' Federation will wait upon the Postmaster-General (Mr. Archdale Parkhill), who has…

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Wallarah Mine Check Inspector's Report

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 June 1934 · page 2

The District Check inspector (Mr. I. H. Hoare) and the local Check Inspector (Mr. J. Davies) have made the following report of their inspection of the Wallarah mine on June 6, 7, and…

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Two Miners Injured at Wallarah Explosion of Shot

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 12 June 1934 · page 8

Two miners were injured when a shot exploded at the Wallarah Colliery to-day. Ambrose Minslow, aged 57, of…

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Gold Honor Again 14.1 Handicap Selection

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 12 June 1934 · page 1

The 14.1 Handicap should see Gold Honor in another successful role at Ascot to-morrow, with Rosearrow and…

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Industrial News Colliery Mechanics Provision for Labourers in Award Claim Submitted Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 June 1934 · page 6

The Colliery Mechanics' Union to-day submitted a claim for variation of the award of 1931 to provide for the inclusion of labourers in general and other labour…

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Another Deadlock Lithgow Mine Dispute Referred to Commission Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 June 1934 · page 6

Representative of the Miners' Federation, the Lithgow State Coalmine, and the Mines Control Board attended a compulsory conference before the Industrial…

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Disloyalty Bill Proposed One-day Work Stoppage Attitude of Miners

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 12 June 1934 · page 7

The proposal for a one day stoppage of work throughout the State as a protest against the Disloyal Organisations…

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Narbada's Draught One Inch Under Record Heavy Coal Cargo

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 June 1934 · page 4

When the lieavily-laden Narbada safely cleared Newcastle heads at 6.10 p.m. on Saturday for Calcutta, via Sourabaya and ports, it failed by one luch to equal…

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