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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1934

2,642 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 63 of 133

Explosion at Colliery Police Continuing Investigations Repairs to Plant

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 27 June 1934 · page 7

The police are making investigations into an allegation that the explosion which wrecked the pumping…

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Price of Gold London, June 26

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 June 1934 · page 8

The price of gold to-day was £6/18/2¼ an ounce fine…

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Kurri Killed in Mine Evidence at Inquest

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 June 1934 · page 9

An inquest, conducted by the Coroner (Mr. A. W. Johns) and a jury of six, was held at the Kurri Kurri Courthouse yesterday into the death of Alexander…

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Two Dead Dynamite Fumes in Mine PERTH

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 June 1934 · page 8

Andrew Fosanan, 30, and Pietre Bendoti, 28, met their death at the Sons of Gwalia mine, Leonora, to-day, from dynamite fumes. Another miner is in…

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New Greta Mine Commissioner's Inquiry Report for Minister

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 June 1934 · page 9

The position which has been created since the reopening of New Greta Colliery nine months ago was advanced another stage yesterday, when the…

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Mining Mechanics' Award Variation Sought

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 27 June 1934 · page 8

An applicatton for a variation of the Federated Mining Mechanics': (South) Award will be heard by the Industrial Commission in Sydney…

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South Africa Gold and Prosperity Disposal of Surplus

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 June 1934 · page 5

South Africa is calling itself the luckiest country in the world. At a time when the economic depression is still serious, although perhaps not so acute as three…

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Wonthaggi Miners Election of New Executive Government Awaits Result Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 June 1934 · page 7

The result of the election of the new local executive of the Miners' Federation will not be known until to-morrow, but local trades-union officials believe that…

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Colliery Mechanics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 June 1934 · page 8

The Secretary of the Mining Mechanics' Association (Mr. H. C. Morton) will appear before the Industrial Commission in Sydney to-day in support of an…

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Elrington Colliery Idle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 June 1934 · page 8

Elrington Colliery was idle yesterday owing to a disputer regarding the condition of the mud stone…

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"Hurl in Mine"

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 28 June 1934 · page 11

Compensation of £3 2s weekly for a hernia, alleged to have been received while at work at Stockton Borehole was claimed by William Cleveland,…

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Miners' President at Muswellbrook

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 28 June 1934 · page 12

The president of the Northern Miners' Federation (Mr. J. Jack) is at present in Muswellbrook, conferring with local lodge officials in connection which several matters in…

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Effect of Coal Dust

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 June 1934 · page 12

A claim for the continuance of payments at the rate of £4/1/ weekly indefinitely from last December 1, was made by James Clark, of McGrane-street,…

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New Greta Colliery Evidence of Mr. W. Marhein

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 June 1934 · page 9

In the course of his evidence on Tuesday before the Conciliation Commissioner (Mr. M. Henwood) at Greta, concerning the conditions under which the men were…

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Coal Tenders Accepted Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 June 1934 · page 6

The Metropolitan Water Board to-day accepted a number of tenders for the supply of coal, including these submitted by Wallsend Extended, Stanford Main, and…

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Miners' Claims Compensation Court Decisions Reserved

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 June 1934 · page 12

Five cases were heard yesterday by the Workers' Compensation Commission, which continued its sittings at Newcastle Courthouse. The Commission reserved its…

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Tullamore Gold Company Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 June 1934 · page 11

Detectives Alford and Burns, who are engaged in making inquiries into the affairs of the Tullamore Gold Company, will not return from the district until the…

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Coal for the Unemployed Government Supply for Adamstown

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 28 June 1934 · page 14

General satisfaction was expressed by the aldermen at Adamstown last night when the Town Clerk (Mr. W. Brown) reported that he had good…

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Coal Industry Industrial Peace Act Mr. James to Mr. Orr

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 June 1934 · page 8

Mr. R. James, M.H.R., replied yesterday to the statement by the General Secretary of the Miners' Federation (Mr. Orr) which appeared in the "Newcastle…

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Late Mr. T. JOHNSTON Prominent in Mining Circles

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 June 1934 · page 5

Mr. Thomas Johnson, who died at his residence, Holmesville, West Wallsend, on June 18, was 75 years of age. He came to Australia in 1886, and took up…

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