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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1934

2,642 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 75 of 133

Wallerawang Colliery Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 July 1934 · page 13

The Acting President of the Miners' Federation (Mr. Campbell Roy) said to-night that a conference would be held at Wallerawang colliery. Lidsdale, on the…

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Colliery Mechanics' Award Case Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 27 July 1934 · page 8

Unless the circumstances are very exceptional. I think it is bad principle to allow the reopening of a case," said Mr. Justice Browne…

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Miners' President Holding of Lodge Ballots SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 July 1934 · page 13

The Returning Officer of the Miners' Federation (Mr. J. Walker) said to-night that since it had come to his knowledge that, owing to intermittency, some of the…

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Industrial News Wonthaggi Mine Resumption of Operations Little Deterioration Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 July 1934 · page 13

Operations were resumed to-day at Wonthaggi State coalmine, after five months' idlenes. Little deterioration was noticed in the mine, in which a few falls…

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Hebburn No. 2 General Strike Plan "Ridiculous at This Stage Miners' Officials' Viewpoint

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 July 1934 · page 13

In a joint statement issued yesterday afternoon the President of the Northern Miners' Federation (Mr. J. Jake), and the Vice-president (Mr. J. Kellock),…

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Mine Subsidence Ayrfield No. 1 Waste Workings Fears of Heating Railway Goods Traffic Stopped

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 July 1934 · page 11

A serious mine subsidence, extending from the waste workings of Ayrfield No. 1 Colliery, has developed alongside of the Kurri Kurri railways line, between…

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Rail Coal Tenders Due Shortly Competition Is Keen 12,000,000 Tons Are Needed Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 27 July 1934 · page 8

Competition for Railway coal contracts calling for approximately 1,200,000 tons for the year, commencing…

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Colliery Mechanics' Award Case

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 28 July 1934 · page 3

Application was made yesterday to the President of the Industrial Commission (Mr. Justice Brown) by the Northern Collieries Association for…

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Mine Subsidence Board

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 July 1934 · page 8

At a meeting of the Mine Subsidence Board, held at the Department of Mines, Sydney, on Wednesday, the Board decided by majority that the premium rate…

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Price of Gold

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 July 1934 · page 11

The price fixed by the Commonwealth Bank for gold lodged at the Melbourne Mint for the week ended July 20 is at the rate of approximately £7/16/ per…

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Cost of Explosives to Miners

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 28 July 1934 · page 2

Charges for explosives were the subject of a conference between miners' representatives at the Newcastle Trades Hall this morning…

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Industrial News Tribute System Condemnation by Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 July 1934 · page 10

"From the time that Mr. Kellock and I have been in office we have consistently attacked the tribute system," said the President of the Northern branch of the…

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Hebburn Dispute Mr. Sutherland's Reply to Miners' Leaders

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 July 1934 · page 4

The State Organiser of the Federated Engine-drivers and Firemen's Association (Mr. H. Sutherland), replying to the joint statement of the President of the Miners'…

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Struck by Coal Miner's Serious Injury Temporal Artery Severed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 July 1934 · page 9

Suffering seriously from loss of blood Jospeth Carr, 59, of Lake-road Wallsend had to be carried underground for almost two to be before he could receive…

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Coal Export Quietest Week Since May Reopening of Wonthaggi

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 July 1934 · page 10

As anticipated, the settlement of the dispute at the Wonthaggi State coalmine in Victoria, and its reopening on Thursday, had a noticeable effect on the volume of…

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Gold and Minerals Permanent Higher Prices Reports From Fields (Contributed.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 July 1934 · page 11

Will the present revival of the gold industry be merely a repetition of its former history, gradually reaching a peak of production, and then declining to an almost…

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Rail Contracts for Coal 1,200,000 Tons Required Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 28 July 1934 · page 8

Competition for railway coal contracts calling for approximately 1,200,000 tons for the year commencing on October 1, will be…

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Grant of Coal Needy Newcastle Citizens Increased to 400 Tons Canberra

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 July 1934 · page 8

Following representatives from Mr. D. Watkins M.H.R., the Prime Minister (Mr. J. A. Lyons) has agreed to double the Government's coal grant to…

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Burwood Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 July 1934 · page 9

The Vice-president of the Miners' Federation (Mr. J. Kellock), and the Assistant Secretary (Mr. J. Simpson) will this morning Interview the Superintendent of…

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Mines Resume

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 30 July 1934 · page 9

Pelaw Main, Richmond Main, Stanford Main No. 1, and Hebburn Nos. 1 and 2 collieries, resumed work to-day…

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