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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1934

2,642 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 85 of 133

Early Developments Expected In Oil From Coal Campaign Expert From Great Britain Announcement by the Minister State Assistance for Commercial Schemes Cabinet Appoints Committee

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 30 August 1934 · page 11

The appointment of a Fuel Investigation Committee and the engagement of a special Fuel Technologist, who is coming from England to investigate oil from coal projects, were announced by the Minister…

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Collieries to Be Cited Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 31 August 1934 · page 7

In order to allow all the colliery proprietors from New South Wales, Victoria, and Tasmania—parties to the award—to be represented. Judge…

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Coal Industry

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 August 1934 · page 9

Sir,—Some two months ago the District Check Inspector (Mr. Isaac Hoare) reported that there was an accumulation of gas in one section of the John Darling…

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Address to Miners

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 31 August 1934 · page 4

The assistant secretary of the Northern Miners' Federation (Mr. Simpson) said to-day that Ald. Shakespeare, who recently returned from…

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Subdividing Coal Washeries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 August 1934 · page 17

Summarising a paper on this subject which appeared in "Gluckauf," Professor E. Blumel states that, whereas in ore dressing it is usual to treat different…

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Gold and Minerals Gold Exploration Reports From Fields (Contributed.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 August 1934 · page 8

The Minister in Charge of Development (Senator McLachlan) has announced that a detailed working plan for the aerial, geological, geophysical survey of…

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Coal-oil Fuels World Petroleum Congress

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 August 1934 · page 4

At the World Petroleum Congress in London, under the chairmanship of Professor G. T. Morgan, a discussion on oil-coal fuels was opened by Dr. R. Lessing,…

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In a Soviet Mine Ald. Shakespeare's Experiences

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 31 August 1934 · page 4

In his second address on conditions in Russia, given at Cessnock last night, Alderman Shakespeare explained how he came to exceed the…

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Industrial News Northern Miners Machines at Burwood

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 August 1934 · page 17

The Northern Miner's Management Committee continued its deliberations at the Newcastle Trades Hall yesterday. The sittings occupied until 5.20 p.m., and all…

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New Record Gold Price London

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 31 August 1934 · page 1

At £7/0/3 an ounce, fine gold made a new high record of value in the open market to-day…

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Engineering Current Science Notes Photographs of Coal Seams

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 August 1934 · page 17

In this very extensive stud, covering two issues of Gluckauf, Bergassessor Dr. F. L. Kuhlwein, Dr. E. Hoffmann and Dr. E. Krupe deal with the methods of…

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British Expert Examine Oil from Coal Processes Minister's Announcement

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 August 1934 · page 10

An intimation that the State Cabinet had approved recommendations for the appointment of a Fuel Investigation Committee to cooperate with a fuel technologist…

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Oil From Coal Hydrogenation Method Committee to Meet Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 August 1934 · page 11

The Hydrogenation Committee will meet in Melbourne next Wednesday to consider the report of Imperial Chemical Industries Ltd…

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Miners' Support for Lysaght's Men Objection to Ballot Board Pledges Assistance Men Idle a Week

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 31 August 1934 · page 7

Pledging their support to Lysaght's employees, the Northern Miners' Board of Management…

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Ruled for 50 YEARS Maharaja's Celebrations Gold Distributed to Poor Calcutta, August 30

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 August 1934 · page 11

Over £15,000 worth of gold was distributed to-day to the poor at the celebrations of the 50 years rule of the Maharaja of Gondal…

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Huge Gold Stocks Transfer in United States Unusually Heavy Guard San Francisco, August 29

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 August 1934 · page 11

The transfer of an enormous accumulation of gold, presumably somewhere between 1,500,000,000 and 2,250,000,000 dollars worth, from the San Francisco mint to the…

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Industrial News Northern Miners Ayrfield No. 1 Colliery Safety Again Questioned

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 September 1934 · page 13

The Northern Board of Management of the Miners Federation continued its deliberations at the Newcastle Trades Hall yesterday. All the representatives were…

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Miners' Federation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 September 1934 · page 19

Sir,—If your correspondent, "A Seed," has perused the columns of the "Newcastle Morning Herald" of August 24 and noted the result of the ballot for the…

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Burwood Miners' Lodge

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 1 September 1934 · page 3

A meeting has been called for to-morrow of the Burwood Miners' Lodge, when the report of the Management Board and…

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Gold Prices Soaring Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 1 September 1934 · page 9

The Commonwealth Bank to-day offered to buy sovereigns at £2 0s 5d each. This figure, which compares with £2 0s 2d offered yesterday, is the…

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