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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1935

2,598 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 23 of 130

Aggregate Meetings Held Miners and Small Pits Rank and File Endorse Officers' Policy Meetings Yesterday

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 25 February 1935 · page 9

Resolutions pledging co-operation in a campaign against small mines were carried at aggregate meetings on the coalfields…

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Tourist Traffic From North 7000 Tons Coal for Singapore More Tops Arranged Dalveen's Cargo

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 25 February 1935 · page 8

Following the success of yesterday's special surf excursions from Tamworth. Muswellbrook and Merriwa areas, it has been decided to run A large cargo of coal is being loaded by the tramp steamer Dalveen in Newcastle to-day for Singapore. The steamer Narbada recently took…

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Soviet Decision Send Gold to London Help to Raise Loan London, February 22

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 25 February 1935 · page 8

An Anglo-Russian trade authority states that consequent on the breakdown of Russo-American trade negotiations, the Soviet intends to ship gold to London…

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Good Reports Queensland Goldfield BRISBANE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 25 February 1935 · page 6

Good reports are being received from the Mt. Peter goldfield, 16 miles from Cairns Since November, 1500oz, realising an average of £8/15/2 an ounce, has been…

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Fushun Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 February 1935 · page 4

According to the "Far Eastern Review" the South Manchurian Railway Company has succeeded in putting its shale oil interests at the Fushun collieries…

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Colliery Disputes

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 26 February 1935 · page 8

The president of the Northern Miners' Federation (Mr. T. Hoare) to-day conferred with the superintendent of Aberdare Colliery (Mr…

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Small Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 February 1935 · page 6

The addresses delivered by leaders of the Miners' Federation at aggregate meetings held on the South Maitland field on Sunday were directed to the…

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Work At Mines

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 26 February 1935 · page 8

Richmond Main Colliery, which has been idle for a few days owing to slackness of trade, resumed work to-day, while Pelaw Main and Stanford…

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Coal in Manchuria

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 February 1935 · page 9

The "Far Eastern Review" reports that a big coalming corporation to be known as the Australian Coal Mining Co. is being organised under joint Manchukuo…

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Russian Coal Industry

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 February 1935 · page 4

During 1934, the Russian coal industry has achieved considerable success. In the first nine months and 20 days the "Izvestiya" states, the production amounted…

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Mining Electricity

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 February 1935 · page 14

The subject of alternating versus direct current installations was discussed at considerable length at the second sessional meeting of the West of Scotland branch…

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Wages Claim for Sinking Shaft Olstan Colliery

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 26 February 1935 · page 8

William Adamson and William Christian, of Brighton-avenue, Toronto, claimed £30 from Stanley Croft, of Croft Brothers, mine owners, a[?]…

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Bakelite in Coal Cutting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 February 1935 · page 14

It is customary in the preparation of thin sections of the coal, to impregnate the coal with some such medium as Canada balsam before cutting. R. G. H…

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Price of Gold London, February 25

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 February 1935 · page 7

The price of gold to-day was £7/3/9½ a…

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Buried Under Coal Miner Rescued by Mates

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 February 1935 · page 6

James Monaghan, 51, of Macquarie-street, Belmont, who was buried under a heap of coal when a fall occurred in John Darling colliery yesterday morning…

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Hopes for Minmi Development of Local Mine Brighter Prospects

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 26 February 1935 · page 8

Residents of Minmi hope, as the result of recent, improvements in the coal trade, that their town will flourish again shortly…

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Optimistic View of Gold Johannesburg Man's Expectation Johannes [?]Rg

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 26 February 1935 · page 1

An optimistic view of the future of gold is taken by Mr. John Martin. President of the Transvaal Chamber of Commerce, who addressed the…

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Hidden Pot of Gold Milk Vendor's Finances Divorce Matter Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 26 February 1935 · page 7

A hidden pot of gold into which Thomas James Parker dipped at will, extracting from it the coins necessary for the purchase of new…

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Gold May Soar Effect of the Franc Newspaper Opinion London, February 25

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 February 1935 · page 7

The City Editor of the "Daily Telegraph" says: "Unless the franc changes its course, an even higher price for, gold may be recorded. The root cause of the…

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Uneconomic Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 February 1935 · page 8

A luncheon of the local board of the British Road Tar Association was held at Caridiff (says the "Colliery Guardian") Mr. J. Macleod Carey (President of the…

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