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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1935

2,598 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 30 of 130

Aberdare Extended Miners Return Grade of Skip Road to Be Reduced

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 14 March 1935 · page 10

Alter two days' idleness. Aberdare Extended miners returned to work to-day. The hold-up followed objections by…

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Federal Unions Confer Goal of 30-Hour Week Miners Outline Campaign Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 March 1935 · page 8

At the Australian Conference of Federal Unions, convened by the Australian Trades Unions Congress in Melbourne last week, the main business of the conference…

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Oil From Coal Request for Protection "Matter for Tariff Board" Canberra

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 March 1935 · page 6

In the House of Representatives to-day, the member for Hunter, Mr. R. James, asked whether, in view of the fact that the Imperial Government was giving…

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"Unsavory Scandal" Gold Leases in the Territory Member's Charges Canberra

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 14 March 1935 · page 9

Describing it as an "unsavory scandal." the member for the Northern Territory (Mr. Blow), made a sensational charge in the House of Representatives…

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Mine Ventilation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 March 1935 · page 18

An interesting ventilation scheme is now nearing completion ill Haig pit. Whitehaven (says the "Colliery Guardian.") New buildings have been erected on the…

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Small Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 March 1935 · page 13

Sir,—Once again I take up my pen in defence of those staunch miner-unionists who are every day tenaciously fighting to withstand the onslaughts of the…

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Work at Mines

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 15 March 1935 · page 2

Richmond Main and Pelaw Main collieries were working to-day. Stanford Main No. 1 Colliery, which has been idle a fortnight, is expected to resume on Monday…

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Paxton Miners in Favour

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 March 1935 · page 13

Paxton Miners' Lodge has decided to support the proposal of J. and A. Brown and Seaham Abermain Collieries Ltd., to build a connecting line between South…

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Wallsend Miners and Relief Work

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 March 1935 · page 16

In accordance with the authority of the Department of Labour and Industry for Wallsend Council to start additional works under the emergency relief scheme to…

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Stanford Main No. 1 Mine Dispute

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 15 March 1935 · page 8

The vice-president of the Miners Federation (Mr. Kellock) will confer with the general manager of the J. and A. Brown and Abermain-Seaham…

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First Dividend Gordon Gold Development MELBOURNE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 March 1935 · page 12

The first dividend of 40 per cent., or £4 for each £10 share, was declared by the Gordon Gold Development Company to-day…

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Queensland Gold Increased February Yield BRISBANE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 March 1935 · page 12

Returns of the gold yield in Queensland for February showed a considerable increase as compared with that of February, 1934…

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Coal Trade Was Brisk 75,200 Tons Shipped This Week

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 15 March 1935 · page 8

Coal shipments from Newcastle for the week ended at 6 a.m. to-day totalled 75,200 tons, inclusive of hankers and shipments to New…

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Industrial News Ayrfield Miners Statutory Declarations Made Reply to Mr. Chaffey Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 March 1935 · page 13

The Secretary of the Miners' Federation (Mr. W. Orr) stated today that he had received two statutory declarations from members of the Federation at Ayrfield…

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Gold Leases In Northern Territory "Unsavoury Scandal" Member Demands Inquiry CANBERRA

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 March 1935 · page 11

A demand for a Governmental investigation into many aspects of goldmining in the Northern Territory was made in the House of…

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Small Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 March 1935 · page 15

Sir,—In reference to the small tunnel now being operated by me and others, Fairplay Colliery, I may state that the mine is sunk in coal that could not be…

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Conditioning Mine Air

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 March 1935 · page 3

In the "Journal" of the Chemical, Metallurgical and Mining Society of South Africa, P. F. Hirschfelder puts forward a proposal for the use of a strong solution…

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British Coal Trade

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 March 1935 · page 7

Presiding at the 26th ordinary general meeting of Ocean Coal and Wilsons, Ltd., Lord Davies referred to the extreme difficulties which the coal trade had…

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India's Coal Reorganisation Scheme

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 March 1935 · page 13

Reports have been in circulation that the coal restriction plan put forward by the industry has been rejected by the Government of India. This statement…

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Railways Union Coal Waggons Complaint

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 March 1935 · page 12

The President of the Port Waratah branch of the Australian Railways Union (Mr. T. L. Sawyer) has received from the Department a communication in…

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