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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1935

2,598 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 40 of 130

Rise in Gold Shares Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 April 1935 · page 17

Aloha gold shares experienced another rise on the Melbourne Stock Exchange to-day. The buying quotations were £606, but no seller appeared…

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Pensions for Miners Jubilee Fund for South Wales Owners and Men

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 12 April 1935 · page 1

LONDON, Thursday. A proposal made by the South Wales Coal Owners' Association to celebrate the King's Jubilee by the inauguration of…

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Gold and Minerals Decline of Goldmining Reports From Fields (Contributed.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 April 1935 · page 19

Judging by the world-wide interest displayed goldmining, its future would appear to be permanently established, but, viewed in relation to its past history,…

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Work at the Mines Fortnight's Figures

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 13 April 1935 · page 5

Pelaw Main. Abermain No. 1, Abermain No. 2, Stanford Main No. 2, Central and Waratah mines worked ten days during the past fortnight…

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Industrial News Cobar Mines Work to Begin in May

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 April 1935 · page 12

The Northern Organiser of the Australian Workers' Union (Mr. W. Anderson), who has been on a visit to the Cobar district, does not hold out much hope of…

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Japanese Can't Get Mining Leases West Australian Denial London

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 13 April 1935 · page 1

The Agent-General for Western Australia (Sir Hal Colebatch) has written to the newspapers pointing out that the Western Australian Mining Act…

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Aged Miners Special Jubilee Fund Provide Pensions Owners and Union Cooperate in Wales (British Official Wireless.) LONDON, April 11

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 April 1935 · page 12

The South Wale's Coal Owners' Association intends to mark the King's Silver Jubilee by raising amongst the members a sum of not less than £50,000, to be…

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Kurri Mines Idle

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 15 April 1935 · page 3

Richmond Main and Stanford Main No 1 collieries which have been idle for the past fortnight owing to slackness of trade, were again Idle to-day…

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Meeting of Miners' Committee

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 15 April 1935 · page 2

The position at Ayrfleid and disputes at other mines in the northern district were set out in an executive report to the Northern Committee of…

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Northern Miners' Federation Board Meeting

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 15 April 1935 · page 7

The attitude of the Northern Miners' Federation towards disputes at northern mines was defined at a meeting of the Board of Management to-day…

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Mine Rescue Work Lecture by Inspector Collins

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 15 April 1935 · page 3

Inspector V. Collins give an interesting lecture at Charlestown on mine rescue work. At the invitation of Mr. R. Mowbray, President of the Charlestown…

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Industrial News Ayrfield Colliery Question of Safety Unions Demand Inquiry

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 15 April 1935 · page 9

The President of the Northern branch of the Miners Federation (Mr. T. Hoare) took the chair at a conference of unions at the Newcastle Trades Hall on…

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Hospital Board and Miners Censure on Nominees of Government

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 15 April 1935 · page 3

Messrs. R. Drinkwater, A. Mitchell. G Elliott and H. Robinson, who last week week nominated by the Government as members of the Cessnock…

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King's Gold Plate Not to Eat Off It Is Now Worth £3,375,000 LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 15 April 1935 · page 1

The King's collection of gold plate including the famous dinner service, which, owing to the increased price of gold, is now worth £3,375,000 will not…

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Mine Offences

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 16 April 1935 · page 8

When Frank Henry Wilson trapper of Tomalpin-street. Kearsley, left a ventilation door at Abermain No 2 colliery on April 8 he committed a…

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Hebburn No. 1 Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 April 1935 · page 8

Mr. G. Grant presided at a meeting of Hebburn No. 1 Miners' Lodge on Sunday, at Weston, when the executive officers reported on their interview with the…

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Kurri Mines

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 16 April 1935 · page 7

Richmond Main and Stanford Main No. 1 collieries were idle to-day. Pela[?] Main was working…

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Stanford Main No. 1 Colliery Disputed Payments

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 16 April 1935 · page 7

At the Northern Miners' Board of Management to-day, it was stated that the terms under which the men agreed recently to resume work at Stanford…

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Miners' Decision Support Workers' Candidate

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 April 1935 · page 9

At a social function held at Cessnock on Saturday night the following motion was carried: "That we, as miners' representatives, stand behind the selected…

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Miners' Support for Mr. Baddeley

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 16 April 1935 · page 6

Closer co-operation between the industrial and political wings of the A.L.P. was urged at a conference of representatives of mining lodges and…

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