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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1935

2,598 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 47 of 130

Successful Sale End of Wallsend Colliery Buildings for Removal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 May 1935 · page 9

Familiar landmarks in the south-western quarter of Wallsend will, in the course of a few weeks, be merely a memory. Following six day selling, by…

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"Two Audiences" Farmers and Miners Mr. Stevens in Newcastle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 May 1935 · page 8

"I feel that I am addressing two audiences," said the Premier (Mr. B. S. B. Stevens) in the course of a broadcast speech from Station 2KO at Newcastle…

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Industrial News Small Mines Aggregate Meetings Sought Serious Swansea Position

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 May 1935 · page 14

Cessnock Mineworkers' Unity Committee held a special meeting on Saturday to consider developments relating to the small mines question. Reference was…

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Kurri Mines

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 7 May 1935 · page 5

Richmond Main and Pelaw Main collieries resumed work to-day. Stanford Main No. 1. which has been Idle for the last six weeks owing to…

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Conference at South Waratah Colliery

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 7 May 1935 · page 5

The President of the Northern Miners' Federation (Mr. T. Hoare) has arranged to meet the Superintendent of Caledonian Colliery (Mr. Clark) at…

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Small Mine Menace Effect on Equipped Collieries

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 8 May 1935 · page 3

The "small" mines menace in the north, said the Northern Miners' president (Mr. Hoare) to-day, threatens to close all collieries that…

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Coal Industry and Oil

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 May 1935 · page 3

A communication made by the Coal Utilisation Council in England to the Mines Department for the use of the Government states that the British coal industry will…

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The Small Mines Mr. G. Booth at Swansea

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

Mr. George Booth, M.L.A., addressing a meeting at Swansea, dealt with the unemployed question and the new scheme which will come into operation in the…

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Coal Trade Improves Export Figures for April 182,470 Tons

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 8 May 1935 · page 7

Improvement in the coal trade, as compared with the correspond ing: period of lost year. It shown in the return of coal exports for…

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Oil From Coal Mr. W. H. Nye's Criticism Lack of Encouragement

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

"Can it be said that any genuine effort has been made. by any of the past Governments, either United Australia or Mr. Lang's, to encourage the…

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Shovelled Up Gold! Centennial Park Workman Sovereigns in Tin Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 8 May 1935 · page 7

Workmen digging in Centennial Park early this after-noon discovered about 40 sovereigns and half sovereigns,…

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Industrial News Northern Miners Reopening Jesmond Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 May 1935 · page 2

The President of the Northern branch of the Miners' Federation (Mr. T. Hoare) said yesterday it had been brought under the notice of the executive that attempts…

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Small Mines "Menace" Statement by Miners' President

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 9 May 1935 · page 11

Declaring that in view of the unrest in the mining industry a Government inquiry was necessary, the Northern Miners'…

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Conference Adjourns South Waratah Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 May 1935 · page 2

At the office of the South Waratah colliery yesterday, a conference was held to discuss matters in respect in the introduction of machines into the mine. The…

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Check Inspection John Darling Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 May 1935 · page 9

The District Check Inspector (Mr. I. H. Hoare) has issued the following report on his recent inspection of the John Colliery at Belmont—…

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Work at Mines

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 9 May 1935 · page 13

Pelaw Main and Richmond Main collieries were working to-day, but Stanford Main No. 1 was idle owing to, slackness of trade…

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Coal in Locomotives

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 May 1935 · page 6

During the recent high-speed run carried out on the London and North-Eastern Railways, between London and Newcastle, the coal consumption of this…

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Coal Export Trading Below Average Returns for April

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 May 1935 · page 5

Official returns of the trade at the Port of Newcastle during April, made available at Newcastle Customs-house yesterday, disclose that the quantity of coal…

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Struck Gold Sydney Workman's Pick Tin of Sovereigns Revealed Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 May 1935 · page 7

Buried gold was found in, Centennial Park this afternoon. In a few minutes men, women, and children were feverishly enriching themselves. The "claim" was…

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Sixty Police On Duty at Charlestown Three Miners Face Assault Charges Rumors of Demonstration

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 9 May 1935 · page 11

Following rumors of a mass demonstration of miners during the hearing of charges of assault on a miner from Aberfield Colliery. 60 police were sent from Newcastle to Charlestown to-day…

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