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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1935

2,598 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 5 of 130

Wonthaggi Miners' Claim for £8000 Trades Hall Council Support

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 11 January 1935 · page 9

At Newcastle Trades Hall Council meeting the secretary (Mr. Bass) referred to the Wonthaggi dispute, complimenting the Wonthaggi…

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Oil From Coal Industry Trades Hall Support for Movement

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 11 January 1935 · page 9

Claiming that oil from coal projects offered the only practical solution to the depression in the coal industry, the secretary (Mr. Bass) urged the…

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Gold and Minerals Prospects for 1935 Reports From Fields

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 January 1935 · page 17

What of 1935? One wonders whether there will be any outstanding gold discoveries during the forthcoming year. It is many Years since rumour was as rife…

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Industrial News "Many Abuses" System of Rationing South Bulli Mine Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 January 1935 · page 12

On his return to Sydney to-night from Wollongong, where he attended a meeting of the Delegate Board of the Southern District of the Miners' Federation, the…

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Sporting News Dromos Scores Moorefield Gold Cup Doubles to Knox and Pratt Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 January 1935 · page 19

Dromos won the Moorefield Gold Cup to-day. Australia Fair and Roman Spear looked possible dangers with less than a furlong to go, but Dromos drew away in…

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Bellbird Miners' Lodge

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 January 1935 · page 10

Bellbird Miners' Lodge has agreed to the cavilled-out miners working at that colliery. This means that if the management favours the proposal, and it is…

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Trouble Extends West Australian Miners PERTH

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 January 1935 · page 9

Miners at Meekatharra held a meeting to-day and decided to retain the present 44-hobur week, but the management of the Ingleston Consols mine posted a notice…

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Reopening Closed Mine Mr. H. V. Watkins's Experiences

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 January 1935 · page 8

Mr. D. Watkins, M.H.R., has received a letter from his son, Mr. H. V. Watkins, Manager of the State Mine at Collinsville, North Queensland, telling of his…

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Northern Miners John Darling and Burwood Conferences with Owners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 January 1935 · page 11

The Nothern President of the Miners' Federation (Mr. T. Hoare) stated yesterday that he had conferred with the Superintendent of…

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Wonthaggi Miners' £8000 Claims Vic. Govt. Accused of Repudiation Federation Statement

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 12 January 1935 · page 2

Declaring that a gross injustice had been perpetrated upon the Wonthaggi miners by the Argyle Government in Victoria, the…

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Price of Gold Increase in Japan TOKIO, January 10

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 January 1935 · page 9

The official price of gold will be raised to-morrow from 2.95 yen a gramme to 3.09 yen for the purpose of readjustment in accordance with the London gold…

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Coal Export Brisk 59,640 Tons for Week Best Since November

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 January 1935 · page 8

The quantity of coal, including bunkers, shipped at Newcastle during the week for places beyond the State was 59,640 tons. of which 3500 tons represented overseas…

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Kurri Mines Resume

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 14 January 1935 · page 8

The three Kurri Collieries Pelaw Main. Richmond Main, and Stanford Main No. 1 resumed work to-day…

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Aberdare Extended Mine Dispute

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 14 January 1935 · page 8

Aberdare Extended miners worked to-day, while a conference was held between lodge officials and the management In respect to the payment…

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Max Gold Inquiry Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 14 January 1935 · page 7

C. J. McDonnld, nominator of Max Gold, which won the Second Division of the 14.1 Handicap at Ascot on January 2, was to-day disqualified by…

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Sharp Reaction Gold Clause Test Case American Policy New York, January 12

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 January 1935 · page 7

The seeming, dubiousness with which the Supreme Court justices received the Government arguments that President Roosevelt's gold devaluation policy…

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Human Side of Coal-mining

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 January 1935 · page 6

It is erroneously, though commonly, supposed that the health of coalminers compares unfavourably with that of other manual workers (writes Sir R. Redmayne…

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Coal Trucks Derailment at Belmont Mines Unable to Work

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 January 1935 · page 6

The derailment of two trucks on a coal train at Belmont at 5 o'clock yesterday morning disorganised traffic and prevented a train from Newcastle conveying…

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Kurri Mines Working

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 15 January 1935 · page 10

The three Kurri collieries Richmond Main. Pelaw Main, and Stanford Main No. 1. were again working to-day…

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Accidents in Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 January 1935 · page 6

Dangerous though the occupation of a coalminer is it is not as dangerous as that of a railway shunter or of a platelayer, for instance, if by coalminer we…

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