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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1935

2,598 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 56 of 130

Flight of Gold Bank of France's Loss LONDON, May 31

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 June 1935 · page 13

Gold estimates to be worth £3,089,000 was landed at Newhaven (Scotland) from France yesterday. The Bank of France's loss on Wednesday is estimated at…

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Gold Robbery Detectives Without Clue £2500 Payroll on Train Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 June 1935 · page 11

It was revealed to-day by the Commonwealth Railway Commissioner (Mr. Gahan) that a railway pay-roll of £2500 was also on the train from which £3000…

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Pelton Miners' Lodge

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 June 1935 · page 6

Mr. T. Burke has been elected President of Pelton Miners' Lodge, Mr. M. Willoughby Secretary, and Mr. J. Roddenby Treasurer. Mr. T. Thurlow is check…

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Industrial News Miners' Federation Central Council Meeting SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 June 1935 · page 6

The Central Council of the Miners' Federation will meet this week, and it in expected that representatives from all districts will be present…

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Detectives Search Attempt to Find Lost Gold MELBOURNE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 June 1935 · page 6

The Commonwealth Commissioner for Railways (Mr. G. A. Gahan) stated that a detachment of detectives left by motor-car on Saturday to work over the route…

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Desert Scanned for Robbers Gold Express Thieves South by Police Aeroplane and Special Train in Use Working Up 750 Miles of Line Alice Springs

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 3 June 1935 · page 5

With a special train, a hired aeroplane, and camels, and black trackers standing; by to follow up any tracks that may be found, the police are searching vigorously for clues that may lead to the identity of the man or men…

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Kurri Mines

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 4 June 1935 · page 4

Pelaw Main Colliery resumed work to-day, while Stanford Main No. 1 and Richmond Main, which have been Idle for some weekes owing to…

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Miners' Attitude Yerranderie Metal Field SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 June 1935 · page 8

The Central Executive of the Miners' Federation has issued a statement in connection with a published report on the prospect of the Yerranderie metal field,…

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Cost of Production Coal Industry Statistics SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 June 1935 · page 6

The General President of the Miners' Federation (Mr. C. Nelson) stated to-night that an analysis of the position of the coalmining industry, and of the recent…

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Mining Mechanics' Officials Ballot Not Needed

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 4 June 1935 · page 8

As two nominations have been rejected, all offices in the Federated Mining Mechanics' Federation have been filled for the ensuing year without a…

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One Big Union of Miners Central Council Discussion Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 4 June 1935 · page 9

A proposal that metaliferous miners at present operating under A.W.U. awards be absorbed in One Big Union of miners is the…

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Youths in Mines Policy Against Promotions Coalcliff Lodge Decision Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 June 1935 · page 8

The General President of the Miners' Federation (Mr. C. Nelson) said to-night that members of the Central and District Executives to-day attended a meeting of…

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Shorter Week Advocated Labor Convention in Geneva Steel Works and Mines Canberra

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 4 June 1935 · page 8

Adoption of the principle of a shorter working week will be one of the main subjects for discussion at the International Labor…

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Burwood Colliery Coal-cutting Machines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 June 1935 · page 11

The introduction of coal-cutting machines into the Burwood colliery will cause 24 pairs of miners to be cavilled out at the beginning of the next quarter…

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Kurri Mines

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 5 June 1935 · page 8

Pelaw Main colliery was again working to-day, while Stanford Main No. 1 and Richmond Main remain idle Owing to slackness of trade…

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Check Inspections Aberdare Central Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 June 1935 · page 4

The District Check Inspector (Mr. J. Cornell). and the Local Check Inspector (Mr. T. Mitchell), examined Aberdare Central Colliery from May 18 to May 17, and report as…

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Women in Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 June 1935 · page 8

Ono of the questions to be considered by the International Labour Conference which opened at Geneva yesterday is that of the prohibition of the employment of…

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Theft of Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 June 1935 · page 3

Sydney Skone, 20, a labourer, was fined £2, in default four days' imprisonment, for having stolen, at Carrington, on June 4, 100lb of coal, valued at 2/, the…

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Miners' One Big Union Vote in Council Late To-day Metalliferous Workers Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 5 June 1935 · page 9

A decision of far-reaching importance industrially will be made by the Miners' Federal Council late to-day, when it is expected that…

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Industrial News Miners' Council Water Money to be Sought Wonthaggi Branch Advised Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 June 1935 · page 11

The Central Council of the Miners' Federation to-day instructed the Wonthaggi branch, of the Federation to negotiate immediately to secure payment for working…

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