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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1935

2,598 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 64 of 130

Industry's Expansion in Newcastle Best Coal Year Since 1927 Electric Power Sales a Record

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 25 June 1935 · page 7

Record sales of electricity for the first six months of 1935 and mounting coal production figures—they are the…

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O.B.U. to Be Opposed A.W.U. Attitude to Miners Keen Fight Likely Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 25 June 1935 · page 7

Any attempts made to form one big union of miners along the lines laid down by the recent resolution of the Central…

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Mine Inspections Pelaw Main Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 June 1935 · page 13

The District Check Inspector (Mr. Jas. Connell inspected Pelaw Main colliery on June 4, 5, 6, and 7. He has reported as follows—…

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Rhondda Northern Colliery

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 26 June 1935 · page 9

Twenty men have been cavilled out at Northern Colliery at Rhondda. Hopes are entertained among the men that the sinking of a new shaft,…

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Kurri Mines

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 26 June 1935 · page 8

Richmond Main and Stanford Main No. 1 Collieries still remain idle. Pelaw Main was working to-day…

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Mine Workers' Committee

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 June 1935 · page 11

At a meeting of the Teralba Mine Workers' Unity Committee, it was decided to support the Newcastle Council against War and Fascism on August 1…

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Miners' Rights in Victoria

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 June 1935 · page 6

A great deal of Ballarat and a fair portion of Bendigo are built on areas obtained many years ago under the miners' right residential system. There was…

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Burwood Miners Work to be Resumed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 June 1935 · page 8

Work is to be resumed at the Burwood colliery, one of the properties of the Broken Hill Pty. Co. on the lower field. A meeting of the employees was held…

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Seniority Rule Coalcliff Miners' Decision SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 June 1935 · page 8

The Coalcliff Miners' Lodge to-day unanimously decided to endorse the policy of the Southern Delegate Board and the Central of the Miners' Federation…

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500 Tons of Coal Distribution in Newcastle State Government Grant

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 June 1935 · page 6

The Assistant Chief Secretary (Mr. H. M. Hawkins) has advised Mr. J. Arthur, M.L.A., that as a preliminary he has directed that 500 tons of coal be distributed…

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Cessnock No. 2 Miners' Ballot

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 27 June 1935 · page 13

The ballot for tho position of president of Cessnock No. 2 Miners' Lodge resulted yesterday: E. O'Hara 41, J. Hadley 34, H. Robinson 33…

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Northern Miners Bellbird and Greta Main

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 June 1935 · page 8

The Vice-president of the Northern branch of the Miners' Federation (Mr. J. Kellock) said yesterday that he had attended a conference at Cessnock with…

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B.H.P. MINES John Darling and Burwood

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 June 1935 · page 8

The State Conciliation Commissioner (Mr. M. Henwood) met the representatives of the employers and employees in Newcastle yesterday in connection with…

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Adamstown Council Coal for the Unemployed 200 Tons at Catherine Hill Bay

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 June 1935 · page 5

At its meeting last night Adamstown Council was informed by Mr. R James, M.H.R., that 200 tons of coal had been made available at the Wallarah Colliery,…

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Bellbird Colliery Is Held Up Wheelers and Miners in Dispute

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 28 June 1935 · page 7

Bellbird colliery one of the most consistently worked miens on the South Maitland field was idle to-day The men turned out but the wheelers…

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Miners' Federation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 June 1935 · page 3

Sir,—Again we have had a foolish, unnecessary stop at Burwood pit—as in the past, a light with ourselves, and not the B.H.P…

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Kurri Mines

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 28 June 1935 · page 8

Richmond Main and Stanford Main No. 1 Collieries are still Idle owing to slackness of trade. Pelaw Main was working to-day…

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Price of Gold

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 June 1935 · page 9

The price fixed by the Commonwealth Bank for gold lodged at the Melbourne Mint for the week ended June 21 is at the rate of approximately £7/19/6 per…

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Miners' Pensions Commemorating King's Jubilee

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 June 1935 · page 18

To commemorate the King's Silver Jubilee, South Wales coalowners have offered a gift of £50 000 as the nucleus of pensions scheme for aged miners in the South…

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Gold and Minerals Fixed Gold Price Reports From Fields (Contributed.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 June 1935 · page 9

The recent suggestion of commercial men in the United States of America to stabilise world currency on a gold basis is not only a reasonable proposition in…

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