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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1935

2,598 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 74 of 130

Deputies' Award Appeal B.H.P. and Collieries' Assn. Take Action Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 25 July 1935 · page 14

An appeal before the Full Bench of the Industrial Commission by the Broken Hill Pty. Co.. Ltd.. and the Northern Collieries Association against…

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State Mine Dispute Manager Refuses Interview SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 July 1935 · page 10

The General Secretary of the Miners' Federation (Mr. W. Orr) said to-night that the Manager of the State Mine at Lithgow had refused to-day to see…

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Brown Coal History of Production in Victoria

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 July 1935 · page 3

Although the information was not detailed, most of the brown cool deposits in Victoria were known before 1874, and, in fact, prior to this date, the Lal Lal…

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Demand for Coal Cheapening Cost of Power Technologist's Opinion

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 July 1935 · page 3

Sir Richard Redmayne, one of the world's leading technologists, in a Presidential address to the Institution of Civil Engineers, as reported in the "Technical…

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Currency Shaky Holland Is Concerned Attack on Gold London

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 25 July 1935 · page 1

The foreign exchange market is now busier than it has been for weeks, says the City editor of "The Times." The…

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Aberfield Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 July 1935 · page 3

The Northern President of the Miners' Federation (Mr. T. Hoare), accompanied by a representative of the lodge (Mr. J. Stewart) and its Secretary (Mr. J. Soper),…

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Kurri Mines

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 26 July 1935 · page 8

Richmond Main colliery was again idle to-day owing to Blackness of trade, but pelaw Main was working…

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Stole Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 July 1935 · page 9

Eric Moran, 6 Seventh-street, Adamstown pleaded "Guilty" to a charge of having stolen about 80lb of coal, valued at 1/, the property of the Commissioner…

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Pacific Colliery Conference with Management

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 July 1935 · page 3

The Vice-president of the Northern branch of the Miners' Federation (Mr. J. Kellock) said yesterday that he had conferred with the management of Pacific…

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Price of Gold

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 July 1935 · page 3

The price fixed by the Commonwealth Bank for gold lodged at the Melbourne Mint for the week ended July 19 at the rate of approximately £7/10/2½ per…

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Colliery Disaster in India 33 KILLED, 76 Injured Calcutta

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 26 July 1935 · page 1

The worst disaster in the history of Indian collicries occurred to-day at Giridhi, where 33 persons were killed and…

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All Coal Is "Hard" for Jane Withers

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 26 July 1935 · page 3

How soft is soft coal? Take it from Jane Withers, it's not what it's cracked up to be. The diminutive Fox actress. Who…

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On Strike Again Miners at Helensburgh Position of Storeman Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 July 1935 · page 11

The miners at the Metropolitan colliery Helensburg, again went on strike this morning. They claim that despite the decision of the Conciliation Commission…

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Gold and Minerals Science in Industry Reports From Fields (Contributed.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 July 1935 · page 3

All over the world science never sleeps. In the laboratory and in the field it is ever seeking to unravel the secrets of nature for the advancement of mankind…

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Mine Deputies Appeal Against Award Variation Likely Parties Agree to Alter Starting Time SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 July 1935 · page 12

A variation of the Colliery Deputies Newcastle &c.) Award was foreshadowed luring the hearing by the full Industrial Commission to-day of an appeal by the…

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Flier Overdue Missing in New Guinea on Gold Survey Flying-boat Leaves to Take Up Search SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 July 1935 · page 11

Mr. D. A. S. Campbell, flying a Short-Scion flying boat on a survey for the Oroville Gold Dredging Company has been missing in the…

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Dutch Crisis Flight of Gold from Bank Cabinet's Quandary Unpopular Economies May Be Withdrawn (Australian Associated Press.) LONDON, July 25

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 July 1935 · page 11

In consequence of the Catholic party's refusal to support the Dutch Government's economy measures, the guilder is facing a crisis…

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Richmond Main Mine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 July 1935 · page 10

Employees of Richmond Main Colliery were informed yesterday afternoon that the mine would be idle on Monday, but the Miners' Lodge Secretary (Mr. W…

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Southern Mines Wollongong

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 July 1935 · page 10

Work has been resumed at the Sear borough colliery. The Wongawilli colliery has been idle owing to a dispute arising with the…

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Colliery Disaster 33 Killed in India CALCUTTA, July 25

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 July 1935 · page 9

The worst colliery disaster in the history of India occurred to-day at Giridih. Thirty-three persons were killed, and 76 injured, when liquid oxygen and…

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