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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1935

2,598 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 75 of 130

Quieter Trading Coal Export for Week Less to Victoria

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

The quantity of coal, including bunkers, shipped at Newcastle during the week for places beyond the State, was 34,655 tons. For the corresponding period…

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Lodge's Demands Dispute at State Mine Water Money: Crib Time Sydney

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

The General Secretary of the Miners' Federation (Mr. W. Orr), said to-night that he had been informed by the General President (Mr. C. Nelson), who is in…

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Mine Inspections Hebburn No. 2 Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 29 July 1935 · page 2

The District Check Inspector (Mr. Jas. Connel) and the Local Check Inspector (Mr. J. Storey) made an examination of Hebburn No. 2 colliery on July 17 and 18, and have reported…

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Richmond Main Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 29 July 1935 · page 2

The District Check Inspector and the Local Check Inspector (Mr G Leitch) made so inspection of Richmond Main colliery on July 9 and 12, and reported as follows—…

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Hebburn No. 1 Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 29 July 1935 · page 2

The District Check Inspector and the Local Check Inspector (Mr. John Collins) examined Hebburn No. 1 colliery on July 1, 8, 10, and 11, and reported as follows—…

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Burwood Colliery to Resume Work

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 29 July 1935 · page 8

Burwood colliery, which has been Idle a fortnight as a result of a dispute, will resume work on Wednesday. A conference has been convened for…

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Gold in Rooster's Gizzard

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 29 July 1935 · page 6

The purchaser of a rooster at Upper Lansdowne recently received a surprise when he opened its gizzard. In it were found quartz, parts of gold studs and…

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Gold in Central Australia Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 29 July 1935 · page 7

A large crushing of ore is about to be made at the recently discovered Arltunga-Claraville goldfield, 60 miles north-east of Alice Springs. An…

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Worth His Weight in Gold? Taree

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 29 July 1935 · page 9

A rooster killed at Taree at the week-end was found to contain parts of gold studs and bracelet clips, a row gold specimen, boot eyelets, glove clips…

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More Gold Lost Guilder Crisis in Holland Attempt to Form Ministry London, July 26

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 29 July 1935 · page 7

The correspondent at The Hague of "The Times" states "Despite the loss of a further £3,000,000 of gold, guilder fluctuations are narrower. Queen…

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Shale Oil Investigation Work Committee to Hear Latest Plans Results of Tests Made Abroad Oil From Coal Delay Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 29 July 1935 · page 8

The Newnes investigation Committee will be called together early next month to resume its report in the light of information received from the Commonwealth Fuel Advisor, Mr. L. J. Rogers, and Messrs. Crichton…

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Aberdare Central Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 July 1935 · page 9

Aberdare Central colliery was idle on Friday owing to a grievance of the wheelers, who claimed they were paid short on their dockets for certain work. The pit…

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Coal Distribution

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 July 1935 · page 6

One hundred tons of coal, hewn in Wales for the supply of warships, is to be distributed in Newcastle to-day to destitute unemployed. In 1914-18 secret…

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Decision Received Colliery Deputies' Award

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 July 1935 · page 9

The appeal by the Broken Hill Proprietary Co. Ltd., and the Northern Collieries' Association, against the Colliery Deputies' (Newcastle, etc.) Award, made…

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Northern Mine Dispute

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 30 July 1935 · page 8

The vice-president of the Northern, Miners' Federation (Mr. J. Kellock) will attend a meeting of Pacific Lodge to-morrow, to submit a report on the…

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Northern Miners Burwood to Resume Work

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 July 1935 · page 9

It was announced yesterday by the executive of the Northern branch of the Miners' Federation that, following negotiations between the Superintendent of the…

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Miners' Delegate Returns Spent Eight Weeks in Russia

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 30 July 1935 · page 6

After spending eight weeks in Russia, Mr. J. Duffin will return to Cess nock on Thursday night to tell northern miners of conditions under Soviet…

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Run Over by His Car Strange Accident to Mine Lessee

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 30 July 1935 · page 7

James Ruttley, 79, of Mount Pleasant street, Adamstown, lessee or Rothbury colliery, had a painful and unusual accident this morning…

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Industrial News Western Miners Delegate Board Meeting Unemployed Levy Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 July 1935 · page 9

The General Secretary of the Miners' Federation (Mr. W. Orr) said to-night that the adjourned annual meeting of the Western Delegate Board at Lithgow…

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Coal for Lake Unemployed Supply Not Enough, Says Mr. Booth

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 30 July 1935 · page 5

That Lake Shire centres were not receiving a fair share of the 500 tons of coal made available to unemployed by the Federal Government was…

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