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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1935

2,598 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 76 of 130

They Don't Want to Lose Children Miners' Widows' Protests London

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 30 July 1935 · page 1

Acceptance of the Fairbridge School's offer to take children whose parents were lost in the Wrexham Colliery disaster Is held up by mothers'…

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Link with War Years Coal Cached for Warships Given to Unemployed

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 30 July 1935 · page 7

Coal which might have been used as a means of spreading death and destruction, had plans of 20 years ago been put into effect, brought sunshine…

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Rich Gold Veins Find on Arltunga Field Report to Minister Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 July 1935 · page 7

Rich gold-bearing veins and small reefs have been discovered on the Arltunga-Claraville goldfield, according to a report forwarded to the…

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Oil From Coal

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 31 July 1935 · page 6

IN the face of the "wait and see" attitude of officialdom in Australia—an attitude, it would seem, deriving from the possession of some superior knowledge which must not be too widely disclosed—swift progress in the production of oil from coal is being made…

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Industrial News Northern Miners Wallarah and Pacific

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 31 July 1935 · page 8

Matters in dispute at several of the collieries on the northern field will be discussed by the parties concerned at conferences arranged for to-day…

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Emergency Relief Conditions Miners Protest at Pit-top Meetings

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 31 July 1935 · page 9

A resolution, critical of the attitude of the Government to the West Wallsend Relief Workers, having been circulated by the Miners' Northern…

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Mine Worker Compensation Claim Referred to Special Board Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 31 July 1935 · page 8

A claim by Arthur Parry, of Teralba, for compensation from Stockton Borehole Collieries Ltd., to-day was referred to a special medical board by the Workers'…

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Oil From Coal Development Newcastle Opinions (Continued from Page One)

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 31 July 1935 · page 7

Members of the Newcastle Oil from Coal Council expressed keen interest this afternoon in the report of the results achieved to date at…

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Petrol From Coal Is First Class Millions of Gallons Made in Britain London

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 31 July 1935 · page 1

The important progress made in the extraction of petrol from coal was revealed in the House of Commons to-day by the Secretary for Mines, Captain Crookshank. At the Billingham works of Imperial…

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Missionaries with Wings Aeroplanes in N. Guinea Jungle New Goldfield London

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 31 July 1935 · page 1

Flying missionaries will face the perils of the Australian Mandated Territory in North New Guinea after the end of 1936, if the Church of…

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Oil From Coal Production in Britain Employment for Miners London, July 30

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 August 1935 · page 9

The Secretary for Mines (Mr. H. F. C. Crookshank), in answer to a question in Parliament, furnished an interesting statement by Imperial Chemical…

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Merewether Coal for Unemployed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 August 1935 · page 5

The distribution was begun yesterday among the unemployed of Merewether of 50 tons of coal, made available by the Commonwealth Government, from…

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Oil From Coal Progress Melbourne

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 1 August 1935 · page 11

Commenting on the success of Imperial Chemical Industries in extracting petrol from shale at Billingham, the Minister in charge of…

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New Ministry in Holland Gold Crisis Over the Hague

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 1 August 1935 · page 1

The new Cabinet is generally failed with satisfaction. The Premier (Dr. Collin), in order to restore calm to the country, will not…

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Terror of Miners Private Police Force Abolished in U.S.A. PHILADELPHIA, July 1

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 1 August 1935 · page 10

That pitched battle through the night near the mines between police and coal miners never again will spread fear through the mining…

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Sporting News at Kensington Backers Have Bad Day Starlike at 15 TO 1 Gold Honour and Allugo at 20 to 1 SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 August 1935 · page 14

Starlike, starting at 15 to 1, won all the way in the Kensington Handicap at Kensington to-day. It was a fine result for the bookmakers. The first three races…

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Miners' Accident Board

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 August 1935 · page 10

Deducations from the wages of employees toward the fund controlled by the Victorian Coalminers' Accidents' Relief Board in the year ended on December 31,…

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Kurri Mines Working

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 2 August 1935 · page 8

The two Kurri collieries Pelaw Main and Richmond Main, which have been working oil the week, were operating again to-day…

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Price of Gold

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 August 1935 · page 14

The price fixed for gold lodged at the Melbourne Mint for the week ended July 26 is at the rate of approximately £7/19/1 per standard ounce of 22 carats,…

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State Mine Conference Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 August 1935 · page 13

Intimation has been received from the Western District that a compulsory conference has been called concerning the State mine dispute at Lithgow, and will…

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