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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1935

2,598 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 82 of 130

Gold and Minerals Prospecting and Employment Reports From Fields (Contributed.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 August 1935 · page 12

Whether recent events in Europe can be rightfully interpreted as indicative of world catastrophe, or otherwise, the British Empire, in view of the circumstances,…

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JOINED A.W.U. West Australian Miners "Now Unable to Leave" Perth

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 August 1935 · page 4

Deploring that the miners on the goldfields joined the Australian Workers' Union, and now, dissatisfied with its lack of militant spirit, find themselves…

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Dispute Extends Non-Members of Shipping Federation Involved Seamen to Stand Firm Hope to Secure Support of Miners: Possibility of Stoppage on Coast

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 August 1935 · page 11

The shipping dispute was extended in Sydney yesterday when the vessels of two non-members of the Australasian Steamship Owners' Federation were held up. It was stated at a meeting of the Sydney Trades and Labour…

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Northern Miners Burwood Colliery Inspection

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 August 1935 · page 12

The President of the Northern branch of the Miners Federation (Mr. T. Hoare) will preside at the conference of representatives of the area committees, to…

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Polish Coal Supplying Australian Needs

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 August 1935 · page 12

The "Colliery Guardian," in a recent article on the Polish coal trade, published the following— "The first shipment of Polish coal for…

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Coal Export Not Affected by Dispute Repercussions Likely

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 August 1935 · page 12

The quantity of coal, including bunkers, shipped at Newcastle during the week for laces beyond the State was 40,410 tons. For the corresponding period last year…

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Mining Engineers Big Party to Visit Newcastle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 August 1935 · page 12

The executive officers and members of the Australasian Institution of Mining and Metallurgy will spend the greater part of next week in Newcastle, on an…

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Stole Gold Thief Hides in Museum Broke Specimen Case Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 August 1935 · page 11

After hiding in the Sydney Museum for over four hours, a thief broke open a specimen case and stole a quantity of gold, believed to…

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Police Court Friday, August 16 (Before Mr. M. E. Soane, S.m.) Coal in Possession

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 August 1935 · page 7

Daniel Donogbue, 27 a labourer, and Amos Ethrian Morris, 28, a labourer, were both fined £3, in default imprisonment for six days, when they pleaded…

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Kurri Mines Working

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 19 August 1935 · page 9

Two two Kurri collieries. Pelaw Main and Richmond Main, resumed work to-day…

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Distribution of Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 August 1935 · page 9

Sir,—Regarding coal for Lake Macquarie Shire, I notice a reply to Mr. Booth, M.L.A., from Mr. Treble (15/8/'35). In the first place, Mr. R. James, M.H.R.,…

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Women and Coal-cutting Machines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 August 1935 · page 9

Sir,—Although I do not wish to enter any controversies regarding conditions in Russia with individual persons, I cannot let the statement of Mr. D. L…

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Industrial News Area Conference Organising with Miners' Federation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 August 1935 · page 9

An Area Delegate Conference was held at the Trades Hall, Newcastle, on Saturday, for the purpose of working out the correct functions of the Area Committee,…

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Italy's Debts to British Traders Plans to Buy More Coal and Metals London

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 19 August 1935 · page 1

Italy's debt to British traders is increasing, says the city editor of "The News Chronicle," much of it being for war materials…

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Dudley Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 August 1935 · page 9

Dudley colliery worked on the back Saturday which made the miners pay eight shifts…

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Kurri Mines

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 20 August 1935 · page 11

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

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Hydrogenation of Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 August 1935 · page 6

The large plant owned by Imperial Chemical Industries Ltd., at Billingham, for hydrogenation of coal and oil, is now commencing production, and there are…

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Safety Hats for Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 August 1935 · page 6

Mr. Ernest Brown (British Minister of Labour) was the chief guest at the Bolsover Colliery Company's annual fete at Edwinstowe Hall, their welfare centre,…

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Aberdare Extended Colliery Dispute Over Robot Filler

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 20 August 1935 · page 13

Following the introduction of an electric machine to fill coal find tops at Aberdare Extended, a conference was held yesterday between the…

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Industrial News Northern Miners General President's Visit

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 August 1935 · page 9

The General President of the Miners Federation Mr. C. Nelson) was present at a meeting of the Teralba miners last night. This was one of a series arranged…

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