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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1936

2,541 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 15 of 128

Small Mines Question Deputation to See Minister

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 4 February 1936 · page 5

Problems of the Northern Miners' Federation in connection with small mines, will be discussed with the Minister for Mines (Mr. R. S. Vincent) in…

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Industrial News Small Mines Weston Discussion Conferences Called

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 February 1936 · page 8

Mr. J. Logan presided at one of the largest meetings, at Weston for a number of years, held in the Capital Theatre on Sunday night…

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Gold Flows Back to Europe American Shipment New York

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 4 February 1936 · page 1

Gold will start to flow back to Europe for the first time in 18 months when a shipment is despatched to France to-morrow…

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Youngsters Gallop at Randwick Gold Rod Impressed Fidelity Records Smart Effort Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 4 February 1936 · page 4

Early autumn campaigners for Melbourne monopolised most attention at Randwick this morning, in Gold Rod,…

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Port Kembla Dispute Complete Stoppage Expected To-day All Unionists Called Out 600 Miners at Wongawilli Also Decide to Strike SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 February 1936 · page 7

It is expected that there will be a complete stoppage of work at the steel Works at Port Kembla to-morrow. A conference between union officials and members employed at the works was held at the Sydney Trades Hall. It was decided…

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Colliery Mechanics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 February 1936 · page 5

The position created by two members of the Federated Mining Mechanics' Association, who have asked for a clearance to become members of the Miners' Federation…

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Fight on Colliery Property

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 February 1936 · page 9

Edward Walters and Matthew Walters employees of Maitland Main colliery, were proceeded against by the Manager of the colliery, on a charge of having…

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Small Mines Issue Conference

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 5 February 1936 · page 6

Miners' Federation officials will meet the Minister for Mines (Mr. R. S. Vincent) on the small mines question to-morrow afternoon…

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Coal-loading Cranes in Operation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 February 1936 · page 5

The photographs show the operation of the coal-loading cranes at Carrington Basin. On the left a hopper of coal is shown just prior to the contents being tipped into the hold of the overseas vessel, Anchises, and the second shows the crane about to lift another hopper to swing it across to the Murada…

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In the Courts Theft of Coal

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 5 February 1936 · page 6

For having stolen 561b of coal, the property of the Commissioner for Railways, last night, Stanley George Arthur (21). laborer, was fined £1 at…

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Coal Trade Dull Dispute Affects Exports Figures for January

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 February 1936 · page 8

Official returns of the trade at the Port of Newcastle during January, made available at Newcastle Custom-house yesterday, disclose that coal shipped to places…

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Industrial News Small Mines Conference with Minister Postponed for Day

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 February 1936 · page 8

The conference arranged for 2 p.m. today between the Minster for Mines (Mr. R. S. Vincent) and the Miners' Federation has been postponed until 2.30…

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Albury Robbery Gold Watches and Rings THIEVES' £600 Haul Albury

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 February 1936 · page 7

Smashing the plateglass window of C. H. Smith's jewellery store in Dean-street, Albury, this morning, thieves seized jewellery valued at £600, and…

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Flow of Gold To Europe from America Fears of Inflation New York, February 3

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 February 1936 · page 7

Gold will start to flow back to Europe for the first time for 18 months when a shipment is made to-morrow to France. The export point had been reached,…

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Kurri Mines

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 6 February 1936 · page 9

Pelaw Main Colliery was working to-day. Richmond Main was Idle…

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Aberdare Colliery Yardage Rate Dispute

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 February 1936 · page 8

Aberdare miners went to work yesterday morning, but decided to return home following a pit-top meeting when it was announced that the manager had refused…

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Petrol From Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 February 1936 · page 6

Presiding at the first annual meeting in Johannesburg on December 20 of the South African Torbanite Mining and Refining Co. Ltd., Mr. Patrick Jones, the…

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Aberdare Colliery Still Idle Deadlock Reached

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 6 February 1936 · page 10

Aberdare Colliery, thrown idle yesterday when a dispute occurred over the payment of yardage rates, remained Idle to-day…

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Ashtonfields Mine Wages on Contract

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 February 1936 · page 8

The President of the Northern Miners (Mr. T. Hoare) said yesterday that on August 21 he met the manager of Ashtonfields colliery, with the lodge officers,…

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Miners' Mass Meeting at Kurri

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 6 February 1936 · page 10

Meetings of Richmond Main and Pelaw Main lodges last night endorsed the attitude of the Northern Miners' Board of Management to the…

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