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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1936

2,541 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 21 of 128

Victorian Mining Disputes Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 February 1936 · page 8

The General President of the Miners' Federation (Mr. C. Nelson) will leave for Victoria next Thursday to inquire into mining disputes in that State…

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Industrial News Small Mines Policy of Federation Cooperation of Unemployed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 February 1936 · page 8

The Northern Miners' Management Committee resumed its deliberations at the Newcastle Trades Hall yesterday. All the representatives were present…

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Miners' Federation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 February 1936 · page 2

Sir,—Officials of the Miners' Federation are putting forward an argument in 1936 suitable to the year 1900 or thereabout. One has only to look at the "Newcastle…

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Check Inspection John Darling Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 February 1936 · page 9

The District Check Inspector (Mr. Isaac H. Hoare) and the Local Check inspector (Mr. R. Ryan) have issued the following report on an inspection of the John Darling mine on February…

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In the Courts Theft of Coal

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 20 February 1936 · page 10

For having stolen 56lb. of coal, the property of the Commissioner for Railways, Norman King, aged 28. laborer, was fined £1 at Newcastle Police…

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Northern Miners Committee Sittings Labour Party Affiliation Continued

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 February 1936 · page 8

The sittings of the Northern Miners' Management Committee were continued yesterday at the Newcastle Trades Hall. All the delegates were in attendance, and…

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British Coal The Miner's Conditions (Air Mail Special.) LONDON, January 30

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 February 1936 · page 6

Peace has come to the coal industry, after a dispute between owners and miners, which threatened to throw the whole national coal supply into…

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Trotting Champions in Perth Evicus Awarded Gold Cup Perth

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 20 February 1936 · page 11

The grand final race ol the inter-Dominion trotting championship last night at Gloucester Park was won convincingly by Logan Derby from Evicus…

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Valuable Hoard Gold in United States Owner Not Known New York, February 18

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 February 1936 · page 8

Federal agents to-day uncovered the largest hoard of illegally held gold since the Federal law was invoked in 1933 to call into the Treasury all monetary gold…

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Gold and Minerals Mining Speculation Reports From Fields

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 February 1936 · page 2

Because of the risk and occasional high rewards of speculation in mining and especially goldmining propositions, there is a degree of allurement not experienced in…

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Miners' Committee

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 February 1936 · page 13

The Northern Miners' Management Committee concluded its sitting at the Newcastle Trades Hall yesterday at 6 p.m. At the conclusion of the meeting the…

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Kurri Mines

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 21 February 1936 · page 8

Pelaw Main Colliery was again working to-day. Richmond Main remains idle…

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Miners' Delegate to Russia

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 21 February 1936 · page 4

The Northern Miners' Federation ballot to elect a delegate to the Soviet May Day celebrations will close to-morrow when all ballot papers and…

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Price of Gold

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 February 1936 · page 2

The price fixed by the Commonwealth Bank for gold lodged at the Melbourne Mint for the week ended February 14 is at the rate of approximately £7/10/3½ per…

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Stole Quantity of Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 February 1936 · page 2

Norman King, 28, labourer, who pleaded "Guilty" to a charge of having stolen 56lb of coal, valued at 1/, the property of the Commissioner for Railways, at…

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Industrial News Elrington Idle Telephonic System Sought Miners' Lodge Decides

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 February 1936 · page 13

Elrington Miners' Lodge decided at a special meeting, held last night, not to resume some work until the management installed a telephonic system in each section of the…

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Pacific Miners' Picnic

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 February 1936 · page 16

The Pacific miners will hold their picnic to-day at Koolewong. Arrangements have been made to supply hot water. The children are being specially catered for,…

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Burwood Miners' Lodge Election of Officers

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 22 February 1936 · page 3

At the half-yearly meeting of Burwood Miners' Lodge on Thursday night, Mr. J. Fitzpatrick presiding, sympathetic reference was made to a young…

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Gold Cup Stolen Adelaide

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 February 1936 · page 19

The Moonee Valley Gold Cup won by Silvius in 1927 was stolen last night from the home of Lady Kidman. The cup was worth about £400. Other articles…

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Coal Trade Quiet Victoria's Small Total

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 February 1936 · page 12

The quantity of coal, including bunkers, shipped from Newcastle during the week for places beyond the State, was 35,235 tons, of which 6670 tons represented…

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