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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1936

2,541 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 41 of 128

Helensburgh Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 April 1936 · page 8

The Secretary of the United Collieries Staff Association (Mr. G. W. Batey) stated yesterday that he wished to contradict on impression that the members…

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Federation Dispute Bellbird Colliery Idle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 April 1936 · page 8

Bellbird colliery was idle yesterday on account of a federation dispute. It arose out of an instruction by the Board of Management that wheelers filling vacancies…

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Millfield Greta Pit Idle Colliery Disputes

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 28 April 1936 · page 5

Millfield Greta pit was idle to-day, Northern Miners' Federation officials said to-day that the men held a meeting at the pit-top this morning during…

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Wheelers Refuse to Work Stoppage at Aberdare Central Colliery

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 28 April 1936 · page 6

A dispute among wheelers threw Aberdare Central colliery Idle to-day Miners and wheelers went to work as usual, but wheelers objected to what…

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"Squeezed Out" Tennant's Creek Miners Government Criticised Adelaide

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 April 1936 · page 7

Indignation at their treatment, which has been continuously expressed by the Tennant's Creek miners fluted into bitter criticism of the Federal Governments at…

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Coal Costs Compared Trucks or Jetty for Bunnerong County Council Move Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 28 April 1936 · page 5

At a special meeting to-morrow the Sydney Country Council is expected to decide on the question of purchasing…

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Kurri Mines

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 29 April 1936 · page 7

The two Kurri collieries, Pelaw Main and Richmond Main, were working to-day…

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Coal and Sanctions

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 April 1936 · page 6

In estimating the consequences of the embroilment that has taken place between Italy and the League of Nations, it is necessary to distinguish between questions…

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Mining Disputes

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 29 April 1936 · page 7

John Darling pit was idle yesterday owing to a dispute with the wheelers over horses, and it was announced last night that there would be no work…

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Idle To-day Aberdare Central Colliery Demonstration of Machine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 April 1936 · page 13

Aberdare Central colliery will be idle to-day. A meeting of the lodge was held yesterday, and it was decided not to work, in view of a demonstration that was…

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Oil From Coal Sir F. Stewart's Report Production Overseas

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 April 1936 · page 5

"One of the most difficult and distressing features of our industrial problem is the condition of affairs on the coalfields, particularly in New South Wales. I was…

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New Award Claim Maitland Mine Deputies Shift Starting Times Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 29 April 1936 · page 8

Mr. Justice Browne, Chairman of the Industrial Commission to-day heard further evidence of Maitland colliery…

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Minister's Reply Tennant's Creek Miners "Not Starved Off Blocks" Canberra

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 April 1936 · page 8

An emphatic denial that pioneers at Tennant's Creek were being starved off their blocks was given by the Minister for the Interior (Mr. T. Paterson)…

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May Lose Feet Moose Creek Mine Victim Halifax (N.s.), April 27

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 April 1936 · page 8

Doctors attending Richard Scadding, one of the men entombed in the Moose Creek mine for 13 days, state that his feet, which had been attacked by…

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Oil-coal Future Important Move Is Likely Federal Policy Canberra

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 29 April 1936 · page 7

Following consideration by the full Cabinet of the report of the Federal Cabinet's Sub-Committee which has been…

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New Coal Cutting Machine Aberdare Central Miners Meet

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 30 April 1936 · page 9

Aberdare Central miners met this afternoon to hear the views of the Northern Federation Executive in respect to the operation of an improved…

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Northern Mines

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 30 April 1936 · page 9

The Acting Northern Miners' President (Mr. J. Kellock) attended a meeting of Aberdare Central Lodge this afternoon. The pit became idle…

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Kurri Mines Working

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 30 April 1936 · page 10

The two Kurri coine[?]s Pelaw Main and Richmond Main were working to-day…

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Coal Supplies Sydney County Council Plan to Own Mine Tenders Called for Trucks SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 April 1936 · page 8

The suggestion that the Sydney County Council should establish its own coal mine was further considered by the council to-day…

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Enginemen and B.h.p. Collieries Unions to Confer

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 30 April 1936 · page 9

It is anticipated that early action will be taken for the calling of a compulsory conference on the wages issue of the Federated Enginedrivers'…

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