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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1936

2,541 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 44 of 128

Coal Export Trade Back to Normal Returns for April

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 May 1936 · page 2

Trade returns for the port of Newcastle during April, made available yesterday it the Newcastle Customs-house, disclose that coal shipped to places beyond the…

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Gold Sent to London Nervousness in France LONDON, May 5

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 May 1936 · page 7

Every air liner from Paris to-day was heavily laden with gold, due to French nervousness and the advent of the Fascist regime. It is estimated that £2,000,000…

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India's Coal Reserves

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 May 1936 · page 6

True to its promise made some days ago at Calcutta, the Government of Indian has now appointed a committee to inquire and suggest measures to preserve…

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Mechanisation Issues Northern Mine Conferences

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 7 May 1936 · page 10

Mechanisation issues will be the subject of two conferences between the Northern Miners' Federation and the owners…

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Aberdare Colliery Extension of Cutter Bar Conference To-morrow

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 May 1936 · page 8

A conference has been arranged for to-morrow meriting at Aberdare colliery, between the Superintendent of Caledonian Collieries (Mr. N. Clark) and lodge…

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Amended Law on Mine Sealing Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 7 May 1936 · page 15

Mr. Baddeley (Lab., Cessnock) asked the Minister for Mines in the Legislative Assembly to-day to amend the law to make greater…

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Fall of Coal Two Hurt at Stockton Borehole

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 May 1936 · page 6

Samuel Marello, 37, of Kahibah, and Gregory Solo, 46, of Fourth-street, Boolaroo, were working an brushers at the Stockton Borehole Colliery at about 9…

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France Being Drained of Gold Election Aftermath London

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 7 May 1936 · page 1

The gold drain from France since the elections continues. All kinds of money and valuables are reaching London by air and sea…

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Carting Coal on Sunday Recent Incident at Swansea Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 7 May 1936 · page 9

A protest against the passage of laden coal lorries along the main streets of Swansea on a recent Sunday to the annoyance…

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Industrial News Miners' Council Wallarah Lodge Claim Deferred Extra Strike Pay Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 May 1936 · page 8

It was stated at the Central Council meeting of the Miners' Federation, which was continued to-day, that all outstanding disputes on the Southern field,…

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Miners' Federation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 May 1936 · page 11

Sir,—In the "Newcastle Morning Herald" of April 30, there appears a report of Mr. Scanlon attending a meeting at Millfield Greta lodge in respect to an…

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Kurri Mines

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 8 May 1936 · page 7

Pelaw Main and Richmond Main collieries were again working to-day…

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Industrial News Miners' Council Issue of Safety Hats Department and Small Mines Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 May 1936 · page 14

A report was submitted to the Central Council of the Miners' Federation to-day by members on the New South Wales Labour Council in regard to the…

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Gold and Minerals World's Gold Production Reports From Fields (Contributed.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 May 1936 · page 18

The annual bullion letter issued by Samuel Montagu and Co., foreign bankers, London, contains the first estimate of world gold production in 1935,…

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In the Courts Theft of Coal

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 8 May 1936 · page 8

For having stolen 201bs. of conl. the property of the Commissioner for Railways. James Syme. 64. coal-trimmer, was fined £1 with 5s costs at Newcastle…

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Premier Discusses Coal Hydrogenation LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 8 May 1936 · page 1

The Premier of N.S.W. (Mr. Stevens) had lunch with Sir Harry McGowan, chairman of the Imperial Chemical Industries, Ltd.. and had a…

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Miners Want Compensation Act Reformed Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 8 May 1936 · page 8

After the Miners' Central Council meeting concludes, officers of the Union will interview coalfields M.sL.A. on the drafting of a new Compensation Act: The present Act, the Council decided, was inadequate and [?] resulted in endless litigation…

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"REACTIONARY" Proposed Labour Day Change Miners' Official Critical

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 May 1936 · page 14

The Acting Vice-president of the Northern Miners' Federation (Mr. Henry Scanlon) said yesterday that no good purpose could be served in the industrial…

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Miners Object to Oil Vote Described As "Futile Squandering" Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 8 May 1936 · page 8

"Futile squandering," was how the Central Council of tho Miners' Federation described, at to-day's meeting. the Federal Government's…

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More Mines in W.A. Prospects for the Future Confident Investor London

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 8 May 1936 · page 4

"No doubt the future will unfold more big mines for Western Australia)" said Mr. C. A. De' Bernales the…

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