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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1936

2,541 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 46 of 128

By Camel Deputation to Canberra Tennant's Creek Miners Adelaide

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 May 1936 · page 7

At a meeting of miners in the main street at Tennant's Creek on Saturday night, it was decided by a big majority that a deputation mounted on camels…

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New Railway Shorter Coal Route Pelaw Main to Weston

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 May 1936 · page 6

Recently preliminary operations were begun in the Pelaw Main colliery yard, and yesterday work was started at Weston in the construction of a railway line…

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Stability of Trade Returning Now to Normal Boom in Gold Basle

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 12 May 1936 · page 9

The report presented at the annual meeting of the Bank of International Settlement to-day states that as a result of the…

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Colliery Disputes

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 13 May 1936 · page 7

The acting-president of the Northern Miners' Federation (Mr. J. Kellock) attended conferences to-day at Abermain No. 1 over the installation of…

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Miners' Leader in Newcastle

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 13 May 1936 · page 8

The general president of the Miners' Federation (Mr. C. Nelson) spent to-day in Newcastle on Federation business…

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"Strong Case" Tennant's Creek Miners Crushing Facilities Canberra

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 May 1936 · page 9

"Kid-gloved claim-jumpers" at Tennant's Creek, who, by using existing conditions there, were starving miners off their leases, were mentioned in the House of…

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Miners Cease Work As Protest Aberdare Central Pit-top Meeting

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 13 May 1936 · page 7

As a protest against the hanging of Hickey, Aberdare Central miners did not work to-day. The matter was discussed on the pit…

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Industrial News Northern Miners Aberdare Central Conference Inspection to Be Made

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 May 1936 · page 11

A conference of the representatives of the employers, employees and Department of Mines was held at Newcastle yesterday in connection with the introduction…

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Crushed by Coal Hopper Aged Woman at Cessnock Legs Amputated

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 13 May 1936 · page 7

An aged woman had both her legs mangled when she was run over by a coal hopper near Aberdare Extended…

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Oil From Coal Progress in Britain Development of Industry Reviewed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 May 1936 · page 9

"The Low Temperature Carbonisation Limited, with the extension of its plant at Askern, near Doncaster, now possesses the largest low temperature plant in the…

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Record Total World's Gold Production Return to Equilibrium Basle, May 12

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 May 1936 · page 8

The world's gold production has attained not only a new high figure, but the largest year's increase ever recorded, according to the report presented to the…

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Northern Mine Disputes Some Adjusted

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 14 May 1936 · page 9

At a special meeting of Abermain No. 1 Lodge next Tuesday a report will be submitted by the Acting-Northern President (Mr. J. Kellock)…

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Miners Go Home As Protest

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

Aberdare Central miner went to work yesterday morning, but decided at the pit top to return home as a protest against the hanging of Hickey…

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Caught by Coal Trucks Cessnock Woman Fatally Injured

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 May 1936 · page 6

Caught between two coal trucks in the Aberdare Extended colliery yard at Cessnock yesterday morning. Agnes Passmore, 76, of West-avenue, Cessnock, had…

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Mining Unions Conference on Closer Unity

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 May 1936 · page 9

The Central Executive of the Miners' Federation will confer to-morrow with the representatives of the Federated Engine-drivers and Firemen's Union. There will…

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MECHANISATION Annihilate Mining Towns Union Official Tells W.E.A.

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 May 1936 · page 6

"The mechanisation of the coalmining industry means the annihilation of the coalmining towns," said the Assistant Secretary of the Miners' Federation (Mr…

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Federal Aid to States Forest Work for Unemployed Metalliferous Mining Canberra

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 14 May 1936 · page 11

Commonwealth assistance for the relief of unemployment by the development of forestry and metalliferous mining will Charlie Ruggles, Ethel Merman and Bing Crosby, the three stars of "Anything Goes," which will be the main attraction at Herbert's Theatres next week…

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Kurri Mines Working

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 15 May 1936 · page 8

Pelaw Main and Richmond collieries were working to-day…

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Less Coal Produced

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 May 1936 · page 20

Sir Percy Alden, Chairman of the British Institute of Social Service, was the guest of the Rotary Club of Manchester, and spoke on "Science and the Future…

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Mining Disputes

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 15 May 1936 · page 8

The employment of a contractor on work at Lnmbton B Colliery formerly carried out by members of the Federated Mining Mechanics' Association,…

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