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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1936

2,541 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 52 of 128

Small Mines Question

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 28 May 1936 · page 10

The Metal Trades Group of the Trades Hall Council last night decided to send a letter of congratulation to the Weston Rugby Union Club for its…

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Kurri Mines Working

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 28 May 1936 · page 10

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

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Unity Favoured Aberdare Miners' Lodges

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 May 1936 · page 8

At a conference of delegates from the three Aberdare Miners' Lodges, held last night at Cessnock, the Acting President of the Northern Minors' Federation (Mr…

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Amputation in Mine 300 Feet Down

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 28 May 1936 · page 11

Three hundred feet down one of the deepest mines in Somerset, England, a man, with his right hand trapped in winding machinery and almost upside…

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Scheme to Unite Lodges Aberdare Miners

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 28 May 1936 · page 10

The need for closer association between the three lodges was emphasised by officials of the Northern Miners' Federation, who addressed a…

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British Coal Petrol Road Tests with 'Bus

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 28 May 1936 · page 8

The results so far obtained in the attempt to produce heavy oil from British coal were disclosed by Colonel Whiston A. Bristow. chairman of the…

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Labor Conflict in Sydney Miners' Action Is Challenged Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 28 May 1936 · page 10

Interest in the Labor conflict is centred on a conference at the Trades Hall to-day of unions with shareholding interests in the official newspaper, which at present is under…

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Industrial News Small Mines Policy of Federation Statement by Mr. Kellock

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 May 1936 · page 8

In an interview in Newcastle yesterday, the Acting District President of the Miners' Federation (Mr. J. Kellock) said there was a deal of misunderstanding…

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Activity in Ore Mining Higher Production in South Australia

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 28 May 1936 · page 10

The influence of iron ore activity by the B.H.P. Company on the Increased mineral production in the State is emphasised in the Mining Review…

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13 DEAD Disaster in Britain Mine Flooded Six Lives Lost in North Sea (Australian Associated Press.) LONDON, May 27

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 May 1936 · page 7

Thirteen lives were lost in disasters in Britain yesterday. The flooding of a colliery in South Wales claimed seven victims, and…

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Aberdare Central Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 May 1936 · page 13

There will be no resumption of work at Aberdare Central colliery to-day. The miners who caused a stoppage on Wednesday, because of what was alleges to have…

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Bellbird Colliery Idle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 May 1936 · page 13

Although miners employed at Bellbird colliery caused the mine to be idle yesterday, on the grounds that there was a deficiency in the earning rate they decided…

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Pacific Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 May 1936 · page 13

The Pacific colliery employees held their half-yearly meeting by the Teralba School of Arts on Wednesday night Mr. Steele was in the chair. It was agreed that the…

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Northern Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 May 1936 · page 13

The Secretary of the Northern Millers Federation (Mr. L. Halliday) said yesterday that the Management Committee had been called together for Monday. The…

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Kurri Mines Working

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 29 May 1936 · page 5

Pelaw Main and Richmond Main Collieries were working to-day…

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Mine Employee Killed Perth

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 May 1936 · page 9

When starting machinery at the Levithan Amalgamated Mine at Southern Cross last night, Rev. Taylor, a battery attendant had its leg mangles. He died…

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Small Mines Issue Weston Footballers Supported

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 29 May 1936 · page 5

Following the refusal of Weston Rugby Union team to play against Maitland, for whom a small mines employee was playing last Saturday,…

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Labour Council Small Mines Dispute Footballers Supported

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 May 1936 · page 9

The action of the miners who refused to take part in a game of football at West Maitland on the grounds that one of the players was not a member of the…

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Miners' Management Board Important Issues to Be Discussed

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 29 May 1936 · page 5

Matters of vital interest to the Northern Miners' Federation will be discussed at next week's sessions of the Management Committee, which…

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Mines Under-secretary Mr. A. W. Graham Appointed SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 May 1936 · page 10

Mr. A. W. Graham, who succeeds Mr. F. S. Mance as Under-secretary for Mines, has been Metropolitan Mining Warden for the last six years. He was born in its…

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