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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1936

2,541 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 53 of 128

Small Mines No Bill This Session Deputation Refused Sydney

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

The Deputy Leader of the Opposition (Mr. J. M. Baddeley) said to-day that the Minister for Mines and Forests (Mr. R. Vincent) had refused to arrange to see…

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Road Subsidence Lifting of Tram Lines Merewether Council Mine Board's Help Sought

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

Merewether Council decided last night to seek the assistance of the Mine Subsidence Board to pay the council's half-share of lifting the tramway lines in…

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Good Increase Gold Production in April Value Reaches £795,179 CANBERRA

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 May 1936 · page 8

During April, Australia proceeded 91,501 fine ounces of gold, valued in Australian currency at £795,179, according to an announcement made by the Commonwealth…

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Unusual Sight Coal Train at Wallsend Boston Colliery Working

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 May 1936 · page 10

A long train of loaded coal trucks passing through Wallsend yesterday afternoon was a reminder of the days when Wallsend C pit provided the livelihood of…

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Miners' Nystagmus

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 May 1936 · page 6

Several amendments of the law in regard to workmen's compensation as it affects sufferers from nystagmus were urged before the Home Office…

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Miners and Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 May 1936 · page 17

Sir,—I think it imperative that a member of the rank and file of the miners' organisation should reply to your criticism of the miners' executive and the Weston…

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Nationalisation of Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 May 1936 · page 8

The Land Nationalisation Society at its annual meeting in London, decided "to enter upon a campaign of public education concerning the importance to…

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To Discuss Small Mines Issue

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 30 May 1936 · page 3

The small mines issue will be discussed at a meeting of miners at Homevllle, near West Maitland, on Monday night…

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Small Mines Business for Committee

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 May 1936 · page 21

The business paper for the meeting of the Northern Miners' Management Committee will include the question of small mines, over which there has been a great…

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No Small Mines Clash with Football

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 30 May 1936 · page 5

There was no further development, to-day in the Rugby Union dispute on the small mines issue when the teams involved in last…

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Farewelled by Staff Mines Under-Secretary Retires SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 May 1936 · page 10

The Under-secretary of the Department of Mines (Mr. F. S. Mance), who retired from that position to-day was farewelled by a large gathering of the staff of the…

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Gold and Minerals Sluicing, Dredging, Dryblowing Reports From Fields (Contributed.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 May 1936 · page 4

In Victoria there are at least a score of sluicing and dredging propositions scattered over the State, and from the nature and disposition of the various…

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Northern Miners' Board

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 1 June 1936 · page 8

Many matters of importance to the Northern Miners' Federation were discussed by the Board of Management, which commenced its deliberations at…

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Kurri Mines Working

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 1 June 1936 · page 7

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

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Oil From Coal Premier's Inquiries Abroad Visit to Billingham London, May 30

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 1 June 1936 · page 7

The Premier of New South Wales (Mr. B. S. B. Stevens) returned to-day from a visit to the Imperial Chemical Industries' coal distillation works at…

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Miners' Management Committee

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 2 June 1936 · page 8

The Committee of Management of the Northern Miners' Federation continued its deliberations to-day. No announcement was made at the…

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Miners and Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 2 June 1936 · page 9

Sir,—I was very much disgusted to read in Friday's issue of the "Newcastle Morning Herald" about the Seamen's Union and other industrial bodies…

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Kurri Mines Working

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 2 June 1936 · page 8

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

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Coal Point Robbery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 2 June 1936 · page 6

It was reported to Newcastle police yesterday that a cottage owned by Mr. Frank C. Giles, of Mayfield, was broken into at the week-end. Cutlery, crockery,…

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Aberdare Miners to Resume

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 2 June 1936 · page 9

Members of Aberdare Miners' Lodge, at a meeting last night, received advice from the Board of Management of the Northern Miners' Federation, to resume work…

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