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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1936

2,541 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 55 of 128

Clothes Not Dried Miners Went Home

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 5 June 1936 · page 8

Because their pit clothes were wet. Bellbird miners did not work to-day. Arrangements are made by the colliery company for drying the clothes…

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Gold and Minerals Production: Distribution Reports From Fields (Contributed.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 June 1936 · page 13

Of the 30,500,000 fine ounces of gold produced throughout the world in 1035, the distribution, as shown by the latest available statistics, to the leading…

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Gold Bloc Future is in Doubt European Nervousness London, June 3

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 June 1936 · page 7

Nervousness regarding Continental gold currencies has been intensified, largely owing to the deterioration in the French situation, and increasing strikes on the…

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Gold Dredging Australian Company in New Zealand Aid From Government Wellington (N.z.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 June 1936 · page 6

During the debate on the Imprest Supply Bill in the Legislative Council to-day Mr. Fagan. Leader of the Council, questioned regarding an item of £205,000 said it…

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Wallarah Colliery

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 6 June 1936 · page 3

The general secretary of the Federated Mining Mechanics' Association (Mr. H. O. Morton) conferred yesterday with the management of…

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Bellbird Colliery Idle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 June 1936 · page 13

The failure of steam pipes in the bathroom at Bellbird colliery caused the mine to be idle yesterday. When the men arrived for work in the morning they…

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Miners' Federation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 June 1936 · page 16

Sir,—So much has been said and done with Marvellous foresight and planning (?) that one wonders at the stupidity of the conclusion arrived at. I speak firstly…

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Burwood Miners

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 6 June 1936 · page 2

A meeting of Burwood Miners' Lodge has been called for Monday morning at Broadmeadow. Executive officers will be in attendance. The pit was…

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Small Mines Conference

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 June 1936 · page 13

The Secretary of the Newcastle Trades Hall Council (Mr. G. Bass) stated that the conference of unions on the small mines question would begin at 10.30…

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Miners Refuse Sunday Work

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 June 1936 · page 5

Objection to Sunday afternoon work have led to a petition at Earnock colliery, Burnbank, Hamilton, where miners took an idle day on Sunday. They stated…

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Miners' Lodge Elections Cessnock Ballots

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 6 June 1936 · page 2

The President of Abermain No. 1 Miners' Lodge (Mr. J. Halpin) was reelected by a large majority in the ballot for lodge officers…

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Small Mines Issue Communists' Resolution

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 6 June 1936 · page 7

At the last meeting of the Newcastle and Coalfields District Committee of the Communist Party of Australia, a motion was carried "viewing…

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Problem of Small Mines Trades Hall Conference

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 6 June 1936 · page 2

The Acting President (Mr. J. Kellock) and Acting Vice-president (Mr. H. Scanlon) of the Northern Miners' Federation will address a conference of…

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Small Mines Canker and Menace Communist Attitude

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 June 1936 · page 13

At the last meeting of the Newcastle and Coalfields district committee of the Communist Party of Australia the following resolution was carried.—…

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Industrial News Sittings End Miners' Committee Aberdare Wheelers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 June 1936 · page 13

The Northern Miners' Management Committee, which has been sitting at the Newcastle Trades Hall all the week, concluded its deliberations yesterday. All…

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Loading of Coal Supervision of Trimmers' Work

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 June 1936 · page 22

At the inquiry into the loss of the Glasgow steamer. Varudlia, in the North Atlantic in a gale on October 19, Mr. W. J. Nutton, surveyor in the Board…

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Holland and Gold the Hague, June 4

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 June 1936 · page 8

Despite a further loss of gold, it is generally declared that Holland will not abandon the Gold Standard. The Government is prohibiting the unnecessary…

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Brisk Week Newcastle Coal Trade 51,570 Tons Shipped

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 June 1936 · page 12

The coal trade continued brisk at Newcastle this week, Less coal was shipped than last week, but the total quantity exported was above the average…

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Oil From Coal Need for Early Action Example of Other Nations

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

The coal trade of the Northern district has been decreasing now for a number of years, and the result has been that a number of coalmines have been closed,…

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Kurri Mines

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 8 June 1936 · page 9

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

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