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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1936

2,541 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 64 of 128

Aberdare Central New Coal-cutting Machine Not to Be Worked Decision of Miners' Committee

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 29 June 1936 · page 7

The Northern Miners' Management Committee, at a special meeting in Newcastle on Saturday, decided against allowing its members to work with the new electrical…

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Oil From Coal Investigations in England Meaning to Newcastle Canberra, June 26

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 29 June 1936 · page 6

Sir David Rivett, M.A., D.Sc., Deputy-chairman and chief executive officer of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, is now about due to reach…

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Grim, Anxious Days Recalled Disaster in Mine Story of Rescue Efforts 47 Years Ago

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 29 June 1936 · page 6

Forty-seven years ago today Newcastle was adjusting itself to the realisation that there was no hope for the 11 men…

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Kurri Mines Working

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 30 June 1936 · page 7

The two Kurri collieries Pelaw Main and Richmond Main resumed work today…

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Mining Mechanics Association

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 30 June 1936 · page 8

The result of the ballot for the election of the Cessnock delegate to the board of the Federated Mining Mechanics' Association was announced by…

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Aberdare Central to Remain Idle Decision of Miners Lodge "Meeting Discussion Levy May Be Struck

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 30 June 1936 · page 8

The attitude of the Northern Board of Management of the Miners' Federation in the Aberdare Central dispute was…

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Modest Trials At Randwick Gold Rod on Track Youngster Looks Gross Price's Candidates Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 30 June 1936 · page 2

Naturally track work at Randwick this morning was negligible after two days of racing on the course…

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Support for the Miners Ironworkers and Small Mines

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 1 July 1936 · page 9

Newcastle brunch of the Ironworkers' Union last night endorsed the policy of the Miners' Federation on the small mines question. The branch…

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Colliery Mechanics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 July 1936 · page 15

The Returning Officer of the Federated Mining Mechanics' Association (Mr. J Stewart) yesterday made available the result of the annual ballot for the election…

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Aberdare Central Miners Collection of Levy

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 1 July 1936 · page 9

The Acting Vice-president of the Northern Miners' Federation (Mr. H. Scanion) said to-day that a levy of: 21 per cent, would be collected in…

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Coal Grant to Unemployed Distribution Needed

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 1 July 1936 · page 9

More than 3000 tons of coal is available at the Catherine Hill Bay stacks for the use of unemployed in the Newcastle and Lake Shire areas. But…

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Stolen Gold Three Men Admitted to Bond SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 July 1936 · page 11

The hearing of the case in which Richard Brooking, 47, a miner, and William Ernest Smiith, 32, a painter, were charged with having stolen 398oz of gold…

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Coal Handling Facilities at Hexham Railway Losses Mr. J. F. Higgins's Questions SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 July 1936 · page 4

A long series of questions relating to actual and potential losses to the Railway Department because of facilities granted certain coal companies to load colliers at…

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Cessnock Colliery Mechanisation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 July 1936 · page 9

A lecture on colliery mechanisation was given at the Trades School by Mr. Jackson, who traced coalmining from its early stages to its present-day mechanisation…

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Kurri Mines Working

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 2 July 1936 · page 13

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

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Industrial News Northern Mines John. Darling Idle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 July 1936 · page 9

The Acting Vice-president of the northern branch of the Miners' Federation (Mr. H. Scanlon) said yesterday that John Darling colliery, at Belmont, had been…

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Gold Production Substantial Increase CANBERRA

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 July 1936 · page 8

Figures made available to-day by the Commonwealth Statistician disclose that for the five months ended May, 1936, Australian gold production amounted to…

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Minister's Tropical Trip Pearls and Gold Rabaul

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 2 July 1936 · page 8

Fresh from having dived among the pearl beds of Torres Strait, the Minister for Customs. Mr. White, arrived in Rabaul on Tuesday to see the…

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New Gold Find Country Near Marble Bar PERTH

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 July 1936 · page 8

A new gold find named Halley's Comet has been made six miles west of Marble Bar, in entirely new country. Holders of the claim, Starr, Boyd, and…

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Rail Coal Tenders 1,324,500 Tons Needed State's Largest Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 2 July 1936 · page 11

The Railway Department shortly will invite tenders for the largest annual coal contract in the State—that for the rail…

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