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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1936

2,541 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 66 of 128

Union Conference Is Banned by A.L.P Dissent of Miners Faction Fight Intensified Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 4 July 1936 · page 3

The A.L.P. Central Executive last night declared "black" the special August Conference convened by the Sydney Labor…

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Miners' Federation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 July 1936 · page 13

Sir.—Mr. Bland will not "either admit or deny" that British financiers, etc., have not underwritten Russian loans since 1917. This is because it cannot be…

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Kurri Mines Working

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 6 July 1936 · page 8

The two Kurri collieries Pelaw Main and Richmond Main resumed work to-day…

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Everything Sold New Greta Colliery Boilers, Machinery and Buildings

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 July 1936 · page 8

If the buildings are demolished in the time specified by the auctioneers in four weeks, there will be only paddocks remaining of what was once a flourishing…

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Oil From Coal Industry Conference Called

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 6 July 1936 · page 8

West Maitland Council has written to Newcastle Trades Hall Council, stating that a conference of municipal and shire councils and other public…

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To-day in the Courts Thefts of Coal

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 6 July 1936 · page 9

"There is too much of this coalstealing. If you come back again for a similar offence you will have to go to gaol." Mr. M. E Soane, S.M.,…

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Cheap Electricity Scheme for Adelaide Use of Brown Coal Adelaide

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 July 1936 · page 8

Adelaide may be provided with cheap electricity derived from extensive deposits of brown coal situated at Morelands, 80 miles from the capital, if Commonwealth…

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Miners' Secretary Did Not Speak for Communist Denials From the North Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 July 1936 · page 11

Referring to allegations that he had spoken on behalf of the Communist candidate, Mr. F. W. Paterson, in the Bowen by-election, the General Secretary of the…

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Melrose Killed 'Plane Crashes Near Melbourne Mining Engineer Also Dead Machine Spun Out of Control in Heavy Cloud MELBOURNE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 July 1936 · page 9

The brilliant young South Australian airman, Mr. C. J. Melrose, and Lieutenant-Colonel A. G. Campbell, a mining engineer, were killed at Melton, about 20 miles from Melbourne, early this morning, when the Heston Phoenix 'plane, My…

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Northern Mines 172 More Men Employed Bigger Production State Coal Figures Increase

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 July 1936 · page 6

The production of coal in the Northern, Western and Southern districts of the State increased in 1935, according to the annual report of the New South Wales…

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Small Mines' Campaign

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 7 July 1936 · page 9

The Small Mines Compaign Committee at the Trades Hall will confer with representatives and the Northern Miners' Federation to-night, when…

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Theft of Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 July 1936 · page 3

Three men found taking coal from the railway lines at Waratah and Mayfield, on Sunday, were each fined £1, in default two days' imprisonment. They were…

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Miners Asked How Much They Drank

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 7 July 1936 · page 2

Derbyshire Miners' Association meeting at Chesterfield (Eng.), recently, received complaints that men drawing statutory unemployment benefit had…

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Industrial News Small Mines Campaign Preparations

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 July 1936 · page 8

The Small Mines Campaign Committee of the Trades Hall Council is to confer with representatives of the Northern Miners' Federation at the Trades Hall…

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N. S. W. Coal Output Encouraging Figures Department's Report

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 7 July 1936 · page 7

The coal output in New South Wales for 1935 was the greatest since 1928. according to the annual report of the…

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Industrial News Mining Mechanics' Association Pelaw Main Conference

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 7 July 1936 · page 9

The general secretary of the Mining Mechanics' Association (Mr. H. C. Morton), with the chairman (Mr. A. Leggett), steward (Mr. J. Metcalfe),…

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Miners and M's. L. A. Must Declare Attitude Newspaper Conflict Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 7 July 1936 · page 8

The Miners' Federation will call upon all Labor members, of Parliament who have Coalfields interest to declare for…

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Big Increase State Mineral Values Gold Yield Best for 14 YEARS

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 July 1936 · page 8

The values of metals and minerals obtained in New South Wales in 1935 is estimated at £10,912,539, compared with £9,127,523 in 1934, representing an increase…

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Mining Ventures Blamed for Bankruptcy EXPENSES £2000 a Year Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 July 1936 · page 11

With liabilities of £28,556 and assets many thousands of pounds less, John Fraser Jackson, motor engineer, of Prospect, was examined before the Registrar…

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Colliery Mechanics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 July 1936 · page 9

The General Secretor of the Federated Mining Mechanics' Association (Mr. H. C. Morton) stated yesterday that, accompanied by Messrs. A. Leggett (Chairman),…

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