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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1936

2,541 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 67 of 128

Aberdare Central Miners

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 8 July 1936 · page 8

The first collections of the levy to assist the Aberdare Central miners will be made this week-end. A meeting of the lodge was held…

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Labor Dispute Will Confer with the Miners Baddeley's Position

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 8 July 1936 · page 7

Asked this afternoon if he wished to challenge the statement of the leaders of the Miners' Federation, Which was reiterated by Mr. C…

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Relief Work Ban on Mr. Oliver Miners' Lodge Protests

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 8 July 1936 · page 9

A resolution protesting against the action of the Mayor of New Lambton (Alderman Dunkley) in communicating with the Department of Labor…

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East Maitland Oil From Coal Council Supports Scheme

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

East Maitland Council decided last night to cooperate with the West Maitland Council and other public bodies throughout the Newcastle and Coalfield districts,…

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Extraction of Coal Present Method Condemned Baddeley's Address

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 8 July 1936 · page 7

Unless some other system than the present wasteful method of extracting coal is adopted the life of the town…

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Industrial News Small Mines Trades Hall Conference Appeal for Cooperation

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

The President of the Newcastle Labour Council (Mr. S. Bethune) and the Secretary (Mr. G. Bass) represented the executive at the conference held at the…

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Miners' Leaders May Meet Coalfields Members Attitude in Dispute Sydney

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

It is expected that at an early date Parliamentarians representing Coalfields' constituencies will meet leaders of the Miners' Federation to discuss their…

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Didn't Like the Odor Miners and Pit Horse's Heels John Darling Idle

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 8 July 1936 · page 7

John Darling mine was idle to-day following a complaint by a driver that the horse he wag working had greasy heels,…

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Safety Issue Aberdare Central Mine MR. C. M. McDONALD Repies Sydney

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

The Chairman of the Northern Collieries' Association (Mr. C. M. McDonald) made the following statement to-day concerning the position at Aberdare Central…

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Old Man Killed by Train Collecting Coal on the Line Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 8 July 1936 · page 7

It was the custom of Pierce Ryan, who was 68 years old, to gather coal from the railway line between Beralia and Lidcombe. This morning, hidden…

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Revival on W.a. Goldfields

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

The amazing revival of activity on the goldfields of Western Australia was the subject of a special supplement in a recent issue of the Perth "Sunday Times."…

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Small Mines Problem

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 9 July 1936 · page 11

"The employment of thousands of miners, the livelihood of many business people, and the very existence of the Coalfields towns is threatened by…

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Small Mines Campaign Committee Elected at Conference

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 9 July 1936 · page 14

A campaign in support of the policy of the Miners Federation in regard to small mines is to be undertaken by a special committee of…

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Miners and Baddeley Lodge Conference at Cessnock Attitude Defined

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 9 July 1936 · page 11

Following last night's conference of lodge officers at Cessnock, which was attended by Mr. J. M. Baddeley, M.L.A. the Acting Vice-president…

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Stockrington Mine Plea for Road of Access Tarro Councillors Critical

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

The need for the construction of a new road to assist the development of Stockrington colliery was urged by a deputation representing the Lake Macquarie Shire…

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Industrial News Miners' Officials Reply to Mr. McDonald Aberdare Central Dispute

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

In a joint statement last night, the Acting President (Mr. J. Kellock) and the Acting Vice-president (Mr. H. Scanlon) replied to the statement of Mr. C…

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"WASTEFUL" Coal Extraction Method Mr. Baddeley Warns "Exhaust Field in 20 Years"

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

Mr. J. M. Baddeley, M.L.A., a former Minister for Mines (painted a gloomy picture to members of the Cessnock Business Men's Club yesterday of the prospects of…

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Engineering and Coal Mining

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 July 1936 · page 6

For his presidential address to the members of the Mining Institute of Scotland Mr. Sam Mayor chose a very timely and topical text. The mechanisation of…

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Colliery Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 July 1936 · page 15

David Bower, 56 of Lang-street, Kurri Kurri, was admitted to the Kurri Kurri District Hospital yesterday with a deep lacerated wound to the calf of the right…

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Kurri Mines Working

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 10 July 1936 · page 7

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

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