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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1936

2,541 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 69 of 128

Newcastle Coal Trade Shipments Increase Quieter Week Expected

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 July 1936 · page 10

More coal was shipped from Newcastle this week. Trading began briskly, and apart from Tuesday, continued bright throughout. The total quantity,…

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Miners and Labor M.'sP. Will Discuss the Dispute Nelson's Intimation

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 11 July 1936 · page 6

The Central President of the Miners' Federation (Mr. C. Nelson) said today that the miners would discuss with Labor politicians, at an early date, the…

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Rich Gold Lease Await Return of Warden Minister Directs Deputy Tennant's Creek

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 July 1936 · page 9

When the Deputy Mining Warden (Mr. Owen) began to-day the hearing of an application from Edwin Hale for the forfeiture of the rich Mt. Samuel lease, a…

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Rhondda Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 13 July 1936 · page 8

The Acting Vice-president (Mr. H. Scanlon) and the Secretary of the Northern Miners' Federation (Mr. L. Halliday) will address a meeting of the Rhondda miners…

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Millfield Greta Miners

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 13 July 1936 · page 8

The Acting President of the Northern Miners' Federation (Mr. J. Kellock) yesterday attended a meeting of Millfield-Greta Lodge when matters of…

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Kurri Mines Working

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 13 July 1936 · page 9

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

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Coal Industry Great Strike, 1909-10 a Union's Fight (Former President of the Miners' Federation.) III

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 13 July 1936 · page 5

When the combine agent arrived, local discontent amongst the men was soon apparent. True to type, Mr. Weir had already induced the State Government to…

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Miners' Levy Collection Official Gives Explanation

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 13 July 1936 · page 8

Mr. L. Hanbury, secretary of Millfield Greta Miners' Lodge, said to-day in reference to the 21 per cent. levy for the support of the Aberdare…

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Support for the Miners John Darling Motion

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 13 July 1936 · page 8

Trades Hall interest in the Labor dispute is now with the outcome of the discussions between the Miners' Federation and Labor politicians, which…

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Southern Miners Executive Officers Supported Labour Sunday Paper

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 13 July 1936 · page 8

The central executive officers of the Miners' Federation (Messrs. C. Nelson and W. Orr), who visited the Northern district at the week-end, have been…

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A.w.u. and Mining Disputes

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 13 July 1936 · page 8

A definite policy of the Australian Workers Union in its mining division was announced at Kalgoorlie to-day. No stoppage is to take place until any dispute is…

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Small Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 14 July 1936 · page 8

The President of the Newcastle Trades Hall Council (Mr. S. Bethune) said yesterday that, arising out of the conference on the small mines question, held during…

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Minister's Reply to Miners' Leader Aberdare Central Electric Coal Cutter Safety Issue Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 14 July 1936 · page 8

That there was no ground for suggesting that the use of an electric coal cutting machine constituted a danger at the…

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De-watering Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 14 July 1936 · page 9

"Coal Age" contains an article by S. B. Barley and S. M. Parmley, recording the results of experience gained at the operations of the Pittsburgh Coal…

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Oil From Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 14 July 1936 · page 9

A demonstration was recently given in London of the Freeman transformation process, as it is called (says the "Colliery Guardian")…

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The Guffey Coal Act

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 14 July 1936 · page 13

President Roosevelt, speaking of the Supreme Court decision invalidating the Guffey Coal Act, said that improvement of conditions in the coal industry had…

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Miners Endorse Report Campaign Planned

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 14 July 1936 · page 8

At a meeting to-day of Aberdare Central Miners' Lodge a report of the conference between the Central Executive, District Executive. Lodge…

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Waste of Coal Earlier Warnings

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 14 July 1936 · page 11

Some interesting facts concerning the welfare of the Cessnock collieries and the townspeople who are dependent on the life of those mines were made by…

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Japanese Oil-from-coal Plans

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 14 July 1936 · page 13

The South Manchurian Railway has decided immediately to begin building an experimental coal liquefaction plant. In August a permanent factory will be built…

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Safety in Mines The Human Element

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 14 July 1936 · page 8

Individual carelessness, or lock of safety consciousness, is responsible for half the minor accidents and a large proportion of serious accidents. Inculcating safety sense…

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