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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1936

2,541 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 7 of 128

Miners' Meetings Mechanics' Association Reply to Mr. Hoare

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 January 1936 · page 6

The General Secretary of the Federated Mining Mechanics' Association (Mr. H. C. Morton) replied yesterday to remarks by the Northern President of the Miners'…

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No Miners' Strike at Cessnock Shortage of Waggons Is Trouble

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 15 January 1936 · page 5

The suggestion by the Secretary of the Seamen's Strike Committee (Mr. J. Keenan), that Bellbird and Aberdare Central collieries are idle in sympathy…

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Coal Trade The Situation in Britain Reduced Demand: Control

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 January 1936 · page 2

The difficulties in the coal trade have been, and still are, as troublesome as those of any other trade. In the first place, the contraction in Britain's foreign market…

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Miners' Move A.C.T.U. Headquarters Change Melbourne Support Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 January 1936 · page 7

The New South Wales Miners' Federation, which desires that the headquarters of the Emergency Committee of the Australian…

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Miners' President Plea to British Owners "Make Lasting Agreement" London, January 13

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 January 1936 · page 7

Mr. Joseph Jones, President of the Mineworkers' Federation, in a speech at Barnsley, appealed to owners not merely to make amended offers as a means of overcoming…

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Miners and the A.C.T.U. Orr Sends Message to Melbourne Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 15 January 1936 · page 5

The Miners' Central Council desires a conference of Federal unions to be called in Sydney as soon as possible, and also the shitting of the A.C.T.U…

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Idle Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 January 1936 · page 7

Bellbird and Aberdare Central collieries are idle this week owing to the lack of transport, caused by the seamen's strike…

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To Resume John Darling and Lambton Collieries Miners Decide No Change in Conditions

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 January 1936 · page 7

Disputes at the John Darling and Lambton B collieries, owned by the Broken Hill Proprietary Co. Ltd., have been settled…

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Colliery Mechanics' Meeting

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 16 January 1936 · page 11

Messrs. T. G. Moran and H. O. Morton. President and General Secretary respectively of the Federated Mining Mechanics' Association, will…

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John Darling Mine at Work

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 16 January 1936 · page 11

Cool was being produced at John Darling Colliery again today, following the decision of the miners at a mass meeting yesterday to return to…

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Delegate to Russia Nominations Are Called for Northern Miners

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 16 January 1936 · page 12

Nominations were called by the Northern Miners" Federation to-day for a delegate to attend the May Day…

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Search for Gold Geologists on Joseph Conrad Destination in Pacific Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 January 1936 · page 6

Captain Alan Villiers disclosed to-day that the party of geologists who are to be taken of the Joseph Conrad when it leaves Melbourne will search for gold, but he…

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Strike Policy Important Meeting Next Week Federal Unions Miners' Officials Summoned to Melbourne MELBOURNE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 January 1936 · page 7

An important conference will be held in Melbourne next Monday to discuss vital matters of policy concerning the seamen's strike…

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Kurri Mines

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 17 January 1936 · page 8

Richmond Main colliery was idle today. Pelaw Main was working…

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Increased Coal Exports

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 17 January 1936 · page 7

Coal exported from Newcastle Mils week amounted to 40,000 tons as compared with 28,216 tons last week, and 19,246 tons the previous week…

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Burwood Mine Report by Inspectors

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 January 1936 · page 12

Messrs. I. H. Hoare (District Check Inspector) and H. Robinson (Local Inspector) have reported as follows on an inspection of the Burwood mine—"All air readings in cubic feet…

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Sailer in Search of Gold

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 January 1936 · page 10

The full-rigged ship Joseph Conrad will leave Melbourne within a week under charter to a goldmining company to take a party of mining engineers and geologists…

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Industrial News Northern Miners Delegate to Russia Nominations Invited

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 January 1936 · page 12

The Returning Officer of the Northern branch of the Miners' Federation (Mr. L. Halliday) announced yesterday that he had called for nominations for the election of…

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Wonthaggi Dispute Miners Return to Homes After Conference Melbourne

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 17 January 1936 · page 7

Following an unsuccessful conference with the Under Manager at No. 18 shaft at the State coal mine at Wonthaggl to-day, the men threw out their…

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Closed Down Wongawilli Mine No Coke on Volunteer Ship Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 January 1936 · page 11

Wongawilli mine, the first on the South Coast to become involved in the shipping strike, closed down to-day because the men refused to…

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