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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1936

2,541 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 75 of 128

Northern Miners Burwood to Resume

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 July 1936 · page 9

The Burwood colliery of the Broken Hill Proprietary Co. Ltd. will resume work this morning. A special meeting of the lodge was…

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Small Mines Carrington Protest Immunisation Campaign

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 July 1936 · page 13

After hearing a report by Ald. A. McLagan concerning the operation of small mines, Carrington Council agreed last night to cooperate with Newcastle Trades…

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Two Men Killed West Australian Mines PERTH

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 July 1936 · page 7

Demetrius Nicoletti, 49, married, a miner, fell down the Bulletin shaft at Wiluna goldmine to-day. Death was instantaneous…

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Council News Protest Against Small Mines Carrington Council Cooperates

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 29 July 1936 · page 9

At a meeting of Carrington Council last night it was decided to support the Newcastle Trades Hall Council campaign against the operation of…

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Waste of Coal Methods Criticised Losses for More Than Century

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 July 1936 · page 6

At a meeting of coalminers in Cessnock recently, speakers referred to the waste in the winning of coal under the practice followed in the Newcastle and Maitland…

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Oil From Coal Australian Plant Design Now Possible Premier's Inquiries in England (Special to "Newcastle Morning Herald.") LONDON, July 27

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 July 1936 · page 7

The directors of Imperial Chemical Industries Ltd. have advised the Premier of New South Wales (Mr. B. S. B. Stevens) that…

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Aberdare Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 July 1936 · page 12

The Acting President of the Northern Miners' Federation (Mr. J. Kellock) will confer to-day with the Superintendent of the Caledonian Collieries Ltd (Mr. N. J…

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Coal on Premises

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 July 1936 · page 6

Pleading "Guilty" to having knowingly had in a shed at Lambton-road, Broadmeadow, on July 28, one half-ton of coal reasonably suspected of having been…

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Burwood Dispute Owners and Miners Confer

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 July 1936 · page 12

The matter in dispute at the Burwood colliery was discussed at a conference of the parties yesterday. The Superintendent of the B.H.P…

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Aberdare Central Miners Issue of Primary Products

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 30 July 1936 · page 13

When Aberdare Central miners met this afternoon they were given primary produce which had been collected from farmers in the district…

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Must Belong to Unions Cavilled-out Miners in Other Jobs

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 30 July 1936 · page 13

The secretary of the Northern Miners' Federation (Mr. L. Halliday) said to-day that the Committee of Management had recently had under consid-…

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Oil From Coal Experts' Views Economic and National Aspects

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 July 1936 · page 13

A discussion on the economic and national aspects of the production of oil from coal was opened by Professor W. A. Bone, F.R.S., at a meeting of the Institute…

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Coal Loading Stage Opened by Duchess of York LONDON, July 28

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 July 1936 · page 12

The Duchess of York, accompanied by the Duke, to-day opened the new coal loading stage built at Hepburn by the Tyne Improvement Commission at a cost…

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Improved Yield Gold in Australia Six Years' Development Canberra

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 July 1936 · page 12

For the first time since the pre-depreasion years, the production of gold in Australia exceeded 1,000,000 fine ounces in 1935-30…

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Kurri Mines Working

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 31 July 1936 · page 8

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

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Coal for Darwin

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 July 1936 · page 12

The Mongola, due at Newcastle next week, will leave with 1250 tons of coal from the naval stock at Bullock Island, which is to be taken to Darwin for use…

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Price of Gold

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 July 1936 · page 18

The price fixed by the Commonwealth Bank for gold lodged at the Melbourne Mint for the week ended July 24 is at the rate of approximately £7/17/10½ per…

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Oil From Coal Campaign

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 31 July 1936 · page 7

A conference of delegates from northern district Municipal and Shire councils and mining unions, is to be held at West Maitland Town Hall…

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Intermittent Work Gunnedah Miners Affected

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 July 1936 · page 14

"Miners in the Gunnedah district are experiencing a particularly slack time, and the position has become acute," said the Acting District Vice-president of the…

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Oil From Coal Conference at Maitland

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 July 1936 · page 12

A conference will be held at West Maitland to-night to form an organisation to urge the Federal and State Governments to establish a plant for the extraction…

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