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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1937

2,624 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 15 of 132

Industrial News Northern Miners Management Committee Meets Wallarah and Aberdare Central

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 February 1937 · page 8

The Northern Miners' Management Committee met at the Newcastle Trades Hall at 9.15 a.m. yesterday. This was the annual meeting, and was presided…

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Nearing Jubilee Carrington Municipality Mining Under the Streets

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 February 1937 · page 6

In an address before the Newcastle and Hunter River District Historical Society, Mr. F. A. Cadell mentioned that Carrington was proclaimed a municipality…

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Royal Baby Christening Ceremony Water in Gold Font London, February 9

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 February 1937 · page 7

The King and Queen, Queen Mary, and other members of the Royal Family were present in the private chapel at Buckingham Palace for the christening of…

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Fall of Coal

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 11 February 1937 · page 9

Evan Jones. 32, shiftman, living at Comfort Avenue. Cessnock, had his left arm injured when he was struck by a fall of coal at Aberdare Central…

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Facts About Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 February 1937 · page 8

An article in the "Political Quarterly" by Mr. C. D. H. Cole, the well-known English economist, presents facts about Britain's coal…

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Mine Mechanics and Railway Jobs

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 11 February 1937 · page 10

The general secretary of the Federated Mining Mechanics' Association (Mr. H. e. Morton) conferred yesterday afternoon with the management…

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Coal Company Registered Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 February 1937 · page 6

The following company has been registered— Tuggerah Coalfields Proprietary Ltd. nominal capital £50,000. Objects: To…

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Industrial News Northern Miners Committee Sitting Stanford Merthyr and Burwood

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 February 1937 · page 11

The Northern Miners' Committee of Management continued its deliberations at the Newcastle Trades Hall yesterday. The District President (Mr. T. Hoare),…

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Oil From Coal Start May Be Expedient Advice to Australia Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 February 1937 · page 9

"It may be expedient to start the production of oil from coal in Australia, even if it be not commercially successful," said Dr. H. F…

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Star Performer at Caulfield Gold Rod's Sterling Seven Furlongs Melbourne

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 11 February 1937 · page 14

Gold Rod was the star performer again at Caulfield this morning with a sterling seven furlongs. He could hardly have finished up his task in better style. At Flemington, Hadrian was set a task in conceding a…

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Industrial News Northern Miners Management Committee Meeting Pacific Colliery "Creep"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 February 1937 · page 12

There was a full attendance of the members at the meeting of the Northern Miners' Management Committee, which was continued at the Newcastle Trades…

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Gantry Collapses South Pacific Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 February 1937 · page 10

While men were removing timber from the old slack bin of the South Pacific colliery between Fassifern and Blackalls, on Wednesday, some of the uprights…

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Germany's Brown Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 February 1937 · page 10

Facts to illustrate the immense value to Australia of Victoria's brown-coal resources were given in a review of the development of brown-coal production in…

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Colliery Mechanics Conference at Pelaw Main

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 February 1937 · page 12

The President of the Colliers Mechanics' Association (Mr. T. G. Moran), the General Secretary (Mr. H. C. Morton), and Messrs. A. Leggett, A. McAlpine, and J…

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A.L.P. CONFERENCE Northern Miners' Delegates

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 February 1937 · page 12

The Northern branch of the Miners' Federation will be represented at the conference of the Australian Labour Party in Sydney to-morrow by Messrs. W…

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Narbada Has Draught of 2[?] 6In. Took 10,180 Tons Coal From Newcastle

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 12 February 1937 · page 1

The steamer Naroada, which left Newcastle at 8.20 a.m. to-day bound for the East Indies with 10,180 tons of coal, hod a draught of 28ft. 6in…

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Muswellbrook Miners

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 13 February 1937 · page 7

The following officers have been elected for the ensuing term of the Muswellbrook Miners' Lodge: President, Mr A. Peachey; secretary, Mr. W. E…

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Northern Mine Conferences

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 13 February 1937 · page 3

The Northern Miners' President (Mr T. Hoare) will meet representatives of the Northern Colliery Proprietors' Association in Sydney on Monday, and…

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Price of Gold

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 February 1937 · page 4

The price fixed by the Commonwealth Bank for gold lodged at the Melbourne Mint for the week ended February 5 is at the rate of approximately £8/2/ per…

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Eel in Pipe Colliery Idle for Day

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 February 1937 · page 8

The Elermore Tunnel colliery at Wallsend, which employs about 40 men, was idle yesterday. The interruption was not due to an industrial dispute or lack…

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