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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1937

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

Spoiled Record Colliery Dispute at Cessnock

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 6 January 1937 · page 6

Coinciding with the announcement that work would resume at Aberdare Central tomorrow came the declaration…

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The Polish Coal Trade

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 January 1937 · page 4

In the first three-quarters of the current year 20,558,000 metric tons of coal were raised in Poland, or 887,000 tons less than in the corresponding period of…

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Oil From Coal Sir David Rivett's Report SYDNEY

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

Since his return to Australia from England, the Deputy-Chairman of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (Sir David Rivett) has furnished the Minister…

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Coal Exports Increase in December 240,395 Tons Shipped

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 January 1937 · page 8

The coal trade continued to improve at Newcastle in December. With the exception of July and October, December was the busiest month of 1936, and the…

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Industrial News Northern Miners John Darling Conference Rates Accepted by Lodge

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 January 1937 · page 9

The President of the Northern branch of the Miners' Federation (Mr. T. Hoare) said yesterday that he had attended a meeting of the John Darling lodge at…

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Huge Gold Output Soviet War Time Reserve Moscow

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 6 January 1937 · page 4

Increased sold production ir Russia—estimated at £80,000,000 last year—is piling up a huge reserve that will be…

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Skeleton Found In Old Mine Shaft Man of About 40 MELBOURNE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 January 1937 · page 7

Two prospectors, Bert Weston and Neil Thompson, to-day unearthed a human skeleton two miles south of Wedderburn, in an old mine shaft, only 30 yards from…

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Breaches Alleged Mining Firm and Customs Act PERTH

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 January 1937 · page 9

Complaints have been lodged by the Customs authorities against the Australian Machinery and Investment Company in which prominent mining men are…

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Miners' Federation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 January 1937 · page 7

Sir,—I am not a little surprised to read in the "Newcastle Morning Herald" of Mr. J. Kellock's defeat for the Vice-presidency of the Miners' Federation. In…

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Mine Worker Injured

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 7 January 1937 · page 9

On his first day's work after the holidays, James Barrett, 36, wheeler, of Halcyon-street. Cessnock, was struck by a piece of timber at Aberdare…

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Anglo-norwegian Coal Agreement

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 January 1937 · page 2

Expectations are rife in Norwegian coal importing circles concerning the revision of the trading agreement with England, which is to be introduced in the New…

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Miners' A.l.p. Delegates

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 January 1937 · page 10

Nominations for the Miners' Federation representatives at the coming conferences of the Australian Labour Party closed yesterday. The names of the candidates,…

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All Mines at Work Cessnock Record

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 7 January 1937 · page 10

Despite the fact that a dispute at Aberdare Extended Colliery yesterday threatened to mar the record, all mines in the Cessnock area were at…

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Inspection To-day Water at Dudley Colliery Electrical Equipment

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 January 1937 · page 8

A joint inspection of portion of the Dudley colliery will be made to-day by representatives of the Department of Mines, the owners and the employees…

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Coal Trade New Spirit in Britain

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 January 1937 · page 3

The Secretary of the Coal Merchants' Federation of Great Britain (Mr. J. W. Stewart), replying to the toast of the federation at the annual dinner of the…

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Head Blown Off Miner's Death Near Colliery Coroner Returns Suicide Verdict

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 January 1937 · page 4

A verdict that William Bryan, 53, miner, who was found near the tunnel mouth of Taylor's Borehole colliery, Blackhill, near Minmi, on December 22,…

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Mine Shaft Murder Victim Not Like W.H. Lavers Melbourne

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 7 January 1937 · page 9

The C.I.B. Chief. Superintendent Brophy, motored to Wedderburn to-day with two police blacktrackers…

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War Reserve Soviet Gold Production Enormous Total Moscow, January 5

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 January 1937 · page 10

Increased gold production in Russia—estimated at £80,000,000 last year—is piling up a huge reserve that will be available for use in time of war. Already…

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Aberdare Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 January 1937 · page 10

The Northern President of the Miners' Federation (Mr. T. Hoare) left Newcastle yesterday to be present at a meeting of the Aberdare lodge. "I will," he…

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Wallarah Colliery Idle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 January 1937 · page 10

Wallarah colliery did not work yesterday. When the miners assembled for work, a meeting was held concerning a domestic matter, and then became a…

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