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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1937

2,624 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 42 of 132

Miners, Claims' for New Agreement

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 23 April 1937 · page 5

The miners' log of claims for a new agreement with the coal-owners will be given final consideration at a conference, of representatives from all…

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Aberdare Extended Dispute Over "Bottom" Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 April 1937 · page 14

Aberdare Extended colliery was idle yesterday owing to a dispute concerning the price to be paid for the cutting of "bottom" cool. It was the first time that…

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Wonthaggi Mine Disaster Inquiry Opened and Adjourned Melbourne

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 23 April 1937 · page 7

As the miners were not legally represented at the first sitting of the Government appointed inquiry into the safety of the State coal…

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Fight for Coal Contracts Small Northern Pits' Scheme

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 23 April 1937 · page 1

As an outcome of the fight for the Sydney County Council coal contracts, small northern collieries may send…

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Gold and Minerals Quicksilver Prices Reports From Fields (Contributed.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 April 1937 · page 17

It is perhaps only in the nature of things that, following the rocketing of all other base metals, quicksilver should also become included in the general soaring of…

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Success Claimed Crude Oil and Coal Fuel LONDON, April 22

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 April 1937 · page 14

The "Morning Post" understands that the Wallsend Engineering Company and the Cunard Line have successfully experimented with a new fuel consisting of 60…

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Stabilisation Aim Coal Industry in N.S.W. Queensland Support Urged Ipswich

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 April 1937 · page 13

The General President of the Miners' Federation (Mr. C. Nelson) told the annual delegate meeting of the Queensland Colliery Employees' Union to-day that…

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Coal for Unemployed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 April 1937 · page 10

On the motion of the Mayor of Wickham (Ald. A. I. Davies), the Coordination Committee decided last night to ask the Government to expedite the delivery…

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Elrington Colliery To Resume on

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 April 1937 · page 15

The report of the conference held at Hebburn colliery office between the Superintendent of Hebburn Collieries Ltd. (Mr. S. Mckemsey) and the Manager…

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Nominations Called Miners' State Convention

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 April 1937 · page 15

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

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Kurri Injured in Fall of Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 April 1937 · page 13

Injured by a fall of coal at Richmond Main colliery yesterday morning. Thomas Bell, 35, of Bellbird-street. Pelaw Main, was admitted to Kurri Kurri District…

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Back on Monday Wonthaggi Miners Accept Government Terms Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 April 1937 · page 11

Miners at Wonthaggi today decided to resume work at the, State coalmine, on the Government's terms, next Monday. The Acting Premier (Mr. F. E. Old)…

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Busy Week Newcastle Coal Trade 71,174 Tons Exported

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 April 1937 · page 10

This week was one of the busiest experienced by Newcastle coal traders for six years. Shipment, including bunkers, for places beyond the State, totalled…

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Sydney Council Coal New Transport from North SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 April 1937 · page 13

To offset the advantage that would be given to Western collieries by the decision of the City Council to purchase its own trucks, small Northern collieries, it…

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Industrial News Northern Mines Work for the Fortnight

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 26 April 1937 · page 9

Waratah colliery, one of the Caledonian group on the lower field, had no work for the fortnight, but three of the other mines owned by the same company were…

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Aberdare Colliery Dispute

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 27 April 1937 · page 9

The conference between the management of the Aberdare colliery, the Northern Vice-president (Mr. H. Scanlon), Messrs. T. Duncan (President) and E…

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Wallsend Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 27 April 1937 · page 9

A special meeting has been called for to-morrow night at Murray's rooms, Wallsend, of Wallsend miners' lodge. A big majority of the members of the lodge…

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Kurri Mines Working

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 27 April 1937 · page 7

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

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Struck by Fall in Mine

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 27 April 1937 · page 7

James Stevenson (58), miner, of Sargent Street. West Cessnock, is in a critical condition in Cessnock Hospital, from injuries caused by a…

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Wonthaggi Inquiry Miners Ask for Definition Melbourne

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 27 April 1937 · page 7

Seeking a ruling whether the scope of the Royal Commission into the State coal mine at Wonthaggi would be as wide as had been promised by…

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