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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1937

2,624 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 48 of 132

Northern Miners Aberdare Central Conference

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 May 1937 · page 9

The dispute which has affected Central Aberdare Central mine for some time was further considered by the parties at a conference held in Newcastle yesterday…

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No Opposition to Ambulance Miners Contribute at Cessnock

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 11 May 1937 · page 7

Members of all miners' lodges in the Cessnock district are now contributing to the Cessnock Ambulance. The superintendent (Mr. Hope)…

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Mediation Fails 'Bus Strike and Miners' Threat London

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 11 May 1937 · page 6

Prospects of an early settlement of the Central London 'bus strike and hopes of averting a national dispute in the…

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Bunnerong Coal North Loses to Lithgow Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 11 May 1937 · page 9

Sydney County Council to-day gave to the Lithgow Valley Colliery Co., Ltd., a contract for 25,000 tons of coal…

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Coal Granted Distribution to Workless 300 Tons for Newcastle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 May 1937 · page 6

Unemployed families in the Newcastle district, as a result of representation to the Government by the local members of Parliament, are to receive issues of coal…

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Accept Terms Advice to Wonthaggi Miners Men's Decision To-morrow Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 May 1937 · page 8

The new terms for resumption at Wonthaggi mine, which were drafted at the conference with the Acting Premier (Mr. F. E. Old) last week, will be…

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Tennant Creek High Average Gold Returns "Not Flash in Pan" Darwin

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 May 1937 · page 8

The-Secretary of the North Australian Workers', Union (Mr. MacDonald) returned by plane yesterday from a tour of the Tennant Creek goldfield. In his…

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Paxton Colliery Idle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 May 1937 · page 9

Paxton colliery was idle yesterday because of a dispute concerning the rates of payment for certain classes of coal…

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Coal for Needy

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 May 1937 · page 11

In reply to his representative in the matter, Mr. R. Cameron, M.L.A., has received from the Director of Government Relief advice of arrangements made for…

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Wonthaggi Mine Few Reports of Gas "SHAFT 20 Well Behaved" Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 May 1937 · page 7

Shaft No. 20 was a well behaved shaft, said Henry James Johnston, Assistant Manager, in evidence to-day before the Wonthaggi Royal Commission. Of 10,000…

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To Lithgow Sydney Council Coal Contract "Not Fairy Godmother" Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 May 1937 · page 8

Following on the council's action last week in withdrawing a contract for 25,000 tons of coal from two Northern collieries, the Sydney County Council officially gave…

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Kurri Mines Working

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 13 May 1937 · page 12

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

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Vanishing Gold Amazing French' Swindle

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 13 May 1937 · page 13

Messages were fished from Peris to Scotland Yard the other, day, asking the authorities in London to assist the…

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Will Advertise Australia Mining Engineer Enthusiastic

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 13 May 1937 · page 13

Believing that the best advertisement is a satisfied customer. Mr. Edward L. Sweeney. American mining engineer intends to tell people about…

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Sharp Division Wonthaggi Miners to Work Majority Accepts Terms Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 May 1937 · page 8

Acting on the advice of the Central Council of the Miners' Federation, the Wonthaggi miners this afternoon decided to resume work on the basis of the terms…

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Coal for Noumea Contracts May Come North Port Kembla

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 13 May 1937 · page 11

French coal ships are seriously considering ceasing contracts for South Coast coal and coke and securing their…

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Gold Robbery Cyanide Room at Mine Entered Charters Towers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 May 1937 · page 12

On Wednesday night or early this morning £500 worth of gold precipitates was stolen from the gold boxes in the cyanide room of the Black Jack mine. The…

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Price of Gold

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 May 1937 · page 4

The price fixed by the Commonwealth Bank for gold lodged at the Melbourne Mint for the week ended May 7 is at the rate of approximately £8/0/8½ per…

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Gold and Minerals Accumulating Gold Reports From Fields (Contributed.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 May 1937 · page 4

It is a strange anomaly of modern times that while men responded to the urge to go out and get gold, now that it has been got no one knows what to do…

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Production of Gold Canberra

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 May 1937 · page 8

Although there was a slight decrease in the production of gold in Australia during March, compared with the previous month, the production was…

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