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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1937

2,624 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 54 of 132

Coroner's Finding Miner Killed by Fall of Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 May 1937 · page 11

While stemming a hole at Aberdare Central colliery on May 17, a large piece of coal came away from the tops and so badly crushed John Walter Fleming that…

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Industrial News Wallarah Mine Mechanisation and Notices Lodge Seeks Conference

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 May 1937 · page 10

The Vice-president of the Northern branch of the Miners' Federation (Mr. H. Scanlon) attended the meeting of the employees of Wallsend colliery at…

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Hit by Hot Coal Mother and Daughter Hurt Yesterday's Accidents

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 May 1937 · page 8

Mrs. A. Swan, of Mount Hutton, near Charlestown, and her four-year-old daughter were injured about 5 o'clock yesterday morning when they were struck by…

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English Soccer Players For Australia No. 17—L. T. HUDDLE, Coal

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 27 May 1937 · page 18

A brilliant amateur goalkeeper who graduated from the schoolboy ranks to the casuals, which won the 1936 amateur cup…

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To-day's Accidents Fall of Coal at Stanford Main No. 2

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 27 May 1937 · page 11

Joseph Jobson, 68. miner, of Francis Street, Cessnock, was caught by a fall of coal at Stanford Main No. 2 Colliery to-day. He was treated by…

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Miners' Bets "Collieries Often Held Up" WOLLONGONG

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 May 1937 · page 14

At Bulli Police Court to-day the Police Prosecutor informed the Magistrate that starting-price betting had become so rampant amongst a section of the miners that…

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Miners' Convention

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 28 May 1937 · page 7

The Northern Miners' ballot for the election of representatives to the State convention on June 14 closed to-day. The result will be known in a few…

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Cessnock Mine Workers Injured

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 May 1937 · page 15

Joseph Jobson, 58, of Francis-street Paxton, received a severely lacerated scalp wound when he was struck by a fall of coal at Stanford Main No. 2…

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Australian Price of Gold

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 May 1937 · page 3

The price fixed by the Commonwealth Bank for gold lodged at the Melbourne Mint for the week ended May 21, is at the rate of approximately £8/0/7 per…

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Oil From Coal Hope for Future Expressed

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 28 May 1937 · page 6

Circumstances were so shaping themselves that he believed the oil-from-coal industry might be established at…

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Gold Spark and Rudyard In Juvenile Heats

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 28 May 1937 · page 1

Gold Spark and Rudyard are favored for the divisions of the Juvenile Handicap at Rosehill to-morrow. Both have shown good form in recent weeks. Trainer A. G. Papworth should add to his recent list of winners in the…

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Japanese Company Develop New Iron Mine TOKIO, May 27

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 May 1937 · page 13

The Nomura Securities Company has established a subsidy called the Yamato Industrial Company to develop an iron mine in New Caledonia…

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Small Mines Case Evidence Given by Ex-communist Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 28 May 1937 · page 5

A Communist cannot resign from the party, it was stated before the Industrial Registrar (Mr. Ebsworth)…

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Small Mines Evidence of Employees Union Application Winchmen's Strike Recalled SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 May 1937 · page 12

Evidence was given by men employed in the small mines to-day when the Industrial Registrar (Mr. C. W. Ebsworth) resumed the…

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Gold and Minerals Price and Exhaustion Reports From Fields (Contributed.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 May 1937 · page 3

A return to the former order of a fixed price for gold, and to stabilise gold shares at some fixed ratio to the price of the metal has been suggested by mining…

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Account Square Investments for Clerk Docker's Deal in Mining Shares Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 May 1937 · page 15

Further investigation into the business affairs of Keith Brougham Docker, bankrupt stock broker, was made to-day before the Registrar in Bankruptcy (Mr…

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Crisis Averted British Mining Industry Rival Unions to Merge London, May 20

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 May 1937 · page 13

As a result of a further meeting of the parties to-day, the Secretary for Mines (Mr. H. C. F. Crookshank) was able to inform the House of Commons…

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Colliery Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 May 1937 · page 13

Francis Rosenberg, 59, a miner, living in First-street, Weston received an injury to his left knee while working at Richmond Main colliery yesterday…

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Miners' Federation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 May 1937 · page 15

Sir,—Now that the miners’ State Conference is definitely fixed for early in June interest is being revived in the wining of the miners' claims, and…

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Miners' Federation Ballot

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 May 1937 · page 19

The ballot for the election of 10 representatives to attend the Miners’ State Convention closed with the Returning Officer (Mr. L. Halliday) yesterday…

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