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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1937

2,624 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 55 of 132

Passing of Old Minmi Collieries :: Royal Navy Survey Ship

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 May 1937 · page 9

Features of the old colliery building at Minimi, where demolition work has been put in hand. Mr. Andrew Blair, photographed yesterday Minimi (top right), is now 80 years of age, and for 53. years has lived at Minmi, where he was employed at the colliery…

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To Confer Deputies and Miners' Leaders

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

Maitland District Deputies’ Association held a meeting last night discuss internal affairs of the organisation. The Vice-president of the Northern Miners’…

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Miners and Deputies to Confer Efforts to Secure Unity

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 29 May 1937 · page 6

Representatives of the Miners' Federation and the South Maitland Deputies' Association will meet in conference to-morrow to consider closer…

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Dying Minmi Reminders of the Past When Money Flowed Colliery Buildings to Go

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 May 1937 · page 10

All the old colliery buildings in Minmi are to go. They have been purchased by the Newcastle Builders' Exchange, whose men made beginning yesterday with…

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Price of Gold Stabilisation Rumours LONDON, May 27

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 May 1937 · page 12

Active intervention in exchange control during the past two days to maintain gold at a higher price has led to rumours that stabilisation is imminent…

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Trade Quieter Newcastle Coal Exports 50,590 Tons Shipped

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 May 1937 · page 10

The total quantity of coal, including bankers, shipped from Newcastle this week for places beyond the State totalled 50,500 tons, compared with 71,805 tons…

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Small Mines "Ventilation Good" Pay at Rothbury Union Registration Request SYDNEY

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

The ventilation systems at Maitland Extended 1, 2, 3, and 4—small mines on the Rothbury Estate—were good, James Heatherill, of Homeville, Vice-president…

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"For Many Years" Tennant Creek Gold Production Investigators' Report Canberra

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

Tennant Creek goldfield will continue to produce gold for many years, even if the life of some individual mines is comparatively short. Many discoveries will be…

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Oil From Coal Low Temperature Scheme May Be Possible Sub-committee's Interesting Report

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 May 1937 · page 11

The report of the Fuel Research Sub-committee which investigated the proposals of Coal Petrol Proprietary Ltd. was made available…

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Fall in Gold Docker's Reduced Profit Payment by Maitland Woman Sydney

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

Keith Brougham Docker, stockbroker, whose examination in bankruptcy was continued to-day, told the Register that he made a net profit of £9500 for the…

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Kurri Mines Working

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 31 May 1937 · page 6

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

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Miners-deputies' Unity Conference Urged

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 31 May 1937 · page 6

Unity between the two organisations was urged when representatives of the South Maitland Deputies' Association and miners' lodges met at…

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Recall of Portfolios Advocated SENATOR McLAUGHLIN & Minister for Mines Outspoken Criticism at Oil From Coal Conference

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 31 May 1937 · page 5

Withdrawal by the Commonwealth Government of the portfolio of Senator McLaughlin and by the State Government of the portfolio of the Minister for Mines (Mr. R. S. Vincent) was advocated at a meeting at West Maitland this…

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sidelights -here,there,everywhere Mine Gallantry

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 31 May 1937 · page 4

FIREMAN ADAM KELTIE, of Wonthaggl, will be the ninth recipient in 46 years of the Valor Medal of the Victorian Country Fire…

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Wallarah Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 June 1937 · page 8

A conference has been arranged for to-morrow, when consideration will be given to matters affecting the members of the Miners' Federation employed at…

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Miners' Problems Conference with Minister SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 June 1937 · page 8

Members of the preparations committee of the Miners' Federation will confer with the Minister for Mines (Mr. R. S. Vincent) tomorrow on the question of the…

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Miners Injured Roof Fall in John Darling

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 June 1937 · page 9

Two men were injured when a section of roofing collapsed in John Darling colliery yesterday afternoon. They were Jack McCormack, 21, of Queens-road, New…

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Pensions for Miners Scheme Before Minister Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 1 June 1937 · page 9

A pension scheme for the retirement of aged miners in the State coalfields was the request of a deputation from the…

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Exploit New Iron Mine Japanese Company's Aims TOKIO, May 30

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 June 1937 · page 8

The Japan Steel and Tube Company, which is to exploit an iron mine In New Caledonia, will send a preparatory party by the liner Chifuku Maru, which is…

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Sally Gold Is Suited In The 14.1 Handicap

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 1 June 1937 · page 1

Sally Gold who was a fair third to Scooter and Brereton in the 14.2 Handicap at Victoria Park last Wednesday gets her chance to Improve…

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