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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1937

2,624 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 56 of 132

Oil From Coal Demand for Action Maitland Meeting Criticism of Governments

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 June 1937 · page 6

Criticism of the Federal and State Governments and of the Cabinet Ministers whose duty it is to deal with oil from coal matters…

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Industrial News Unions Confer Transport Services and Mines Closer Unity Principle Affirmed

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

The adjourned conference of the Newcastle unions was held at the Trades Hall yesterday, when consideration was given to the question of closer unity…

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Gold Rod Not for the Cup Races Captivation to Make Another Appearance

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 1 June 1937 · page 4

Gold Rod won the A.J.C. St. Leger in quite Rood style and completed the mile and three-quarter satisfactorily. However, the general opinion is that he is a sprinter rather than a stayer…

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Borehole Miners' Lodge Officials

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 2 June 1937 · page 7

Stockton Borehole Miners' Lodge has elected the following officers for the ensuing six months:— President. T. Hitchcock; secretary…

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Wallarah Colliery Conference in Sydney To-day

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 June 1937 · page 2

The President of the nothern branch of the Miners Federation (Mr. T. Hoare) and the Vice-president (Mr. H. Scanlon) accompanied by the officers of the…

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Oil From Coal Proposals

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 2 June 1937 · page 6

The secretary of the Northern Oil Prom Coal Council (Aid. W. F. O'Hearn) was to-day advised by the chairman of the Commonwealth…

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Mudgee District Collieries Freight Zoning Causes a Crisis Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 2 June 1937 · page 7

As a consequence of the railway freight zoning system, some collieries on the Mudgee line have had to close down and some others are in danger…

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Industrial News Work to Resume At Lanefield Collieries Long Standing Dispute Ends

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 June 1937 · page 2

Work is to be resumed this week at the Lanefield collieries, in the Ipswich district. This decision was the outcome of a majority vote by the Lanefield men…

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Miners' Claims Views of Proprietors Actual Working Hours

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 June 1937 · page 6

The terms of the new log of claims adopted by the miners' executive, and of which the owners were informed a few days ago, will have further…

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Idle Collieries Shires Desire Rating Conference Approves Full-time for Former Relief Workers SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 June 1937 · page 8

Cr. T. R. Brown (Kearsley) told the Shires' Association annual conference to-day that his council was deprived of £6000 in, 1929 owing to the lock-out…

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Industrial News Pensions for Old Miners Deputation to Minister

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 2 June 1937 · page 7

The pensioning-off of all miners over the age of 60 as suggested by the Miners' Federation in a deputation to the Minister for Mines (Mr. R. S…

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Pension Plan Miners' Federation Sees Minister Sympathetic Reply Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 June 1937 · page 7

The Minister for Mines and Forests (Mr. R. S. Vincent) told a deputation from the Miners' Federation to-day that he was…

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Kurri Mines Working

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 3 June 1937 · page 13

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

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Newly Mechanised Colliery to Reopen Next Week

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 3 June 1937 · page 12

Work will be resumed at the newly mechanised Wallarah mine on Monday. It was agreed at a conference with the proprietors' representatives…

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To-day's Accidents Miners Injured

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 3 June 1937 · page 11

Escaping the full force of a fall of coal at Eirington Colliery to-day. William Anderson, miner, of Vincent-street, Cessnock, had his right…

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Industrial News Open on Monday Wallarah Colliery Decision at Conference Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 June 1937 · page 11

Representatives of the Miners' Federation, the Northern Colliery Proprietors' Association, and the Wallarah management to-day decided that work should…

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Wau Goldfield Newcastle Party Impressed Large Dredges in Use

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

Messrs. H. E. Miller, A. W. Paton. T. Griffiths and L. J. Griffiths, of Newcastle, after a private tour of five weeks, which embraced New Guinea, returned…

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Injured at Colliery

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 4 June 1937 · page 5

Alan Richard Miller, 23, of Great Northern-road, Rutherford, had his chest injured when he was caught between the cage and landing at…

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Unemployed Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 June 1937 · page 15

The Secretary of the Northern branch of the Miners' Federation (Mr. L. Halliday) and yesterday that the Under-secretary of the Department of Labour and…

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Long Strike Tasmania Short of Coal Newcastle Supplies Game Season Helps Miners LAUNCESTON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 June 1937 · page 12

The 17-weeks-old Cornwall colliery strike has taken a new turn, which makes a settlement of the dispute even more remote. Meanwhile the effect on…

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