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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1937

2,624 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 58 of 132

Russia's Bid Gold Supremacy SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 June 1937 · page 8

Russia was making a tremendous, effort for gold supremacy, and her influence was a likely factor behind the cabled rumours from London that a decreased…

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Early Newcastle Union Is Formed Miners' First Organisation

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 7 June 1937 · page 4

When the industrial crisis of 1861 arrived new tactics were required both for the employer and the employee…

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Wallarah Mine Mechanised Work Resumes with Smaller Staff

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 7 June 1937 · page 7

Wallarah mine resumed work to-day under mechanised conditions, each of its six loaders, according to the lodge chairman (Mr. J. Livingstone) being…

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In Ship's Coal Firemen Find Detonators BRISBANE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 June 1937 · page 6

Firemen who were shovelling coal into the furances of the steamer Wandana in the Gulf of Carpentaria during the week received a shock when they uncarthed…

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Sydney Stock Exchange Gold Shares Are Firmer Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 7 June 1937 · page 7

Gold shares, which slumped on Saturday, were appreciably firmer on change to-day on reports that the British authorities proposed to…

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Industrial News New Start To-day Mechanisation at Wallarah Miners Remove Tools

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 June 1937 · page 8

With the expiration of their notices on Saturday miners employed at the Wallarah colliery came to the mine to remove their tools, which had been brought…

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Indications of Fight in Mine-shaft Death Blood Trail to Fire Attempt Made to Burn Body? Melbourne

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 7 June 1937 · page 5

The victim of the Maryborough murder, whose body was found in an alluvial shaft yesterday has been identified…

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State of Panic Effect of Gold Rumours on Market Government Blamed (Australian Associated Press.) LONDON, June 5

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 June 1937 · page 8

Panic is not too strong a word—madness might be more applicable, even—to describe the state of the gold market in the past week…

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Lambton Colliery Dispute

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

Matters in dispute at the Lambton colliery were discussed at a conference held yesterday. The owners were represented by the Manager (Mr. J. Fallins), and the…

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Youth in Collieries Cabinet Committee to Consider Representations

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

The provision of further employment for unemployed was receiving the attention of a sub-committee of Cabinet, the Under-secretary of the Department of…

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Mining Mechanics' Appointments

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 8 June 1937 · page 8

The Federated Mining Mechanics' Association has elected the following delegates, officers and sub-branch officers:—…

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Tasmanian Coal Dispute Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 8 June 1937 · page 8

The President of the Tasmanian branch of the Miners' Federation (Mr. W. H. Rees) said to-day that if it were decided to involve…

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The Gold Problem Heavy Increase in Production

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 8 June 1937 · page 6

Fundamentally, the reason for fears, in regard to the future price of gold is the heavy increase in production…

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Deputation Meets Minister for Mines Claims of District Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 8 June 1937 · page 8

Stating that there were approximately 15,000 unemployed youths in the Newcastle and Maitland areas, a deputation of six members of Parliament…

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Industrial News May Attend Court Miners and P.i.r. Cases

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 8 June 1937 · page 8

If notices of motion bearing on prosecutions for breaches of the permissible income regulations on the coalfields are…

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Sydney Stock Exchange Effects of Gold Recovery Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 8 June 1937 · page 8

Reassuring reports from overseas concerning the probable future of the price of gold were responsible for improvement in gold shares on…

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Industrial News Colliery Mechanics Position at Wallarah Discussed Mr. Morton Criticises A.E.U. ORGANISER

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

The General Secretary of the Colliery Mechanics' Association (Mr. H. C. Morton) attended a special meeting of the Wallarah lodge on Sunday to discuss the…

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Mine Shaft Case Police Find Horse Was Owned by Murdered Man Melbourne

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 8 June 1937 · page 7

A new turn was given to the Maryborough mine shaft murder investigation to-day by the discovery, near here, of the…

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Gold Situation England, France and U.S.A. Confer Officials Not Disturbed London, June 7

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 June 1937 · page 7

Consultations are being held daily between England, France, and the United States, signatories to the tripartite agreement, regarding the gold situation, states…

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Colliery Mechanics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 June 1937 · page 8

The General Secretary of the Federated Mining Mechanies' Association (Mr. C. H. Morton), with the Steward (Mr. J. Stewart) and representatives of Hebburn…

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