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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines
2,624 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 7 of 132
The Secretary of the Newcastle Trades Hall Council (Mr. G. Bass) said yesterday that he had attended a successful conference at Cessnock. It was presided…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Police in New South Wales have issued an appeal to Mr. A. P. Greenaway, who is believed to be in the State with his wife, daughter, and son-in-law. They…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The vice-president of the Northern Miners' Federation (Mr. H. Scanlon) said to-day that the question of underground transport would have to be given serious consideration in the North…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Australian gold production for the 11 months ended November 30, 1936, amounted to 1,044,225 fine oz, valued at £9,030,056, compared with the production…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Sir,—How long are the members of Burwood Miners' Lodge going to carry on without one of the most vital principles of the Miners' Federation, namely, lodge…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Don't you think by far the greater part of all our troubles—domestic, social, industrial, national, and even international—spring, in the very first place, from that selfish word, "Mine"? Isn't it the insatiable passion for possession which is forever separating men and women, class and class, nation and nation?…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →An erroneous impression prevails in many parts of the coalfield that a cambered roof girder must necessarily be stronger than a straight girder. This has…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →After the men had gone below at Aberdare Central colliery yesterday, the top hands decided not to start, and the pit was thrown idle. The dispute had nothing…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Mechanical cleaning of bituminous coal in the mines of America reached the record of 45,361,021 tons in 1935. The ratio of mechanically cleaned coal to total…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →If we reckon it at its face value, the Polish Prime Minister's promise to ask Parliament for powers to reduce the working hours in coalmines is of outstanding…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →While the publication of annual progress reports of official research organisations is valuable from the taxpayers' point of view, the practice has certain…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →New York, January 18.—Gold worth 120,000,000 dollars (£A30,000,000) has been shipped to Fort Knox by the United States Assay Office. The Assay Office…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A coal washing plant at Parsonage Colliery has been erected in a central position so as to deal with various seams of coal brought by waggons from adjoining…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Lambton Council decided last night to refer to the Coordination Committee the question of the distribution of coal to councils…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A hope that the many industries of Newcastle would be supplemented by another of great importance, the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →An old swag, which appeared to hare been out in the weather for a long time, and bore the name Ruth Burton on the oil skin around the blankets, has been…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Rich gold deposits have been located by the North Australia Aerial Geological and Geophysical Survey in Portland Roads mineral field, Cape York Peninsula. Assays…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A suggestion from New Lambton Council that the matter of payment for the cartage of cool for the unemployed should be dealt with by the Coordination…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →While playing near their home on Mother Shipton Hill to-day, two sons of Mr. H. F. Bell, a relief worker, found quartz which yielded gold that was sold…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Jack Hodgson (50), a machine man of Boundary Street, Spion Kop, employed at Richmond Main colliery, had his right hand crushed at work. He…
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