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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1937

2,624 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 74 of 132

Richmond Main Colliery Idle

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 22 July 1937 · page 10

Richmond Main Colliery was Idle to-day owing to a dispute with the wheelers. Felaw Main was working…

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Northern Mine Conferences

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 22 July 1937 · page 7

Officials of the Northern Miners Federation were occupied with conferences to-day. The president (Mr. T. Hoare)…

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Theft of Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 July 1937 · page 3

Pleading "Guilty" to a charge of having stolen at Stockton, on June 16, a quantity of coal, valued at 1/6, the property of the Public Works Department,…

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To-day's Accidents Two Miners Injured

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 22 July 1937 · page 9

Two miners were injured at Aberdare Extended Colliery to-day. Arch. Brown, 66. of Vincent Street, South Cessnock. was caught by a fall of coal…

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Levy on Wages Miners' Relief, Programme

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 22 July 1937 · page 10

All miners' lodge secretaries have been asked by the Northern Miners' Federation president (Mr. T. Hoare) to take the…

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Japanese Gold Reserve Tokio, July 21

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 July 1937 · page 11

In view of possible fluctuations in the yen, the Japanese Government has decided on a provisional revaluation of the gold reserve of the Bank of Japan. The…

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"Vague Report" Wonthaggi Inquiry Miners' Leader Comments Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 July 1937 · page 2

The President of the Wonthaggi branch of the Miners' Federation (Mr. I. Williams) to-day described the report of the Royal Commission on the explosion at the…

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Oil From Coal Australian Inquiries in Germany LONDON, July 20

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 July 1937 · page 10

The Queensland Agent-General (Mr. L. H. Pike) will go to Germany next week to investigate the Fischer process for the extraction of oil from coal…

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Japan Dumping Her Gold Heavy Consignments To New York New York

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 22 July 1937 · page 11

The financial editor of the "New York Times" states that Japan has been dumping huge quantities of gold into the United States—150,000,000…

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Industrial News Mechanical Mining Solution of Industry's Problems United States Opinions

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 July 1937 · page 11

In the "Year Book of 1936," published by the American Mining Congress, the impressions of many experts are given on the question of coalmine…

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Miners Injured

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 July 1937 · page 15

Thomas McGill, 45, of Rawson-street. Aberdare, who is employed at Aberdare Extended colliery, had the little finger of his left hand crushed between two…

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Coal Production Methods

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 July 1937 · page 12

Improvements in coal production methods are being made at an ever accelerating rate, writes Mr. Paul Weir, Vice-president of the Bell and Zoller…

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New Coal Company Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 July 1937 · page 14

Bloomfield South Colliery Pty. Ltd. has been registered with nominal capital of £3000. The objects of the company ore to carry on the business of colliery…

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Negotiations Renewed with the Miners B.H.P. Company Miners Unexpected Move Causes Stir Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 23 July 1937 · page 1

Negotiations between the B.H. Pty., Co., Ltd., and the Miners' Federation on the miners' claim for higher…

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Enginedrivers Protest New Schedule for Coal Trains

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 July 1937 · page 14

The Maitland branch of the Federated Enginedrivers and Firemen's Association, which covers employees of the Sooth Maitland Railways Ltd., will hold a meeting…

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No Rush for Coal Large Stocks in Reserve

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 23 July 1937 · page 5

Two of the largest consumers of coal in Newcastle—the Railway Department powerhouse and the Newcastle Gas…

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Special Article Coal and Iron Their Part in World Politics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 July 1937 · page 14

All lovers of peace are to-day disturbed by the preparations for war on the part of certain nations, and are reluctantly compelled to take similar measures to…

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Miners Win Scarborough Mine Dispute SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 July 1937 · page 12

The strike at the Scarborough Colliery which began about three months ago was settled to-day. The trouble was over payment of deficiency money…

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Coal Industry The Miners' Claims a Woman's Viewpoint

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 July 1937 · page 12

In its preliminary skirmishings with the Miners" Federation in the public Press, the B.H.P. authorities make several facts apparent to the receptive, but…

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Coal Industry

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 July 1937 · page 13

Sir,—In the "Newcastle Morning Herald" of July 21 there is a statement by an official that the mines were offered to, the miners, but that it would be…

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