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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1938

2,483 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 12 of 125

Miners Fight for Shorter Working Week National Machinery

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 11 February 1938 · page 8

The opinion that it will be necessary to build an even stronger organisation, in more difficult conditions, to win the "second round" of the miners'…

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Industrial News Northern Miners Gunnedah Report Committee of Management

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 February 1938 · page 15

The Northern Miners' Board of Management, which has been in session at the Newcastle Trades Hall since Tuesday, resumed its deliberations at 9.30 a.m…

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Inner Group Miners Condemn Methods Seek Federal Mediation Appeal to Mr. Lang on "Labor Daily" Issue

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 February 1938 · page 13

Although the Northern Miners' Committee of Management condemns the methods adopted by the Inner Group of the present…

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Miners' Federation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 February 1938 · page 4

Sir,—I see that the whole day has been occupied dealing with the report of the rebel conference by the Management Committee. It is about time a halt was called…

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'Bus for Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 February 1938 · page 10

The Newcastle omnibus branch of the Department of Transport has decided from Monday to run a 'bus from Monday to Fridays every week to John…

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Northern Miners Management Committee Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 February 1938 · page 13

The Northern Miners' Committee of Management resumed its sittings at the Newcastle Trades Hall yesterday. All members were present…

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Muswellbrook Miners' Lodge Officers Muswellbrook

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 12 February 1938 · page 7

The following office-bearers were elected at the quarterly meeting of the Muswellbrook Miners' Lodge: President. Mr. K. Dann; secretary, Mr. W…

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Trade Improves Newcastle Coal Shipments 63,496 Tons for Week

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 February 1938 · page 13

The Newcastle coal trade was brisker this week Including those to coastal ports, shipments from the cranes at Carrington in the week that began on…

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MR. G. BATEY Mining Official Retires Varied Career Recalled

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 February 1938 · page 13

Mr. George Wright Batey, of Hopetoun-street, Kurri Kurri, one of the best-known personalities in mining circles retires to-day as Secretary of the United…

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Miners and Labour

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 February 1938 · page 6

The leader of the State Labour Party (Mr. Lang) did not accept a wired invitation to be present at the meeting of the Northern…

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Miners' Board in Session

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 14 February 1938 · page 5

The annual meeting of the Northern (Miners' management board, which occupied the greater part of last week, was again in session to-day at…

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Annual Meeting Northern Miners' Committee

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 February 1938 · page 9

The annual meeting of the Northern Miners' Management Committee has been in progress at the Newcastle Trades Hall for four days. Half of the time has been…

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Outlook for Gretamain Collieries, Ltd. "Fabulous Wages Of Miners" SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 15 February 1938 · page 10

Gretamain Collieries, Ltd., whose income consists of Interest paid on a mortgage given by Maitland Main Collieries Pty., Ltd., reports a net profit…

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Kichmond Main Colliery Still Idle

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 15 February 1938 · page 9

Richmond Main Colliery was again Idle to-day owing to lack of trade. Pelaw Main and Stanford Main No. 1 were working…

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£1515 Net Profit Greta Main Collieries Ltd. SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 February 1938 · page 4

A net profit of 1515 was earned by Greta, Main Collieries Ltd for the year ended November 30, 1937, as against £1522 in the previous year. This, added…

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French Coal Trade Control

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 February 1938 · page 6

The official review of the coal traded in France states that any desire to place the whole states that any desire to place the whole country under a regime of absolute…

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Long Meeting of Miners' Board

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 15 February 1938 · page 2

The annual meeting of the Northern Miners' Management Board, which has proved the longest meeting of the board during recent months…

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Found New Gold Reefs

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 15 February 1938 · page 10

Six new gold-bearing reefs were recently discovered underneath the city of Johannesburg. Excavation works at the new Jeppestown Railway Station…

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Industrial News Northern Miners Committee Sittings Resumed Notices From Lodges

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 February 1938 · page 9

The Northern Miners' Committee of Management resumed its deliberations at the Newcastle Trades Hall yesterday. There was a full attendance of the…

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Two Strikes 1625 Men Out of Work Miners Support Lysaght Employees

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 February 1938 · page 6

An a result of the disputes at Lysaght's Newcastle Works, Mayfield, and the Commonwealth Steel Company, Waratah, there are 1625 men on strike…

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