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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines
2,483 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 23 of 125
THE chairman of Howard Smith Ltd., in his annual address to shareholders, deplores the cut throat competition in the coal industry, which has resulted in profitless mining operations. Similar laments have been made by other leaders In the coal Industry…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Considerable interest was aroused in Newcastle coal mining circles to-day by the criticism at the annual meeting of Caledonian…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The President of the new Manchukuo Heavy Industries Development Company (Mr. Gisuke Aikawa) said that the, company would develop the newly discovered…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Although there had been a substantial increase in the output of coal prices realised were still inadequate to provide a return on capital invested, said the…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Mr. Justice Cantor, of the Industrial Commission, visited Hexham yesterday in connection with the claim of the Colliery Mechanics' Society for an award for the…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →John Peace, of Corrimal, was struck by a falling prop in Coalcliff colliery, and sustained lacerations and contusions to the left thigh…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →United Kingdom industrial activity in 1937 is estimated at 6.8 per cent. greater than in 1936, the Board of Trade index numbers for the two years being 133.1 and 124.6 respectively (1930 equals 100). Last year's advance follows increases in 1936 and 1935 of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Coal exports from Newcastle decreased further this week. Trading with Victoria improved considerably, but this was offset by a sharp decline in exports of South…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Gray smoke rising in the fringe of the bush on the south-western side of Wallsend indicates that the refuse dump of the old Wallsend C pit is burning,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →All the miners from the five mines in the Huntly district are still on strike. The Secretary of the United Mineworkers' Union (Mr. A. McLagen)…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Interests closely connected with the coal mining industry in the north to-day were dubious of the immediate success of any move…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Pelaw Main colliery was idle to-day owing to a dispute with the drivers. It is expected that work will be resumed to-morrow…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Men at five coal mines at Huntly, who have been Idle more than a week resumed work to-day. Their wages dispute has been…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Among the councils which will go out of existence with the advent of Greater Newcastle on April 2 is the comparatively young municipal council of New…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A grave warning that the Dominions could not continue to regard Britain as their best market for primary, products was uttered to-day by the leader of the British delegation to the Empire Producers' Conference (Sir Reginald Dorman-Smith,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Gold Rod galloped so brilliantly over half a mile at Randwick this morning that his withdrawal from the Doncaster might be regretted. The big chestnut was made to work, but he responded so well that his performance could not be faulted…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →The hearing of the application of the Colliery Mechanics' Union for an award for its members employed at the Hexham coal-loading plant of Hetton-Bellbird…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The Pelaw Main Colliery, which was idle yesterday owing to a dispute with the drivers, resumed work to-day. Richmond Main, which has been…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The District President of the Miners' Federation (Mr. T. Hoare) visited the South Maitland field last night. He attended a meeting of the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Northern Extended mine was to have resumed work to-day, but the lod[?]• yesterday decided not to resume ur[?]til another inspection was made of [?]…
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