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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1938

2,483 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 24 of 125

On the Tracks Gold Rod Fast Half Mile at Randwick Ajax's Good Gallop at Victoria Park Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 March 1938 · page 14

The decision to withdraw Gold Rod from the Doncaster Handicap may have been a trifle hasty. The chestnut demonstrated at Randwick this morning that…

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Kurri Mines Working

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 31 March 1938 · page 12

The three Kurri collieries. Pelaw Main. Richmond Main and Stanford Main No. 1 were working to-day. HORSE DROWNED.—Goulburn…

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Parties Confer Award for Coal Loading Plant SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 31 March 1938 · page 10

Before Mr. Justice Cantor, of the Industrial Commission to-day, the parties involved conferred on the application for an award for the coal-loading plant of the…

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Adverse Year Many Factors Against British Shipping Outward Coal Trade at Low Level (Australian Associated Press.) LONDON, March 29

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 31 March 1938 · page 10

In contrast to the prosperity of the homeward markets, during the greater part a 1937, freight on outward cool trade approached the distress levels of the…

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Colliery Fire in Canada Five Miners Lost OTTAWA

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 1 April 1938 · page 7

The heroism of William Altken, fire chief, saved five lives after an explosion and fire at a colliery in Alberta, which trapped ten miners…

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Dudley Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 April 1938 · page 21

A new cavil was drawn at Dudley colliery. The big cavil out was withdrawn and 20 pairs of miners and off-hand labour have been kept on…

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Mine Workers Injured

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 April 1938 · page 15

Arthur Gill, 48, a miner, living at Brunkerville, was struck by a fall of coal in Pelaw Main colliery yesterday He sustained concussion, and injuries to…

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Machine Mining Progress in America Big Output From Three Shifts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 April 1938 · page 21

The manager of a Newcastle colliery company received from an official in Pittsburgh some interesting particulars of the progress of machine mining in…

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Ayrfield No. 1 Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 April 1938 · page 13

Preparations are being made to operate the north side of Ayrfield No. 1 colliery on a modified breast system. Several miners are employed again under…

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Oil From Coal a British Investigation Adverse Report Issued

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 April 1938 · page 15

The sun and substance of the investigation recently undertaken by a sub-committee of the Committee of Imperial Defence on the oil from coal industry, is…

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Coal Trade Bright Newcastle Exports Improve 60,771 Tons for Week

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 April 1938 · page 13

Coal exports from Newcastle improved this week. Trading with Victoria lapsed slightly, but this was offset by a substantial increase in consignments to South…

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Saved Five Lives Men Trapped by Fire in Mine HINTON (Alberta), March 31

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 April 1938 · page 11

Displaying, heroism, William Aitken, a fire chief, saved five lives when an explosion and fire in a collier trapped 10 miners…

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High Yield Metals and Minerals State Coal Wealth Biggest Output Since 1927 SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 April 1938 · page 21

The Minister for Mines (Mr. R. S. Vincent) has received a statement which shows, that the total value of the metals and minerals won in 1937, including clays,…

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Kurri Mines

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 5 April 1938 · page 8

Richmond Main Colliery was again idle to-day owing to slackness of trade Pelaw Main and Stanford Main No 1 were working…

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Northern Extended Inspection of Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 5 April 1938 · page 8

The President of the Northern branch of the Miners' Federation (Mr. T. Hoare), accompanied by the District Cheek Inspector (Mr. I. Hoare) and the…

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Broker Involved in Charge of Gold Stealing Adelaide

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 5 April 1938 · page 7

Echoes of the Bendigo Central Blue Gold Mine case, which caused a sensation recently, were heard in the Adelaide Police Court to-day, when…

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Arrest on Ship Melbourne Stock Broker Charge Involves Gold Thefts Adelaide

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 5 April 1938 · page 7

Alleged to have been concerned in the theft of gold worth £15,000 from a Bendigo mine, Frank Savage, a member of the Melbourne…

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B.h.p. Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 April 1938 · page 7

Sir,—As the B.H.P collieries have been back to work for over three months after the three month strike. I have been patiently waiting for Mr. Smallwood…

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Northern Miners' Board

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 6 April 1938 · page 9

The Northern Miners' Management Board will sit at the Newcastle Trades Hall next week. The cessions will begin at 9.15 a.m. on Monday, and…

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North. Extended Mine Resumes Inspection Showed That Mine Was Safe

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 6 April 1938 · page 4

The Northern Extended mine, which has been idle since a fall in old workings caused a "windblast" last month, resumed work to-day…

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