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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1938

2,483 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 35 of 125

Await Inspector's Visit Aberdare Central Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 May 1938 · page 8

Owing to a report that there had been a spark from the new coal-cutting machine when it struck an intrusion of rock in the seam, Aberdare Central…

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Miners Aid in Search Missing Man At Swansea

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 26 May 1938 · page 11

Miners employed at Wallarah mine to-day ceased work to search for David Humphries, of Swansea, a former workmate,…

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John Darling Mine Idle Echo of Safety Conference

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 26 May 1938 · page 1

The recent conference of check inspectors held in Sydney to discuss mine safety had a repercussion at John Darling, mine to-day when the men laid…

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Miners' Leaders to Confer Drive for Shorter Working Hours

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 26 May 1938 · page 12

District executives of the Miners' Federation throughout the North, West, South and Broken Hill, will confer in Sydney next week to consider district…

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"Pretty Bad Lot" Mine Wheeler Gaoled Declared Habitual Criminal Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 May 1938 · page 13

Harold Oliver Shaw, 20, a coalmine wheeler, was described as a "pretty bad lot" when he was sentenced to 12 months' imprisonment, and declared an habitual…

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Mine Safety Drastic Changes Urged Dust Danger "Act Glaringly Flouted" SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 May 1938 · page 10

The Coal Mines Regulation Act was strongly criticised by delegates at a conference of check inspectors, compensation officers, and other officials of the Miners'…

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Confident Tone Gold Shares Stronger in London LONDON, May 24

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 May 1938 · page 6

Speculators lost no time in taking advantage of the more confident atmosphere which followed the casing of the Czech crisis to resume gambling in gold shares…

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Federal Session Mr. James Quotes Miners' Scheme Insurance Debate Amendments Favoured by U.A.P. Speakers CANBERRA

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 May 1938 · page 10

One of the principal speaker in to-day's House of Representatives debate on the National Insurance Bill was Mr. R. James, Labour member for Hunter…

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Abermain Colliery Accidents

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 May 1938 · page 13

Richard Crook, a miner, of Main-road Abermain, was struck by a fall of coal while at work in No. 3 section of Abermain No. 1 colliery yesterday and injured…

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Inspection Made Aberdare Central Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 May 1938 · page 13

An inspection of the place where the new coal-cutting machine is operating in Aberdare Central colliery was made yesterday by the District Check Inspector…

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Miners Delegates for Unity Conference

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 27 May 1938 · page 1

Messrs. J. Duffin and A. Wakeman will represent the Aberdare Central miners at the June unity conference organised by the Provisional Council…

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Windfall for Miners £200 Paid To-day

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 27 May 1938 · page 1

Miners of North Wallarah to-day found themselves richer by £200 more than they had anticipated. The company. It was stated at the…

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Mining Mechanics Conference at Lithgow

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 May 1938 · page 17

The General Secretary of the Federated Mining Mechanics' Association (Mr. H. C. Morton) returned from Lithgow yesterday, after a conference with the…

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Flying Judge Long Conference and Mine Inspection KALGOORLIE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 May 1938 · page 10

Mr. Justice Wolff yesterday flew from Perth to Beria, and for 11 hours conducted a conference on a mining dispute. He went underground for two hours, then…

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Increased Coal Production Best Figures for Eleven Years

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 27 May 1938 · page 9

Satisfaction that production figures for coal last year were the highest since 1927 was expressed by the President of the Newcastle Chamber of…

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Man Still Missing Wide Search at Swansea Wallarah Miners Help

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 May 1938 · page 10

Although wallarah miners stopped work yesterday to help the police and civilian search. no trace was found of David Humphries, of Swansea, who has been…

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Struck Gold Hoard with His Crowbar Paris

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 27 May 1938 · page 8

A workman demolishing an old house in the Latin quarter of Paris thrust his crowbar through a wall and revealed a long-hidden hoard of…

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Transport Problem New Guinea Goldfields SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 May 1938 · page 6

The Superintendent of W. R. Carpenter's New Guinea Enterprises (Mr. B. B. Perriman), who reached Sydney to-day by the Nellore, spoke of the necessity of…

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Young Horse Causes Colliery Dispute

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 28 May 1938 · page 8

A member of the northern executive of the Miners' Federation will attend a meeting of Pelton Miners' Lodge…

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Aberdare Central Mine Dispute

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 28 May 1938 · page 5

The Northern Miners' president (Mr. T. Hoare) said to-day that he had been in touch with the superintendent of the Caledonian Collieries…

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