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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1938

2,483 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 36 of 125

Mt. Isa Mines Silver-lead Output BRISBANE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 May 1938 · page 13

Mr. J. Kruttschnit, chairman of directors of Mount Isa Mines, said that the increase of 10 per cent in the silver-lead tonnage milled would follow certain…

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Miners' Benefits Effect of Bill on Doctors CANBERRA

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 May 1938 · page 11

At question time in the House of Representatives to-day Mr. R. James (Lab., Hunter. N.S.W.) said he had received over 30 telegrams from members of the…

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Slightly Less Coal Shipments for Week Exports From Newcastle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 May 1938 · page 6

Less coal was shipped from Newcastle this week, but an improvement was shown in figures for New Zealand and Western Australia. Cargoes amounting to…

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Demolisher's Luck Found £14,000 in Gold PARIS, May 26

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 May 1938 · page 13

A workman demolishing in old house in the Latin Quarter of Paris, thrust, his crowbar through a wall and revealed a long-hidden board of 5000 gold coins of…

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Miners' "Second Round" Preparing for the Convention Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 30 May 1938 · page 8

Coalmine safety regulations and arrangements for an Australian convention of miners' lodges are the main items on the agenda for a conference…

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When Miners Are Injured Departure From Custom Causes Dispute

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 30 May 1938 · page 8

Departure from what has been recognised as a custom at Aberdare Extended Colliery to-day caused a dispute which threw the colliery idle…

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British Miners Strike Minimum Wage Protest LONDON, May 29

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 May 1938 · page 8

Eighty miners descended the Wyndham colliery, at Glamorgan, at 7 p.m. on Friday, but on arrival at their working places they sat down for 30 hours as…

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Safety in Mines Federation's Campaign Conference To-day Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 May 1938 · page 7

Miners' leaders have called a conference of New South Wales district executives and Central Executive of the Miners' Federation to-morrow, to consider what…

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Rumblings of Trouble at Yallourn The Town That Brown Coal Built MELBOURNE

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 30 May 1938 · page 5

Rumblings of impending industrial warfare are sounding in the pleasant streets of Yallourn, carrying a threat to the financial security of about 2000 workers employed in this nerve-centre of the State Electricity Commission's £20,000,000…

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Industrial News John Darling Mine Men Decide to Work To-day Result of Mass Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 May 1938 · page 8

A mass meeting of mines at John Darling colliery, which has been idle since last Wednesday decided yesterday to return to work this morning, but to insist…

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Kurri Colliery Accidents

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 31 May 1938 · page 9

Crushed between two skips at Hebburn No. 2 colliery yesterday. W. Worthington, 28, a miner, of Barton-street, Kurri Kurri, received internal injuries and a fractured…

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Millfield Miners' Officials

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 31 May 1938 · page 8

The president and treasurer of Millfield Greta Miners' Lodge (Mr. J. Me. Pherson) has been reelected to the position without opposition. The check…

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ABERMAIN No. 1 Miners' Officials

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 31 May 1938 · page 8

Officials of tho Abermain No. 1 Miners' Lodge have been re-lected in the half-yearly. ballot as follows: President: G. Hunter 210. E…

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Extended Miners Back at Work

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 31 May 1938 · page 8

The Aberdare Extended miners resumed work to-day after a one day stoppage. The hold-up was a protest against…

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Big Coal Export This Month

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 31 May 1938 · page 7

According to figures released to-dat by the Berthing Master (Mr. E. W. Keats). 321,497 tons of coal was exported from Newcastle in May. It has…

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Elrington Miners Cease Work Grievance Discussed

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 31 May 1938 · page 7

The Elrington miners were Idle to-day. The stoppage followed a pit top meeting at which objection was taken to the practice of the management in…

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Shorter Week Miners' Resources Behind Campaign Seek Greater Safety Dust Menace Reported More Serious SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 31 May 1938 · page 8

District officials of the Miners' Federation at a conference to-day, decided to mobilise all the organisation's resources behind the campaign for greater safety and…

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Stanford Main No. 1 Colliery Idle

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 1 June 1938 · page 8

The Stanford Main No. 1 colliery was idle to-day owing to a dispute over a youth employed at the lamp cabin…

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Millfield Miners Lodge New Ballot Ordered for Secretaryship

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 1 June 1938 · page 8

Another ballot is to be taken to decide the secretaryship at Millfield Greta Miners' Lodge. The new ballot was decided on by…

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Electric Devices in Mines Question of Safety John Darling Prosecuted

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 1 June 1938 · page 8

A switch box of the type used in minns in which coal cutting machines are operating was used to demonstrate to Mr. Soane…

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