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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1938

2,483 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 39 of 125

No Agreement Dispute at Mt. Kiera Mine Conference Adjourned Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 June 1938 · page 11

The President of the Southern Miners (Mr. F. Lowden) said to-night that no finality had been reached in the compulsory conference regarding a dispute at…

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Gold Golf Cup for Diggers 78 Competitors at Stockton

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 8 June 1938 · page 5

The Newcastle Golf Club's A.I.F. Cup competition to-day attracted 78 returned soldier players at North Stockton links…

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Industrial News No Machines Big Pillar at Aberdare Miners' Decision Safety Methods Discussed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 June 1938 · page 11

The Northern Miners' Management Board decided yesterday that the big "pillar" in Aberdare mine should be operated only by driving bords through…

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Neath Colliery Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 June 1938 · page 11

Harry Wicken, 53, a miner, living at Neath, was caught by a fall of coal in Neath colliery yesterday. He received a fractured pelvis. Wicken was given…

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Miners' Delegate For Unity Conference

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 9 June 1938 · page 15

Stanford Main No. 2 miners have Dominated Mr. T. Jenkins as their delegate for the A.L.P. Provincial Conference to be held this month…

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Testbank's Big Load of Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 June 1938 · page 8

With more coal than has been shipped to the port this year, and more than for the first quarter of 1937, the steamer Testbank sailed for Hongkong yesterday…

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Plans for Miners Food Problems Discussed

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 9 June 1938 · page 11

Meetings of mining lodge officials will be convened by the Northern Miners' Federation within the next few days…

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Cage Moved Burwood Miners Injured One Lost Three Fingers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 June 1938 · page 8

Two miners were injured at the bottom of the Burwood colliery yesterday morning when a cage on to which they were loading skips moved unexpectedly…

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Gold Prices Bank Fixes Higher Rate SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 June 1938 · page 6

Prices fixed by the Commonwealth Bank for gold lodged at the Melbourne and Perth Mints during the week ended June 3 are £8/0/3½ for a standard ounce, and…

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Long Struggle "Every Aspect Planned" Demands by Miners Dockets to be Guaranteed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 June 1938 · page 11

The Northern miners' Board of Management decided yesterday that meetings of all lodge officers in the district should be convened for next week to discuss…

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Kurri Falls of Coal Accidents at Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 June 1938 · page 13

Four colliery employees were admitted to the Kurri Kurri District Hospital yesterday from injuries stated to have been received in falls of coal at Neath,…

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Miners' Hours

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

It is opportune to direct attention to the report published in another column of the discussion at it a recent conference at Geneva, under the auspices of the…

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Miners' Hours Reduction in World Mines Discussion at Geneva Germany Reverts to Nine Hours

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 June 1938 · page 9

A wide range of discussion concerning the hours of work in the coalmining industry throughout the world was covered at the tripartite meeting of Government,…

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Bellbird Miners Went Below To-day

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 10 June 1938 · page 9

The Bellbird Colliery resumed work to-day. The colliery lost two days. It was idle on Wednesday because a bursting…

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Burwood Mine Still Idle Deadlock Follows Accident

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 10 June 1938 · page 7

Burwood mine, where two men were injured this week in an accident, was still idle to-day. The men ceased work pending an inspection by the…

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Brown Coal Used for Gas-making Successful Tests May Affect N.S.W. Coal Sales MELBOURNE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 June 1938 · page 11

Melbourne experiments in the production of domestic gas from brown coal may lead eventually to a reduction in the local…

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Raising Credits Miners' Federation Plans Guarantee to Firms Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 June 1938 · page 12

It was ascertained to-night that the Miners' Federation has elaborate plans for the raising of credits and the distribution of relief in the event of trouble…

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Coal Loading Some Carrington Records When the Tractors Came

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

Much has been heard of sporting records in recent weeks; a perusal of figures in the Berthing Master's office at Carrington will reveal some others. These…

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Industrial News Burwood Mine Work Not to be Resumed Board's Request Refused

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 June 1938 · page 18

The Northern Miners' Board of Management decided yesterday that Barwood colliery should not resume until an engine-driver was stood down pending an…

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Workman Drowns Earth Falls on Boat Gold Lease Tragedy Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 June 1938 · page 11

When several tons of earth fell from a face at Sock's gold dredging leases at El Dorado to-day, it overwhelmed Alfred Edward Fealy, 30, a fitter, who was…

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