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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1938

2,483 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 42 of 125

Miners' Officials in Conference

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 June 1938 · page 12

Representatives of lodges on the Newcastle field confer with the Northern Miners' Executive on the new log of claims at the Trades Hall…

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Lodges Endorse "Struggle" Plan of Miners

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 18 June 1938 · page 1

Executive officers of lodges which have 10.000 working members of the! Northern Miners' Federation have now endorsed the tentative proposals for…

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Miners' Officials at Weston Log of Clams Is Endorsed

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 18 June 1938 · page 5

A meeting of miners' lodge officers of Kurri. Weston and Abermain held at Weston. confirmed the log of claims and the proposed Dion of action in the…

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Kurri Accidents in Mines Hospital Considers Subsidy Inadequate

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 June 1938 · page 13

The Mineowners' Insurance Company contributes £50 each month to the Kurri Kurri District Hospital to cover the treatment of patients injured in…

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Industrial News Northern Miners Lodges Meet Executive Mr. Hoare Pleased with Conference

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 June 1938 · page 12

The officers of the lodges on the Newcastle field conferred with the Northern Miners' executive at the Newcastle Trades Hall last night…

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Gold Passes May Help Labor Campaign Move to Coopt The Politicians

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 18 June 1938 · page 1

The Newcastle State Electoral Council of the A.L.P. will discuss to-night proposals In the State-wide campaign to revive interest In the party and to…

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Industrial News Northern Mines Work for the Fortnight

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 June 1938 · page 3

Excellent times were recorded by the larger mines on the Northern field during the fortnight. Details as furnished by the shipping agents in Newcastle on…

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Slaughter Yard for Miners Feeding Plans For Big Strike

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 20 June 1938 · page 1

A prominent Coalfields butcher who last year offered to turn over his butchery and slaughter-vard to the Miners' federation in the event of a…

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Rush to Buy Gold Is Dollar to Be Revalued ? LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 20 June 1938 · page 1

The rush of Eold-buyers led to purchases in London this week to a total value of probably £14,000,000. says a leading authority…

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Wallarah Colliery

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 21 June 1938 · page 10

The vice-president of the Northern Miners' Federation (Mr. H. Scan[?]on) attended a conference at the Wallarah mine to-day. It has been postponed…

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Kurri Colliery Accidents Man Injured by Fall of Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 June 1938 · page 9

William Peacock, 41, a miner, f Hopetoun-street. Kurri Kurri, was struck by a fall of coal in Bloomfield South colliery yesterday afternoon, and received…

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Inquests on Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 June 1938 · page 8

The branch secretary has received a letter from the Minister for Justice (Mr. L. O. Martin) stating that the executive will be advised by the Commissioner of…

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Conference Follows Mine Resumption

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 21 June 1938 · page 10

Aberdare Extended miners were back at work to-day after their one-day protest stoppage yesterday. Tills afternoon officials of the lodge…

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Miners' Campaign Approach to Legislators SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 June 1938 · page 8

The General President of the Miners' Federation (Mr. C. Nelson) and the President of the Northern District (Mr. T. Hoare), will interview leaders of the…

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Industrial News Northern Miners August Convention Ballot for Delegates

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 June 1938 · page 8

The Secretary of the Northern branch of the Miners' Federation (Mr. L. Halliday) said yesterday that the ballot for the election of delegates to the national…

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Cessnock's Appeal to Premier Intervene in Coal Crisis

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 21 June 1938 · page 1

The Cessnock ChamBer of Commerce to-day sent to the Premier a request that he should intervene to prevent the…

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Miners' Leaders on Way to Canberra Consultation With Federal Members

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 21 June 1938 · page 7

The general president of the Miners' Federation (Mr. C Nelson) and the vice-president (Mr. T. Hoare) who is also the northern president, will leave…

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Mining Mechanics To be Represented at Union Conference

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 June 1938 · page 8

Mr. T. G. Moran presided at a meeting of the executive of the Federated Mining Mechanics' Association yesterday, when a letter from the General…

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Stanford Merthyr Colliery Dispute

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 22 June 1938 · page 6

A satisfactory agreement regarding the rates of pay for members of the Federated Mining Mechanics' Association at the Stanford Merthyr colliery…

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The Mine Tragedy Kitchener Mourns

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 22 June 1938 · page 6

The 200 miners who toiled in the Aberdare Central Colliery last night to save their male were in constant danger of…

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