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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1938

2,483 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 55 of 125

British Coal Production Decline During Past Half Year London

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 26 July 1938 · page 8

Speaking in the House or Commons to-day the Secretary for Mines (Captain Crookshank) sold that during the first six months of the present year…

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Avert Crisis Catholic Plea for Action Settle Coal Dispute Government Intervention Sought

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 July 1938 · page 6

The Roman Catholic community of Newcastle, Maitland and the Coalfield districts has sought Government intervention in the…

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Advice Rejected Cessnock Decides No Affiliation with New Party Behind Official Labour Until Miners Give Lead

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 July 1938 · page 7

Cessnock branch of the Australian Labour Party met last night and decided, by 21 votes to 15, to reject the recommendation of the…

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Miners Against Strike

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 July 1938 · page 7

Sir,—If the coalminers are led or trapped into an industrial upheaval, it will trot be a light, but a massacre, involving useless suffering and starvation for many…

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Accident at Mine

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 27 July 1938 · page 7

Roy Addison, 36, Main-road. Swansea, was hit by a pit prop which was dislodged by a fall of coal at Wallarah No. 2 colliery, near Swansea. to-day…

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Kaiping Coal Scheme

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 July 1938 · page 15

A company with a capital of 2,000,000 yen has now been formed in Japan for the purpose of importing Kaiping coal on an exclusive basis. The new company,…

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Mining Methods

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 July 1938 · page 7

Sir,—During the past fortnight I have followed with interest the provocative articles re colliery managers, etc., published in the "Newcastle Morning…

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More Lodges Favor Miners' Ballot

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 27 July 1938 · page 7

Elrington and Maitland Main miners have voted in favor of the holding of a ballot to determine the miners' political allegiance…

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Kurri Relief Work Position of Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 July 1938 · page 11

As part of the campaign in the Northern coalfields to procure relief work for cavilled-out miners and other dole recipients and to secure the withdrawal…

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1000 Miners Idle Three Stoppages To-day

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 27 July 1938 · page 7

Almost 1000 mine workers were involved in stoppages at three collieries on the Cessnock field to-day…

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National Insurance for Miners Lodge Delegates Confer

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 27 July 1938 · page 2

Fifteen miners' lodges were represented at a conference which, at Cessnock last night, approved of the application of the Miners' Federation for…

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73 Dead Miners Memorial Service Planned SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 July 1938 · page 9

The Miners' Federation is taking steps to hold a memorial service for the 73 miners killed in the coalmines last year. The church at which the service will be…

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Mines Take Sport to Outback Mt. Isa

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 27 July 1938 · page 2

Amid the ant-bed, spinifex, and sparse grazing country of north-west Queensland is the finest sports oval in the north,…

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Gold From Sea Water Tokio, July 26

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 July 1938 · page 10

Dr. Hiroshi Suzuki, a research chemist employed by the Japanese Finance Ministry, claims to have discovered a process of extracting gold and silver from sea…

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Rector's Appeal to the Government Intervene in Coal Dispute

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 27 July 1938 · page 7

In stating that the Church of England had not spoken officially on the coal dispute, Canon Reay Campbell, Rector at Cessnock, to-day deplored the inactivity of the Government which, he said, was…

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Machine Coal Dispute Conference to be Held To-morrow

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 July 1938 · page 10

A conference between representative of the Aberdare Miners' Lodge and the Superintendent of Caledonian Collieries Ltd. (Mr. N. E. Clark) was held at…

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Miners and the Rival Labor Parties Decision on Ballot To-morrow

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 27 July 1938 · page 1

To-night the time limit for the Northern Miners' lodges to decide whether they want a ballot on the question of political affiliation will expire, and the…

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Social Insurance Praise for Mr. James Miners' Attitude to Friendly Societies

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 July 1938 · page 8

The Sectary of the Northern branch of the Miners' Federation (Mr. L. Halliday), in addressing the South Maitland lodges at Cessnock last night, referred to…

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Miners Approve New Society Cessnock Meeting Insurance Benefits Explained Provisional Officers Nominated

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 July 1938 · page 10

A largely attended meeting of miners of the South Maitland field, held at Cessnock last night, accepted the advice of the officers of the Miners' Federation to…

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Government to Act Coal Issues Intervention in the Dispute Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 27 July 1938 · page 7

The State Government will intervene to prevent strike on the Coalfields. Its first move is the sending away to-morrow to the Southern Coalfields of the Minister for Labor…

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