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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1938

2,483 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 58 of 125

Zero Hour for the Miners Strike Issue on Thursday Convention to Begin

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 30 July 1938 · page 5

Zero hour for the Miners' Federation will be reached at the National Convention to open next Thursday, which will…

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"No Breach" Miners and Last Year's Agreement Reply to B.H.P. Reserved Right, Says Mr. Orr SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 July 1938 · page 11

The miners' claims for shorter hours, improved safety, pensions, and paid holidays were not a breach of the agreement made last…

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Goldfields' Varying Clocks Kalgoorlie

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 July 1938 · page 12

So much inconvenience has been caused by differing times in the locality that the Chamber of Mines intends to install a monitor whistle audible over a radius of…

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Another Advance West Australian Basic Wage £4/15/2 on Goldfields Perth

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 July 1938 · page 11

The State basic wage has been raised 7/ in the metropolitan area and 8/2 on the goldfields within a month. On the annual review in June the…

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Pelaw Main Colliery Idle To-day

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 1 August 1938 · page 9

Pelaw Main Colliery was idle to-day owing to a dispute with the clippers it is expected that the matter will be adjusted to-day and that work will…

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Aberdare Central Colliery Men Do Not Work

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 1 August 1938 · page 9

Deputies were unable to make their usual ore-shift inspection at the Aberdare Central Colliery to-day because in area was fenced off…

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The Issues in the Coal Dispute

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 1 August 1938 · page 2

Sir,—It seems certain that in the near future we will be plunged into another industrial struggle, where the owners and miners will be gripping at each other's…

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Convention of Miners Northern Delegates For Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 1 August 1938 · page 10

The Northern Miners' President (Mr. T. Hoare) said this afternoon that he would leave for Svdnev to-morrow for the meeting of the Central Council…

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Best for 11 Years Coal Exports for July

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 1 August 1938 · page 1

The 358,931 tons of coal exported from the, cranes at Carrington last month was the best monthly coal shipment from…

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Harrower Inquest To-morrow Mining Tragedy

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 1 August 1938 · page 9

About 12 witnesses will be called at the Inquest at Cessnock to-morrow, on the extensive coal-fall at the Aberdare Central colliery on June 21 which…

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Mr. Heffron Appeal to Miners Cessnock Meeting District Assembly Formed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 1 August 1938 · page 9

After it had heard an address by the leader of the Industrial Labour Party, Mr. R. J. Heffron, M.L.A., a meeting at Cessnock yesterday…

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Mining Lodges Confer Formation of Approved Society

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 1 August 1938 · page 9

A meeting at Spcer's Point yesterday, representative of Stockton Bore-hole, Pacific, Northern Extended, Northumberland and Rhondda mining…

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Gold Brick Stolen Safe Forced at Wau CAIRNS

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 1 August 1938 · page 9

When the New Guinea airliner Corinthia landed here yesterday it was revealed that a gold brick valued at £2000 had been stolen from the office of New…

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Miners' Claims Strike If No Immediate Negotiations Ultimatum Likely Memorial Services at All Pit-tops SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 1 August 1938 · page 7

At the miners' convention, which will begin on Thursday, it is probable that an ultimatum will be delivered to the Federal and State…

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One-day Stoppages at Mines Are Expected Next Thursday Pit-top Memorial Services And Union Convention SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 1 August 1938 · page 1

One-day stoppages at a large number of mines throuehout the Coalfields may sienal the opening of the National Convention of the Miners' Federation in Sydney on Thursday…

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Coal Haulage in Mines New System In U.S.A.

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 2 August 1938 · page 6

A system of coal haulage known as "rubber tyred mining," a further development in the practice of mechanisation of mines, which has been introduced into coal mines…

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Buried for Eight Hours Mine Drama Coal Fall Inquest at Cessnock

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 2 August 1938 · page 7

"All the timber in the world would not have prevented the fall," said Peter Harrower, an Aberdare Central miner, who gave evidence at the inquest at Cessnock to-day on the death of his…

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Pelaw Main Colliery Resumes

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 2 August 1938 · page 9

The Pelaw Main Colliery, which was idle yesterday owing to a dispute with the clippers, resumed work to-day Richmond Main and stanford Mail No…

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The Miners' Demands

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 2 August 1938 · page 2

Sir—The policy of undercutting adopted by the coalowners has conferred on them little financial benefit, and has resulted in displacing of their employees, installing…

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Coal Strike Finance

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 2 August 1938 · page 2

Sir,—The scheme propounded by one of the miners' leaders of getting groups of 20 of his members to draw £50 from their banking accounts, and so give…

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