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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1938

2,483 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 66 of 125

Mining Experts Shortage of Trained Men Feared Fewer Students Encouragement Suggested SYDNEY

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

The fear that in future years there would be a shortage of managers, undermanagers and deputies in New South Wales was expressed at a conference…

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"Pooling" Their Troubles Miners From Three Collieries

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 11 August 1938 · page 12

The three Aberdare miners' lodges have pooled their disputes and the latest complication is the addition to the Pool of the grievances of the…

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Millfield Greta Colliery Dispute Settled

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 11 August 1938 · page 11

A dispute which held up work at Millfield Greta Colliery on Tuesday has been settled. The miners worked yesterday on…

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The Miners' Ballot

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

Sir,—After all is said and done, the choice confronting the miners is quite clear. Until recently we had only the old firm, the New South Wales branch…

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Miners' Union Is 77 Years Old

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 11 August 1938 · page 10

The coal miners of Australia, organised now in a federation, formed their trade union 77 years ago, before their number was as much as 1000. One of the oldest of Australian trade unions, the…

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Accidental Death Bloomfield South Colliery Fatality Trimmer Falls From Truck

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

The Coroner (Mr. C. G. Carr-Boyd) bold an inquest at the East Maitland Courthouse yesterday into the death of Francis John Reed a a trimmer of…

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Safety in Mines "Issue a Federal One"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 August 1938 · page 8

While members of the Miners' Federation abide loyally by the decisions of the officers whom they elect to govern, they freely and vigorously discuss the matters…

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"Government Must Act" "Public Opinion for Miners," Says Scanlon

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 11 August 1938 · page 1

Declaring that the weight of public opinion was behind the miners, the Vice-president of the Northern Miners (Mr. H. Scanlon), on his return from…

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Council Appeals to Governments Efforts to Prevent Coal Crisis

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 11 August 1938 · page 1

At the instigation of Alderman Pittar, the Greater Newcastle Council has decided to invite the State and Federal Governments to intervene in the coal dispute. The council wants the Governments to…

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Increased Earnings Men at N.Z. State Mines Wellington (N.z.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 August 1938 · page 4

The Minister for Mines (Mr. Webb) said, to-day, in reporting on the State mines, that the individual earnings of miners had increased by 70 per cent. in…

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Coal Production Down This Week Stoppages Mean 8500 Tons a Day

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 11 August 1938 · page 11

Almost 3000 men are idle as a result of disputes involving five mines in the North this week, representing a reduction in production of approximately…

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"Can Do Nothing," Says Lyons "Coal Dispute Is State Matter" Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 11 August 1938 · page 11

The Commonwealth Government does not intend to take any action 80 far as the threatened industrial trouble on the…

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Miners to Limit Output Decision To-day Counter Attempts to Build Up Reserves" Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 11 August 1938 · page 1

An immediate restriction of coal production at all mines throughout the Commonwealth was decided to-day by the National Convention of the Miners' Federation…

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Faster Work at Randwick Gold Rod and Denis Impress Rosebery Favored Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 11 August 1938 · page 18

Faster work at Randwick, and the transfer of a number of leading horses to Rosebery were features…

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Rain of Gold Coins Had Been Bricked Up in Italian Monastery ROME, August 10

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 August 1938 · page 10

A workman who was repairing the monastery of St. Francis at Assissi dislodged a brick, whereupon a rain of gold coins fell from a monk's cell…

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Reply To-day Premier on Scope of Inquiry a New Claim Log Accepted by Miners' Convention SYDNEY

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

To-morrow the Premier (Mr. B. S. B. Stevens) will reply to the request of the miners' convention for more particulars about the tribunal…

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Mining Dispute (Continued from page one) Premier Asked to Call Conference "Nothing More to Say" Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 11 August 1938 · page 11

Mr. Booth (Labor, Kurri) asked the Premier (Mr. Stevens) in the Legislative Assembly to-day whether, in…

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State Coal Mine Closed in New Zealand Christchurch

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 12 August 1938 · page 8

The closing of the Liverpool State coal mine because of fire may cause a serious shortage of coal owing to the likelihood of a stoppage of…

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John Darling Miners Insurance Scheme Endorsed

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 12 August 1938 · page 7

John Darling miners, at a meeting last night, endorsed the proposal for the formation of an approved National. Insurance Society, with Mr. T. Hoare…

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Limit on Output of Coal May Not Be General

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 12 August 1938 · page 7

It was learned to-day that there may not be general agreement by lodges to carry out the order of the Miners…

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