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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1938

2,483 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 72 of 125

Gold Speculators Some to be Expelled from France PARIS, August 19

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 August 1938 · page 12

The French ministry of the Interior announces that it will take action against speculators in gold and currency, some of whom will be expelled from France…

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Zero Hour Is Fixed Miners' Strike If No Conference Log Service on Tuesday Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 August 1938 · page 11

September 6 has been fixed by the Directions Committee of the Miners' Federation as zero hour if there is to be a general strike…

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Mr. Lang Tells Miners "Labour Not One-Union Party" Mr. Baddeley Still Deputy Leader Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 August 1938 · page 11

"The Labour movement is not a one-union movement, and it will not accept minority dictatorship," said the Leader of the State…

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Stolen Coal

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 22 August 1938 · page 8

"If you come back again for this offence you'll go to gaol without the option," Mr. Soane S.M. warned Reginald Bull, 27, laborer, and Alfred…

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Oil From Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 August 1938 · page 6

The Coalfields will welcome the announcement of the Minister for Mines, Mr. Vincent, in reply to a Cessnock deputation, that the…

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Bolting Horse at Colliery Wheeler Dragged Along Rails

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 22 August 1938 · page 5

Harold Bamback, aged 18, of Victoria-street, Adamstown, was extensively injured at Happy Valley, Colliery this morning…

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Young Man Sent to Gaol Stole Bags From Colliery

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 22 August 1938 · page 7

For having stolen bass valued at £3 12s, Harold James Dorse, 23, or Cossnock, will serve six months' imprisonment…

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Workless Want Coal Issue Renewed Request

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 22 August 1938 · page 5

Though the coal dump at Catherine Hill Bay established by the wartime Prime' Minister (Mr. W. M. Hughes) has been exhausted the Northern…

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Miners' Mass Meetings Leaders to Ask for Free Hand

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 22 August 1938 · page 7

To-morrow week aggregate meetings of miners in the north and elsewhere throughout Australia will be held to decide…

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Count Proceeding Miners' Ballot on A.L.P. Affiliation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 August 1938 · page 8

The Returning Officer of the Northern Branch of the Miners' Federation (Mr. L. Halliday), with the Assistant Secretary (Mr. J. B. ,Simpson), was engaged over…

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Railway Coal Reserves in Use Again Zara-street Power Station Supples

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 22 August 1938 · page 7

The Zara Street power station toots its turn to-day at lifting coal from the Railway Department's reserve stack at Port Waratah due to the idleness…

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The Miners' Claims Letters Sent to Heads of Governments "Political and Social Aspects" Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 August 1938 · page 7

The Miners' Federation to-day sent letters to the Prime Minister and State Premiers concerned, requesting questing early discussion of all…

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Miners' Ballot Due To-day Surprise at Kurri? Big Vote Against Lang Faction SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 22 August 1938 · page 7

It is believed in Sydney that one of the biggest surprises of the miners' ballot on political affiliation will be that from the…

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Miners' Federation Auxiliary

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 August 1938 · page 5

Sir,—A paragraph appeared on Saturday under the heading of Swansea, dealing with the formation of a woman's auxiliary to the Miners' Federation in…

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Gas in Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 August 1938 · page 5

Sir.—Much dissatisfaction appears to exist in the Maitland mines at the present time, and anxiety exists in the minds of the employees of the Aberdare Central…

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Kurri Mines Working

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 23 August 1938 · page 8

The three Kurri collieries, Pelaw Main, Richmond Main and Stanford Main No. 1, were working to-day…

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Theft of Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 August 1938 · page 2

Reginald Bull, 27, labourer, and Alfred Benjamin Clark, 41, labourer, were each fined £1, in default two days' imprisonment, for having stolen coal valued at…

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Miners and the A.L.P.

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 August 1938 · page 6

The decision of the rank and file of the Miners' Federation that their political affiliation shall be transferred from the official executive of the Australian Labour…

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Fifty Years After Coal Strikes Then and Now Mr. Trewartha Looks Back

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 August 1938 · page 5

Fifty years ago Mr. H. H. Trewartha, of the Newcastle firm of Lane and Trewartha Pty. Ltd., arrived at Newcastle from England, and had his first…

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Lang on Miners' Ballot "Too Much Is Made Of It" "Dictatorships In Union" SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 23 August 1938 · page 1

Mr. Lang declared to-day that too much importance had been given to the Northern miners' ballot in…

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