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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines
2,068 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 70 of 104
Last Wednesday was the 38th anniversary of the Mt Kembla mine disaster in which 95 lives were lost. It was about 2 p.m. that the disaster occurred. Accompanied by a terrific detonation a large volume of flame and smoke burst from the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The District Secretary of the Miners' Federation (Mr. J. B. Simpson) said on Saturday that the Central Council would meet in Sydney at 2 p.m. to-morrow…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Many applications, which closed last night, were received for the position of assistant secretary of the Northern Miners' Federation. The vacancy was caused by…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Delegates from all over Australia attended the meeting of the Central Council of the Miners' Federation in Sydney this…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Any statement from the executive would be more likely to emphasise the anti working class character of the lodge, said the Northern Vice-president of the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Newcastle police are investigating the theft of four sets of miners' tools, five sticks of explosive and a quantity of fuses and caps from…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →LONDON, August 6.—H.M. minesweeping trawler Marsons has been sunk by a mine, the British Admiralty announces. There were some casualties…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The Commonwealth Bank to-day fixed the price of gold lodged at the Mint on Saturday and yesterday at £10/12/6 per ounce fine. Sovereigns are…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Beeby coal award will be discussed at a meeting of the' Amalgamated Engineers at Cessnock tomorrow night. The district…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →CANBERRA, Tuesday.—A explanation from the Prime Minister (Mr. Menzies) for the shortage of raw materials in steel works at Newcastle was sought by Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →LITHGOW Wednesday.—Times worked by collieries in the Western District for the last pay distributed include the following: State mine, Steel Works, Vale…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Proposals placed before the Miners' Federation by the Prime Minister (Mr. Menzies) for increasing coal production were discussed…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Sir,—Giving evidence before the Royal Commission on pensions, it would have been much more ladylike had Dr. May Harris stated the whole truth instead…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The Commonwealth Bank to-day fixed the price of gold lodged at the Mint yesterday at £10/12/6 on ounce fine. Sovereigns are £2/8/11, each…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →DARWIN, Wednesday.—An architect oversees discovered gold in the walls of the Larrakia barracks when a crack was being stopped. On investigation it…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Gold was discovered in the walls of Larrakia barracks when a crack was being stopped. The stopping was not successful, so…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Considerable interest has been aroused in the North by the decision of the Miners' Central Council to support the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Support for both factions in the Labour dispute was given to-day. The Central Council of the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →"If you are convicted again for a similar offence you'll be sent to gaol," said Mr. Soane, S.M., to two men who pleaded guilty to coal stealing…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →North Wallarah mine was idle to-day. The Northern minors' secretary (Mr. J. B. Simpson) said that it was due to the long delay in receiving…
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