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Mining & the mines, 1932

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Coal Exports Figures Decline NEWCASTLE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 2 August 1932 · page 2

During July, the shipment of coal from Newcastle, including bunkers, for places beyond the State was 166,505 tons, of which 10,505 tons…

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Portlock Gold Cup. Won by Werris Creek

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 2 August 1932 · page 2

Werris Creek journeyed to Quirindi by special train on Sunday in a third attempt to lift the Portlock Gold Cup, and were successful in carrying home…

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Rich Reef. New Gold Discoveries. in West Australia

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 2 August 1932 · page 4

Considerable interest centres around important new gold discoveries claimed in a locality 400 miles north-east of Laverton, and 80 miles south-west of…

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Mr. Alex Mathieson's Death Old Mining Identity

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 2 August 1932 · page 3

The death took place on Friday night of Mr. Alexander Mathieson, at his home at Carrington, aged 88 years. Deceased was a native of Lanark…

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Coal Gas

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 3 August 1932 · page 4

An as indication of the emanclpation of Great Britain form dependence on Foreign petrol supplies, experiments conducted recently are of interest…

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Warden's Court Mining Cases Authority to Enter

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 August 1932 · page 7

Land adjacent to the old East Greta Colliery was the subject of an application to the Mining Warden, Mr. A. N. Graham, at…

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A Mine Worth Owning

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 5 August 1932 · page 1

The Climax mine, in Colorado (U.S.A.), contains more molybdenite than the world requires at present; its reserves are estimated at over…

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Gold Near Grafton

Singleton Argus · Friday 5 August 1932 · page 4

About five weeks' work by a syndicate at the Black Mystery mine, Lower Bucca, near Grafton, has yielded more than 34oz of gold, valued at £200. Two…

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Gold ! in Central Queensland. New Cracow Field

The Scone Advocate · Friday 5 August 1932 · page 2

The "Herald's" Brisbane correspondent telegraphs that the population of the Cracow field is now about 250, and ore from the field crushed to date has…

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Gold Prospecting £10,000 Granted to Test Lodes

Singleton Argus · Friday 5 August 1932 · page 3

The Minister for Mines (Mr Vincent) announced on Wednesday that £10,000 had been made available by the Unemployment Relief Council for…

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A Peep Into the Past. H. L. Byers, Member for Mudgee. the Famous Gold Nugget. "Mudgee Mail," of 14th July last, remarks:—

The Scone Advocate · Friday 5 August 1932 · page 1

"Louis Byers, who, with Holterman (two Germans), struck it very rich on the Turon goldfields, was gazetted a J.P. and afterwards elected an M.L.A…

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The Collieries Work for Fortnight

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 8 August 1932 · page 3

Four collieries in the Northern district worked full time, and five 10 days during the fortnight. Maitland Main, Dudley, [?]Neath,…

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State Mine to Be Continued

Singleton Argus · Monday 8 August 1932 · page 1

An important pronouncement on the future of the Lithgow State. coalmine was made by the Premier (Mr Stevens) at the week…

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High Price of Gold

Singleton Argus · Monday 8 August 1932 · page 3

With gold at the highest price for six months, people in England are again realising on old jewellery. Sovereigns are fetching 28/- each. One…

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A New Tyre Dunlop "Gold Seal"

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 8 August 1932 · page 6

Considering the outstanding service and mileage being obtained from lyres by motorists throughout the Commonwealth, it is almost amazing…

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Colliery Shares Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 9 August 1932 · page 1

Details of shares included in the estate of the late Victor claude Say well include 100 shares of £2 each in Cessnock Collieries, Ltd., and 100…

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How the Mines Worked

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 9 August 1932 · page 1

Full time (11 days) was worked at four collieries—Mailand Main, Dudley, Neath, and Cessnock—during the fortnight ended on Saturday last…

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State Mine. Mr. Stevens's Announcement

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 9 August 1932 · page 6

An important pronouncement on the future of the Lithgow State coalmine was made by the Premier (Mr. Stevens)…

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£175 PAID Mine Worker's In jury

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 9 August 1932 · page 3

The Workers' Compensation Commission sitting in Sydney, had before it an application for the redemption of weekly payments by the payment,…

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UNEMPLOYED Relief Work Dispute Miners Help

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 9 August 1932 · page 2

Proposals for a mass demonstration with the object of persuading men working at Owlpen Lane to withdraw from the job were made at a meeting…

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