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Mining & the mines, 1932

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Search for Gold Police on Steamer False Alarm Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 9 August 1932 · page 5

Passengers who arrive from New Zealand by the steamer Zealandia to-day witnessed the unusual spectacle of a party of police boarding…

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Mine Man Dies MELBOURNE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 10 August 1932 · page 1

After an illness lasting a fortnight, Mr. George, H. Broome (66). manager of the State coal mine at…

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Mythical Gold West Australian Baronet's Theory

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 10 August 1932 · page 3

West Australia's only baronet, Sir Alexander Cockburn-Campbell, is resting in a suburb of Perth after 37 years in the far north-west on cattle stations…

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Caledonian Collieries Resume

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 12 August 1932 · page 2

At a meeting of the Aberdare Extended and Aberdare Central Miners' Lodges, held last night to discuss the grievance of the men employed at the…

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Gold Exhibits Alleged Evasion

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 12 August 1932 · page 3

Six parcels of gold and a bag of sovereigns were produced as exhibits at the Central Police Court, Sydney. Percy John Wince, 36, a steward,…

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Oil from Coal. Maitland Scheme Cheaper Fuel

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 12 August 1932 · page 2

The Maitland Back-to-Work and Wise Spending Committee after hearing Mr. A. F. Lyons, of Lyons Bros., Wallsend, explain their scheme of treating coal…

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Blue and Gold Fair. Next Week's Attraction

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 12 August 1932 · page 2

Attention is drawn to the announcement in this issue regarding the Blue and Gold Fair, organised by the Dungog Country Women's Association…

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Miners' Earnings

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 August 1932 · page 10

It is stated that for the 12 months ended June 30, one miner employed at the Conlcliff COlliery, on the South Coast, carned over £400, eight…

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Mine Mechanics Abermain Dispute Seniority Rule

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 August 1932 · page 6

The dispute between the Colliery Mcchanles Association Collieries will be considered at a meeting of the…

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Coal Export Newcastle Figures NEWCASTLE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 August 1932 · page 3

The quantity of coal including bunkers, shipped at Newcastle during the week for places beyond the state was 43,480 tons, of which 4900 tons…

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Gold Passes Motion to Restrict Defeated

Singleton Argus · Monday 15 August 1932 · page 4

The delegates to the Farmers and Settlers' Conference emphatically opposed a proposal from Ashburnham to restrict the use, of the gold passes of…

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Salvage From Sunken Egypt Gold and Silver Worth £200,000. (Australian Press Assn. Message.) London

Singleton Argus · Monday 15 August 1932 · page 1

The salvage steamer Artiglio has landed at Plymouth with gold and silver from the sunken Egypt worth £200,000…

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Abermain No. 2 Colliery Work To-morrow

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 16 August 1932 · page 2

The Abermain No. 2 Colliery, which, has been idle since last Thursday, win resume work to-morrow (Wednesday)…

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Injuries Prove Fatal Accident at Elrington Colliery

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 16 August 1932 · page 3

The Injuries received by Clement James Emery, 21, when he was crushed between an electric motor and a door at Elrington Colliery on…

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Muswellbrook Miners' Lodge. Election of Officers

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 16 August 1932 · page 1

The election of officers of the above-named lodge for the ensuing quarter resulted:—President, Mr. K. Dann; secretary, Mr. W. E. Jaeger;…

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Good News for British Shipping. New Coal-oil Fuel

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 16 August 1932 · page 1

It is a long time since there has been any good news from Britain's shipping industry (says the "Newcastle Herald's" London correspondent). For…

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FINED £50 Tried to Smuggle Gold Wellington (N.z.)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 16 August 1932 · page 3

A man and his wife who attempted to take a gold bar valued at £175 to Australia aboard the Zealandia on August 5 were fined £50, as a result…

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Gold From N.Z. Passengers Questioned Police Alert Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 16 August 1932 · page 1

When the steamer Maunganul from Wellington, New Zealand, arrived this morning the police questioned two passengers regarding…

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Lithgow Mines Idle SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 August 1932 · page 1

All collieries in the Lithgow district were idle to-day to enable the men to attend stop-work meetings to…

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Curse of Gold Mr. Churchill's Attack World Problems

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 August 1932 · page 4

That gold is rosponsble for many of the evils from which we are suffering to-day in the considered opinion of Mr…

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