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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1933

933 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 13 of 47

JUBILATION Western Miners Coal Orders Lithgow

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 17 April 1933 · page 2

Th decision of the State Government to place an order for 75,000 tons of coal from the Western districts has caused great satisfaction and…

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Aid for Miners Government Action Money Granted Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 19 April 1933 · page 2

The Premier, Mr. B. S. Stevens, stated that the Government is considering plans for the rehabilitation of the…

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Casual Labour Colliery Agreement

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 20 April 1933 · page 7

A conference between representatives of the Federated Mining Mechanics' Association and the Southern Colliery Proprietors'…

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Coal Industry Reduction of Costs Mr. Brooks' View

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 20 April 1933 · page 10

"If the Government can bring about the rehabilitation of the coal industry, it would achieve something almost as…

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Strong Tone Stock Exchange Sales Gold Shares Weaker Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 20 April 1933 · page 7

A strong tone prevailed for the reopening of the Sydney Stook Exchange to-day, after the Easter vacation…

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Moments Decision by High Court of Australia Off Gold America's Decision Price Levels Washington. April 19

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 20 April 1933 · page 1

"The United States is off the gold standard." This announcement was made by the Secretary to the Treasury…

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Seniority Rule Unusual Position Colliery Work

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 21 April 1933 · page 5

Members of the Federated Mining Mechanics Association of the Kurri Kurri district met at Kurri last night to consider the case of…

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America Off Gold No Further Support for Dollar Abroad. Washington

Singleton Argus · Friday 21 April 1933 · page 1

President Roosevelt announced on Wednesday that no further exports of gold to support the dollar on foreign exchanges would be allowed. The…

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May Downs Promising Gold Mine Ore Assayed Mount Isa

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 22 April 1933 · page 8

Interest in Mount ISA has been stirred unexpectedly by the promising results shown in assays of are taken from the gold mine at May…

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Food Relief Position of Miners Injury Cases Sydney, Saturday

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 22 April 1933 · page 2

In a joint statement, Messers, Reesand Teece, president and secretary or Miner's Federation, said that arrangements had been made to…

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Gold Holdings Bank of England LONDON, April 21

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 22 April 1933 · page 4

A further increase pf £5,452,928 to £188,983,895 occurred in the gold holding of the Bank of England during the week ended April 10—the amount…

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Coal Export Newcastle Shipments 35,130 Tons for Week Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 22 April 1933 · page 5

The quantity of coal, including bunkers, shipped at Newcastle during the week for places beyond the State was 35,130 tons, of which 3220 tons…

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Gold Standard Feeling in France No Inflation Paris, April 21

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 22 April 1933 · page 1

Semi official dentals were given to a rumour that Franco had voluntarily abandoned the gold standard. On the contrary she expects that…

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Mines Idle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 25 April 1933 · page 7

Owing to to-day being Anzac Day, all collieries in the district were idle in consequence…

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Injured Miners Appeal for Greater Compensation

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 25 April 1933 · page 2

In the absence of the Minister for Labour and Industry (Mr. J. M. Dunningham), who is at Wollongong, the Under-Secretary of the Department…

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SUSPENDED Payment in Gold Canadian Notes Ottawa, April 24

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 25 April 1933 · page 1

An order in Council was passed two weeks ago suspending the payment of gold for Dominion notes. The Minister for Finance,…

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Gold Standard. U.S.A. Abandonment. Effect on Australia

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 25 April 1933 · page 3

Federal Cabinet on Saturday gave consideration to the probable effect on Australia of the abandonment of the gold standard by the United States,…

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Back to Work Wonthaggi Miners Caviluing-out Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 April 1933 · page 1

After consultation with the management, which resulted in a temporary agreement being arrived at the miners at the Wonthaggi mine…

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Church Robbed Gold Plate Stolen Safe Blown Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 April 1933 · page 2

A Hobart message states that thieves entered it. Mary's Roman Catholic Cathedral last night and stole three golden vessels of…

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Strong Tone Advance in Consols Gold in Demand Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 April 1933 · page 5

A strong tone prevailed on the Sydney Stock Exchange to-day, Australian Consels met keen inquiry and realised rises on late prevailing…

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