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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1933

933 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 4 of 47

Gold Sluicing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 February 1933 · page 6

It is stated that a prospector [?] In conjunction with the Great Britain Dredging and Sluicing Co.,…

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Preventing Accidents English Mine Manager's Scheme

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 1 February 1933 · page 1

The manager of a South Wales coal mine, after hearing a wireless broadcast of an s.o.s., was convinced that warnings are more effective through…

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Hill End Colliery Inspected Further Grant

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 2 February 1933 · page 2

The Minister for Labour and Industry (Mr. J. M. Dunningham) made an inspection of the Hill End Colliery at Cessnock yesterday afternoon. He was…

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Gold Yield Highest for 11 Years SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 2 February 1933 · page 8

Production of now gold in New South Wales last year was 27,941 ounces fine, the highest for 11 years. It compares with 19,673 ounces fine…

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Preventing Accidents. English Mine Manager's Scheme

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 3 February 1933 · page 8

The manager of a South Wales coal mine, after hearing a wireless broadcast of an s.o.s., was convinced that warnings are more effective through…

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"Little Prospect of Finding Gold" Opinion of Barrington Tops

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 3 February 1933 · page 1

At last night's meeting of the Kearsley Shire Council a letter was received from Mr. W. J. Enright, submitting information relative to gold…

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Gold Prices Mr. Chamberlain's View Debt Adjustment London, Feb. 2

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 3 February 1933 · page 8

The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Mr. Neville Chamberlain), addressing the American Newspaper Correspondents' Association…

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Gold Find Rich Lode Uncovered W.A. Field Perth

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 3 February 1933 · page 2

It is reported that a rich gold find has been made at the Wannaway field, 10 miles from Widglemooltha during the last few…

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Mine Manager Painful Accident MR. J. JOHNSTONE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 February 1933 · page 5

Mr. James Johnstone, the manager of Richmond Main Colliery met with an unfortunate accident yesterday afternoon, Whilst engaged In inspecting some…

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Coal Trade Newcastle Exports Week's Figures Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 February 1933 · page 6

The quantity of coal, including b[?]nkens, shipped at Newcastle during the week for places beyond the State was 42,850 tons, of which 4060 tons…

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The Darg Bellbird Miners Request Refused Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 6 February 1933 · page 5

A meeting of the Bellbird miners' lodge was held yesterday to consider a request by the management to replace the daily darg of 18 skips with a weekly one…

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New South Wales Gold Yield Highest for 11 Years

Singleton Argus · Monday 6 February 1933 · page 4

The Mines Department's estimate for the production of native gold of New South Wales origin for the month of December, 1932 is 2368 ounces fine,…

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Bellbird Miners and the Darg

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 7 February 1933 · page 5

At a meeting on Sunday, Bellbird Miners Lodge considered the question of the darg. A request had been made by the management that the…

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CESSNOCK Police Court Mining Act Breach Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 7 February 1933 · page 5

Mr. M. C. Nott, P.M., occupied the bench at the Cessnock Police Court to-day. Arthur Stapleford, shotfirer,…

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Fired Two Shots at Once Breach of Mining Regulations

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 7 February 1933 · page 3

At Cessnock Court to-day Idrie Evans, manager of Abermain No. 2 Colliery, proceeded against Arthur Stapleford, a miner employed at that…

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No Reduction in Coal Freights Chamber of Commerce Request Refused Transport Department's Decision

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 7 February 1933 · page 4

Some little time ago the Cessnock and Newcastle Chambers of Commerce waited on the Minister for Transport (Mr. M. F. Bruxner) and…

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Oil from Coal SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 February 1933 · page 2

The State Government has decided to grant £250 to enable experiments to be carried out in connection…

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Gold

The Scone Advocate · Friday 10 February 1933 · page 2

To the majority of us the cabled announcement that England had abandoned the gold standard, conveyed very little, except perhaps a slight feeling…

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Barrington Gold

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 10 February 1933 · page 2

Mr. W. Enright, the well-known Maitlander, and frequent visitor to Muswell-brook, one of whose hobbies is geology, asked for an opinion as to the…

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"Gold Fever" at Newcastle Civic

Singleton Argus · Friday 10 February 1933 · page 5

One of the most compelling screen dramas of the 1933 season will make its bow to Civic audiences when "Gold Fever" commences a week's showing…

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