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Mining & the mines, 1933

417 stories in New England's papers · page 5 of 21

Coal and Wool Newcastle Tonnage Increases. Newcastle

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 3 March 1933 · page 1

Figures made available by the Railway Department show that more coal was hauled from the Northern collieries and shipped from Newcastle during…

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Newcastle Trade. Increases Shown Coal and Wool NEWCASTLE

The Inverell Times · Friday 3 March 1933 · page 1

Figures made available by the Railway department show that more coal was hauled from the northern collieries and shipped from Newcastle…

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W.A. Coal Trouble Immediate Danger of Stoppage Averted. Perth

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 3 March 1933 · page 1

Immediate danger of a stoppage at Collie Mines has been removed by the Railway Commissioner giving an order to Collie for the next week's railway…

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A Lost Mining Camp

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 6 March 1933 · page 4

Silver Mountain, once a famous mining camp of Idaho for a few weeks, is now deserted except for one citizen, a forest ranger. The deserted town on…

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Gold Export May be Stopped Says Governor of Commonwealth Bank

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 6 March 1933 · page 1

The Governor of the Common-wealth Bank (Mr. E. C. Riddle) said that it seemed to him from private advices received that the export of gold…

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Grave Crisis in U.S.A. Finance: Bank Holiday President Roosevelt's Declaration Virtual Suspension of Gold Standard Auction Under Wartime Act Washington

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 6 March 1933 · page 1

President Roosevelt to-night proclaimed a national bank holiday until March 9. In the meantime, the United States Government will take absolute command of the nation's gold…

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Tindal Letters Koreelah to Ramornie Gold at Armidale

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 7 March 1933 · page 7

On January 10, 1853, Fred Tindal writes to his sister, Anna, from Koreelah :-- "I have just spent by third…

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White Gold Fine Wool Display Many Quality Fleeces Mr. O. E. Sloman Wins Glen Innes Cup

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 9 March 1933 · page 3

In keeping with the exceedingly high standard of the sheep penned, the wool display was most attractive, reflecting the…

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Colliery Fires Serious Position Beyond Miners' Control CESSNOCK

The Inverell Times · Friday 10 March 1933 · page 1

A message from Cessnock this morning stated that an outbreak of fire at Hill End colliery had spread materially during the night and the…

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New Craters Belch Forth Flames The Hill End Colliery Fire. Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 10 March 1933 · page 1

A message from Cussaock this morning stated that the outbreak of fire at the Hill End colliery had spread materially during the night, and the…

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HILLGROVE Mining Warden's Court Authority to Enter

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 10 March 1933 · page 9

The following cases were listed for hearing at the Mining Warden's Court on Wednesday: Victor Myers, of Glen Innes,…

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Gold Hoarding Brings U.S.A. To Her Knees

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 10 March 1933 · page 7

Americans have a flair for showmanship, especially when they want to [?]dos to the world" (to use the vernacular) some noteworthy event in personal life, but they certainly excelled themselves when they cele President Roosevelt's assumption of office with a general banking…

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Colliery Fire Danger Subsiding NEWCASTLE

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 11 March 1933 · page 1

The danger from fires at Hillend Colliery appears to be subsiding. The smoke and flames have died down to almost insignificant…

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"The Yellow Stain'' Gold Hoarders Rush the Banks New York

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 11 March 1933 · page 1

"Gold was hot to-day. It was sizzling hot. It burned the fingers, seared the conscience and stung the hoarders into sudden…

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Early Dalmorton Days When Mining was Active The Late Mrs. Ann Pinkerton

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 11 March 1933 · page 4

The late Mrs. Ann Pinkerton, who passed away in her ninetieth year, this day twelve months ago at South Grafton, was a native of Scone, of…

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Coal Mine Fires Outbreak at Ipswich BRISBANE

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 14 March 1933 · page 1

Two serious fires broke out in coal mines at Ipswich yesterday. Dense columns of smoke poured from the ground, and the miners…

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Gold for the Mint

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 14 March 1933 · page 4

A slug of smelted gold, weighing 7 ounces 1 pennyweight, and valued at approximately £50, was received at the Warwick branch of the…

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Gold at Glen Elgin

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 14 March 1933 · page 4

Plant is now being shifted from the site of the Glen Elgin Gold Dredging Co's. operations last year to a new site not far distant, and a…

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Rich Strike! Boys Discover Gold a Rush at Grenfell Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 14 March 1933 · page 1

A few days ago three lads named Woods (2), and Pike unearthed a very rich stone at Star Gully, about a mile from…

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Oil From Coal Process Would Create Employment Engineer's Hopes Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 15 March 1933 · page 4

Addressing a meeting of the Institution of Surveyors, Mr. J. H. Cardew said that if the extraction of oil from coal by a low temperature…

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