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Mining & the mines, 1934

357 stories in New England's papers · page 14 of 18

"Alice Cornwall" Dalmorton Mine Glen Innes Race Ball Electric Bells

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 20 September 1934 · page 2

Nowadays that mechanical contrivances of the highest finish and undoubled utility are made at a comparatively trifling cost it seems a…

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Mine Shaft Mystery Man Believed to Have Been Murdered Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 21 September 1934 · page 1

The Tasmanian police are investigating the death of James Middap (56). whose body was found in the shaft of a disused mine last week…

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Colliery Strike Trouble May Spread SYDNEY

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 22 September 1934 · page 1

The strike at Wongawilli Colliery, South Coast, may spread to other mines in the near future unless a settlement is reached…

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Alleged Larceny Mine Manager Committed SYDNEY

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 22 September 1934 · page 1

Walter Francis Medcalf, former mine manager, was committed for trial at Melbourne Court on five charges of larceny involving £28…

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Australia's Gold Production

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 24 September 1934 · page 7

During the 12 months ended June 30, 1934, the gold production in Australia was 870,395 line oz., valued at £7,073,759. In the three months…

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Blazing Colliery Rescue Work Heartrending Scenes LONDON

The Inverell Times · Monday 24 September 1934 · page 1

After an exhausting day it was officially announced that rescue operations in the blazing Gresford colliery had been abandoned,…

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- Gresford Mine is now Sealed - All Hope Abandoned! British Colliery Disaster Rescue Workers Withdrawn Deadly Carbon Monoxide Fouls the Air Sympathy From Abroad London

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 24 September 1934 · page 1

After an exhausting day, it was officially announced that rescue operations in the blazing Gresford colliery had…

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Heartrending Scenes at Blazing Welsh Colliery Mutilated Two Train Victims Brisbane and Perth Tragedies BRISBANE

The Inverell Times · Monday 24 September 1934 · page 1

Charles Christian Kuskopf. 31. was found lying shockingly mutilated between a culvert and the railway line at Woodbye railway station. His right…

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"Gold Diggers of 1933" Magnificent Musical Spectacle. Two Big Nights--next Saturday &

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 24 September 1934 · page 2

The dances and ensembles for the musical and dramatic spectacle "Gold Diggers of 1933" which is coming to Warialda Theatre, are said…

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Mine Disaster Women's Demand LONDON

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 25 September 1934 · page 1

The women of Gresford in North Wales the scene, of the week-end mining disaster, believe the bodies of their men which are still entombed in…

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Gold Production Benefit of Higher Prices

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 25 September 1934 · page 8

The gold production in Australia for the first six months of this year was 428,112 fine ounces, compared with 442,283 ounces in the previous…

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Another Explosion at Gresford Colliery Sealed Mine Erupts LONDON

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 26 September 1934 · page 1

Another explosion occurred at the Gresford colliery, North Wales, to-day, when gasses and fire burst through the sealed ventilating…

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Ill-fated Colliery Another Explosion Occurs Surface Employee Diees London

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 26 September 1934 · page 1

Another explosion occurred in the Gresford colliery, North Wales, today, when gases and fire burst through the sealed ventilating…

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Work or Dismissal Mine Management's Ultimatum to Strikers Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 26 September 1934 · page 1

Dismissal notices have been handed to more than 200 employees of the Scarborough mine, following a dispute over seniority, which has held up…

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Gold in Wales Mines Being Re-opened

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 27 September 1934 · page 8

Arrangements have been completed for re-opening seven Wels[?] gold mines situated in the Merioneth mountains near Barmouth…

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Early Start Mining Operations in North Queensland

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 27 September 1934 · page 9

The Queensland Minister for Mines (Mr. J. Stopford) expects that the British company which took over large concessions for…

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Mining Fatality Buried Beneath Fall of Earth MELBOURNE

The Inverell Times · Friday 28 September 1934 · page 1

Thomas Elliott, 48. was buried beneath fifty tons of earth when a fall occurred in the Enterprise shaft on Maxwell Reef at Inglewood…

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Mine Closes 320 Men Idle BULLI

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 29 September 1934 · page 1

As a result of the closing of the old Bulli coalmine through loss of railway contracts, 320 men were dismissed yesterday…

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Strike on Goldfield Seven Hundred and Fifty Men Idle at Bendigo Forty Mines Affected Melbourne

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 1 October 1934 · page 1

Work ceased at the majority of Bendigo gold mines on Saturday, owing to a dispute between the mine owners and engine-drivers…

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Mining Dispute Work Held Up MELBOURNE

The Inverell Times · Monday 1 October 1934 · page 1

Work ceased in a majority of the Bendigo gold mines on Saturday owing to a dispute between the mine owmers, engine drivers and firemen…

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