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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1932

2,446 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 11 of 123

Wallarah Miners Conveyance From Swansea

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 January 1932 · page 8

With reference to personal representations by Mr. G. Booth, M.L.A., on behalf of Mr. T. Gray, Secretary of the Wallarah Lodge, Catherine Hill Bay,…

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Industrial News Miners and Seamen Seamen's Union Circular

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 January 1932 · page 8

The Newcastle branch of the Seamen's Union has issued the following circular—"To our comrades in the mining industry. Secretaries, and members of all Miners'…

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East Greta Colliery Mr. O'Hearn's Attitude Reply to Mr. I. Hoare Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 January 1932 · page 8

The comments of the District Check Inspector (Mr. I. Hoare) concerning the interest displayed by Mr. W. F. O'Hearn, M.L.A., in the reopening of the East Greta…

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The Mystery Mine Published by Arrangement with Ward, Lock and Co., Limited, London and Melbourne. XXXIV

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 January 1932 · page 12

"You'll understand," he said, "that, believing that those blighters had the papers and were haring off to London or elsewhere as fast as their legs would…

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Three Arrested in Coal Raid Five-hour Wait in Ambush Action at 2 A.m

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 29 January 1932 · page 1

After lying in ambush for five hours in a vacant allotment at Waratah, a party of railway detectives and police…

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Move for Inquiry Departure from Gold Standard Effect in South Africa Capetown, January 27

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 January 1932 · page 8

Parliament reassembled to-day. The Prime Minister (General Hertzog) gave notice of a motion for the appointment of a Select Committee to estimate the…

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Dissatisfaction with British 10 Per Cent Tariff "Not Nearly Enough to Suit Industries" Mr. Baldwin To/be Approached Currency Stimulus Overrated Others Off Gold London

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 29 January 1932 · page 8

Dissatisfied with the 10 per cent, tariff proposal the delegation from the Empire Industries Association…

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Dudley Colliery Work Again Started

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 January 1932 · page 8

Work was restarted at the Dudley Colliery, on the Newcastle field, yesterday. The mine was closed down in June, 1930. The colliery was not involved in the…

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Miners' Central Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 January 1932 · page 8

The President of the Northern Miners (Mr. T. Hoare) will be present at the meeting of the Miners' Central Council, in Sydney, on Tuesday, when the…

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Price of Gold

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 January 1932 · page 11

The price fixed by the Commonwealth Bank for gold, inclusive of jewellery, but not sovereign, lodged at the Melbourne Mint for the week ended January 22 is…

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Miners and A.l.p

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 January 1932 · page 8

The Returning Officer for the Northern miners (Mr. L. Halliday) has fixed February 5 for the taking of the ballot for the election of representatives to the…

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Old Lambton Mine Check Inspector's Report

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 January 1932 · page 10

Reporting on an inspection of Old Lambton mine on January 27, the Check Inspectors, Messrs. I. Hoare and B. Hardy, state—…

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Gold and Minerals Future of Gold for Coinage Reports From Fields (Contributed.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 January 1932 · page 11

There has recently come within the vision of the financial magnates of the world two more or less disturbing factors in the maintenance of gold as a universal…

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Unassociated Mines Committee to Sit on

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 January 1932 · page 8

The Secretary of the Northern branch of the Miners' Federation (Mr. L. Halliday) was advised yesterday that the hearing of the claims in connection with the…

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Coal Export 21,104 Tons for Week

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 January 1932 · page 8

The quality of coal, including bunkers, shipped at Newcastle during the week for places beyond the State was 21,104 tons, of which 1630 tons represented…

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The Coal Trade of 25 Years Ago

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 January 1932 · page 6

An examination of the returns of coal shipment at Newcastle during the years 1906 and 1907 shows that the trade was then as brisk as it could be. During the…

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Two Suffocated Gold Prospectors Buried in Tunnel Collapse Braidwood

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 January 1932 · page 7

When a tunnel which they had made in the side of a hill at Major's Creek collapsed to-day, C. M. Boyde and Ernest Keyte, gold prospectors, were suffocated…

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Coal Bounty Will Not Be Touched Mr. Lang to Loan Council Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 January 1932 · page 7

Speaking at the meeting of the Loan Council this afternoon, the Premier of New South Wales (Mr. J. T. Lang) declared that he had no intention of…

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Gold Standard Crisis in South Africa Attack on Government Capetown, January 29

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 January 1932 · page 8

All hope of an impartial inquiry into the question of the gold standard has been abandoned, owing to an emphatic declaration by the Prime Minister (General…

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Police Court Friday, January 29. (Before Mr. G. A. Stevenson, S.m.) Theft of Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 January 1932 · page 13

Charged with the theft of about two tons of coal, valued at £2/8/, Victor Skinner, 21, labourer, Bernard Dillon, 23, labourer, and Frederick Morris, 25,…

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