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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1932

2,446 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 37 of 123

Funerals on the Gold Coast

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 April 1932 · page 14

The House of Commons laughed a good deal recently when the President of the Board of Trade (Mr. Runciman) was arguing on the delicacy of operations for…

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Gold and Minerals Reports From Fields

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 April 1932 · page 5

The high price of gold on the London market, particularly since the abandonment of the gold standard, and the enhanced value given to it by the premium…

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Price of Gold. London, April 7

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 April 1932 · page 6

Gold was quoted to-day at £5/9/ per oz fine, a decrease of 8d on yesterday's price…

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Mr. Robert Hill Pioneer of the Mines Sixty-five Years a Forester

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 April 1932 · page 14

Mr. Robert Hill, of Metcalf-street, Wallsend, is one of the pioneers of the district. He is 86 years of age, and nearly the whole of his life has been lived in…

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Mines Working

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 11 April 1932 · page 6

Pelaw Main, Richmond Main and Stanford Main resumed work to-day…

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Coal Trade

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 11 April 1932 · page 6

The Secretary of the Newcastle Coaltrimmers' Branch of the Waterside Workers' Federation (Mr. A. McLagan) said on Saturday that the committee appointed from…

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Southern Mines Wollongong

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 11 April 1932 · page 6

The pay drawn at Mount Kembla mine was for four days, and two days have been worked so far for the current pay. Mt. Pleasant mine has five days for next pay,…

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Queensland's Gold Yield

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 11 April 1932 · page 4

The gold yield of Queensland for February, 1032, showed an increase of 523 fine oz., representing a value of £2221, compared with the corresponding month of…

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Bellbird Miners Sharing the Work

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 11 April 1932 · page 6

Owing to the large number of men being displaced in No. 2 tunnel at Bellbird colliery, due to a breakdown in the haulage machinery, the Manager is to be asked…

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Coal Subsidy and City Council

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 11 April 1932 · page 4

Newcastle City aldermen are anxious to know exactly how the withdrawal of the 1s 6d a ton subsidy on coal by the State Government will…

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Miners' Lodge Funds Former Secretary Charged Case Adjourned

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 11 April 1932 · page 5

That the affairs of the Ashtonfield Miners' Lodge appeared to have been carelessly conducted, was the opinion expressed by…

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Industrial News Wallsend Colliery Inspection of Flooding

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 April 1932 · page 6

The Check Inspector (Mr. I. Hoare), accompanied by the Check Inspector of the Wallsend Lodge (Mr. J. Duncalfe) visited Wallsend C pit yesterday, to ascertain…

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Industrial News Wallsend Colliery Visit of Inspectors

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 April 1932 · page 6

A joint inspection of the Wallsend C pit, arranged on Monday, was made yesterday by Senior-Inspector G. H. D. Thompson, of the Department of Mines,…

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Mining Inspector's Bravery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 April 1932 · page 4

The courageous action of Mr. S. J. Prowse, Chief Mining Inspector, in descending the New Concord mine, near Maldon, on April 1, despite the presence of…

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Price of Gold. London, April 11

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 April 1932 · page 3

Gold was quoted to-day at £5/9/4 per oz fine, an increase of 3d on Saturday's price…

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"Dusted" Miners New Legislation in W.A. PERTH

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 April 1932 · page 6

"Dusted" miners, who, after examination, have been advised to leave the industry and seek other spheres, are being provided for under proposed legislation,…

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Gold Reserve Mr. Sculling Advises Sale "Invest Proceeds Abroad" MELBOURNE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 April 1932 · page 6

Addressing the University Public Questions Society to-day, the Leader of the Federal Opposition (Mr. J. H. Scullin) elaborated his previously expressed…

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Mines Working

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 14 April 1932 · page 8

Pelaw Main, Richmond Main and Stanford Main collieries were again working to-day. Dishonest Solicitor. — Goulburn,…

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Naval Coal for Unemployed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 April 1932 · page 6

Mr. D. Watkins, M.H.R., recently made application to the Federal Government for some of the naval coal lying at the Dyke, Carrington, in order that this…

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250 Men Retrenched Aberdare Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 April 1932 · page 10

The Superintendent of Caledonian Collieries, Ltd. (Mr. N. J. Clark), visited Cessnock yesterday and informed lodge officials that there would be a…

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