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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1932

2,446 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 69 of 123

Can't Go on Like This Losses by Coal Pilfering Protest in Court

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 28 July 1932 · page 7

"If things go on like this, the proprietors of the colliery will have to close it down. They cannot carry…

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May Close Mine Petty Coal Thefts Solicitor's Warning

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 July 1932 · page 10

Petty thefts of coal from a colliery in the Newcastle district may eventually force the owners out of business. A warning to this effect was voiced by Mr. F…

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Greta Collieries Railway Contracts Sought Deputation to Minister Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 July 1932 · page 11

A deputation from Greta waited upon the Minister for Transport (Mr. M. F. Bruxner) to-day, and asked that collieries in the district which were stated to have…

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SEAHAM No. 2 Miners and Promotion

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 29 July 1932 · page 1

A meeting of Seaham No. 2 Miners Lodge was held yesterday afternoon, at West Wallsend to reconsider the matter of promotion to juniors. After…

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Wanted, Gold Concerns Hobart

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 July 1932 · page 11

Financial interest on the mainland have written to the Minister for Mines (Mr. C. E. W. James), seeking information whether there were any reasonably sound gold…

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Burwood Miners' Lodge Nominations for Office-bearers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 July 1932 · page 11

Mr. J. Cairns presided at the quarterly meeting of the Burwood Miners' Lodge, held in the Adamstown School of Arts on Tuesday. The financial statement and the…

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New Trial Coal Contracts Case Full Court Upholds Appeal SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 July 1932 · page 9

After a hearing lasting several days the Full Court to-day upheld the appeal of Andrew Wilson, nominal defendant on behalf of the Australian Gas Light Company,…

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Federal Cabinet Mr. Lyons Silent on Gold Bounty Meet Again Next Week Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 July 1932 · page 10

The Federal Cabinet meeting in Melbourne concluded to-day. The subjects dealt with had a direct bearing on the Budget proposals to be submitted in the…

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Gold Digger Has Big Impost New King in Carlingford Plenty of Form Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 29 July 1932 · page 9

Gold Digger has a big weight for a little fellow in the Carlingford Mile at Rosehill to-morrow, but as he is a 100 per cent racehorse, oven 9.13…

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Mine Surveyors' Certificates

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

In reply to representations by Mr. G. Booth, M.L.A., on behalf of the United Collieries' Staff Association, who desire an interview with the Minister for Mines (Mr…

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Hebburn No. 2 Miners

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

Hebburn No. 2 Miners' Lodge, at a meeting held at Weston, took exception to coal being handled in No. 2 colliery by deputies. The coal alleged to have…

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Free Coal at Wickham

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 30 July 1932 · page 4

Forty coal orders will be Riven out to the unemployed of the district by Wickham Relief Committee at its depot on Monday…

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MR. A. MATHIESON Death at Carrington Veteran Mine Manager

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

Mr. Alexander Mathieson, father of Mr. James Mathieson, Manager of the Bellbird colliery, died last night at his home in Carrington, where he had lived since Iris…

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Gold and Minerals Prospective Yield Reports From Fields

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 July 1932 · page 3

Recently there appeared in the news columns of the "Newcastle Morning Herald" a statement that the probable gold yield of Australia would be in the…

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Northern Coal Output Record Month for the Year Official Figures

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 30 July 1932 · page 7

This month's northern district coal output was the greatest for the year. The quantity of coal shipped…

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Gold-bearing Reef Reported Discovery in West Australia Rich Specimens Perth

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

Important new gold discoveries are claimed in a locality 400 miles north-east of Laverton, and 80 miles south-west of Mt. Aloysius, and close to the Livesey…

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Millfield Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 1 August 1932 · page 5

District Check Inspector J. Connell reo ported to a meeting of Millfield Miners' Lodge yesterday that he had interested himself in the matter relative to the…

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Miners' Federation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 1 August 1932 · page 3

Sir.—I think the time has arrived for the public in general to know some of the stupid rules drawn up by the Miners' Federation. The rule referred to is:…

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Gold Bonus Perth

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 1 August 1932 · page 8

There is considerable criticism in Perth mining circles of the eabled view, of London mining interests that they tre prepared to arrange for some compromise in…

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Increased Gold Yield Perth

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 1 August 1932 · page 8

The figures for the Royal Mint show that production from the various gold fields in West Australia during July was 63,932 ounces gross…

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