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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1932

2,446 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 80 of 123

New Goldfield Rich Yield from Assay Queensland Shares Active Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 September 1932 · page 8

An assay of 14oz 7dwt to a ton was obtained from the Golden Plateau mine at Cracow according to the field report to-day. Late last night, it was rumoured…

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Questions Gold Bounty Suspension

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 September 1932 · page 8

Replying to Mr. A. Green (L., Kalgoorlie) Mr. Lyons said that the Government had made very careful inquiry regarding the gold industry and possible…

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Coal Contracts Dudley Seeks Share

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 September 1932 · page 8

Mr. F. Anderson presided at a public meeting held in Murray's Hall on Thursday night. Mr. W. Greener, in addressing the meeting, said it was the duty of…

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Victorian Dumping Tasmanian Miners Complain HOBART

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 September 1932 · page 8

A complaint was made to-day to the Commissioner of Railways (Mr. R. St. Kill) by a deputation of coalminers, who desired better working conditions, that…

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Gold Passes May Shrink Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 3 September 1932 · page 1

In exploring all possible avenues for economy the Government is turning its attention to the gold passes on the railways and…

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Livesay Gold Whalen Not With Expedition PERTH

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 September 1932 · page 4

It was learned in Perth mining circles to-day that P. Whelan, who reported the gold find in the Livesay Ranges, is not with the expedition which is on its way…

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Gold and Minerals The B.H.P. and Prospecting Reports From Fields

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 September 1932 · page 12

At the annual meeting of shareholders of the Broken Hill Proprietary Company, Ltd., in Melbourne, the Chairman of Directors struck a pleasing note when he…

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Work At The Mines

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 5 September 1932 · page 6

Pelaw Main and Stanford Main collieries were both idle to-day, owing to slackness of trade, while Richmond Main was working…

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Well-known Sydney Men Face Charge Of Conspiracy General Strike Proposal Miners' Council to Discuss Meeting To-morrow

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 5 September 1932 · page 5

A proposal for a general strike as a means of combating the Wonthaggi wage cut is expected to…

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Miners Receive Notice Northern Extended Colliery

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

All the miners and off-hand men at the Northern Extended Colliery received 14 days notice on Friday that their services would no longer be required. This…

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Miners' Council

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

The Miners' Central Council will meet in Sydney at 2.15 p.m. to-day. Matters affecting the members of the Federation employed at the State combine…

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Coal Shipments

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 6 September 1932 · page 6

It is expected that coal shipments this week will total at least 57,000 tons. Yesterday 13,455 tons tone shipped from the…

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Coal Point-kilaben Bay

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 September 1932 · page 7

The fortnightly coin social in aid of the funds of the Coal Point and Kilaben Bay Progress Association was given by on Saturday night. A large attendance…

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Welsh Coal Decline in Trade

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 September 1932 · page 7

Not only does the long-awaited improvement in the Welsh steam coal trade fall to materialise, but statistical returns show that the conditions are still…

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New Process Coal Distillation Commercial Success Claimed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 September 1932 · page 9

The Duke of Montrose, speaking in London at a representative gathering of coal, Iron and steel, shipping, railway, and other industrial interests (says "The…

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Work for Dole Allegation at Cessnock 'Kalingo Miners Approached'

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

A speaker at a meeting of unemployed in Cessnock last night whose name was not made known, said that he had a bombshell to deliver to the meeting. He…

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Newcastle Coal Tasmanian Industry Hit Railway Purchases Hobart

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 September 1932 · page 4

In political circles it was stated to-day that a test case was likely to be launched in order to ascertain whether the action of certain mainland Governments in…

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Miners Discuss Strike Opposing Wage Cut in Wonthaggi Central Council Meets Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 6 September 1932 · page 5

One of the big issues to be decided by the Central Council of the Miners' Federation, is a proposal…

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Tragedy of Lonely Desert Mine Two Propectors Found Dead One an Australian Cairo

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 6 September 1932 · page 6

Described as an Australian miner of Scottish origin, who came to Egypt during the war, a prospector named Duffield has been found…

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Colliery Dispute

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 7 September 1932 · page 8

The vice-president of the Northern Miners' Federation (Mr. Kellock) attended a conference to-day between the men wad the management…

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