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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1933

2,406 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 16 of 121

Mines Working

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 20 February 1933 · page 7

Pelaw Main, Richmond Main, and Stanford Main No. 1 collieries resumed work to-day…

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Oil From Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 February 1933 · page 5

Motor competition has made our railways unpayable, and Victoria has invested £75,000,000 in lines which capital has never been written down for…

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Coal Prices West Australian Rise State May Control Perth

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 February 1933 · page 7

A peculiar situation has developed in the coalmining industry here as a result of a dispute between the Railway Department and the Collie owners. The owners…

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Credit Standards Gold and World Crisis How They Are Related

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 February 1933 · page 5

In the Official Record of the Melbourne. Stock Exchange, recently issued, extracts are published from a booklet prepared by Mr. H. S. Denny, C.B.E., a mining…

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Had Matches in Colliery "Endangering Lives of Miners" Maximum Fine

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 21 February 1933 · page 8

Charged with having matches in his possession while he was in Abermain No. 2 colliery on February 6. Harry Anderson, a…

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..Bellbird Colliery

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 21 February 1933 · page 8

As a result of a conference held yesterday at Bellbird Colliery, between the secretary of the Federated Mining Mechanics' Association (Mr…

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Bellbird Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 February 1933 · page 5

Bellbird Miners' Lodge met yesterday, and decided to appoint a sub-committee to classify the various sections of employees, with the object of avoiding…

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Miners on Dole

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 February 1933 · page 9

Mr. J. M. Baddeley, M.L.A., accompanied by the Mayor of Cessnock (Ald. J. Shakespeare), paid a visit to Port Stephens on Sunday to investigate the…

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Egyptian Coal Contract

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 February 1933 · page 5

Though a determined attempt is being made by the Germans to secure the Egyptian State railway contract for 60,000 metric tons of large coal, 45,000 tons of…

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B.H.P. COLLIERIES Burwood Pit to Resume John Darling Dispute

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 February 1933 · page 8

Work is to be resumed at the Burwood colliery, one of the properties of the Broken Hill Proprietary Co. A meeting of the employees was held…

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Wallarah Mine All Well, Says Inspector

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 February 1933 · page 9

Report made by the Distract Check Inspector, Mr. Isaac Hoare, of the Wallarah mine on February 14 shows that the ventilation was good in all working places…

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Come to N.S.W. W.A. Railway Coal Orders Loss to Collie Mines Serious Trouble Threatens PERTH

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 February 1933 · page 7

The Commissioner for Railways (Mr. E. A. Evans) told representatives of Amalgamated Collieries, Ltd., and the Griffin Coal Company that in future the…

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Price of Gold London, February 20

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 February 1933 · page 7

Gold was quoted in London to-day at £6/0/6½ an ounce fine…

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Sections of Pipe Line Missing Evidence of Mine Manager Company's Loss

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 21 February 1933 · page 8

That 280 feet of pipe-line, belonging to the company, had been stolen during the past six months, was asserted by an…

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Burwood Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 February 1933 · page 5

The Assistant Secretary of the Miners' Federation (Mr. J. Simpson) stated yesterday that a conference had been arranged for to-morrow morning between…

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Matches in Mine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 February 1933 · page 9

Henry Anderson, a miner, was proceeded against for having matches in his possession in Abermain No. 2 colliery. Defendant explained that he had no…

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Parties Firm Collie Coal Dispute Newcastle Coal Expert's Report Favourable PERTH

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 February 1933 · page 8

The Collie coal dispute advanced another stage to-day when representatives of the unions and the Disputes Committee of the Australian Labour Party met in…

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Price of Gold London, February 21

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 February 1933 · page 8

Gold was quoted to-day at £6/0/6½ per ounce fine…

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Offsets Debt Payment Bank of England's New Gold "Bad Money" Unwelcome London, February 20

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 February 1933 · page 8

Since January 24 the Bank of England, largely through the operations of the Exchange Equalisation Fund, has acquired £19,986,000 in gold, which more than…

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Coal for the West Rent Allowance Sought No Difficulty Is Expected Railway Orders Conference at Trades Hall

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 22 February 1933 · page 10

It is regarded in Newcastle Trades Hall circles an highly imp[?]robable that northern miners will support the Collie miners The need of a rent allowance for unemployed tenants to obviate evictions will be discussed at a conferences of paid officials at the Trades…

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