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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1933

2,406 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 17 of 121

'Help Not Refused" Miners and W.a. Coal Trouble

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 23 February 1933 · page 8

The executive of the Northern Miners' Federation knows of no message sent to Perth refusing support for the Collie miners…

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Coal for Perth Newcastle Miners' Message No Intervention State Cabinet's Attitude PERTH

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 February 1933 · page 7

Although the State Cabinet has as yet made no statement on the subject, the general belief is that it will support the West Australian Railway Department's…

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John Darling Mine Parties Again Confer

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 February 1933 · page 9

The adjourned conference of the owners and miners with respect to the matter in dispute at the John Darling colliery of the Broken Hill Proprietary…

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Price of Gold London, February 22

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 February 1933 · page 8

Gold was quoted to-day at £6/1/8 per ounce fine…

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Shortland Mine "Harassing Tactics" Statement by Mr. Hoare

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 February 1933 · page 2

The President of the Northern branch of the Miners' Federation (Mr. T. Hoare), reviewing the circumstances connected with the closing of the Shortland colliery…

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Gloucester Mine Thirty Years Record Claimed GLOUCESTER

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 February 1933 · page 3

Of all the mines in the Gloucester district, the Federation holds the record for the longest worked. The Federation at the Bowman has been worked almost…

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Bellbird Colliery

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 24 February 1933 · page 8

Bellbird Colliery was idle to-day owing to slackness of trade…

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Income From Interest Gretamain Collieries, Ltd

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 February 1933 · page 2

The annual report of Gretamain Collieries, Ltd., shows a net profit of £872 for the year ended November 30, 1932, compared with £1310 for the previous…

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Kurri Mines Working

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 24 February 1933 · page 2

The three Kurri collieries, Richmond Main, Pelaw Main and Stanford Main No. 1, which have worked all the week, were again working…

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Fuel From Coal Test

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 February 1933 · page 8

With the allocation by the State Government of £2500 for the exploration of the commercial possibilities of the motor-fuel proposition of Messrs. A. F. and A…

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Mine Rescue Work Value Stressed Cooperation Lacking

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 February 1933 · page 15

Ignitions of gas and fires frequently occur in mines which the general public consider free from such danger and though in recent years many safeguards…

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Price of Gold London, February 23

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 February 1933 · page 10

Gold was quoted to-day at £6/2/ per ounce fine…

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Exhibit by Miners Visitor Had Novel Suggestion Home Gardens

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 24 February 1933 · page 2

High in his praise for Newcastle, the president of the N.S.W. Council of Agricultural Associations (Mr. S. W. Walker),…

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W.A. Coal Prices Settlement Likely Companies and Railways Perth

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 February 1933 · page 9

Prospects of an early settlement of the dispute between the Commissioner of Railways and the Collie coal companies, over the price of coal, appear to be brighter,…

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Wollongong Miners Busy Wollongong

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 February 1933 · page 7

Miners in this district had one of the best weeks this week for some considerable time, most of them averaging three days for the week. This satisfactory…

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Inquest Adjourned Coal Point Fatality

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 February 1933 · page 14

Early on the morning of January 3. William Crooks, 39, of Swansea, fell out of a launch near Coal Point. Lake Macquarie, and was drowned…

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Fall of Stone Two Miners Injured

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 February 1933 · page 8

Caught by a full of stone in Shortland colliery, New Lambton, yesterday, two men were injured, and afterwards admitted to a private hospital…

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Price of Gold London, February 24

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 February 1933 · page 10

The price of gold was quoted to-day at £6/1/10 an ounce fine, compared with £6/2/ yesterday…

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King's Investiture British Miners Honoured LONDON, February 23

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 February 1933 · page 10

The King held his second investiture at Buckingham Palace to-day. Among the recipients, of honours were five miners who received recognition for…

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Coal Export 38,897 Tons for Week

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 February 1933 · page 8

The quantity of coal, including bunkers, shipped at Newcastle during the week for places beyond the State was 38,897 toss, of which 6227 tons represented…

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