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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1933

2,406 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 18 of 121

Gold and Minerals Production and Prices Reports From Fields (Contributed.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 February 1933 · page 15

By the persistent efforts that are being made both locally and abroad to raise capital, it is evident the mining interests of Western Australia and Victoria are…

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Well-known in Coal Industry Mr. J. Bragg's Death Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 25 February 1933 · page 7

Mr. James Sage Bragg, who died in Sydney yesterday, was well-known in the coal industry in N.S.W., and for many years was secretary of the…

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Further Talks Parties to Coal Dispute Owners' Offer Rejected Perth

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 February 1933 · page 9

Further conversations took place to-day between the parties to the Collie coal dispute. Mineowners made an offer to the…

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Special Article Shipping Fuel Pulverised Coal and Oil the Position Examined

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

In the early post-war years it seemed to be obvious that oil was going to displace coal as the main fuel for many purposes, but over the last few years the…

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Belmont Colliery Dispute

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 27 February 1933 · page 8

The vice-president of the Miners' Federation (Mr. Kellock) attended a conference at the Belmont Colliery to-day in an endeavor to settle a…

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Gold Quest

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 27 February 1933 · page 4

A few months age Mr. Smith and his partners began prospecting work in the old Mountain Maid mine at Copeland, and have opened up good values for over 90…

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Work At The Mines

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 27 February 1933 · page 1

Bellbird colliery was idle to-day owing to slackness of trade. Ten top hands have received notice of dismissal at the colliery, making a…

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Christina Fraser Interstate Coal Trade SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 27 February 1933 · page 4

Arrangements have been made by the owners, R. W. Miller and Company, to recommission the coastal collier Christina Fraser to enter the Melbourne coal trade…

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Mine Mechanics Association Delegate Meeting at Land Death Benefit Fund

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 27 February 1933 · page 8

A payment from the Death Benefit Fund allowance of the Federated Mining Mechanics' Association will in future be…

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Britain's Policy No Return to Gold Yet LONDON, February 25

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 27 February 1933 · page 6

The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Mr. Neville Chamberlain) speaking at the British Industries Fair at Birmingham, declared: "It is apparently hard to get…

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Our Oil From Coal Possibilities Manufacturers Pleased "Every Encouragement Is Needed" Tin Plate Industry

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 27 February 1933 · page 1

Newcastle manufacturers welcomed to-day announcements in "The Sun" on Sunday that a company had…

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Oil From Coal Company Formed to Investigate Possibilities Vital Interest to Newcastle Big Outlay Also for B.H.P. Company's New Tin Plate Factory

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 27 February 1933 · page 5

Announcements of vital interest to Newcastle and the Northern Coalfields, as well as the nation in general, are the formation of a company to investigate the possibilities of producing oil from coal, and the decision of the Broken Hill…

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Bellbird Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 February 1933 · page 7

Ten surface hands at Bellbird colliery have received notice of their dismissal…

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Miners' Federation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 February 1933 · page 7

The Vice-president (Mr. Kellock) was present yesterday at all inspection of the Belmont colliery, and also conferred with the management respecting a matter…

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Burwood Colliery Check Inspectors' Visit

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 February 1933 · page 8

The District Check Inspector of the Miners' Federation (Mr. I. Hoare)accompanied by the Local Inspector (Mr. C. Cane), made an inspection of the Burwood…

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Coal and Oil

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 February 1933 · page 4

The announcement that a company has been formed in Melbourne with authority to call up capital to the amount of £10,000,000 for the purpose…

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Dudley Mine Check Inspection

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 February 1933 · page 8

An inspection of Dudley mine was made by Check Inspector [?]. Hoare on February 20. He reported that air readings were as follows—(Cubic feet per…

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Demarcation Question Bellbird Mine Mechanics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 February 1933 · page 7

The Delegate Board of the Federated Mining Mechanics' Association at a meeting at Maitland on Saturday decided, it reference to the seniority dispute at…

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Price of Gold London, February 27

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 February 1933 · page 6

Gold was quoted to-day at £6/15 per ounce fine…

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Collie Coal Dispute Not Settled Cargo From Newcastle Perth

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 February 1933 · page 5

The Collie coal impasse remamed unaltered to-day, and neither the Commissioner for Railways nor the Amalgamated Collieries, Ltd., could announce any…

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