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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1933

2,406 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 19 of 121

Collie Coal Dispute No Solution in Sight Miners May Be Dismissed Perth

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 March 1933 · page 8

The Cabinet again considered the Collie coal crisis to-day, but there are no indications of a solution. The Ministry it understood to support…

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Kurri Mines Working

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 1 March 1933 · page 7

The three Kurri collieries, Richmond Main, Pelaw Main and Stanford Main were again working today…

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Fall of Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 March 1933 · page 6

While working in John Darling colliery, Belmont, yesterday morning, Percy Omodie, 30, a miner, of Main-road, Belmont, was struck by a fall of coal…

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West Australian Gold Perth

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 March 1933 · page 5

West Australian gold production for January amounted to 45,755oz of fine gold valued at £344,539, compared with 44.038oz. valued at £332,160, in January, 1932. No…

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Miners' Meeting Aberdare Central Concessions Counter Proposals

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 March 1933 · page 9

The District Superintendent (Mr. Hoare) attended a meeting of the Aberdare Central Miners' Lodge, held last night, for the purpose of giving a report of the…

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Price of Gold London, February 28

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 March 1933 · page 8

Gold was quoted to-day at £6/1/2 an ounce fine…

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Coal Point and Kilaben Bay Progress Association

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 March 1933 · page 5

The monthly meeting of the Progress Association was held at Mr. Dawson's residence, Coal Point, on Saturday night. Mr. Hargreaves presided over a large…

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Best Coal Day This Year March Starts Off Well

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 1 March 1933 · page 1

The month of March started off with a jump for interstate coal shipments. On seven interstate vessels which cleared at…

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Glebe Mine in Danger Change of Wind Turns Bush Fire 25 Yards From Pit Top

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 1 March 1933 · page 7

But for the timely change in the direction of the wind, the Glebe mine would have been in very serious danger this…

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Ellington Miners' Picnic

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 March 1933 · page 9

Ellington Miners' Lodge will hold its first picnic on Saturday. A special train has been engaged to transport members and their families to Blackalls, Lake…

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Theft of Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 March 1933 · page 11

Baden Watt, 32, labourer, was fined £3, in default imprisonment for six days, when he pleaded "Guilty" to the theft of about one cwt of coal, valued at 1/3, the…

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Wallarah Miners Seniority Dispute

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 March 1933 · page 8

A dispute has arisen at the Wallarah colliery, Catherine Hill Bay. The District President of the Miners' Federation (Mr. T. Hoare) visited the colliery yesterday,…

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12,000 Tons More Coal for West Australia Help N.S.W. Miners Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 2 March 1933 · page 7

The dispute between the Railway Commissioners of Western Australia and the Collie mine-owners over the price of coal will…

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May Decide Future of Colliery Alterations Mooted

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 2 March 1933 · page 8

Alterations in the conditions of employment of wheelers and miners at Aberdare Central Colliery are causing concern among employees…

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Collie Coal Dispute Perth

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 March 1933 · page 9

The Cabinet held a long meeting today to consider the Collie coal trouble, but the Premier (Sir James Mitchell) said afterwards that he had nothing to…

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More Gold Shipped Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 March 1933 · page 9

Although the total was not disclosed, further consignments of gold from Sydney were shipped by the Otranto today for London. Portion of the shipment will go…

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Found Unconscious Beside Machine Struck Heavy Blow by Belt? Colliery Accident

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 2 March 1933 · page 1

Albert Redman (48), of Speer's Point, was found lying unconscious beside a coal crusher at Pacific colliery at Teralba this…

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Lyon Brothers' Coal Oil Process Invitation From Cessnock

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 2 March 1933 · page 3

Cessnock Chamber of Commerce decided last night to invite Messrs. Lyon Brothers to visit the town during the show for the purpose of…

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Slack-box Fire At Pelton Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 March 1933 · page 9

The fortunate early discovery by a top-hand that a corner of the large slack-box at Pelton colliery was alight late on Wednesday night saved considerable…

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Rescue Work in Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 March 1933 · page 9

Sir,—Having read the remarks of Mr. J. Council, I may say that I appreciate the attitude that has taken. Until disaster overtakes us we are quite…

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