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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1933

2,406 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 20 of 121

South Teralba Mine Offers of Employment

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 March 1933 · page 8

The President of the Northern Miners' Executive, Mr. T. Hoare, stated yesterday that the executive had not given its consent to any proposal that men should be…

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Bank of England's Gold London, March 2

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 March 1933 · page 8

The Bank of England has announced the purchase of gold valued at £2,466,157, increasing the total acquired since January 24 to over £30,000,000, and raising the…

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Collie Mines Stoppage Again Averted Order From Railways Perth

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 March 1933 · page 7

The immediate danger of a stoppage at the Collie mines was again removed by the Railway Commissioner giving his usual order for Collie coal for next week…

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Wiluna Gold Inspection of Property INFLUENTIAL W.A. Party Perth

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 March 1933 · page 7

An influential party of mining men will leave Perth to-morrow for Kalgoorlie with a view, it is understood, of inspecting the goldmining property at Wiluna, on which…

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Oregon Timber for South Africa Ryokai Maru Direct From Seattle Called for Coal

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 3 March 1933 · page 5

With nearly 3,000,000 feet of oregon timber piled, high on her decks, the steamer Ryokai Maru, which arrived yesterday direct…

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South Coast Mines Work at Collieries WOLLONGONG

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 March 1933 · page 10

For the pay distributed at the district mines, to-day, Corrimal, Wongawilli, and South Bulli each had eight days, and Mount Pleasant had four days. Mount…

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Colliery Picnic at the Lake

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 4 March 1933 · page 3

Ten carriages were filled to capacity, when a special train left Cessnock for Toronto thin morning. They carried employees of the…

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Mining Award of 1883

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 March 1933 · page 8

That there was a good deal of friction between those engaged in the coalmining industry 50 years ago is shown in the files of the "Newcastle Morning…

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Price of Gold London, March 3

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 March 1933 · page 10

The price of gold was quoted to-day at £6/0/8 an ounce fine…

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Mine Workings Improve Best for Some Months Eight Full Time

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 4 March 1933 · page 1

Distinct improvement is shown in the mine workings for the past fortnight, as compared with previous…

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Bravery Commended Victorian Mine Fatality Descended Shaft Twice Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 March 1933 · page 9

"Too much credit cannot be given to Jack Silvey for risking his life to try to save the other men. He showed himself a brave man, and the same can be said…

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Gold and Minerals The Practical and Scientific Reports From Fields

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 March 1933 · page 5

The earliest methods of prospecting were nothing short of mining operations. There were no preliminary tests of an auriterous area. Claims were simply pegged out in…

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Miners' Federation and A.l.p

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 March 1933 · page 5

Sir,—The decision of the recent A.L.P. Conference to continue the expulsion ban on all auxiliary Communist organisations is worthy of some attention from…

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Rich Gold Assays N.Z. Reef Pegged Out Wellington (N.z.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 March 1933 · page 5

Two separate gold assays of the recent discoveries of auriferous quartz at Coromandel show over £100 to the ton. It is believed that the boulders are the…

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Gold Shares Suffer Effects of U.S. Bank Crisis on Sydney 'Change Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 6 March 1933 · page 1

As a result of the U.S. banking crisis and the suspension of overseas quotations for gold leading gold shares were marked…

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"Show Me Your Hands" "They Are As Soft As Mine" Comment by Sergeant S.P. Case Incident

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 6 March 1933 · page 7

"Why your hands are as soft as mine!" said the Police Prosecutor (Sergeant Phillipson) to a…

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To Control All Gold Edict Issued by Roosevelt U.S.A. Bank Crisis Washington

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 6 March 1933 · page 1

President Roosevelt to-night issued a proclamation taking absolute command by the…

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Bellbird Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 March 1933 · page 6

No. 2 tunnel of Bellbird colliery was idle yesterday as the result of dissatisfaction regarding the method of classification. It is purely a domestic matter. It is…

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Position of Miners

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 7 March 1933 · page 7

The fate of what was termed "the Bailey oligarchy of the A.W.U." was the subject of much…

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Work At Mines

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 7 March 1933 · page 4

Richmond Main Colliery was again idle to-day, owing to slackness of trade. Pelaw Main and Stanford Main No. 1 were both working…

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