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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1933

2,406 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 22 of 121

Settlement Soon Collie Coal Crisis W.A. Premier's Hopes Perth

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 March 1933 · page 8

The Premier (Sir James Mitchell) to-day declared that the Collie coal crisis must be ended. He added that he expected a settlement to be effected…

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The Gold Standard America's Position Reviewed New York, March 7

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 March 1933 · page 7

Aside from the immediate dislocations serious though these are, growing out of the present banking crisis, the nation's thoughtful attention is being directed…

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White Gold (Published by Arrangement with Ward, Lock & Co., Limited, London and Melbourne.) CHAPTER 1. the Letter

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 March 1933 · page 11

Over his hands, cupped to shield the match as he lit a cigarette, Ferrers saw the whole thing as clearly as a man in the orchestra stalls sees the actors on a stage…

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Work At Mines

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 10 March 1933 · page 8

Richmond Main Colliery, which has been idle all the week, was again idle to-day. Pelaw Main and Stanford Main No. 1 were both working…

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Seniority Rule Combined Miners' Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 March 1933 · page 9

A combined meeting of the Pelaw Main, Richmond Main, and Stanford Main Miners' Lodges was held in the Kurri Kurri School of Arts last night to consider the q…

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Swansea Mine Action by Federation SYDNEY

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

Officials of the Miners' Federation stated to-day that they had been informed by the Newcastle branch that a number of men from the South-west…

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Price of Gold London, March 9

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 March 1933 · page 8

Gold was quoted to-day at £5/19/7½ per ounce fine, an increase of 8½d on yesterday's price…

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Miners Support Unemployed Award Wages on Relief Jobs Men Leave Work

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 10 March 1933 · page 7

The three Kurri miners' lodges, Richmond Main, Pelaw Main, and Stanford Main, decided at a combined meeting, last…

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Pensions Act. Administration Assailed Amendment Promised Food Relief and Miners' Phthisis CANBERRA

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 March 1933 · page 8

Answering protests against the administration of the Invalid and Old-age Pensions Act in the House of Representatives to-day, the Prime Minister (Mr. J. A…

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"Near Finality" Sale of Ellalong Leases Last Suspension Term Coal Hydrogenation Scheme

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 March 1933 · page 8

Albert Andrew Holland, mining agent of Sydney, was successful in securing a further suspension of labour conditions for a period of six months in respect of…

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Oil From Coal Wallsend Experiments Proceed Stills Being Built Government Officials at Lyon Works

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 March 1933 · page 6

The beginning under Government supervision of further experimental work on the coal-processing project of Messrs. A. F. and A. G. Lyon, at the firm's…

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White Gold (Published by Arrangement with Ward, Lock & Co., Limited, London and Melbourne.) CHAPTER I.—(Continued.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 March 1933 · page 12

Then for a moment he sat quite still, staring absently across the room, visioning an incident three years old, when in the Lado Enclave he had faced a charging…

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Wonthaggi Miners Willing to Cooperate Cutting Down Slack Coal Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 March 1933 · page 9

In an effort to stop further dismissals at the State coal mines at Wonthaggi, the miners, at a stop-work meeting to-day, carried a motion expressing willingness…

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Price of Gold London, March 10

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 March 1933 · page 10

Gold was quoted today at £5/19/2¼ an oz fine. Yesterday's price was £5/19/7½…

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Oil From Coal in Navy London, March 9

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 March 1933 · page 10

The First Lord of the Admiralty (Sir Bolton Eyres-Monsell), in presenting the Navy estimates, said that oil fuel produced from British coal by low…

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Collie Dispute Conference Called Coal From Newcastle Perth

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 March 1933 · page 9

At the request of Amalgamated collieries, Limited, a round-table conference, at which the Government, the Railway Department, and the coal companies will…

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Record Production Australian Wool Clip Gold Output Higher Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 March 1933 · page 9

Australian wool production for the 1932 season was 997,000,000lb, which was a record, according to the Commonwealth Statistician's report on production, made…

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Gold and Minerals Effect of Prices Reports From Fields (Contributed.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 March 1933 · page 6

What in some quarters is believed to be a definite step towards the suspension of the gold standard in the United States of America has caused some alarm…

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White Gold (Published by Arrangement with Ward, Lock & Co., Limited, London and Melbourne.) CHAPTER II.—(Continued.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 March 1933 · page 15

Having reached the end he stood staring at the last words, which, apart from the rest of the letter, proclaimed that his friend was in extremity. What that…

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U.S. Gold Hoarders' Wild Rush to Disgorge Scared by Threats of Gaol and Fines National Swing Commenced Millions Pouring Into Emptied Vaults Banks Are to Open Again New York

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 11 March 1933 · page 3

Gold to-day became too hot to hold, and thousands of hoarders all over the United States were stung to sudden action. They hurried to the banks to rid themselves of what a week ago they had…

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