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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1933

2,406 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 23 of 121

Coal and Oil

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 13 March 1933 · page 6

The Wales and Monmouthshire Association of Gas Engineers and Managers met at Porthcawl, and discussed the interdependence of gas and coal and the…

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Richmond Main Resumes Mines Working

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 13 March 1933 · page 1

Richmond Main Colliery, which was idle all last week owing to slackness of trade, resumed work to-day. Pelaw Main and Stanford Main No…

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Coal Carbonising and By-product Scheme

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 13 March 1933 · page 6

According to the "Manchester Evening Chronicle," a scheme is on foot, in which a sum of £20,000,000 is mentioned, for the establishment of British and Continental…

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Still Isolated Wallsend Miners' Lodge "Play Waiting Game"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 13 March 1933 · page 6

Refusing to be "disciplined" by the President of the Northern District Branch of the Miners' Federation, Wallsend Miners' Lodge, with a membership of more…

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For Arbitrators Collie Coal Dispute Temporary Agreement Perth

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 13 March 1933 · page 7

At the conclusion of a round-table conference this afternoon, the Premier (Sir James Mitchell) announced that a temporary settlement of the Collie coal…

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White Gold (Published by Arrangement with Ward, Lock & Co., Limited, London and Melbourne.) Chapter Ii. an Unexpected Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 13 March 1933 · page 3

Consideration of the letter disturbed him profoundly. His friend was indeed in a deep hole in the Portuguese prison at the Mozambique. The world has rung…

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Industrial News Potter's Colliery Offer to Teralba Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 14 March 1933 · page 3

A combined meeting of all the miners lodges in the Teralba district was held on Sunday morning. Mr. Feighan presided, The meeting was called in reference to…

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Mine on Fire Feared Beyond Control Queensland Colliery Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 14 March 1933 · page 5

A serious underground fire has broken out in the Southern Cross colliery, in the Bundamba district. All work in the colliery has been stopped, and the miners…

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Mines Working

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 14 March 1933 · page 7

Richmond Main. Pelaw Main, mid Stanford Main collieries were again working to-day…

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Bigger Gold Yield Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 14 March 1933 · page 3

The Queensland gold yield continues to show an increase, and last month the total was 4365 fine ounces, valued at £18,541. For the same month last year…

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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 · Tuesday 14 March 1933 · page 9

The next day he crossed to France by the air-liner, caught the Rapide to Marseilles; and there booked on a P. and O. boat for Aden, where he stewed for three…

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Coal Heating Ayrfield No. 1 Colliery Report of Inspection

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 March 1933 · page 4

The heating which has occurred in about 30,000 tons of loose coal at Ayrfield No. 1 Colliery was reported yesterday to he reasonably safe. During the day an…

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Teralba Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 March 1933 · page 7

A combined meeting of the lodges the Teralba district has been called for to-night. The District President (Mr. Hoare) will address members…

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Check Inspection Aberdare Central Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 March 1933 · page 8

The District Check Inspector (Mr. Jas Connell) and the Local Check Inspector (Mr. T. A. Mitchell) made as inspection of Aberdare Central Colliery from March…

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Shortland Colliery Declared "Black" Seniority Dispute

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 15 March 1933 · page 6

Shortland colliery has been declared "black" by the miners' lodge, became of a dispute there concerning the question of…

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Rescue in Mines Use of Apparatus

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 March 1933 · page 9

A correspondent recently asked in the "Newcastle Morning Herald" the following questions— (1) How many lives has the Proto…

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Price of Gold London, March 14

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 March 1933 · page 6

Gold was quoted to-day at £6/0/3 an ounce fine, an increase of 1d on yesterday's price…

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Gold at Grenfell Much Land Pegged Out GRENFELL

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 March 1933 · page 6

Following the finding of a small quantity of gold by three youths, near an old reef some days ago, the whole country side in the vicinity of the reef, known…

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Were Stealing Coal Found by Police on Railway Line Fines Imposed

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 15 March 1933 · page 7

Warned by a "cockatoo," a number of men, who were picking up coal at the side of the railway line at Mayfield yesterday,…

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Threw Gold Away! Made a Strike and Didn't Know It Grenfell Incident Grenfell

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 15 March 1933 · page 7

Because they found that it was easier to dig in the shade of a tree instead of out in the open, three boys have become partners…

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