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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1933

2,406 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 31 of 121

Kurri Mines Resume

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 3 April 1933 · page 1

The three Kurri collieries—Pelaw Main, Richmond Main and Stanford Main No. 1—resumed work to-day…

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Old Upper Bowman Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 April 1933 · page 4

Information supplied by the Mines Department concerning the two main reefs that have been worked on the Upper Bowman River shows that R. Saxby and…

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Gold Brooch in Dispute

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 3 April 1933 · page 5

An application for a further adjournment was made by the police at the Newcastle Police Court to-day in a charge against Stanley Paul…

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Coal and Shipping for March

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 3 April 1933 · page 7

Interstate coal figured showed an increase for the month of March, compared with February, according to figures made…

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Mr. Alexander Holmes Death of Miners' Councillor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 April 1933 · page 4

The Northern Executive of the Miners Federation was advised on Saturday of the death of Mr. Alexander Holmes, the District Treasurer of the Western branch,…

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SOCIALISATION Miners' Stand Endorsed Glebe Conference Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 April 1933 · page 5

Convened with the object of breaking the "dictatorial powers" of the Graves—Keller group in the Labour movement, a conference of a section of the…

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Industrial News Northern Mines Work for the Fortnight

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 April 1933 · page 2

Uniformly Good time was recorded at practically all the collieries in the Brown-Abermain group during the fortnight. On the lower field, however,…

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Coal Hidden in Stump Fine Imposed by Magistrate

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 3 April 1933 · page 8

Seen picking up coal from the railway line, Charles Henry Thompson (46), Ironworker, was followed by police officers and arrested just as…

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South Coast Mines Hard Times at Balgownie WOLLONGONG

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 April 1933 · page 2

Corrimal and South Bulli Collieries continue to work frequently. For the pay distributed on Friday Corrimal miners had eight days, South Bulli five, and…

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Miners' Central Council Socialisation and the A.l.p. Meets To-morrow

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 3 April 1933 · page 8

The Central Council of the Miners' Federation will sit in Sydney to-morrow. Protests from various lodges concerning the attacks made on…

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Fiduciary Issue Back to Normal Figure Gold Flows to Britain London, April 1

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 April 1933 · page 6

The Treasury authority under which the Bank of England was empowered to issue an additional £15,000,000 of notes not covered by gold expired last night, and…

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

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

When he returned Captain Billy made a suggestion. No good waiting here, where we're liable to be spotted by some of that crowd…

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Mine Conference at Bellbird

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 4 April 1933 · page 7

Seniority matters In dispute at Bellbird colliery will be discussed at a conference to be held at the colliery to-morrow afternoon At 3 o'clock,…

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Industrial News Miners' Federation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 April 1933 · page 6

The Northern President of the Miners' Federation (Mr. T. Hoare) will be present at the meeting of the Central Council, which assembles in Sydney…

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Big Cargo Coal for Philippines

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

The steamer Dairyan is expected to leave Newcastle to-day for the Philippine Islands with about 7000 tons of coal and a quantity of bunkers…

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Big Coal Cargo for Philippines

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 4 April 1933 · page 6

The steamer Dairyan left Newcastle this afternoon for the Philippine Islands, taking 7200 tons of coal, 760 tons of bunkers, and 12 logging…

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Fall of Coal Miner Seriously Injured

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

Alfred Whitehouse, 42, a miner, living in Steam-street, West Maitland, was seriously injured when he was struck by a fall of real Ayrfield No. 1 colliery…

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Price of Gold London, April 3

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 April 1933 · page 5

The price of gold was quoted to-day at £6/0/4½ an ounce fine…

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Coal Point and Kilaben Bay Progress Association Social

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 April 1933 · page 7

The fortnightly coin social in and of the funds of the Coal Point and Kilaben Bay Progress Association was held at Mr. Christiansen's residence. Coal Point, on…

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Police Court Monday, April 3 (Before Mr. E. J. Harrison, S.m.) Theft of Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 April 1933 · page 8

Pleading "Guilty" to a charge of having stolen, at Waratah, on March 31, 2cwt of coal, valued at 2/6, the property of the Railway Commissioners, Charles Henry…

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