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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1933

2,406 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 5 of 121

A.J.C. RACES Warwick Farm Meeting Tom Pinch Chosen Gold Digger for Handicap SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 January 1933 · page 4

The Australian Jockey Club will stage a seven-event programme at Warwick Farm on Saturday, and this is sure to throw a little light on the more…

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A London Letter Home Rule for Scotland—London's Poverty—Sterling and Gold—The Aeroplane's Many Uses LONDON, November 29. Scottish Home Rule

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 January 1933 · page 5

Scottish Home Rule has sprung more than ever into the limelight with the debate about it in the House of Commons. It is one of the questions of the…

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Collieries' Staff

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 16 January 1933 · page 5

The annual meeting of the United Collieries' Staff Association was held at West Maitland on Saturday night. The annual report, financial statement, and…

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Work At The Mines

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 16 January 1933 · page 9

Richmond Main Colliery, which was idle all last week, owing to slackness of trade, was again idle to-day. Pelaw Main and Stanford Main…

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For Russia? Miners' Delegate to Visit Soviet

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 16 January 1933 · page 5

Efforts are being mada by Cessnock Communist Party to have a representative from the coalfields proceed to Russia with the workers'…

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Reply to Requests Ambulance Association Mines Department Letter

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 16 January 1933 · page 9

The Secretary to the Combined Northern District Ambulance Association (Mr. J. Dodds), of Aberdare-street, Kurri Kurri, has received a letter from the…

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British Coal Imports Into Germany LONDON, January 14

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 16 January 1933 · page 8

Following upon the discussions in Berlin before Christmas, representatives of the German Government were engaged yesterday and to-day in conversations in…

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Hill-end Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 January 1933 · page 7

In response to a call-up from the local branch of the Department of Labour and Industry yesterday, a farther five men were engaged to begin to-day on the work…

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Work At Mines

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 17 January 1933 · page 6

Bellbird Colliery, which has been idle for several days, owing to slackness of trade, is expected to resume work to-morrow…

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Delegate to Russia Proposal to Cessnock Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 January 1933 · page 7

To-morrow night delegates from the miners' lodges in the Cessnock district will meet to discuss the proposal from the Cessnock branch of the Communist…

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Gold Prospecting Aid for Unemployed SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 January 1933 · page 5

The Minister for Mines (Mr. R. S. Vincent) has granted a request by the Redfern Cooperative Goldmining Syndicate for £500 to permit of further parties of…

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Bias Alleged Report on W.A. Coal Industry Company in Reply Perth

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 January 1933 · page 5

In lengthy reply to the report of the Royal Commissioner, (Dr. H. Herman), on the West Australian coal industry, the directors of Amalgamated…

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Steal Gold Alleged Plot by Workers Sons of Gwalia Mine Perth

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 January 1933 · page 6

A gold stealing coup alleged to have boon planned by two employees of the Sons of Gwalia mine was thwarted by a discovery which was made by the manager…

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Export Coal Freights Further Reductions Now Sought Balance of Grant

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 18 January 1933 · page 5

Renewed application is being made by the Colliery Owners' Association to the Prime Minister (Mr. Lyons) for Federal Government assistance…

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Gold to Calgary Government's Refusal Charges of Default Calgary (Alberta), January 16

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 January 1933 · page 6

Charges that the Dominion Government had defaulted in refusing gold at par to Calgary to meet its debenture obligations, were made in a resolution passed to-day…

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Possible Merger Canada and Newfoundland Reported Gold Signs St. John (Nfld.), January 16

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 January 1933 · page 5

The recent agreement by Canada aid the British Government to advance the Newfoundland Government the necessary funds to meet its interest charges on the…

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Work at Mines

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 19 January 1933 · page 12

Due to slackness of trade, Aberdare Extended and Bellbird collieries were idle to-day, and will not work for the remainder of the week…

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Gold Prospecting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 January 1933 · page 3

Sir.—I wish to express my feelings in reference to cold prospectors nod relief to unemployed coalminers. As the latter ore concerned, are there no other…

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Cessnock Two Miners Injured

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 January 1933 · page 9

James O'Connell, 47, a miner, of Cessnock, was admitted to Cessnock Hospital yesterday with abrasions and shock, as a result of a fall of coal in Cessnock No. 2…

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Miners Approve Delegate to Russia

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 January 1933 · page 5

Eight of the 10 miners' lodges on the Cessnock field sent delegates to a conference at Cessnock last night to discuss the proposal to send a representative…

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