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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1933

2,406 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 63 of 121

Gold and Dollar Prices London, July 10

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 July 1933 · page 6

Gold was quoted to-day at £6/4/6 an oz fine, compared with £6/4/5 on Saturday. The dollar was quoted at 4.81 to the…

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Lost in Bush Elderly Woman's Ordeal Struggled to Miners' Camp Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 July 1933 · page 5

Suffering severely from exhaustion and exposure, Mrs. Johanna Briggs, 73, of Reedy Creek, who was reported missing on Friday, reeled into a small…

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Free Coal For Unemployed

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 12 July 1933 · page 4

Waratah Council agreed last night to assist Mayfield-Waratah branch of the Unemployed Workers' Movement by paying for the cost of the transport…

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Price of Gold London, July 11

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 July 1933 · page 8

The price of gold to-day was £6/4/41 an ounce fine…

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Rich Gold Yields Prospectors in Victoria MELBOURNE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 July 1933 · page 6

A message from Rushworth states that Messrs. Ruckley and Kane, who have been prospecting on a reef outside the town, have secured 293oz. of gold from a 54-ton…

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Ellalong Coal Leases Deal Negotiations with London Group "Near Finality"

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 12 July 1933 · page 8

Subject to the final verification of the leases in London, it was stated to-day, the deal in connection with the coal leases,…

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Deputy Under Severe Cross-examination Borehole Mine Fatality Jury of Six at the Inquest Searching Questions

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 12 July 1933 · page 7

Searching examinations of witnesses as to the precaution taken in the mine, were made during the hearing of the…

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Thirteen Arrested in Police Raid Armed with Shovels Thefts of Coal Alleged Clyde-street Stir

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 12 July 1933 · page 1

Police and railway investigation officers caused a stir this morning, when they raided Clyde-street unemployment…

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Mr. Lang and the Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 July 1933 · page 4

Sir,—As a Councillor representing the Cessnock district on the Miners' Central Council, I feel obliged to direct attention to certain misstatements of Mr…

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Wallsend Miners Work Still Intermittent

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 July 1933 · page 8

Members of Wallsend Miners' Lodge are experience a particularly trying time as a result of the intermittency of operations at the colliery. For the half-year…

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John Darling Mine Check Inspectors' Report

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 July 1933 · page 2

An inspection of John Darling mine was made on July 5, 6 and 7 by the District Check Inspector, Mr. I. Houre, and the local inspector, Mr. Robert…

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Miner Injured by Fall of Coal

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 13 July 1933 · page 12

Thomas Pryor (45), miner, of Northcote-street, Aberdare, suffered injuries to the head and back, when a fall of coal occurred at Aberdare…

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Price of Gold London, July 12

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 July 1933 · page 8

The price or gold was quoted to-day at £6/4/9 an ounce fine, being 1d below the quotation yesterday…

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Sharing Work Premier's Reply to Miners Conference with Owners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 July 1933 · page 6

At a meeting of cavilled-out miners in the Theatre Royal Kurri Kurri, yesterday, a letter was received from the Premier (Mr. B. S. B. Stevens) in reply to…

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Miners Federation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 July 1933 · page 11

The President of the Northern branch of the Miners' Federation (Mr. T Hoare) and the Vice-president (Mr. J. Kellock) were in Sydney yesterday conferring with…

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Stone Dusting in Mines Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 July 1933 · page 8

The Secretary of the Miners' Federation (Mr. A. Tecce) stated to-night that the district check inspectors of the Federation had met in conference in…

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MR. P. KELLER Southern Miners' Action Labour Party Membership Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 July 1933 · page 9

The President of the State Labour party (Mr. P. Keller) said to-night that he had received no notification that the Delegates' Board of the Southern…

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Coal Shipment for Week Total of 41,800 Tons Anticipated

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 14 July 1933 · page 8

It is anticipated that the amount of coal shipped from "Newcastle this week will be 41,800 tons. On Monday, 10,915 tons were…

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World Problems Basis of Currency Mine Director's View Permanent Resuscitation SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 July 1933 · page 10

Mr. J. P. Blaikie Webster, Managing Director of the Mining Trust, Ltd., London, and Director of Mount Isa Mines and New Guinea Goldfields, was a…

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Second in Fortnight Robbery at Charlestown Two Gold Watches Stolen

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 July 1933 · page 8

For the second time in a fortnight the premises of Mr. J. Patterson, storekeeper, of Charlestown, were visited by thieves last night…

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