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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1933

2,406 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 76 of 121

Next Week State Parliament Opens Question of Gold Passes Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 August 1933 · page 7

The state Parliament will be opened on Tuesday, August 22, by the Governor (Sir Philip Game), with the usual ceremony…

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Miners' Latest Move to Gain Control of State A.L.P. From the Inner Group Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 15 August 1933 · page 7

Following the ballot taken on the northern fields, which resulted in a decision to remain within the Lang Labor…

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Miners' Federation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 August 1933 · page 5

Sir,—It may seem to many miners that I am doing a strange thing by using the columns of the "Newcastle Morning Herald" to explain a position which…

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Students Will Inspect Mine From S. Australia

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 16 August 1933 · page 8

A party of South Australian students who are at present on a visit to New South Wales, will pay a visit of inspection to the Richmond Main…

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Gold Shares Boom Share Market Activity SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 August 1933 · page 6

Activity in gold shares was again pronounced on the Stock Exchange to-day, the turnover being exceptionally large, Values were generally steady at…

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Railway Coal 1,000,000 Tons Wanted SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 August 1933 · page 7

Tenders for the supply of approximately 1,000,000 tons of large and small coal to the New South Wales Railway Department close tomorrow. Although the total…

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State Session Ministerial Party Meets New Upper House Retention of Gold Passes SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 August 1933 · page 7

At the meeting of the Parliamentary supporters of the State Government United Australia Party and the United Country Party, held at Parliament House,…

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Northern Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 August 1933 · page 8

The President of the Northern branch of the Miners Federation (Mr. T. Hoare), who since Saturday has been occupied in the North-western district, returned to…

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Miners' Ballot

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 August 1933 · page 5

Sir,—There is joy in the A.L.P. camp. The miners—at least the supposed majority of them—have decided, after being duly exhorted by the official organ, that…

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Kurri Sharing Colliery Work

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 August 1933 · page 9

The question of sharing the work at the collieries was revived at an unemployed meeting at Kurri Kurri on Tuesday. It was decided to arrange a further…

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Students' Mine Inspection

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 August 1933 · page 6

Arrangements have been made for a party of South Australian students to be shown over Richmond Main Colliery by the Manager (Mr. J. Johnstone) on…

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Mines' Rescue Work

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 August 1933 · page 5

Sir,—In the "Newcastle Morning Herald" of August 15 there appears a letter from the Maitland Rescue Station. I take it the signatures are those of…

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Gold Passes

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 August 1933 · page 6

The times call for economy. Nobody has been more insistent on this score than the Stevens Government. Then why the repeated discussions,…

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Small Coal Consumption Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 August 1933 · page 8

Only 17 tons of coal a day is used by the Harborough, the first of J. and C. Harrison and Company's modern freighters, which reached Sydney to-day to load…

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Gold and the Dollar London, August 16

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 August 1933 · page 8

The prices of gold to-day was £6/5/3 announce fine. The dollar was quoted at 4.41½ to the pound sterling…

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Students Visit Coal Mines

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 18 August 1933 · page 6

The wonders of coalmining were explained to a party of South Australian students when they visited two collieries on the South Maitland…

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Mines Regulation Act

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 August 1933 · page 7

Sir,—In the "Newcastle Morning Herald" of August 17 Mr. Baddeley has made a very feeble attempt to reply to my last letter by finishing his letter by saying…

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Stockton Coal Distribution

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 August 1933 · page 17

The remaining 50 tons of coal granted to unemployed families at Stockton has boon distributed under the supervision of the Mayor's Relief Committee. About 100…

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Work at Mines at Kurri

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 18 August 1933 · page 8

Richmond Main colliery, which has been idle all the week owing to slackness of trade, was again idle to-day, while Pelaw Main and Stanford Main…

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Three Miners Killed Explosion of Gelignite Great Boulder Accident Perth

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 August 1933 · page 9

Thomas William Bennett, 43, Stanley Maurice Somerville, 37, and David Moore-house Green 29, were killed when a premature explosion occurred at the…

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