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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1933

2,406 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 8 of 121

Price of Gold London, January 26

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 January 1933 · page 11

Gold was quoted to-day at £6/1/4½ per on fine…

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Rich Coal Vein Strike in Welsh Valley

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 January 1933 · page 6

A rich vein of anthracite coal struck in November at the new Cefu Coed Colliery, in the Neath Valley, in Wales, is likely to…

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Coal Shipments Holiday Reduces the Average Figures for the Week

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 27 January 1933 · page 7

Owing to the interruption of the Holiday on Thursday, coal figures this week mere much below the usual average. About…

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Stolen Coal Is Cheap Large Thefts From the Railways Youth Sentenced

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 27 January 1933 · page 1

Legitimate coal dealers. at Tighe's Hill, are being placed at a disadvantage by the activities of coal thieves, who sell their…

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Gold Deposits Sebastopol-Junee Reefs Prospects Reviewed Official Investigation SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 January 1933 · page 5

Under instructions from the Minister for Mines (Mr. R. S. Vincent), a geological investigation of the gold deposits of the Sebastopol-Junee Reefs area has…

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Collie Miners Lumpers' Attitude Sought Coal From Newcastle Perth

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 January 1933 · page 7

A delegation from the Collie Coalminers' Union visited Fremantle to ascertain the probable attitude of Fremantle Jumpers in the event of Newcastle coal being…

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Wallarah Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 January 1933 · page 4

The Northern President of the Miners' Federation (Mr. Hoare), and the Vice-President (Mr. Kellock) visited Catherine Hill Bay yesterday, and were present at…

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Miners' Committee Meeting

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 28 January 1933 · page 7

The newly-elected committee of management of the Northern Miners' Federation will hold its first meeting at th Trades Hall, on Tuesday…

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Powdered Coal Tests

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 January 1933 · page 8

Details were published in the "Newcastle Morning Herald" on Thursday of the results of a test made with the use of powdered coal on the steamer…

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Hydrogenation of Coal

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 28 January 1933 · page 3

It is stated that foremost amongst the schemes which a committee of the British Cabinet is considering for the relief of unemployment in…

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Theft of Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 January 1933 · page 12

The statement that coal stolen from the railway was sold at the rate of two bags for 1/9, and that the cost price at the depot was 2/6, thereby placing…

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Colliery Explosion Death of Second Victim SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 January 1933 · page 7

David Kerr, 38, of Corrimal, who was seriously burned about the face and body when an explosion occurred at the old Balmain colliery last Monday, died in…

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Price of Gold in London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 January 1933 · page 6

London, January 27.—Gold was quoted to-day at £6/1/5½ per oz fine…

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Mining with Cheap Labour

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 January 1933 · page 12

South Africa is taking the utmost advantage of the high market price for gold. In a speech at the annual meeting of the Johannesbarg Consolidated…

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Industrial News Labour Conference Miners' Ballot in Progress

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 January 1933 · page 4

The Returning-officer of the Northern branch of the Miners' Federation (Mr. L. Halliday) said yesterday that the ballot for the election of five representatives to…

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Storm Damage Colliery Shaft Flooded Narrow Escape Landslide Misses Family WOLLONGONG

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 January 1933 · page 6

News is filtering in of further damage in the district arising out of last Sunday's storm. One of the most fortunate escapes…

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Serious Accident at Mount Lyell Miners Entombed? Hobart

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 28 January 1933 · page 6

Meagre information has been received here of a serious accident at the Mt. Lyell mine. the result of which the lives of two Italian miners…

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Loss of £5281 Newcastle-Wallsend Coal Company SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 January 1933 · page 3

A loss of £5281/14/2 for the year ended December 31 last was revealed in the report of the Directors of the Newcastle-Wallsend Coal Company, which was placed…

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Coal Export 22,162 Tons for Week Improved Trade Expected

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 January 1933 · page 6

The quantity of coal, including bunkers, shipped at Newcastle during the week for places beyond the State was 22,162 tons, of which 2322 tons represented…

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Gold and Minerals Hydraulic Sluicing and Dredging Reports From Fields (Contributed.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 January 1933 · page 5

In those States with a good rainfall and favourable catchment areas, rivers and creeks, like Victoria and New South Wales, hydraulic sluicing, as a modern…

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