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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1933

2,406 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 81 of 121

Compulsory Coal Conference Mr. Hoare Explains

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 31 August 1933 · page 10

The president of the Miners' Federation (Mr. Hoare) Issued a statement to-day in reference to the comments made at the compulsory…

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Price of Gold London, August 30

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 31 August 1933 · page 9

Gold was quoted to-day at £6/8/8½ an ounce fine, a fall of 8d, compared with yesterday's price. The dollar was quoted to-day at 4.55½ to the £ sterling…

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Industrial News Cavilled Out Miners Conference Convened Executive Officers Absent

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 31 August 1933 · page 9

The State Conciliation Commissioner (Mr. N. Henwood), visited Newcastle yesterday for the purpose of conferring with the representatives of the owners, miners'…

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Recovery Plans Coal Code Arrangement Ford Boycott Threatened Washington, August 29

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 31 August 1933 · page 7

Greatly encouraged over the apparently successful negotiation of the coal code, the National Recovery Association to-day continued a whiriwind campaign to…

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Big Increase in Coal Output 167,000 Tons More for Eight Months Latest Returns

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 31 August 1933 · page 1

The coal output of the Northem mines for the eight months of this year ending to-day has exceeded 2,346,000 tons—an…

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Sale Permitted Newly-mined Gold U.S. Embargo Lifted Hyde Park (N.y.), August 29

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 31 August 1933 · page 7

President Roosevelt today authorised the Secretary to the Treasury to receive, on consignment, for sale, subject to such rules as he may subscribe, gold recovered…

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"Kangaroos" Won But Did Not Deserve Any Gold Medals Labor Circles Astonished Marxian Policy of Lang Party Meetings in Camera Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 31 August 1933 · page 9

Labor circles are astonished at the bold manner in which the ruling faction of the Central Executive of the Lang…

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Mines Regulation Act

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 September 1933 · page 9

Sir,—There appears a difference of opinion as to whether stone-dust used in mines for reducing, and, if possible, removing altogether the danger of…

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Price of Gold London, August 31

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 September 1933 · page 9

The price of gold was quoted to-day at £6/9/7 an ounce fine, an increase of 10½d compared with yesterday…

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Gold Discovery Northern Territory Find Warning Against Rush Canberra

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 September 1933 · page 11

The Minister for the Interior (Mr. J. A. Perkins) stated to-day he had received advice from the Deputy Administrator at Alice Springs that gold had been…

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"Bright Future for Mining Industry" Evidence at Hours Inquiry Manager's Opinion Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 1 September 1933 · page 7

"It is my considered opinion that no Industry In Australia to-day offers such scope and potentialities for employment as the mining…

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Price of Gold

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 September 1933 · page 13

The price fixed by the Commonwealth Bank for gold lodged at the Melbourne Mint for the week ended August 25 is at the rate of approximately £7/5/1 per…

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Industrial News May Close Dudley Colliery Employees Get Notice

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 September 1933 · page 10

A pit-top notice has been put up at Dudley colliery giving all employees 14 days' notice from September 1, on account of slackness of trade (says our…

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Improvement at Mines Increased Working Days Recorded

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 2 September 1933 · page 1

Marked Improvement in the working time for the northern collieries was shown during the post fortnight as compared with the previous pay…

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Activity at Mines South Coast Coalfield WOLLONGONG

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 September 1933 · page 10

The mines that are working in this district continue to work good time, and the pay distributed to-day is practically equal to the last pay, which was the best for…

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Dudley Mine Will Not Be Closed Denial Issued by Management

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 2 September 1933 · page 4

It wan stated by the management of Dudley Colliery to-day that a rumor that the pit was to be closed was entirely without foundation…

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Gold and Minerals Australian Deposits Reports From Fields

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 September 1933 · page 13

Some of the following scientific facts and theories have been taken from Mr. J. A, Phillips's "Treatise On Ore Deposits." There are three main sources from which…

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Miners' Hours Burdens of Industry Evidence to Commission Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 September 1933 · page 10

Giving evidence before the Standard Hours inquiry, to-day, Mr. T. M. Owen, General Manager of Lake George Mines, and lately Acting Manager of the Mount…

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Women's Matches Y.W. Gold v. Stockton Final Scores

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 2 September 1933 · page 8

Stockton............1 Y.W. Gold.............1 Y.W.C.A. (Gold) and Stockton Nurses met In the No. 1 division of the…

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Price of Gold Highest in History LONDON, September 1

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 September 1933 · page 9

The price of gold was quoted to-day at £0/10/8½ an ounce fine, an increase of 1/1½ compared with yesterday's price. The dollar was quoted at 4.54 to the £…

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