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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1933

2,406 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 9 of 121

Kurri Mines Working

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 30 January 1933 · page 4

Pelaw Main Colliery, which was Idle all last week owing to slackness of trade, resumed work to-day. Richmond Main…

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Work at the Mines

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 30 January 1933 · page 4

Aberdure Extended Colliery, which has been idle for several days owing to slackness of trade, resumed work to-day…

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Two Miners Buried 30,000 Tons of Earth Desperate Efforts to Reach Bodies Zeehan (Tasmania)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 January 1933 · page 5

Two young Italians, Larry Niciforo and L. Cirillo, were buried beneath 30,000 tons of earth which collapsed at the Mt. Lyell Company's North Lyell mine yesterday…

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Inflation Favoured Midland Bank Chairman Gold Countries 'Worse Position Than Others' (British Official Wireless.) LONDON, January 28

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 January 1933 · page 6

The Chairman of the Midland Bank (Mr. Reginald McKenna), in an address at the shareholders' annual meeting, described conditions in Britain to-day as…

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Mine Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 31 January 1933 · page 7

Horace Olive, 27, a clipper, of Sargent-street, Cessnock, was admitted to Cessnock Hospital yesterday with an injury to the right knee sustained when…

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Industrial News Millfield Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 31 January 1933 · page 7

At a meeting of Millfield Miners' Lodge yesterday, it was stated that no information had been received from the Manager concerning the date of the reopening…

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Northern Miners' Committee

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 31 January 1933 · page 5

The Management Committee of the Northern Miner's Federation commenced a two-day session at Newcastle Trades Hall this morning…

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Northern Miners Committee to Meet

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 31 January 1933 · page 4

The first meeting of the recently-elected Management Committee of the Northern branch of the Miners' Federation has been convened for to-day…

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Miners Injured Accident at Ayrfield No. 1

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 31 January 1933 · page 7

Hugh G. Phillips, a shotfirer, employed at Ayrfield No. 1 colliery, and residing in Ada-street, Homeville, was caught by a fall of coal yesterday afternoon, in a jig…

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Mine to Resume Operations Inspection Carried Out To-day Owner's Promise

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 31 January 1933 · page 5

Shortland colliery will resume work next Monday, following a promise by the owner that the improvements asked for will be…

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Records Used Warning for Miners Britain Considers Method London, January 29

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 31 January 1933 · page 5

The Manager of a South Wales coalmine, after hearing a wireless broadcast of an S.O.S., was convinced that warnings are more effective through the ear…

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Gold and Prices Search for Sound Money International Problem

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 31 January 1933 · page 4

"The scramble for gold, incidental to an unregulated return to the gold standard, but exaggerated since 1928 by France's new currency law, has shattered into…

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Shortland Mine Notice to Employees "Work on Tribute" Statement by Mr. Hoare

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 31 January 1933 · page 4

The President of the Northern branch of the Miners' Federation (Mr. T. Hoare), in the course of a statement yesterday regarding the Shortland Colliery, located at…

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Kurri Mines Working

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 1 February 1933 · page 8

The three Kurri collieries, Richmond Main, Pelaw Main and Stanford Main, were again all working to-day…

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Coal Point Progress Association

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 February 1933 · page 4

The first annual meeting of the Coal Point and Kilaben Bay Progress Association was held at Mr. A. Turner's residence. Kilaben Bay, on Saturday. Mr…

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Entombed Miners Rescue Attempt Fails LAUNCESTON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 February 1933 · page 8

After driving through solid rock to the stope in Mt. Lyell mine where two miners, Larry Sucisoro and Luigi Cirillo have been entombed since last Friday, a rescue…

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Conditions at Pit Discussed Northern Miners' Committee

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 1 February 1933 · page 8

Conditions at present operating in Ayrfield No. 1 Colliery were discussed at the conference of the Management Committee of the Northern…

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Northern Miners Shortland to Resume Management Committee Meets

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 February 1933 · page 5

The first meeting for 1933, of the recently-elected Management Committee of the Northern branch of the Miners' Federation was held at the Newcastle Trades…

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50 Men Will Be Back at Work Opening of Mine

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 1 February 1933 · page 9

Thrown idle when the mine closed down a fortnight ago, 50 men will turn-to again at Shortland Colliery next Monday…

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Miners' Meeting at Trades Hall Complaint Concerning Ayrfield No. 1 Joint Inspection

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 1 February 1933 · page 7

Many complaints concerning conditions at Ayrfield No. 1 colliery were ventilated at to-day's sitting of the Miners'…

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