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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1934

2,642 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 2 of 133

Northern Miners New President in Office Mr. Jack's Policy Militant Minority Movement

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 January 1934 · page 6

Mr. J. Jack, newly-elected District President of the Northern branch of the Miners' Federation, took up duty in Newcastle yesterday…

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No Change Gold Price in America Stock Purchase Big Authorisation Made (Australian Press Association.) WASHINGTON, January 2

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 January 1934 · page 5

AS the limited bank deposits' law went into effect to-day, the Reconstruction Finance Corporation announced that authorisations of 823,000,000 dollars had…

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Miners' Ballot

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 January 1934 · page 6

No further results in connection with the annual ballot of the Northern brunch of the Miners' Federation were available yesterday. The returning-officer (Mr…

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W.A. Gold Production Perth

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 January 1934 · page 7

The value of gold produced for the year was £4,893,000. During December the return was 55,112 fine oz., and the production for the year was 637,045oz…

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Miners' Wages Missing Warrant for an Arrest Issued

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 5 January 1934 · page 7

Seven Elrington miners had a total of £128 wages to draw. As they were on holidays then decided to give somebody else…

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Burwood Mine Dispute Conference Outcome Awaited Unions Interested

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 5 January 1934 · page 8

The outcome of to-morrow's conference of the lodges of the three B.H.P. Company's pits, Burwood, John Darling and…

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Explosion in Mine Man Seriously Injured Part of Old Charge Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 January 1934 · page 6

Serious injuries were sustained by Kenneth Brunker, 25, of Red Hill, this morning, when an explosion occurred is the New Eclipse mine, at, Gold Creek…

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Persian Stands Out for Gold Cup Field of Classy Runners

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 5 January 1934 · page 1

Class is well represented in the field for the Moorefield Gold Cup as the acceptors include several horses who played a prominent part in the racing at Randwick during the holiday…

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Burwood Mine No Conference While Idle Owners' Stand New President Supports Men Lodge Representatives to Meet

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 January 1934 · page 7

Burwood colliery, one of the recently-acquired properties of the Broken Hill Proprietary Co. Ltd., is still idle. About 400 miners are…

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Death Roll of 131 in Mine Disaster Czecho-siovakian Entombed Men Cannot Be Reached Heart-rending Scenes Prague

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 5 January 1934 · page 1

The death roll in the coal mine disaster near Dux, Czecho-slovakia, is 131. Rescue work has been abandoned…

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Bellbird Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 January 1934 · page 8

Several matters regarding seniority arising out of the recent cavil out at Bell-bird colliery have been adjusted at lengthy meetings of the lodge this week, but there…

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Bellbird Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 January 1934 · page 8

Most of the matters in dispute at Bell-bird colliery have been adjusted, and those that have not were left by the lodge in the hands of the Vice-president…

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British Coal Oil

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 January 1934 · page 6

A contract for the bulk supply of fuel oil made from British coal has been placed by the London Midland and Scottish Railway with Low Temperature…

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Price of Gold

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 January 1934 · page 11

The-price fixed by the Commonwealth Bank for cold lodged at the Melbourne Mint for the week ended December 29 is at the rate of approximately £7/2/8 per…

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Queensland Mining

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 January 1934 · page 6

"The enhanced mineral returns which are coming to hand month by mouth furnish positive proof that the Government's assistance to a great primary industry is…

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Work at the Mines Fortnight's Figures

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 6 January 1934 · page 3

Owing to the Christmas and New Year holidays, the total number of working days possible for the Newcastle and Northern collieries during…

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Do the Blacks Own the Gold?

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 January 1934 · page 6

Should the aborigines in a reserve on Tennant's Creek be regarded as the rightful owners of the gold that is now known to exist below the surface? Or should…

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Cessnock Miners' Pay Missing Warrant for Arrest of Mate

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 January 1934 · page 9

A warrant was issued yesterday morning for the arrest of a miner employed at Elrington, who has not been seen since he was authorised to draw the pay…

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131 Miners Dead Rescue Work Abandoned PRAGUE, January 4

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 January 1934 · page 7

The death-roll, as a result of the entombing of miners by a firedamp explosion in a group of three coalmines near Dux (Bohemia), is 131…

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Gold and Minerals An American Proposal Reports From Fields

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 January 1934 · page 11

It is reported that the intensive campaign in the United States for the remonetisation of silver was assured when 27 Senators recorded for free unlimited…

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