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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1933

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Miraculous Escape Frightful Fall Miners' Cage Bolts Auckland

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 27 July 1933 · page 1

A cage containing 12 men was being lowered down a shaft at the Waihi Company's mine, New Zealand, when it broke away and fell several hundred…

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Mine Accident

The Western Herald · Friday 28 July 1933 · page 3

A cage containing 12 men was being lowered down a shaft at Waihi Company's Mine, New Zealand, when it broke away and fell several…

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Bine And Gold Ball. Trangie Country Women's Successful Effort

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 28 July 1933 · page 8

The Trangie Country Women have an enviable reputation which was maintained and enhanced by their Blue and Gold Birthday Ball, which…

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Southern Miners Off with Lang Aftermath of Bulli Bulli

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 3 August 1933 · page 1

The Southern Miners Association have decided, by an overwhelming majority to cancel their affiliation with the Lang Labor Party…

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Southern Miners Action

The Western Herald · Friday 4 August 1933 · page 2

The Southern miners decided by an overwhelming in j[?]y to cancel their affiliation with the Lang Labor Party In many quarters the vote is regarded…

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Coal Strike Miners Vote Yes. Sydney

The Wellington Times · Monday 7 August 1933 · page 1

Southern miners, at aggregate meetings at Helensburgh and Woonona, carried resolutions recommending a general stoppage of work in…

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Miners Meet To Watch Finances In Lang's Newspaper. Sydney

The Wellington Times · Monday 14 August 1933 · page 1

Less than thirty Illawarra miners attended the meeting sit Figtree yesterday to discuss the financial relations of the Miners' Federation and…

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Mining Fatality

The Western Herald · Friday 18 August 1933 · page 2

Kalgoorlie.—Caught in a tunnel when the blast exploded prematurely, three miners were killed instantly at the Great Boulder Mine yesterday…

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Explosion in Hut Miners' Miraculous Escape Braidwood

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 24 August 1933 · page 1

Two miners had narrow escapes from death at Bell's Creek, in Braidwood district, when 22 plugs of gelignite exploded in their hut wrecking it…

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Once Pal Of Mine

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 25 August 1933 · page 1

Ones pal of mine the shadows are falling, You and I part now for ever and aye;…

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Gold Prospects

The Wellington Times · Monday 28 August 1933 · page 2

WITH the boring operations in full swing along the banks of the Macquarie River, and the intimation that companies backed by large capital…

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Blue and Gold Dance

The Wellington Times · Monday 28 August 1933 · page 2

On Wednesday next the members of the Country Women's Association will be busy with their big annual function, the Blue and Gold…

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Mining. [?]Old Bodangora Future Possibilities

The Wellington Times · Thursday 31 August 1933 · page 3

[?] stated intention of the lease[?] to unwater the mine known [?] Mitchell Mine at Bodangora [?] cause some interest to mining…

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C. W. A. Blue and Gold Dance a Great Success

The Wellington Times · Thursday 31 August 1933 · page 3

THE annual Blue and Gold dance, under the auspices of the Wellington branch of the Country Women's Association, took place in the Empire…

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Warden's Court Mining Suspensions

Western Age · Friday 1 September 1933 · page 2

Mr. R. E. Gardiner, on behalf of the C.S.A. Mines Ltd., made application for suspension of labor conditions on the mine for six months. There…

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Welcome Rains All Liquid Gold Far West Shares Fall Director's Statement

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 2 September 1933 · page 1

The rain, reported elsewhere, with the local reading till 9 a.m. on Friday, continued, off and on, all day. In the afternoon and…

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Gold Chasing King Industry More Scope Than the Rest Sydney Friday night

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 2 September 1933 · page 1

Giving evidence at the Standard Hours Inquiry to-day, Thomas Owen, general manager of the Lake George Mines Ltd., and lately acting general…

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35oz. NUGGET From Old Mine Sydney

The Wellington Times · Monday 4 September 1933 · page 1

A nugget of gold weighing 35 ounces, valued at about £280 wan found at the Small Mine at Main Lead, Victoria, during, the week-end by two…

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Gold and Water a Good Double. All Should Benefit

The Wellington Times · Monday 4 September 1933 · page 6

At the present time these two products are well before the public of this town, and they are two things we cannot easily get…

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Yellow Gold Reaches Record Price Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 5 September 1933 · page 1

The Commonwealth Bank has fixed the price of gold at £7/7/9 for the standard ounce, 22 carats, equal to £8/1/2 an ounce fine…

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