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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1933

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Bottle of Gold Paid His Insurance Premium

Western Age · Friday 13 October 1933 · page 1

A surprise was received by the A.M.P. Society recently when a small bottle of gold was delivered in the mail from a country member in…

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Gold Cup Notes

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 20 October 1933 · page 5

Race week has come and gone again and the inevitable results are quite noticeable. All business places report having done good trade…

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Narromine Gold Cup. Settling Night. Presentation Of Trophies

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 20 October 1933 · page 2

The official presentation of trophies won at the Gold Cup meeting took place after the second day'a races at Tattersall's (Court House Hotel)…

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Stuart Town Gold Rush

The Wellington Times · Thursday 26 October 1933 · page 4

The sad news of the death of Mrs Thos. Clyne, and the drowning fatality in the Macquarie River, cast quite a gloom over our village for the…

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Tooraweenah Blue and Gold Ball

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 26 October 1933 · page 5

The C.W.A. Blue and Gold Ball held last night at Tooraweenah proved a great success, both socially and financially. It is anticipated that…

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Local and General Mining Activities

Western Age · Friday 27 October 1933 · page 2

Cobar has of late been attracting many parties of Investigators of mineral potentialities, particularly the precious metal, gold. After having…

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Price of Gold Still on the Upgrade Washington

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 28 October 1933 · page 1

The price of newly-mined gold was raised to 31.54 dollars an ounce to-day, 18 cents above the first Treasury quotation yesterday, and approximately 50…

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Miners Put Off

The Western Herald · Tuesday 31 October 1933 · page 2

Owing to slackness trade 500 employees at the Aberdare Extended colliery have received notice of dismissal…

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Price of Gold Roosevelt Buyer at Any Price Washington

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 31 October 1933 · page 1

The United States Government to-day raised the price of gold to 31 dollars 96 cents, which is 47 cents above the day's quotations on the world…

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Price of Gold Roosevelt Still on the Rise Washington

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 2 November 1933 · page 1

The United States Treasury to-day fixed the price of gold at 32 dollars 26 cents. This is 74 cents above the world quotation…

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Strike at Burwood Colliery Miners Remain Out

Western Age · Friday 3 November 1933 · page 3

Seven hundred miners, who returned to work at Broken Hill Proprietary Company's Burwood colliery last week, have resumed their strike. They…

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Miners' Compensation

The Western Herald · Friday 3 November 1933 · page 2

Broken Hill miners, suffering from various diseases, received £1,141,938 in compensation in the last 12 years…

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Warden's Court Peak Mine

Western Age · Friday 3 November 1933 · page 2

A suspension, of labor conditions was granted for six months to Mr. E. Campbell on behalf of the Peak Mines (No Liability. An objection had been…

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Coal Export Increased Trade

Western Age · Friday 3 November 1933 · page 3

Interstate and oversea exports of coal from Newcastle in the last nine months totalled 1,573,151 tons, valued at £1,324,302…

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Occidental Mine Men Re-engaged

Western Age · Friday 3 November 1933 · page 2

Recently men engaged in sinking a winze at the Occidental mine were put off, and rumors were current that the mine may close…

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Coal Oil Plant to Cost £10,000,000 Big Project Under Way

Western Age · Friday 3 November 1933 · page 4

The Prime Minister (Mr. Lyons) announced on Thursday that the Federal Government had taken steps for the establishment in the Newcastle-Maitland…

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Miners' Compensations Hugs Sums Paid Out Broken Hill

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 4 November 1933 · page 1

Miners suffering from various diseases received £1,420,000 in compensations in the last 12 years…

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Price of Gold Tone More Moderate Washington

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 4 November 1933 · page 1

The price of gold to-day was 32 dollars 36 cents. Although this price is higher than yesterday's, it is only 25 cents above the world price…

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Colliery Closed Too Many Stop-work Meetings Cessnock

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 7 November 1933 · page 1

Paxton Colliery, about seven miles from Cessnock, which employed 250 men, closed down indefinitely last night…

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Fatal Fall in Mine Cause Not Determined

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 9 November 1933 · page 3

The Gulgong District Coroner (Mr R. Laing) conducted an inquest into the cause of the death of Mr. W. McCasland, who died in the…

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