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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1928

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Big Mine Closes Down. Sydney

The Young Chronicle · Tuesday 3 January 1928 · page 2

A mass meeting of the Broken Hill Workers' Industrial, Union rejected the proposal of the mining companies for reduced wages and longer hours,…

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Golden Rose Brilliant Win in Gold Cup Wonderful Sport

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 3 January 1928 · page 6

A neck was the margin by which the handsome chestnut mare, Golden Rose, won the Gold Cup at the conclusion of the £1,200 meeting of the Goulburn Trotting Club yesterday. On Saturday Golden Rose won the principal event of the day,the…

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Gold Discovery At Sugarloaf Mountain SYDNEY

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 6

The Under Secretary for Mines has received a report from Mr. M. B. M[?] Grath, inspector of mines, on the recently discovered gold find at Sugar…

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Of Interest to Women Dress Notes; Social News; Home Hints Sydney Gossip Fashion's Latest Decrees Gold Tinge as Trimming

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 9 January 1928 · page 5

One would thing that gold tissue was a somewhat incongruous note in the sports costume, yet it is marking its appearance as a trimming to the…

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30 Men Trapped United States Mine Explosion MONTREAL

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 10 January 1928 · page 2

About 30 miners were trapped when an explosion occurred at a mine at a mine at West Franfort,. Illinois. The officials are at present unable to…

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Rich Gold Find in Abandoned Shaft. Eight Ounces to the Ton

The Young Chronicle · Tuesday 10 January 1928 · page 1

Rich deposits of gold have been discovered in the abandoned shaft of the old Lady Belmore mine on Hawker's Hill at Hill End (N.S.W.), and a…

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Russian Gold (To the Editor)

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 12 January 1928 · page 3

Sir.— In one of its recent issues a certain Sydney protectionist paper Sounded a paen of gladness because a Russian woolbnyer had purchased…

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New Process Successful Demonstration Means Reduction of Coal Bills LONDON

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 12 January 1928 · page 2

The first public demonstration of the Dvorkovitz system of coal carbonisation was given at Slough to-day. The Australian Press Association…

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To-day's Cables Miners' Hours Reduction Not Possible Arbitration Court Decision BURNIE (Tasmania)

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 13 January 1928 · page 4

The full bench of the Arbitration Court sitting here dealt with an application by the Australian Workers' Union for a reduction of the working…

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Items of Interest Coal Miners Idle

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 16 January 1928 · page 2

There are now 1300 miners idle at the Hepburn No. 1 and No. 2 and El[?]ington collieries, in the Newcastle district…

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Gold Quartz Still Being Raised at Bribbaree. Mining Affairs Slack

The Young Chronicle · Tuesday 17 January 1928 · page 1

Mining in the Young mining district is very slack and there are no prospects of an improvement…

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Griffith Gold Cup Meeting

The Young Chronicle · Tuesday 17 January 1928 · page 2

Tho Gold Cup meeting of the Griffith Race Club takes place on 25th and 26th January. Entries close tomorrow, Wednesday, at 9 p.m…

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Items of Interest Big Gold Shipment Arrives

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 18 January 1928 · page 2

The steamer Montoro, which arrived at Sydney today from New Guinea. brought £35,000 worth of gold from the New Guinea goldfields…

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Goods and Gold (To the Editor)

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 24 January 1928 · page 3

Sir,—ln Mr. Paul Cheyne's letter of the 17th inst. he inquires why Great Britain compels. the Commonwealth to accept payment for London credits…

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Gold Standard Effect of American Finance LONDON

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 25 January 1928 · page 2

"The conclusion is forced on us that in very real sense the world is an a Dollar standard," declared Mr. Reginald MeKenna, at the Midland…

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Socialism Men to Control Mine Tasmanian Experiment HOBART

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 26 January 1928 · page 1

The proposal of the Miners' Fedoration to take over the Catamaran Colliery in Tasmania. is the" first towards the socialisation of industry,…

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Guard's Leap for Life Empty Coal Train Derailed NEWCASTLE

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 31 January 1928 · page 4

Forty trucks and a guard's van left the rails when the draw gear snapped between the fifth and sixth waggons of an empty coal train on…

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The Gold Reserve Proposal for Export SYDNEY

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 2 February 1928 · page 4

The proposal of Mr. H. C. Brierley, chairman of the N.S.W. division of the Federal Institute of Accountants, that Australia should ship its gold…

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Russian Gold To the Editor

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 3 February 1928 · page 2

Sir.—Our American cousins displayed such a flair for finance that they almost succeeded in making New York instead of London, the…

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Goulburn Eisteddfod Gold Cup Band Contest

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 3 February 1928 · page 4

Advices from Sydney show that metropolitan bands are manifesting keen interest in the Gold Cup hand contest, to be held on April 28 in…

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