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Mining & the mines, 1927

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Miners Know Value of Hospitals

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 27 May 1927 · page 12

By a majority of 29, the voting being 559 to 530, Lithgow miners have agreed to the request, of the hospital committee to increase their industrial…

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"Gold End to Rainbow." Vancouver

The Scone Advocate · Friday 27 May 1927 · page 3

A New York message states that a million dollars to "put a gold end to his 3600-mile rainbow" awaits Lindbergh, with definite offers of 735,000…

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Envy of Miners Aberdare Extended Working. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 27 May 1927 · page 4

hor this week, at anyrate, the employees of Aberdare Extended Colliery have been the envy of the mining fraternity…

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Reef of Gold. Discovered in New Guinea

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 27 May 1927 · page 5

A message has been received in Sydney from Mr. Livingstone manager of Edie Crock for Messrs Royal and Glassop that a solid reef…

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Export of Gold. Thirteen Millions in 14 MONTHS

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 27 May 1927 · page 2

During the past week a million in gold in two parcels of £500,000 each has. been exported from Sydney to San Francisco…

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Colliery Mechanics Appeal Against Coal Board's Decision. Dismissed by Tribunal

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 May 1927 · page 16

The Coal Industry Special Tribunal, under the chairmanship of Mr. C. nibble, sat in Sydney, in connection with an appeal by the…

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Small Collieries Delegate Board Decision

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 May 1927 · page 4

At a meeting of the Delegate Board of the Miners' Federation at Newcastle, consideration was given to the question of the number of small…

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Proposals for Peace the Miners Federation

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 28 May 1927 · page 6

A definite suggestion for the settlement of the present Lahour dispute was made at yesterday's meeting of the central council of the Miners…

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Sunken Gold After Sixty Years

Singleton Argus · Saturday 28 May 1927 · page 8

San Diego, Wednesday— Naval divers will attempt during the summer to recover 850,000 dollars in gold in the cargo steamship Brother Jonathan,…

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Fall of Coal. Cessnock Miner Injured

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 May 1927 · page 11

William Alston, a miner, living in Anstey-street, Cessnock was caught by a fall of coal in the Aberdare Central Colliery. He…

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Youth Killed. Fell Under Coal Train

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 May 1927 · page 9

Albert Gilchrist (16) was killed instantly at Newcastle, when he fell under a waggon of a coal train near the Commonwealth Steel Products…

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Miners Resume. City Railway Trouble. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 May 1927 · page 16

The minors on the 'Wynyard Square townhall section of the underground railway, resumed work today, pending the decision of the conciliaion…

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Easter Conference. South Maitland Miners in Support

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 May 1927 · page 11

Mr. Bert Sargent, chairman of the South Greta Miners' Lodge, writes, Mating that, at a large combined meeting of South Maitland miners, a…

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Singleton Letter. Mining Warden's Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 28 May 1927 · page 7

Mr. A. N. Graham sat as Mining Warden at tho Court House on Wednesday, when several applications for authority to enter land in the…

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Arbitration System a Tragic Failure. Views of Mines Association President. BURNIE (Tas)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 28 May 1927 · page 5

Speaking at the annual conference of the Mines and Metallurgical Association of Australia, the president, Mr. R. Murray, manager of Mount…

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Gold Escort. Startling Incident Near Euroa. Hold-up Fears Allayed. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 May 1927 · page 16

One million pounds in gold has just been shipped to America by the Commonwealth Bank. It weighed seven tons, 17 cwt., 26 lbs., and was…

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West Maitland Court. Monday. May 23. (Before Mr. M. H. Cleeve, P.m.). Stealing Coal

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 May 1927 · page 14

Michael Ford pleaded guilty to having at West Maitland, on May 20, stolen a quantity of coal valued at 10/, the property of the Maitland…

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East Greta Miners

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 30 May 1927 · page 4

Should the East Greta Colliery be idle to-morrow, a meeting will be held at Capper's Hill, St. Peters, at 11 a.m…

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Still on Strike. Coal Trimmers at Newcastle. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 30 May 1927 · page 5

Hopes that Saturday's conference between representatives of the Port Hunter Stevedores Association and the Newcastle Coal Trimmers' Union…

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Miners' Garnishee Orders

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 31 May 1927 · page 7

Mr. Gcorge Booth, M.L.A., is now in receipt of official information in connection with his representations relative to the eases of two…

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