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Mining & the mines, 1928

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Influenza or Gold Will Break Right Up. No Evidence of Distress in a few Hours

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 2 August 1928 · page 3

Bayer gave Aspirin to the people of the world. In 1900 Bayer gave Aspirin its name and introduced Aspirin to the medical profession as a remedy for…

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Plane Crashes. on New Guinea Goldfields. Salamoa (N. Guinea)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 2 August 1928 · page 6

Captain Johnston and Messrs. Howard and Soutar have arrived here in the Commonwealth amphibian to examine and inspect all airplanes on…

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Aberdare Colliery Still Idle

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 3 August 1928 · page 7

Aberdare Colliery, at which there was a stoppage of work earlier in the week, owing to a grievance on the part of two miners who drew "tops"…

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Mines Rescue Act

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 3 August 1928 · page 1

In connection with representations made by him on behalf of miners employed on the South Maitland coalfield, Mr. J. M. Baddeley, M.L.A…

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St. Heliers' Colliery Idle. Employees on Strike

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 3 August 1928 · page 2

The employees at St. Heliers Colliery ceased work yesterday in consequence of a dispute with the management regarding the rates of pay…

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Third Day's Idleness. Trouble at Aberdare Colliery. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 3 August 1928 · page 2

Aberdare Colliery ontored upon its third day of idlenesa to-day. Trouble over two minors refusing to accept a bord of…

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Telegraphic News. Civic Coal Contracts Sydney

The Scone Advocate · Friday 3 August 1928 · page 2

Judge Thompson, who was appointed by the Government as Commissioner, opened his inquiry to-day concerning the Town Hall coal contracts extending…

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Buried Treasure. Pirates Gold at Cocos Island

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 3 August 1928 · page 3

A new expedition is getting under way to seek for the buried gold of Cocos Island (writes Catherine D. McKenzie in the New York "Herald…

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Diesel Engines. to Be Installed in Broken Hill Mine

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 3 August 1928 · page 3

When questioned concerning the statement that the Sulphide Corporation was about to instal Diesel oil ongines at the Central mine, Broken…

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Alleged Graft City Council Coal Contracts Commission Opens. SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 3 August 1928 · page 5

Judge Thompson this morning opened an inquiry into the coal contracts made by the City Council during the past 20 years…

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The Coal Crisis. Deputation to Premier. "Prices Must Come Down." Stoppages Must Cease

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 3 August 1928 · page 2

A deputation from all parts of the northern coalfields waited upon the Premier, Mr. Bavin, on Thursday, and urged that the Government take immediate steps to start relief works with a view to relieving the acute…

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Coal Crisis. Miners' Central Conucil to Meet. Mr. Davies' Views

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 August 1928 · page 16

The Central Council of the Min[?] Federation will meet in Sydney next week, commencing on Tuesday, August 7…

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Coal Industry

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 August 1928 · page 7

"One matter which is closely related to the question of unemployment, and to which the Government has given a large amount of…

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Coal Contracts

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 August 1928 · page 11

The allotting of the coal contracts by the Government is anxiously awaited by the colliery employees in the Greta district. The opinion is…

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Colliery Staffs Appeal Against Awards

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 August 1928 · page 2

Reserved judgment was given by Mr. E.J. Kavanagh, Deputy-Industrial Commissioner. in respect of appeals by the Northern Collieries'…

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English Collieries National Marketing Scheme. London, July 27

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 August 1928 · page 12

An attempt is being made by influential British coal owners to evolve the national organisation of all collieries in the country for…

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Northern Miners. Meeting of Management Committee

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 August 1928 · page 14

The northern miners' management committee concluded its deliberations at the Trades Hall, Newcastle, on Saturday, when there were present:…

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Double Fatality Pelaw-main Colliery. Verdict of Accidental Death

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 August 1928 · page 16

A verdict of accidental death was returned at the inquest held at Kurri Kurri by the Deputy Coroner, Mr. J. R. Scott, into the double…

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Preventing Stoppages. Action by Richmond Main Miners

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 August 1928 · page 14

At a meeting of the Richmond Main Miners' Lodge on Sunday it was determined to abolish sectional stoppages…

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Price of Coal South Australian Premier's Views

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 August 1928 · page 3

The South Australian Premier (Mr. Butler) said that he was in communication with the New South Wales Premier (Mr. Bavin), who, in a…

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