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Mid North Coast · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1926

108 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 6 of 6

Lang After Revenue Caucus Cuts Down Country Freights £250,000 From Coal

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 9 November 1926 · page 1

Although expenditure is exceeding revenue at the rate of £3,000,000 a year, Mr. Lang told Caucus that he would present a Budget on Tuesday…

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Gold Mining Reminiscences. MR. T. Slyney's Experience

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 10 November 1926 · page 4

Mr. T. Slyney, of Taree, who recently returned from Nuggety Gully after a quest for gold on the old diggings, has brought back with him a…

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British Coal Strike

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 17 November 1926 · page 4

Sir William Joynson-Hicks, speaking Saturday last, at Barnstaple, on the British coal strike, said it had cost the country dear, the loss being…

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Miners Boycott Increase Cost of Amusement. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Friday 26 November 1926 · page 5

The miners at Wollongong threaten to boycott the forthcoming Wollongong Show because the Committee increased the gate charges from 16 to 2-…

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Coal Strike in Victoria. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 30 November 1926 · page 3

One thousand members of the Australian Workers' Union, engaged in coal-winning operations at Yallourn Depot, Victoria, of the State Electricity…

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Making Gold Leaf

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 1 December 1926 · page 2

At one time it was possible to buy the grain gold in Dublin, but now it has to come from England. The first process in manufacture is to smelt the…

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Coal Tribunal to Decide. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 7 December 1926 · page 3

The Lithgow miners, who recently gave 14 days' notice of their intention to strike, have now decided to refer their dispute to the Coal Tribunal…

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A Diamond Mine

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 18 December 1926 · page 7

There is magic in the words "A Diamond Mine" that appeals to young and old alike, but few know the process by which the gems are…

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