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Mid North Coast · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1929

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Coal Profits 2/1½—Miners Not Bound by Finding

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 24 September 1929 · page 2

The report of the Royal Commission on the coal industry, now in the hands of the Government will show that the profits of the coal…

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Aztec Gold

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 25 September 1929 · page 9

The Aztec gold treasures of Minor C. Keith, of Boston and New York, are to go to the American Museum of Natural History by the terms of Mr…

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Woman's Jungle Trek. New Gold Field

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 27 September 1929 · page 8

Across steamy gullies, in New Georgia, Solomon Islands, a woman marched miles inland with a small psopecting party to peg out a claim…

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The Coal Strike. Men May Have to Agree to 10d. Ton Cut

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 27 September 1929 · page 8

Finding of the Royal Commission on the average profits of the coal owners, a determination that is expected to yield a solution of the…

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Coal Profits

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 28 September 1929 · page 4

The report of the Royal Commission on the coal industry, now in the hands of the Government, shows that the profits of the coal owners are…

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Beggars in Moscow. British Miners' Disgust

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 28 September 1929 · page 2

Disillusion and disgust were the keynotes of the reports of the Kentish miners, Walter Roone and John Crane, who described their…

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Soviet Rule. Miners Leaders Appalled Revolting Conditions

The Northern Champion · Saturday 28 September 1929 · page 8

The remarkably original experiment of the properties of the Tilmanatono colliory, who sent representive of the miners to Russians to study conditions…

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Resented by Miners

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 2 October 1929 · page 3

Miners on the Maitland field take exception to what they terra the "cheap and nasty" insinuation of the Minister of Agriculture, Mr. Thorby, during…

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Life in Mining Areas

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 4 October 1929 · page 3

Amazing statements about life in some of the mining areas on the west coast of the South Island (N.Z.) were made by the Rev. H. G…

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Telegrams. Coal Owners Forecast Early Resumption. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Friday 4 October 1929 · page 5

The opinion is general in well-informed circles that the Coal owners will take early action to get the colliery operations resumed. The owners say…

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Mining Unions "Smell a Rat." Nott on Theodore. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Friday 4 October 1929 · page 5

Dr. Nott, addressing North Sydney electors, said that the only alternative to the Bruce Government was one led by Mr. Theodore. He added, "All I…

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Latest Telegrams Sydney, Friday. Lucky Gold Prospectors

The Northern Champion · Saturday 5 October 1929 · page 4

Two prospectors made a good and of gold in a new reel in the Drake district, neat Tenterfield. In a few days they unearthed 100 ounces of pure gold Some…

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Gold Find. in Drake District. Seven-ounce Nuggets

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 11 October 1929 · page 1

Mr. Christopher James Lean and Mr. W. Atkinson have made a good find of gold in a new reef in the Drake (near Tenterfield) district. In…

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The Coal Dispute

The Northern Champion · Saturday 12 October 1929 · page 4

The coal-mining uuions will not accept the Premier's offer for a resumption of work in the coal mines. On Wednesday the Premier (Mr. Bavin) received…

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Gold Prospecting Party

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 15 October 1929 · page 2

A prospecting party of 25 shareholders is being formed by Mr. J. G. Geale. Shares are offered to the public at 10/6 per share and £1…

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Farmers' Handbook. a Mine of Information

Macleay Argus · Friday 18 October 1929 · page 12

Excellent as previous editions of the Farmers' Handbook have admittedly been they, have to yield pride of place to the latest issue, a copy of which has…

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Copeland. "There's Gold in the Hills." an Early Chapter

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 18 October 1929 · page 2

Copeland, a village in the Gloucester neighbourhood, was last week brought before the notice of the public by a shooting tragedy. There…

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Australian Gold

The Northern Champion · Saturday 19 October 1929 · page 4

One million Australian sovereigns saved London money market on October 1. (News item, "S.M. Herald"). Keep the money in Australia,…

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The Mines. Hebburn's Record 119 Strikes in Sic Years

The Northern Champion · Saturday 26 October 1929 · page 6

Mr. Stanley MCKcusey, superintendent of Hebburn Collieries, Ltd., gave evidence at the coal inquiry this week regarding the prevalence of strikes at the…

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Copeland. "There's Gold in the Hills." an Early Chapter

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 26 October 1929 · page 1

Copeland, a village in the Gloucester neighborhood, was last week brought before the notice of the public by a shooting tragedy. There…

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