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Murray · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1928

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Miners Reject Proposal Of Reduced Wages and Longer hours Mt. Morgan Closes After 40 Years

The Corowa Chronicle · Wednesday 4 January 1928 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday. A meeting of the Broken Hill Workers' Industrial Union rejected the proposal of the mining companies for…

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Planes for Now Guinea. Search for Gold Reefs

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 7 January 1928 · page 4

[?] Parer's [?] service Salamoa to New Guinea goldfish has proved so successful during the past year that it is being enlarged in the…

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Thirty Miners Trapped Explosion Wreck Mine MONTREAL

The Corowa Chronicle · Wednesday 11 January 1928 · page 3

Thirty miners were trapped when an expiosion occurred in a mine at West Frankfurt, Illinois, U.S.A., The officials at present are unable to…

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Spinster's Hoard of Gold

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 13 January 1928 · page 2

Following the death of Miss Euphemla K. Fraser, of Benalla, aged 62, Sergeant Harnetty detailed Constable Lynch to make the necessary…

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Mining Scrip Frauds

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 13 January 1928 · page 2

By the addition of a number of noughts to the scrip of certain tin and rubber companies in the East, big frauds have been perpetrated. The…

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Mount Morgan Mine Committee Proposes to Purchase Piant

The Corowa Chronicle · Wednesday 25 January 1928 · page 4

At a meeting of the Mount Morgan co-operative mining committee, it was decided to enter into negotiations with the principles in Sydney with regard…

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Guinea Gold. an Interesting Interview

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 27 January 1928 · page 4

Mr. P. Blanden (a former resident of Wahgunyah) recently returned to Tocumwal, from New Guinea goldfields and was interviewed by a "Guardian"…

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The Story of Mt. Morgan How a Fabulously Wealthy Mine Was Found

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 11 February 1928 · page 1

The story of the discovery of Mount Morgan like that of must of the big mines in Australia is full of romance. Strange to say Mount Morgan was…

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Brown Beige and Gold Dress Colour Combinations Ensemble Includes Hat. Bag & UMBRELLA

The Independent · Friday 16 March 1928 · page 4

Here are a few of the latest combinations in colours that are to be so much worn:—Browns, beige, and much gold introduced-such as night brown top coat, trimmed with dark brown fur and lined with beige silk, over a beige skirt, and gold coloured jumper. Bad and Black is another delightful combination. Black top coat and the bright red…

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Fatal Fire at Canadian Mining Camp. Princeton (B.c.)

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 20 March 1928 · page 2

Nine men were burned to death and five seriously injured when a bunk house at Granbo Mining Co. was destroyed by fire…

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Albury Gold Cup Sun Morn Fancied

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 17 April 1928 · page 3

The Albury Racing Club will hold their annual Gold Cup meeting on Wednesday and Thursday. Never before has there been such…

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Queensland Colliery Disaster. Three Men Entombed Including Managing Director. BRISBANE

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 24 April 1928 · page 2

Three men were entombed in the Redbank Colliery, 16 miles from the city, as a result of an explosion. The victims are: J. Lestrange, managing…

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Explosion in Colliery. Sydney, Friday Noon

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 27 April 1928 · page 2

A gas explosion has occurred at Balmoral Colliery, a few miles from Emerald, Queensland. Three miners, Mathew Stewart, underground…

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The Coal Situation

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 8 May 1928 · page 2

Mr. McDonald, of the Northern Colliery Proprietors' Association, says that in view of the present unhappy state of affairs the owners of the…

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Country Edition Telegrams. More Coal Miners to Be Put Off. Sydney, Tuesday Night

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 25 May 1928 · page 1

According to the president of the Northern Miners' Federation, since a cable was received from London, giving the report of the chairman's…

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Miners New Union. a Militant Minority. SYDNEY, Wednesday Noon

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 25 May 1928 · page 1

A new organisation, known as the miners' section of the Militant Minority Movement has been formed at the Sydney Trades Hall. It is said to…

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Trouser Skirts Are Right Gold Leaf is Latest in Stockings Fads and Fashions Melbourne

The Independent · Tuesday 29 May 1928 · page 4

Trouser skirts an the latest invention to allow a knee-length display without over-doing it. Gold-leaf stockings are now in vogue. MELBOURNE, Saturday…

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French Colliery Disaster

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 3 July 1928 · page 2

Fifty-three miners perished as the result of a fire in the Roche la Moliere coal mine, at St. Etienne, on Sunday. Sixty men were working in…

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Newcastle Coal Too Dear. South Australia Imports from Britain ADELAIDE

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 6 July 1928 · page 2

The Premier of South Australia has carried out his threat to order coal from Great Britain, owing to the excessive price of Newcastle coal. He…

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The Coal Crisis. Employers' Conciliatory Attitude. SYDNEY, Tuesday Noon

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 10 July 1928 · page 2

Mr. C. M. McDonald, Chairman of the Northern Collieries Association, expressed surprise at the extravagant language used, by Messrs. Charlton…

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