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Mining & the mines, 1926

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Mining Development. the Northern Shale and Oil Company Meeting of Shareholpers. Armidale Men Interested

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 3 November 1926 · page 7

The first general meeting of the above company was held at Grafton last week. A representative number of shareholders were present, and Mr…

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Goldfields Murder. Clark to Re Freed Perth (W.A.)

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 3 November 1926 · page 4

The Wsteren Australian Cabinet has decided that the Crown should enter a noll prosequi in the case of Evan Clarke who as comitted for trail…

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Coal Levy Trade Unions Bind Themselves. LONDON

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 4 November 1926 · page 1

The Trade Union Council Conference of 800 delegates, which heard Messrs. Cook and Richardson account for the Miners' Federation funds,…

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Goldfields Murder Clarke Released from Gaol PERTH

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 4 November 1926 · page 1

Evan Clarke was released from gaol yesterday, having been detained for four months in connection with the murder of Detectives Pitman and…

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Cablegrams [Through Reuter.] LONDON, Wednesday. Assisting Striking Miners. Optional Levy of 1d per Day

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 5 November 1926 · page 13

London.—At the conference of the Trade Union Congress to-day, it was decided to place an optional levy of a penny per day on all trade unionists,…

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Gold Seekers. Clash with Natives. Three Men Killed

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 6 November 1926 · page 2

W. R. Carpenter and Co., Ltd., received news on Wednesday from their Rabaul branch that a party of whites (including two former employees of…

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Three White Men Murdered by Cannibals Goldfields Tragedy

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 6 November 1926 · page 4

News reached Sydney on Wednesday night that a party of whites had been attacked by natives at Nakanai, on the north coast of New Britain…

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No Reward for Clarke The Goldfields Murder PERTH

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 9 November 1926 · page 1

The Government has decided not to pay Evan Clarke the reward offered to the accomplice, not being the mutual murderer, who should give…

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No Reward. the Goldfields Murder Perth

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 10 November 1926 · page 4

The Government has decided not to pay Evan Clarke the reward offered, to an accomplice not being the actual murderer. who should give…

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Miners' Institute Second Billiard Table Again Discussed

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 11 November 1926 · page 2

For the past eighteen months the members of the Miners' Institute have had a burning question to discuss, which keeps breaking out [?]resh ever,…

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Gold Seekers. Clash with Natives. Three Men Killed

Guyra Argus · Thursday 11 November 1926 · page 6

W. R. Carpenter and Co., Ltd., received news on Wednesday from their Rabaul branch that a party of whites (including two former employees of…

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Coal Mining Strike. 2000 Men Out. Sydney

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 13 November 1926 · page 6

A dispute existing at the Pelaw Main Colliery, where the Imposition of a "Darg" by the miners, which forced this owners to close down the pit on…

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The Coal Crisis Settlement in View ? High Hopes Entertained LONDON

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 13 November 1926 · page 1

The coalow[?]rs, in a statement declared that the Government's proposed terms of settlement as outlined to the miners, were not theirs. The…

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Broken Hill Mining Still Fine Profits MELBOURNE

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 16 November 1926 · page 1

For the six months ended September 30, Broken Hill Proprietary Block 14 Company Limited earned a net profit of £20,853, compared with £18,…

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The White Gold Busy Time at Railway Record Waggon Load of Wool

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 16 November 1926 · page 2

These are busy days at the local railway station, waggons and motor lorries arriving in an almost continuous stream with wool from…

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New Guinea Goldfields The Impending Trouble MELBOURNE

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 16 November 1926 · page 1

Further information regarding the trouble which is reported to be brewing on the New Guinea goldfields has been received by the Minister for…

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More Trouble. on New Guinea Goldfield. Sydney

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 17 November 1926 · page 4

The Minister for Home and Territories has received a further report of trouble on the New Guinea goldfields, but declines to make the information…

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New Guinea Gold Local Miners Arrive Safely Australian Woman Works Her Own Claim

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 18 November 1926 · page 1

Mr. F. L. Martin, of 10 Blight , Sydney, the secretary of the H[?] Gulf New Guniea Gold Mining Co., Ltd., the majority of whose…

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Torrington Mining Activities Rifle-shooting

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 18 November 1926 · page 2

A large number of minor crushings have taken place at Elliott, Johnston and Turner's battery, Toro[?]. Mr. W. Blaney crushed [?] sons of…

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Cablegrams [Through Reuter.] LONDON, Wednesday. Bright Prospects. Miners Returning

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 19 November 1926 · page 6

Already 350,000 miners have returned to work, and another 13,000 are resuming to-day. There was such a rush at Glamorgan…

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