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Mining & the mines, 1927

319 stories in New England's papers · page 12 of 16

To Close Down . The Pinnacles Mine. Broken Hill

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 21 September 1927 · page 4

Junction North Company, Broken Hill, in the Warden's Court, has applied for six months' suspension of Labor conditions at The Pinnacles…

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Bowls. Gold Leaves, Boomerangs. and "Cock-o'-the-walk

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 21 September 1927 · page 6

There was a fair attendance at the Bowling Green on Saturday, when the following competition games were played:—…

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Gold Prospects. at Pretty Gully, Tenter Field. Very Rich Find

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 21 September 1927 · page 1

Good prospects of coarse gold are being obtained by Sidney Jones, a prospector, from the bed of an ancient river which was covered many…

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Miners at Law the Use of Dams An All-day Case P[?] Agree to "Forge[?]"

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 22 September 1927 · page 6

A record for a local court sitting was established at Emmaville when hearing in the case Ro[?] v. Morgan, did not…

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Miners for the Land. Leaving Goldfields

Tingha Advocate and North-Western Journal · Friday 23 September 1927 · page 2

Several hundred miners on the Kalgoorlie fields have been warned to leave the mines on account of developing phthisis…

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To Close Down The Pinnacles Mine

Tingha Advocate and North-Western Journal · Friday 23 September 1927 · page 2

Junction North Company, Broken Hill, in the Warden's Court, has applied f or six ' mouths' suspension of Labor conditions at The Pinnacles…

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Antimony and Gold. Promising Northern Show

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 23 September 1927 · page 5

A very promising deposit of antimony containing rich assays of gold, is being prospected at Pretty Gully, near Drake, by Mr. Richard Keats and…

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Barrier Mines. Two Not Closing. Broken Hill

The Inverell Times · Friday 23 September 1927 · page 1

The Superintendent of the Junction North mine at Broken. Hill has announced that mining operations will be continued. The manager of the…

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Sensational Mail Robbery. Thieves Make Big Haul. Gold Digger's Loss. Sydney

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 24 September 1927 · page 6

It is reported that when the steamer Margins arrived in Sydney last month from Rabaul, the whole of her registered mail was missing, though the…

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Coal Miners' Change. One Union to Another. SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 28 September 1927 · page 1

The coal miners at Yallourn (Vic.) by 242 votes to 38 have decided to seeede from the A.W.U. and link up with the Fuel and Fodder Workers'…

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Oil From Brown Coal. New Victorian Industry. SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 28 September 1927 · page 1

Details of a project to obtain by a new process oil from brown coal were given yesterday by Mr. H. A. Bradstreet, of Sydney. A company with…

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Miners' Institute The Committee Meets

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 29 September 1927 · page 2

The monthly meeting of the committee of the Emmaville Miner's in [?]titute was held in the reading room. Mr. c. Wilson, President, occupying…

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Record Day's Coal Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 29 September 1927 · page 1

A record has been established at the State [?] by the court of [?] tons in one day. The coal was h[?] in [?] bourn…

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Help for Striking Miners. Russia and Australia Assist. (Reuter). LONDON

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 1 October 1927 · page 1

The "miners journal" disclosed that the 1920 Strike time relief from parts of the world amounted to £1,915,000 of which £1,161,000 [?] from…

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Pace That Kills. Exhausted Miners. SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Monday 3 October 1927 · page 1

Northern Coal owners will be given fourteen days notice to call a conference to discuss the claims of machine miners. Failing satisfaction,…

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Northern Miners' Claims. Exhausted After Shift

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 4 October 1927 · page 4

Northern coalownere will be given 14 days' notice to call a conference to discuss claims of the machine miners. Failing satisfaction, the men will call…

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Mining Fatality. Man Killed in Colliery. SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 5 October 1927 · page 1

When portion of a roof collapsed in Mount Pleasant colliery, Woolongong to-day, David Duncombe was instantly killed. In addition to other…

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Rich Gold Find

The Uralla Times · Thursday 6 October 1927 · page 3

Good prospects of coarse sold are being obtained by Sidney Jones, a prospector, from the bed of ancient river which was covered many…

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Like Movie Thriller. Miners Fight Under Ground

The Uralla Times · Thursday 6 October 1927 · page 4

A story sounding like a movie thriller was told at the Bendigo Police Court, when Edward Thomas Yates 21, miner, was charged with…

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Coal Strike Settled Win For the Men New York

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 6 October 1927 · page 1

A message from Desmoines (Iowa) states that the coal mines have reopened, following a settlement of the dispute regarding wages, and nine…

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