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Northern Rivers · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1928

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Starving Miners "Horses Treated Better" Coal Conference Minimum Wage Wanted Sydney

Northern Star · Saturday 3 March 1928 · page 5

When the coal conference was resumed to-day Mr. Hoare said that horses working in mines were sure of being bedded and fed, while the…

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Miners' Questionable Action Sydney

Northern Star · Saturday 3 March 1928 · page 13

Miners at Lithgow have [?] the plan of Hoskins, Limited, to employ three shifts of men daily. This is despite the fact that many miners…

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Another Strike of Miners Sydney

Northern Star · Saturday 3 March 1928 · page 5

Miners of Scarborough Colliery, Wollongong, went on strike yesterday, apparently with the sole object of Wringing under the notice of the…

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Cablegrams. Diamond Find. South African Government Mine

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 3 March 1928 · page 2

CAPETOWN, Friday.--The Minister for Mines, in Parliament, stated that new diamond fields had been discovered at Alexander Bay. After a native had…

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Horses Fed But Miners Starve Weekly Wage Urged Conference Adjourned

Tweed Daily · Saturday 3 March 1928 · page 5

SYDNEY, Friday. --When the coal conference was resumed to- day, Mr. Hoare (President of the Northern branch of;the Miners' Federation),…

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12 Killed, 35 Injured in Mining Accident

Tweed Daily · Saturday 3 March 1928 · page 5

BERLIN, Thursday. --An astonishing mining accident in Westphalia resulted in 12 deaths, while 35 men were seriously injured. Two large cages,…

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Cutting Own Throats. Miners Lose £5,976,343 in Eight Years

Tweed Daily · Saturday 3 March 1928 · page 8

SYDNEY, Friday. --At the coal conference to- day, the president of the Northern Colliery Proprietors' Association (Mr. McDonald), said that in 1924…

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New Eldorado Walking on Diamonds African Discovery State Mine Proposed Capetown

Northern Star · Saturday 3 March 1928 · page 5

A casual inquiry in Parliament regarding an expenditure of £2500 elicited from the Minister for Mines that it was…

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Cages Crash Terrible Mine Accident 12 Workers Killed Roof and Ground Hit Berlin

Northern Star · Saturday 3 March 1928 · page 5

An astonishing mining accident in Westphalia resulted in 12 deaths and 35 seriously injured…

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Coal Trade Slack. Owners Contemplate Dismissals

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Monday 5 March 1928 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday.—The officers of the Abermain No. 1 Miners' Lodge have been advised by the owners that it is intended to cavil out 100 employ…

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Beach Mining

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 6 March 1928 · page 2

Last week Mr. Turner, of Melbourne, who is in charge of the beach mining operations at Ballina, took a load of reclaimed mineral matter to Sydney…

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Slackness on Coal Fields. Reaping the Whirlwind. Sydney

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Tuesday 6 March 1928 · page 3

As a result of a notification from the owners of Abermain No. 1 mine that the services of 1200 [?] employees would be dispensed with owing to slackness of…

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Colliery Trouble Threat Sydney

Northern Star · Wednesday 7 March 1928 · page 3

Officers of the Abermain No. 1 Miners' Lodge have been advised by the owners that it is intended, to cut out 110 employees owing to slackness…

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Beach Mining

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 7 March 1928 · page 3

Last week Mr. Turner, of Melbourne, who is in charge of the beach mining operations at Ballina, took a load of reclaimed mineral matter to…

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New Guinea Gold. Shipping to Foreign Coutntries

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Wednesday 7 March 1928 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday. — A Bulolo menage status that at a meeting ot Edio Crock miners it wns decided to appoint a local agent to ship gold to…

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Geelong Gold Cup

Tweed Daily · Thursday 8 March 1928 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.— The Geelong Gold Cup, ran to-day, resulted ANAN LOUISE 1, O'Grab 2, Spental 3. Winner 10 to 1…

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Geelong Gold Cup Melbourne

Northern Star · Thursday 8 March 1928 · page 5

The Geelong Gold Cup run to-day resulted:—Anan 1, Louise O'Grab 2, Spental 3. Winner 10 to 1…

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New Guinea Gold Bulolo

Northern Star · Thursday 8 March 1928 · page 5

At a meeting of Edie Creek miners it was decided to appoint a local agent to ship gold to foreign countries as a protest against the imposition of a…

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Huge Figures Coal Industry Wages

Tweed Daily · Friday 9 March 1928 · page 4

At the coal conference recently the Minister for Labor (Mr. Farrar) told of the huge figures represented by wages and salaries paid in the coal…

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Miners to Be Paid Off West Maitland

Northern Star · Saturday 10 March 1928 · page 11

The management of Abermain Collieries has decided to pay off 114 men at No. 1 (colliery. Further dismissals are likely…

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