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Northern Rivers · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1928

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State Minerals Record Year for Coal Sydney

Northern Star · Saturday 10 March 1928 · page 15

A statement was made available yesterday by Mr. Chaffey, Minister for, Mines, showing that mineral production in New South Wales for 1927…

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Quartz Gold in New Guinea

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Monday 12 March 1928 · page 4

Alluvial gold is rapidly being worked out on the gold fields of Edie Creek and Salamoa and the day of the one-man claims is passing. That is the…

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Reign of Terror U.S.A. Coal-Striking Regions

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 13 March 1928 · page 3

WASHINGTON, Monday:—The subcommittee of the Senate Interstate Committee, which recently toured the regions where coal strikes have been…

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"Reign of Terror" Coal Strike Area in U.S WASHINGTON

Northern Star · Tuesday 13 March 1928 · page 5

The sub-committee of the Sena[?] Interstate Committee which recently topred regions where coal strikes had been in progress over a year has…

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Copper Mine Disaster Mexico City

Northern Star · Wednesday 14 March 1928 · page 5

Twenty-two men are believed to have perished in a fire in an American owned copper mine near Teziutlan. Eleven bodies have been recovered…

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Rough on the Coal Baron

Tweed Daily · Thursday 15 March 1928 · page 4

At the Scone Police Court the police proceeded against Agnes John, a married woman, on a charge of maliciously wounding a dog, the property of Mr…

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A Goldfield Romance

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 16 March 1928 · page 4

When sitting on the doorstep of an old assay office, long disused, in the Mr. McDonald district, Mr. Williams, a practical assayer, noticed the…

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Big Order for Coal Sydney

Northern Star · Saturday 17 March 1928 · page 5

The Premier stated this afternoon that Cabinet had agreed to the Railway Commissioners accepting tenders for 60,000 tons of large coal, which…

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Miners Object Colleague Who "Swanks" Sydney

Northern Star · Saturday 17 March 1928 · page 5

A deputation from men employed at the State mine at Lithgow waited on the Minister or Labour and Industry (Mr. Farrar) this afternoon and urged…

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Mr. Hoare's "Bribe." To be Distributed Among Miners

Tweed Daily · Saturday 17 March 1928 · page 8

NEWCASTLE, Friday.--T. Hoare's £600 "bribe" will be distributed among the miners employed at Stockton borehole colliery to-morrow, each man…

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Miners Annoyed Mate Who Swanks Deputation to Minister

Tweed Daily · Saturday 17 March 1928 · page 5

SYDNEY, Friday.--A deputation from the men employed at the State mine at Lithgow waited on the Minister for Labor and Industry (Mr…

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Stockton Colliery. Heavy Losses in Wages

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Wednesday 21 March 1928 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—According to an official statement issued on behalf of the management of the Stockton Borehole Colliery, the men lost…

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Rescued From Mine But Severely Injured

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 21 March 1928 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Tuesday, -- James Plunkett, aged 35, was rescued unconscious from a gold mine at Hurstbridge, where he had been overcome by gas…

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Fire at Mining Camp Incendiarism Suspected Princetown (Brit. Col.)

Northern Star · Wednesday 21 March 1928 · page 5

Nine men are dead, five were seriously burned, and a number of others received minor hurts as the result of a fire, believed to be caused by…

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Stockton Borehole Mine Sydney

Northern Star · Thursday 22 March 1928 · page 2

According to an official statement, issued on behalf of the management of Stockton Borehole Colliery the men have lost £11,700 in wages as the…

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Gold Reef Discovered Sydney

Northern Star · Thursday 22 March 1928 · page 2

News has readied Sydney of the discovery of a new gold reef between Edio Creek and Merri Creek, New Guinea. It is expected that the find…

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Work of a Madman Miners Burnt to Death

Tweed Daily · Thursday 22 March 1928 · page 4

PRINCETOWN (British Columbia), Monday.—Amplifying yesterday's message, it can now be stated nine men are dead, five were seriously burned, and…

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New Guinea Gold Find Will Cause Fresh Boom

Tweed Daily · Thursday 22 March 1928 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday.— News has reached Sydney of the discovery of a new gold reef between Edie Creek and Merri Creek, New Guinea. It is…

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Coal By-Products. £2,000,000 German Capital

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 24 March 1928 · page 5

In the House of Representatives on Wednesday, the prime Minister (Mr. Bruce) informed Mr. Charlton that certain requests had been received from…

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Mining Fire Disaster Timmins (Ontario)

Northern Star · Monday 26 March 1928 · page 5

The coroner's jury which inquired into the Hollinger mine fire disaster in which 39 men lost their lives charged "gross negligence" to the…

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