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Mining & the mines, 1924

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Trades That Kill. Barmen Have Dangerous Calling—diabetes Due to Over-eating—risks of Mining

Daily Advertiser · Friday 12 December 1924 · page 6

Professor J. B. S. Haldane calls attention in the "Nation" to the Registrar General's figures with regard to occupational mortality in England…

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Oil and Coal-resources

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 13 December 1924 · page 7

Professor Sir Edgeworth David states that there is enough oil in the coal resources of the commonwealth to last Australian consumers at the…

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Miners Prosecuted. Alleged Illegal Strike. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 13 December 1924 · page 4

In the Arbitration Court to-day, 20 Mount Kembla miners appeared to show cause why they should not be deemed guilty of default of public…

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Bellbird Colliery Cessnock

The Daily Express · Tuesday 16 December 1924 · page 1

As the result of to-day's exploratory work two more [?]dies of victims of the Bell[?]bird disas[?]en Cornes and Hartley, were recovered to-day. They…

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Mining

The Tumut Advocate and Farmers and Settlers' Adviser · Tuesday 16 December 1924 · page 2

Last week Messrs Arthur Dean and Arthur Ibbotson's waggon teams commenced the cartage of 80tons of ore raised by Mr. Laban Gregory…

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South African Gold Theft. How the Boxes Were Opened. London

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 16 December 1924 · page 2

As the result of closely pursued investigations in London of the South African gold theft of last month, there is reason to believe that the polios…

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Miners' Troubles Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 18 December 1924 · page 1

The trouble which arose among the men employed at the Coke Works of Corrimal, Balgownie, and Collieries, Ltd., was mentioned before Judge…

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Gold Pass for Members

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 18 December 1924 · page 2

"How the devil did it get there?" was the forcible query Sir Joseph Carruthers applied to the clause in the new railway bill providing that…

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Those Gold Passes Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 18 December 1924 · page 1

There were ructions in the New South Wales Assembly early this morning, when the Railways bill, aa amended by the Legislative Council,…

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Mine Disaster Thirty Lives Believed to Be Lost. Cage Crashes. Johannesburg

Daily Advertiser · Friday 19 December 1924 · page 3

A terrible mine disaster occurred last night on the Randfontin Estates. It appears that a cage, containing a white man and thirty blacks was…

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FELL 1000 Feet Terrible Mine Disaster Thirty Men Crushed to Death (Reuter Service.) JOHANNESBURG, Dec. 18

The Daily Express · Friday 19 December 1924 · page 1

A terrible mine disaster is reported from the Randfon[?]n Estate. It appears that a cage…

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Rand Mine Accident Mysterious Accident Dangers of Search Parties Capetown, Dec. 19

The Daily Express · Monday 22 December 1924 · page 1

One body has been recovered from the Randforntein mine. The search is very dangerous' as the searchers have to clamber about…

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Mining. Adelong Gold Profits

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 23 December 1924 · page 2

Adelong Gold Estates earned a net profit of £4353 for the half year ended October 31 last, as against £13 for the previous six months…

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Coal Near Mudgee Important Discovery Sydney

The Daily Express · Tuesday 23 December 1924 · page 2

An Important mineral discovery has been made at Ulan, near Mudgee. A 5ft. workable seam of high-grace coal has been found extending North…

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Railway Gold Passes. Progressive Leader Explains Mr. Bruxner's Views

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 23 December 1924 · page 4

Lt. Colonel Bruxner, leader of the Progressives in the Legislative Assembly, speaking on the proposal to grant railway passes to members said it was…

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"White Coal" Great Power Scheme Biggest in Europe. London, December 21

The Daily Express · Tuesday 23 December 1924 · page 1

The “Daily Telegraph's” correspond. en[?] writes that the Watchensee works described as the biggest power station in Europe, is completed…

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An Illegal Strike Miners Fined. Sydney

The Daily Express · Wednesday 24 December 1924 · page 1

[?] the Industrial Court to-day, Judge Rollin finalised the case in which [?] number of miners employed by Kembla Colleries Ltd were called on to…

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Fined for Striking Port Kembla Miners. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 24 December 1924 · page 3

When the men found guilty in the Port Kembla strike case came before Judge Rolin again, this morning, he was informed that no progress had…

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Move for Unity Mines Industry Conference. Sydney

The Daily Express · Wednesday 24 December 1924 · page 1

An Industrial conference of [?]dred organisations will be called early in the New Year by the Miners’ Federation with a view to consolidating this…

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Man Killed Miner Buried under Fall of Coal. Five Injured. Maitland

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 27 December 1924 · page 3

As the result of a fall of coal at Stanford Merthyr Colliery, near Maitland, on Christmas Eve, Robert Widdonfield (31) was killed and five men…

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