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Mining & the mines, 1926

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British Coal Mines London

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 29 June 1926 · page 1

IN THE House of Commons Steel Maitland moved the second reading of the Coal Mines Bill, dealing with the hours…

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British Coal Union Executives Active

The Daily Express · Tuesday 29 June 1926 · page 1

This week in Parliament will be devoted to the Coal Bills which manifestly, will be fiercely contested Meanwhile a settlement does not…

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State Gold Pass Federal Member Ley Will Retain It. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 29 June 1926 · page 3

[?] T. J. Ley, ex-Minister for [?]ee, and now member for Bar[?] in the Federal Parliament, has [?]in the Federal Parliament, has [?]ed Mr. Hay, Under-Secretary of…

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Coal Mines Bill London

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 1 July 1926 · page 1

WHEN THE House of Commons' Committee brought up the Coal Mines Bill Mr. Macdonald said that the Laborites regarded the…

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Miners' Federation London

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 1 July 1926 · page 1

The Miners' Federation Executive, for three hours discussed among other things, the question of withdrawing safety men from the pits in…

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Coal Mines Bill Opens Labor Attacks LONDON

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 2 July 1926 · page 1

IN THE House of Commons the final stage of the Coal Mines Dill was reached, and opened menacingly. Mr. Baldwin told Mr. Batey, a…

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British Coal Strike Safetymen to Continue in Mines London

Daily Advertiser · Friday 2 July 1926 · page 1

The Miners' Federation executive met for three hours and discussed the question of withdrawing the safetymen from the pits in consequence of…

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Billapaloora Gold Minks

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 2 July 1926 · page 2

Crushing, operations at the Billapaloora Buttery are proceeding satisfactorily since the minor adjustments found necessary during the trial…

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Miners Sentenced "Flying Scotsman" Derailment London

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 3 July 1926 · page 1

Eight Cramlington miners were sentenced to terms of imprisonment ranging from four to eight years penal servitude at the Newcastle Assizes…

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Mine Disaster. Four Acres of Root Falls in Wilkesbarre (U.s.a.)

Daily Advertiser · Monday 5 July 1926 · page 3

Seven wove killed and eight injured on Saturday when the roof fell, at a depth of 700 foot, over an area of four acres, at a coal mine near here. The…

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Mount Morgan Australia's Most Famous Gold Mine

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 6 July 1926 · page 1

Almost exactly eight months after the great mine at Mt. Morgan became a raging inferno, with all boiler fires drawn and no water available…

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British Miners New Terms LONDON

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 6 July 1926 · page 1

IN EXPECTATION that the Eight Hour Bill will receive Royal assent by Wednesday, several coalowers have announced new terms to the…

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Money Thrown Away Cost of British Strike Another Three Million Voted Coal Owners Offer New Terms LONDON

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 7 July 1926 · page 2

A White Paper supplementary estimate of £3,000,000 to meet the expenditure in connection with the general coal strike includes: Food…

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Gold for United States

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 8 July 1926 · page 2

The steamer Sierra, which sailed to-day for San Francisco, took nearly a million pounds in gold. Three million pounds have been shipped to the…

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A Woman in It Tells Story of the Goldfields Horror. Kalgoorlie (W.a)

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 8 July 1926 · page 2

At the inquest regarding the deaths of Inspector Walsh and Detective-Sergeant Pitman, sensational evidence was given to-day by Florrie…

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Reported Gold Find In New Guinea SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 9 July 1926 · page 1

Passengers who readied Sydney to-day by the steamer Mataram from Rabaul, stated that the recent gold find in New Guinea hail created…

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Foreign Coal For Essential Services Preference to Small Consumer London

Daily Advertiser · Friday 9 July 1926 · page 5

In the House of Commons during the course of a debate regarding a vote of £3,000,000 for the purchase of foreign coal to preserve essential…

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Murdered Detectives Accused Clarke Tells Story of Crime Ill-gotten Gold and Loathsome Tragedy Coulter Shot Walsh, and Treffene Shot Pitman, Says Clarke

Daily Advertiser · Friday 9 July 1926 · page 1

Sensational evidence was given by one of the accused, Evan Clarke, at the inquest into the deaths of the two detectives at Kalgoorlie. Clarke stated that Coulter confessed that he shot Walsh, and that Treffene said…

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Mining

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 12 July 1926 · page 2

John Joseph Kelly applied this morning for permission to mine on 6 acres of Albert Turner's property. The Warden (Mr. Harrison)…

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New Guinea Gold

Daily Advertiser · Monday 12 July 1926 · page 2

Passengers who readied Sydney by the steamer Mataram from Rabaul, state that the recent gold finds in New Guinea had created intense…

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