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Mining & the mines, 1926

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Coal Battle More Miners Resume LONDON

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 24 August 1926 · page 1

AN OFF1CIAL return, issued at noon to-day showed that' 4619 miners had resumed work in Derbyshire, while 431 more men…

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Continue to Fight Cook's Advice to Miners Mond Blames Ovebproductton London, Monda

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 24 August 1926 · page 1

Mr. A. J. Cook addressed six meetings at the Nottinghamshire coalfields and exhorted the miners not to stab the federation in the back, but to…

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Gold Madness Grips New Guinea "Biggest Find Yet" £20 a Day Reported

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 24 August 1926 · page 8

Further news of the gold rush" to Bulole River and Edie Creek was brought to Sydney by the steamer Matarah, which arrived on Friday…

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New Guinea Gold Prospectors Need £1000 "Swaggie" Method Would Be Fatal Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 24 August 1926 · page 6

The Administrator of New Guinea, General Wisdon, has issued a warning to persons desiring to go to the new goldfields. In a letter to the…

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Murder Charge. Goldfields Tragedy. Pardon for Clarke

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 24 August 1926 · page 3

PERTH.—After 15 hours the crow examination of Evan Clarke, the principal Crown witness in the Kalgoorlie murder trial, concluded last…

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Polish Coal For England WAKSAW

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 25 August 1926 · page 1

Reuter's Warsaw correspondent says that 400,000 tons of coal have been ordered for delivery to Britain in September…

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British Coal Strike Derby and Warwick Resumptions London

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 25 August 1926 · page 4

According to official returns at noon to-day 4619 miners have resumed work in Derbyshire and 431 more men are working in Warwickshire…

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Clashes with Police British Goal Strikers Picketing and Intimidation Large Orders for Polish Coal LONDON

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 26 August 1926 · page 1

While generally speaking the number of miners working continues to increase, there has been a decrease in the Mansfield district (Notts) coalfield…

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Goldfields Murder Detective-sergeant's Evidence Perth

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 26 August 1926 · page 5

Giving evidence at the goldfields murder trial, Detective-sergeant Manning said there was nothing in the track of a running man near the…

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Rush for Gold Administrator's Warning "Almost Certain Death"

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 27 August 1926 · page 1

General Wisdom, Administrator of the Territory of New Guinea, has written to the Department of Home and Territories, Melbourne, warning…

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British Coal Strike Miners Clash with Police Downing-street Negotiations London

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 28 August 1926 · page 4

The coal negotiations were resumed to-day, four officials of the Miners' Federation meeting Mr. Winston Churchill, Sir A. Steel-Maitland and…

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New Guinea Gold New Field All Pegged Out Prospectors Must Try Elsewhere Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 28 August 1926 · page 1

The steamer Melusia which will leave Sydney for New Guinea on September 21, will call at Salamoa Bay, the nearest port to the gold fields at…

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British Miners "Not Going to be Beaten!" LONDON

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 30 August 1926 · page 1

MR. COOK, addressing 6000 people at Nuneaton, said that the miners are going to suffer worse than hitherto during the next week or…

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British Miners Will Reconsider Wages But Are Firm on Hours Question London

Daily Advertiser · Monday 30 August 1926 · page 3

The Miners' Federation has issued a manifesto dealing with the situation arising from recent conferences with the Mining Association and…

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Coal Miners on Migrant Ship

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 31 August 1926 · page 2

Forty coal miners were included among the passengers of the Orama which arrived at Melbourne from London to-day. They are all going to…

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Government Protection For the Mines LONDON

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 31 August 1926 · page 1

In the House of Commons Mr. Joynson Hicks said that if the safety men were called our by Mr. Cook or anyone else it would be the duty of the…

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Oil From Coal Substitute for Petrol Scientist Advises New Method Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 1 September 1926 · page 2

Addressing the Millions Club to-day, Dr. N. V. S. K[?]bs said: "If all the coal used in its raw state in England were treated by low temperature…

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End the Deadlock Miners' Move Expected Emergency Regulations Renewed for Another Month LONDON

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 1 September 1926 · page 2

The Miners' Executive sat for 150 minutes to-day, and decided to call a delegate conference on Thursday. Reuter understands that important…

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Seamen's Squabbles Johnson Causes Sensation Walsh Wants to Repay Miners Seamen Refuse the Money SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 1 September 1926 · page 2

A sensation was caused at the monthly meeting of the Seamen's Union to-day when Jacob Johnson produced a letter alleged to have been…

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Goldfields Murder "Not Very Long to Live" Treffene "Not Being a Hero" Perth

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 1 September 1926 · page 3

When the goldfields murder case was resumed to-day, Mr. Parker, for the Crown, suggested that Treffene, Coulter, and Clarke, should be paraded…

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