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Mining & the mines, 1927

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Miners on Farms Important Concessions. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 16 July 1927 · page 4

Former miners from Broken Hill who found it difficult to make a living on their farms on the Murrumbidgee irrigation area have been granted…

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Coal Miner Killed Newcastle

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 20 July 1927 · page 1
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John Jefferson, a middle-aged man was knocked, down and killed by set of skips at the Jesmond colliery yesterday. His skull and left thigh…

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General Telegrams Effect of Coal Strikes Newcastle

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 20 July 1927 · page 2

As a result of strikes on the New South Wales coal fields, inter-State companies have to go elsewhere for their supplies. Information was…

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Determinations. Broken Hill Miners Disappointed

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 22 July 1927 · page 3

The determinations for ex-Broken Hill miners received on Friday will not be accepted, and the men concerned intimate that they have not…

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Mine Plant Swallowed Water Causes Huge Crater. Cologne

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 27 July 1927 · page 1

The whole pithead and plant of the Augusta. Victoria mine, in the Ruhr district, disappeared in a erater 220 yards deep. following an inrush of…

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Mt. Morgan Mine Decision to Close An Industrial Disaster MELBOURNE

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 30 July 1927 · page 6

At a meeting of shareholders of the Mr. Morgan Gold Mine to-day the recommendation of the directors that the company should go into liquidation was…

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Miners Resuming Lithgow

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 2 August 1927 · page 3

The Lithgow miners and those of Oakey Park hope to resume work to-morrow as the result of a meeting yesterday…

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Seamen and Miners Scotching "Red" Movement Mr. Havelock Wilson's Victories London

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 3 August 1927 · page 1

There have been very lively proceedings ,with threats of violence, at the Seamen's Delegate Conference arising out of the decision of the…

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Collieries Resume Lithgow

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 4 August 1927 · page 1

At all the collieries work was resumed yesterday, except at Lithgow colliery, where the men had been idle within one day of a fortnight; an…

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City Coal Mine Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 5 August 1927 · page 2

The Lord Mayor of Sydney. Alderman Mos[?]tyu, denies the suggestion that outside influences have Seen at work in connection with the City…

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Mine Disaster New York

Daily Advertiser · Friday 5 August 1927 · page 2

A message from Clay (Kentn[?]ky) states that a blest in a cost mine resulted in the death of 16 men, who were trapped in the mine as a gang of 250 men was leaving…

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Miners' Baths Owners Must Hurry Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 6 August 1927 · page 8

Mr. Willis, Acting Minister for Mines, said to-day that he thought sufficient latitude had been given the coal mine owners to provide bathing…

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"Worth Its Weight in Gold."

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Monday 8 August 1927 · page 2

Most of the members of the Australian Industrial Delegation to America returned to Sydney yesterday. Although most of the delegates…

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London Demonstration Threat by Miners' Leader London

Daily Advertiser · Friday 12 August 1927 · page 2

A crowd of 10,000 people marched past is profession before the American Embassy, where Mr. A. J. Cook, a prominent official of the Miners'…

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British Miners Eight-Hour Day Act Mr. Cook Heads Revolt LONDON

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 15 August 1927 · page 4

Mr. A. J. Cook, general secretary of the Miners' Federation, in a rallying speech at Durham, appealed to the miners, to co-operate in a movement…

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British Miners Right Hour Day Act Mr. Cook Heads Revolt London

Daily Advertiser · Monday 15 August 1927 · page 3

Mr. A. J. Cook, general secretary of the Miners' Federation, in a rallying speech at Durham, appealed to the miners to co-operate iu a movement to…

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LitHGOW Coal Fields Lithgow

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 25 August 1927 · page 1

The sinking of the shaft for the new mine shows remarkable engineering. The shafts is down 300 feet, and concreted. The hole is 19 feet…

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Broken Hill Mines Closing Forecast Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 27 August 1927 · page 4

At the annul meeting of the Broken Hill Proprietary Co. to-day the chairman announced that unless lead prices recovered substantially within…

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