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Mining & the mines, 1928

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City Council The Coal Contracts Alleged Tenders Rigged SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 21 June 1928 · page 4

It is reported that the latest disclosure is in connection with the civic administration deal with coal contracts, involving millions of pounds…

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Gold Mining Survey of Industry Migration Commission's Report

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 26 June 1928 · page 3

FEDERAL GRANT OF £250,000. The Development and Migration Commission's report on gold mining in Australia covers a wide field…

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Rockfalls in Mines Johannesburg Shaken Johannesburg

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 27 June 1928 · page 3

The city experience a terrific bump at 6.30 o'clock this morning. There was a noise like an explosion, accompanied by vibrations Large buildings…

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Mine Disaster Fire Follows Explosion Paris

Daily Advertiser · Monday 2 July 1928 · page 2

A fire in a shaft at the Roche-la Mecliere coal mine at St. Etienne caused a violent explosion in a gallery filled with workers. Dozens escaped,…

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Coal Industry Mr. Charlton's Allegations German Capital to Exploit By-products Cessnock

Daily Advertiser · Monday 9 July 1928 · page 1

Addressing a meeting of the coalfields branch of the One Big Union of unemployed, Mr. Chariton, M.H.R., declared that no stone had been left…

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Russian Gold for Australia "Nonsense." Says A.C.T.U. Delegate Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 10 July 1928 · page 2

Mr. J. Ryan, the delegate of the Australian Council of Trade Unions to the Pan-Pacific Secretarial, who was recently in Russia, said to-day that…

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Colliery Accident Sequel Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 13 July 1928 · page 6

As a sequel to the recent accident at the Valve of Clwydd colliery No. 2, when three men were men were injured, an inquiry was held at Lithgow before…

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New Guinea Gold Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 13 July 1928 · page 6

Although miners in New Guinea have threatened to boycott Australia, a shipment of gold which arrived by the steamer Montoro to-day is larger than usual. it is…

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Imported. British Coal for Sooth Australia

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 13 July 1928 · page 1

The Premier of south Australian (Mr. Buster), when asked lest [?] when [?] there was say found [?] that the Government had…

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Adelong Gold Estates

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 17 July 1928 · page 2

Adelong Gold Estates, N.L , incurred a loss of £585 for the half-year ended April 30, since when the directors have decided to cease…

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Cheaper Coal Companies Out Quotes Newcastle

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 18 July 1928 · page 2

Quotations for the supply of coal to the Railway Commissioners indicate that a split has developed in the ranks of the Coal Owners' Association. In…

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Coal Industry Proposed Conference Owners' Reply to Miners' Representative Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 19 July 1928 · page 1

Referring to Mr. J. M. Baddeley's suggestion of a conference representing the Commonwealth and State Governments, the coal owners and the…

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Federal Parliament Help for Miners What Commonwealth Offers Canberra

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 20 July 1928 · page 3

"The variety of ways in which the Bruce-Page Government is helping in the development of the Commonwealth is not sufficiently appreciated…

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British Coal Miners Communist Tactics Condemned Llandudno (Wales)

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 21 July 1928 · page 1

A private session of the Miners Federation at the Town Hall passed a resolution on a card vote by 620,000 to 8000 endorsing the executive's…

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Cheaper Coal Breakaway From Ring Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 21 July 1928 · page 7

It is stated that one of the largest colliery owners in New South Wales has broken away from the coal vend and has reduced the price of coal by five shillings a…

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Coal Conference Newcastle

Daily Advertiser · Monday 23 July 1928 · page 2

"This Federation knew nothing of it," said the Northern Miners' treasurer, Mr. Tecce, yesterday, when, referring to a published statement that…

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Coal Industry Need for Readjustment SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 25 July 1928 · page 4
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The Chairman of Northern Collieries Ltd., Mr. C. M. M'Donald, in an interview dealing with the coal issue, said that the collieries which were…

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Coal Industry Subject for Inquiry Views of Both Sides Newcastle

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 25 July 1928 · page 2

The northern president of Miners' Federation, Mr. Hoare, suggests that a full inquiry should be instituted concerning the earnings of the…

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British Migrants Not Wanted in Dominions 12 Out of 560 Miners Accepted London

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 25 July 1928 · page 1

"In migration within Britain or within the Empire lies the solution of Britain's unemployment problem," according to the report of the Industrial…

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