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Mining & the mines, 1926

5,943 stories in Sydney's papers · page 53 of 250

Money in Coal

The Labor Daily · Friday 12 March 1926 · page 10

John Stephen Kirton, coal merchant of Thirroul, who died on December 7 last, at the age of 68 years, left an estate valued at £27,088, which was…

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Dividends Payable. Mining

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 12 March 1926 · page 7

Tongkah Harbour Tin Dredging: 1/- a share; payable April 22. Rawang Tin: 1/- a share; payable March 31…

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"Adjourn the House" Bruce Offends Miners

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 12 March 1926 · page 3

The coal miners want the Federal Parliament to adjourn over a suggestion of theirs to which the Prime Minister (Mr. Bruce) is hostile…

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Late Mining. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 12 March 1926 · page 12

To-day's sales included:—Mount Isa, 20/4½…

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Mining. the Share Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 12 March 1926 · page 13

Yesterday's mining share market exhibited a healthier, feeling. Barriers reflected a alight return of confidence, as revealed in an inclination to support the leading stocks…

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Chinese Sunken Mines Signals to Shipping Peking

The Labor Daily · Friday 12 March 1926 · page 1

It has been learned from Tientsin that representation have been made to the Kuo-Ming-Chun authorities on the subject of the mines sunk at…

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Hidden Mine Explosion in Cemetery The Graves at Thlepval

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 12 March 1926 · page 2

Devastation has been caused among hundreds of the graves in the British war cometery at Thlepval (Flanders), which was the scene of terrible…

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Naked Lights Best for Miners' Eyes Beer for Nystagmus

The Sun · Friday 12 March 1926 · page 11

Dr. Hugh George Allen gave evidence before the Coal Commission today. of the probable causes of miners' nystagmus…

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Foreign Editor's Diary Coal Report Subsidy Must Go

Evening News · Friday 12 March 1926 · page 4

BRITAIN As was anticipated, the report of the Royal Commission on Coal-mining in Great Britain recommends the State ownership…

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Coal Tribunal "Back Saturday" Work Men's Case Closed

The Labor Daily · Friday 12 March 1926 · page 6

The "Back Saturday" question was considered in camera by the Coal Tribunal yesterday. Mr. T. White, of the Southern district…

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Ten-day Fortnight Coal Tribunal Evidence Owners Oppose

The Sun · Friday 12 March 1926 · page 9

The case for the proprietors, in reply to the miners' claim for a ten working day fortnight at collieries, was heard before the Coal Tribunal (Mr. Charles…

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"Do Not Chew Tobacco" Advice to Miners to Stop Nystagmus

Evening News · Friday 12 March 1926 · page 9

NYSTAGMUS is a disease of the eye which frequently attacks coal miners. Dr. H. G. Allen, eye specialist, gave the safety in Mines…

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Sidelights on the Coal Commission “Labor Daily,” February 24th

The Workers' Weekly · Friday 12 March 1926 · page 3

“Manager Fullagar of New Greta Colliery claimed that naked lamps were perfectly safe in any part of the mine. Later on he stated that on one occasion as soon as he became…

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Coal Britain's Problem Commission's Report Both Sides Criticise Recommendations

The Sun · Friday 12 March 1926 · page 1

The recommendations contained in the report of the British, Coal Commission have been coldly received by the press and are adversely criticised by both mine-owners and miners. The owners object to the nationalisation of royalties and the…

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Our Queensland Letter. Strike at a Colliery Students Encroach on Stewards' Domain Election Apathy

The Labor Daily · Friday 12 March 1926 · page 8

Strike-fever has broken out at Gatton Agricultural College, the stewards and cooks objecting to students making their own beds and cleaning…

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Coal Inquiry Report Nationalisation Issue Anxiety in Britain London, March 10

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 12 March 1926 · page 1

The report of the Coal Commission, which is unanimous, states that the change of fortunes in the coalmining industry is the result of powerful economic forces, and cannot be attributed to political unrest or…

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British Coal Industry. Wages and Control. Findings of the Royal Commission. Important Changes Recommended

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 12 March 1926 · page 11

The Royal Commission on Coal-mining in Great Britain makes a series of important recommendations in the findings submitted by it to the Government. The Commission suggests that the State should acquire coal measures by purchase, but it rejects the…

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Who Shall Own the Mines ? Nationalisation Rejected Commission Favors State Action Ownership of Minerals Improved Methods Are Urged

The Labor Daily · Friday 12 March 1926 · page 1

NATIONALISATION of the coal mining industry is rejected by the British Coal Commission. THE COMMISSION, however, favors the Government resuming ownership of minerals, and urges that coal-bearing deposits should…

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Ample Water S.s.w. Towns Have Sufficient Supplies Reports From Country Service to Barrier Mines Cut Off

The Sun · Friday 12 March 1926 · page 11

Broken Hill is in the throes of a water famine, but the other principal cities and towns in the State with one or two exceptions have ample, supplies for domestic requirements. Reports from 15 districts throughout the State indicate that…

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Mining Notes. Lucknow Pups Gold Mining Company, N.l

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Saturday 13 March 1926 · page 5

No. 5 vein's rise has been extended 4 feet, width of ore shoot, and mineral quality according assays, being maintained…

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