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Mining & the mines, 1926

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Miners and the Coal Report London, Friday Evening

Evening News · Saturday 13 March 1926 · page 1

THE MINERS' Delegate Conference decided to-day to refer the report of the Coal Commission to the districts and subsequently to…

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"Mystery Gold"

The World's News · Saturday 13 March 1926 · page 12

In this bright and entertaining romance of the South Seas, youthful readers—for it is a book which will appeal largely to adventure-loving boys—will find plenty of…

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Phantom Gold

The World's News · Saturday 13 March 1926 · page 9

The lure of pistoles, doubloons, and pieces of eight has led to the waste of a tremendous amount of human energy. Treasure-hunting, regarded even as a pastime, was…

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Cardiff's Coal Kings

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 13 March 1926 · page 9

CHARLES FRENCH, of Wallsend (N.S.W.), spent most of his time in a hole in the ground before the war, earning his living as a coal miner. In the A.I.F. he came up out of various dugouts occasionally for…

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Lives Depend on Coal Report Baldwin Advises Care Position Serious Miners' Vital Interest London

The Labor Daily · Saturday 13 March 1926 · page 1

The need of careful consideration of the Cool Commission's report was emphasised by the Premier, Mr. Baldwin, at his meeting with…

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Mines Appointment Hobart

The Labor Daily · Saturday 13 March 1926 · page 5

Mr. Macintosh Read, Government Geologist, has been Appointed Director of Mines for Tasmania. The Premier said this step was…

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Slow Virgin Gold

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 13 March 1926 · page 5

THE only outstanding performances in a panorama of mediocrity at Rosehill on Saturday were those of Bunting Wallace, winner of the second…

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Price of Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 13 March 1926 · page 17

Gold was quoted in London on Thursday, our correspondent cables, at 84/11 par oz. fine, an advance of [?]d on the price ruling since Tuesday…

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The Coal Commission's Report

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 13 March 1926 · page 14

In commenting upon the report of the "Royal Commission on Coal-mining in Great Britain," a summary of which appeared in our columns yesterday, it is…

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Britain's Coal Problem High Cost of Mining--Effect on Export Trade--The Shelved Crises

The Labor Daily · Saturday 13 March 1926 · page 12

To a considerable extent, the revival of British industry, which has been in a state of comparative stagnation for five years, depends upon…

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In and About the Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 13 March 1926 · page 20

Acting on the advice of its technical officers Taranaki Oil Fields has decided to cense drilling at No. 2 (Moturoa) well, to withdraw the casing and to plug the borehole. This work…

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West Wallsend Light Shire and Colliery Injunction Granted

The Labor Daily · Saturday 13 March 1926 · page 6

Mr. Justice Harvey (Chief Judge in Equity) yesterday delivered judgment in the suit in which the AttorneyGeneral of New South Wales sought…

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Victorian Labor. Engineers' Plaint Synagogue Trouble Colliery Dispute

The Labor Daily · Saturday 13 March 1926 · page 7

The Australian Institute of Marine and Power Engineers has filled a plaint with the Arbitration Court against the various shipowners of the Commonwealth for…

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Coal for Newcastle. Darwin

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 13 March 1926 · page 17

The steamer Michigan, which has a cargo of coal from Wales, left this morning for Fremantle, where it is scheduled to arrive on March 21, to unload 2000 tonsof coal. It will…

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Gold Rushes in N.z

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 13 March 1926 · page 17

JUST at present there it an epidemic of gold rushes in New Zealand synchronising with an epidemic of art unions…

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Mining. the Share Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 13 March 1926 · page 17

In the mining share market yesterday Barriers held the slight gains of the previous two days. Norths rost 1/ late in the day. Souths, Zincs, and Sulphides (300) were…

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The Coal Crisis an Alternative Suggested

The Labor Daily · Saturday 13 March 1926 · page 12

WHEN last July the British Government granted a subsidy of £10,000,000 to tide the mining industry over until May of this year, until…

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Workless Miners Minister's Aid Sought Cessnock

The Labor Daily · Saturday 13 March 1926 · page 5

The question of unemployed mine workers was stressed to Mr. Baddeley, Minister for Mines, at Cessnock to-day. A deputation, consisting of Messrs…

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American Miners' Demands Fighting the Coal-owners to a Finish--Some Items of the Progressive Log--A New Spirit in Unionism

The Labor Daily · Saturday 13 March 1926 · page 12

We have received from Chicago, Illinois (U.S.A.), the first number of a new Labor journal called "The Progressive Miner." published by the…

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The Bar to New Guineas Gold

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 13 March 1926 · page 17

THERE IS GOLD, and there may be all in some parts of Now Guinea, but until native tradition and superstition die, the white man in…

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