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Mining & the mines, 1926

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Coal for Newcastle Newcastle

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 10 April 1926 · page 7

The steamer Michigan, with a cargo of Welsh coal for naval purposes, arrived in Newcastle from Fremantle this afternoon. The last vessel to unload…

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Albury Gold Cup Albury

The Labor Daily · Saturday 10 April 1926 · page 3

Mr. J. F. Nagle, secretary of the Albury Racing Club, has announced that the Gold Cup for the 1928 Cup meeting of the Albury Racing Club…

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Mining Conferences Newcastle

The Labor Daily · Saturday 10 April 1926 · page 6

Conferences will be held here on Wednesday in the Northern Colliery proprietors' rooms. The Rothbury situation is set down…

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Miners' Conditions Delegates Unanimous London, Friday Night

The Sun · Saturday 10 April 1926 · page 1

The miners' delegate conference unanimously adopted the Miners' Federation Committee's recommendation to oppose district settlements,…

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Miners' Objection. to Southern Italians. Hobart

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 10 April 1926 · page 15

Arising out of the stabbing incident at the foot of the haulage line, near Queenstown, yesterday afternoon, when, it is alleged, a Southern Italian, Glivanl Lecastro, stabbed…

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Gold's Hosiery Mills, Ltd. (In Liquidation)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 10 April 1926 · page 17
Also in The Daily Telegraph

The liquidator of Gold's Hosiery Mills, Ltd. (in liquidation) is distributing amongst the "B" debenture holders the sum of £43,000. This, with the £13,000 distributed in…

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Coal Trouble The Strike Threat Owners' Case

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 10 April 1926 · page 1

The owners' attitude in connection with the threat of the Federated Engine-drivers and Firemen's Association to strike in view of an…

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Must Be Safeguarded Miners' Minimum Wage Thurroll

The Labor Daily · Saturday 10 April 1926 · page 3

"The owners have again and again refused as the right to say who should be started in the colleries, and they often put men to work as miners who know…

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Waratah Miners' Plight Minister to Help Position Position

The Labor Daily · Saturday 10 April 1926 · page 6

The [?] at the Waratah miners was [?] the Minister for Labor and [?] M. Baddeley, by a deputation [?] who asked that…

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British Coalminers Owners' Proposals. Miners' Meetings. London, April 9

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 10 April 1926 · page 15

It is understood that the executive of the Miners' Federation has decided to roject the coalowners' proposals, which to a large extent expressed agreement or acquiescance…

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Mining Shares. Further Weakness in Barriers

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Saturday 10 April 1926 · page 4

Barriers again suffered a setback on Change yesterday the market for lead and spelter declining further. All scrip was affected, save for Zinc Corp,…

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Resentment of Miners Lithgow Rebuff Claims "Not Considered" Lithgow

The Labor Daily · Saturday 10 April 1926 · page 3

There was large attendance at the miners' stop-work aggregate meeting in the Oddfellows' Hall, to consider the question of the rejection of claims…

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Panama Gold Position in Africa Capetown, April 8

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 10 April 1926 · page 7

The opinion on the Rand regarding the Panama gold discovery is that a rich goldfield would inevitably attract capital, to the detriment of other…

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Miners Firm Owners' Proposals Rejected No Wage Reductions London, April 8

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 10 April 1926 · page 1

It is understood that the executive of the Miners' Federation has decided to reject the coal-owners' proposals regarding wages and…

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British Miners Stand Firm Reject Proposals Will Not Show Hand Special Conference London

The Labor Daily · Saturday 10 April 1926 · page 1

It is understood that the executive of the Miners' Federation has decided to reject the coalowners' proposals and to recommend the holding of…

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Stone-dusting Dangers Views of the Miners Redhead Disaster Could It Have Been Worse?

The Labor Daily · Saturday 10 April 1926 · page 7

THE Coal Commission resumed its session yesterday, and adjourned till 10 a.m. on Tuesday. The addresses of the miners'…

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Interesting Deliberations of Miners' International In the Event of War Steps to be Taken

The Labor Daily · Saturday 10 April 1926 · page 11

The first report deal with a meeting of the committee held in London on the 7th and 8th July, 1925, at which delegates were present from Great Britain,…

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Gold From Lead

Truth · Sunday 11 April 1926 · page 21

On the authority of Dr. Russell, well known in press and scientific circles the transmuting of gold is no longer the dream of the alchemists…

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"Homes" of Miners in Mimi

Sunday Times · Sunday 11 April 1926 · page 11

Here are pictures of some of the terrible hovels in which miners at minmi, employed by John Brown, the multi—millionaire, must live out their lives…

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