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Mining & the mines, 1927

4,154 stories in Sydney's papers · page 37 of 208

Gold Fields Royal Commission MELBOURNE

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 3 March 1927 · page 6

Senator Sir W. Glasgow announced in the Senate to-day that the Government had decided to appoint a Royal Commission to investigate the…

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Gold Found. Close to Perth. Perth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 3 March 1927 · page 12

Frederick White, caretaker of the Perth Technical School, who was sinking a well on his property at Parkerville in the Darling Range, about 18 miles from Perth, discovered…

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Gold Helmet Fine Race Expected Stratton's Chance

The Sun · Thursday 3 March 1927 · page 9

What should prove to be one of the finest races ever held on any speedway should be provided by the riders for the Gold Helmet at the Maroubra Speedway next Saturday…

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Sixty-six Bodies Are Recovered Appalling Mining Disasters Explosion Entombs 135 Men in Welsh Pit Great Heroism of Rescue Parties Notts. Miners Drowned in Tdrrent London

The Labor Daily · Thursday 3 March 1927 · page 1

THE bodies of 66 victims so far have been recovered from two mine disasters, which occurred simultaneously in Monmouthshire and Nottinghamshire. Almost incredible heroism marked the efforts of the rescue parties…

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OVER 70 DEAD. Mine Disasters. Terrible Scenes. Heroic Rescue Work. LONDON, March 2

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 3 March 1927 · page 11

It is believed that a death roll of 75 is the risult of the simultaneous explosions at the Cwm colliery. Ebbw Vale, Monmouthshire and at the Bilsthorpe pit in Nottinghamshire…

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Delegate Board Approves of Inspector's Action Those Gassed Mines Question of Stoppages Newcastle

The Labor Daily · Thursday 3 March 1927 · page 8

When the Delegate Board resumed its sittings this morning the position, following tho finding of [?] at Killingworth and Glen…

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Money, Mines and Merchandise City Gossip Holdens' Capital A.M.P. ACTIVITIES More Capital for Holdens'?

The Sun · Thursday 3 March 1927 · page 4

In order to cope with increasing trade, Holdens', Ltd., the motor-body building company, will need to increase its plant, and although no…

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State Coal Mine. Lithgow

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 4 March 1927 · page 12

The trouble which arose at the State cost mine, as the result of a dispute between a deputy and a miner, and which resulted in the latler's dismissal, has been the subject of…

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Civic Coal Mine Rescission Notice

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 4 March 1927 · page 3

A special meeting of the City Council has been called for Monday afternoon, at 3 o'clock, to consider notice of motion to rescind the appointment…

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Mine Reports

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 4 March 1927 · page 8

MOUNT BISCHOFF TIN.--Addressing shareholders at the annual meeting at Launceston on Tuesday the chairman of directors expressed the hope that another dividend would…

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Miners and Their Paper

The Labor Daily · Friday 4 March 1927 · page 4

Messr. J. Garadine and O. Dumcombe, representing the South Coast miners, will meet the officials of the Miners' Federation in Sydney to-day…

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From Coal to Cane

The Labor Daily · Friday 4 March 1927 · page 1

Mr. McCracken, a miner, and his family, from Kirkintilloch, Scotland, arrived by the Ormonde yesterday. He says he is going to Bundaberg (Q.) to cut cane…

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Western Australian Gold Yield

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 4 March 1927 · page 13

Our Perth correspondent telegraphs that the Tebrunry gold yield was 31,353oz, worth £133,179, which was 4329oz more than for the Drovious month and 3331oz less than for…

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Two Conferences Miners and Owners Wollongong

The Labor Daily · Friday 4 March 1927 · page 3

On Monday, two conferences will take place at the Miners' Offices at Wollongong. The District Executive will meet the directorate of Corrimal Colliery…

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Artesian Areas Valuable Water "Mines" Proposed Survey

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 4 March 1927 · page 3

The water that is stored underground in Australia is more important to the development of the country than coal, iron, or any other…

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Coal Expert Special Council Meeting Rescission Motion

The Sun · Friday 4 March 1927 · page 2

A special meeting of the City Council has been summoned by the Lord Mayor Alderman Mostyn, for Monday, at 3 p.m. to consider a motion to rescind…

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Brown Coal Victorian Deposits Oils and Spirits

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 4 March 1927 · page 16

An interesting statement concerning the brown coal deposits in Australia and the pos[?]bility of developing the production of refined spirit…

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Mining Hold Ups Conference To-day

The Labor Daily · Friday 4 March 1927 · page 3

Disuptes existing at the Bellambl Cokeworks and Corrimal Colliery will be considered at a conference which is being held at Wollongong on…

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Gold Find at Perth Well-sinker's Luck Perth

The Labor Daily · Friday 4 March 1927 · page 6

Excitement was caused in Perth yesterday when a discovery of gold was reported between Parkerville and Hovea, about 18 miles from Perth…

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Miners Angry Mr. Baldwin Visits Pit-head Seventy-one Dead London

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 4 March 1927 · page 7

The Cwm miners made an angry demonstration when the Prime Minister and Mrs. Baldwin visited the pit-head at Ebbwvale…

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