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Mining & the mines, 1927

4,154 stories in Sydney's papers · page 42 of 208

"Too Many Cooks" Crash to Doom Miners' Federation Internal Friction Newcastle

Evening News · Thursday 10 March 1927 · page 1

INTERNAL friction has [?] in the Miner's Federation over the control of the organisation. Killingworth Lodge has adopted the…

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Oil From Coal. Morwell Scheme. English Company Formed. LONDON, March 8

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 10 March 1927 · page 9

"Electricity for next to nothing," generated alongside the State works at Morwell (Victoria) is the prospect held out by the L. and V Brown Coal Distillation Company, if…

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Money, Mines and Merchandise City Gossip Q.N. Pastoral Co. Effects of Drought

The Sun · Thursday 10 March 1927 · page 4

Last year was an embarrassing period for the Queensland National Pastoral Co., Ltd. The greater part of Queensland…

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Mines Are Still Idle No Move Yet Deputies Will Not Waver Aberdare Boomerang Newcastle

The Labor Daily · Thursday 10 March 1927 · page 5

WITH the exception of Pelaw Main Colliery, there was not as far as could be ascertained, a wheel turning on the coalfields to-day…

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Cargo of Gold Fortune Favors Few Disappointed Miners

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 11 March 1927 · page 12

A precious cargo, 14,000 ounces of gold, valued at £35,000, arrived in Sydney yesterday by the Melusia, from New Guinea. The gold was shipped…

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Coal

Evening News · Friday 11 March 1927 · page 8

Captain Phillips, an engineer, told the Royal United Service Institution In London yesterday that the solution of the Empire's petrol difficulty seemed to lie in the carbonisation of…

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Possible Revival N.T. Gold Mining. Darwin

The Labor Daily · Friday 11 March 1927 · page 10

Mr. James Horsburg, chairman, and Mr. G. A. Hobler, member of North Australia Commission, are understood to be making an inspection of…

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Scarborough Miners Lodge Meeting To-day

The Labor Daily · Friday 11 March 1927 · page 3

The monthly meeting of Scarborough Miners' Lodge will be hold to-day at 10 a.m. at Wombarra. As the business to be transacted is…

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New Guinea Gold. Melusia's Shipment

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 11 March 1927 · page 11

The Melusia, which reached Sydney from Rnbaul yesterday, brought with hor 14,000 ounces of gold. The consignment is stated to be one of the largest yet despatched from…

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Coal Trouble Conference Called NEWCASTLE

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 11 March 1927 · page 7

A conference of three representatives each from the Mines Department, owners, and deputies, has been convened for next Saturday morning in…

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Northern Mines. Minister Convenes Conference. Deputies' Dispute

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 11 March 1927 · page 11

The dispute on the northern coolfields, prin. cipally due to the demand by the Colliery Officials' Association for the empleyment of additional dopiltles, was the subject of…

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Stating From Gold. Cause of Engine Troubles

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 11 March 1927 · page 15

One of the most important connections drawn from a recent investigation made by prominent motor-car authorities was that 50 per cent to…

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Miners Are Laid Off Scarbro Closed Down Wollongong

The Labor Daily · Friday 11 March 1927 · page 5

It came as somewhat of a shock last night when the [?] Mine closed down bill further [?] and show [?] being…

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Gold Up Again ("Sun" Special) LONDON, March 10

The Sun · Friday 11 March 1927 · page 5

Gold is quoted at 84s 11½d an oz. fine--an advance of 2d an oz. on the price indicated on Tuesday last…

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Oil From Coal. an Empire Necessity. London, March 9

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 11 March 1927 · page 11

Lecturing at the Royal United Service in stltutlon, an engineer, Captain Phillipa, said that the consumption of petrol In Britain had increased 300 per cent, in five years. If no…

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Mines Inspections Conference Called for Saturday Deputies and the Law Cessnock

The Labor Daily · Friday 11 March 1927 · page 6

Satisfaction was expressed on the coal fields this afternoon when it was made known that a conference had been arranged for Saturday, to dead…

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Money, Mines and Merchandise City Gossip Pastoral Co.'s Profits Brewery Earnings Australian Pastoral Co

The Sun · Friday 11 March 1927 · page 5

Although an excellent season was experienced over most of the station properties owned by the Australian Pastoral Co., Ltd., the company's stock…

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More Gas From "Smith's" "S.c. Miners in Revolt" As Usual on Wrong Track Wollongong

The Labor Daily · Friday 11 March 1927 · page 6

Miners and newsagents of the South Coast are angry at the grossly misleading statements contained in this week's "Smith's…

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Motoring Speedsters at Royal, Maroubra, and Newcastle Will Benstead Retain Gauntlet ? : Gold Helmet Final

Arrow · Friday 11 March 1927 · page 15

Events postponed from last Saturday will be decided on the leading speedways of the State to-morrow. At the Royal, Benstead will be set a severe task to retain the Silver Gauntlet. All the leading dirt track riders are keen on wrestling it from him. At Maroubra, the final of the…

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Goldfields Murder PERTH

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 11 March 1927 · page 7

The Supreme Court to-day reserved judgment in the claim of Evan Clarke for £1000 reward in connection with the arrest and conviction of Treffene…

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