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Mining & the mines, 1927

4,154 stories in Sydney's papers · page 43 of 208

Gold in Coal Vale of Clwyed Coal & Brick Co., Ltd

The Labor Daily · Saturday 12 March 1927 · page 11

A NET profit of [?]5127 is shown in the accounts for the half-year ended December 31, 1985. Added to [?]4491, the net profit for the first half…

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New Coal Mine Millions of Tons Finding a Market Lithgow

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 12 March 1927 · page 1

The Vale of Clwydd Company's No. 2 colliery is now well advanced. and the big field is estimated to contain between 50 and 60…

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Blood on Coal

The Labor Daily · Saturday 12 March 1927 · page 11

FOR the ten yearn ending. 1916, 12.400 miners were killed in Great Britain…

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Price of Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 12 March 1927 · page 19

Gold was quoted in London on Thursday, our correspondent cables, at 84/11½ per oz fine, an increase of three farthings on the price ruling since Tuesday…

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Motoring. Gold Helmet Final

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 12 March 1927 · page 20

The final of the Gold Helmet will be decided at Maroubra Speedway to-night; and other events on [?] programme are the Trangle Match Race (motor car, sidecar, and motor cycle), All-powers Solo Hand[?]…

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Vast Coal Reserves Lithgow

The Labor Daily · Saturday 12 March 1927 · page 4

No. 2 Vale of Clwydd Colliery at Lidsdale, is now connected by rail with Wallerawang Colliery line, and thus to the State railways…

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Discoveries of Gold. Grafton

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 12 March 1927 · page 18

A prominent mining engineer and geologist, Mr. Charles Thebon, [?] visited [?] Dalmor[?]on district, has located a number of promising shows about six miles…

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Mining. the Share Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 12 March 1927 · page 19

General support was lacking in the mining share market yesterday, and prices were weaker. Of Barriers, Sulphides failed to hold their improvement, the selling of 400…

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Coal Trade. Export Decreasing. NEWCASTLE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 12 March 1927 · page 17

The Railway Commissioners, in a letter to the Newcastle Chamber of Commerce, state that the coal export trade of the port shows a marked falling off…

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Dangerous Gantry at Invincible Mine Lithgow

The Labor Daily · Saturday 12 March 1927 · page 6

Mr. A.R. McEwan, district cheek inspector of the Western mlarrs, reports to-day: "I made a special inspection to-day of…

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Scarborough Mine Idle Since Wednesday Scarborough

The Labor Daily · Saturday 12 March 1927 · page 5

The [?] at Scarborough Tunnell colliery has become serious. The standing off of all the members of the Minors' Federation was on…

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Glen Ayr Colliery Check Inspector's Report for Feb. 22, 1927

The Labor Daily · Saturday 12 March 1927 · page 11

Following on a communication I received from Secratary W. Breenon I proceeded to Glen Ayr colliery, atriving at 8.30. a.m…

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Miners Give Answer Carey's Letter Solidly Behind Seale Newcastle

The Labor Daily · Saturday 12 March 1927 · page 5

It is clear that Industrial white ants can have no effect on coal. When the Miners' Northern District Executive to-day received a letter from…

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Royal Tour Duchess Better But Cant Travel Duke Visits Mines Nelson. N. Z.

Evening News · Saturday 12 March 1927 · page 3

LAST night's bulletin read: "The Duchess passed a very comfortable day. The throat affection has not yet subsided, but it is…

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Mines Laid for Rich Pay Cars Bandits' Ruse Five Men Blown Up Pittsburg

Evening News · Saturday 12 March 1927 · page 1

FIVE men were injured—two of them probably fatally—when bandits dynamited two armored cars which were carrying a coal…

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Mining Outlook "Room for Inspectors" To-day's Conferenc Deputies' Views Cessnock

The Labor Daily · Saturday 12 March 1927 · page 5

More than ordinary Interest was shown among deputies this morning with the opintons expressed by Mr. Hoare in yesterday's "Labor Daily."…

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South Coast Miners in Revolt Willis' Newspaper Conscripts Refuse to Pay Subs. Branch Funds Are at Low Ebb Councillor Phillips Assists With Loan of £500

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 12 March 1927 · page 3

ILLAWARRA BRANCH OF the W.I.U.A. (Coal Employees' Federation) is financially "on the rocks." IT WAS ONLY BY MEANS of a…

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Goldfields Inquiry Brisbane

The Sun · Saturday 12 March 1927 · page 3

Mr. G. B. Macgregor, who has been appointed a Royal Commission to inquire into miners' complaints on the Edie Creek goldfield. will leave…

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Goldfields Crime. Claim for Reward. Perth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 12 March 1927 · page 17

In the Supreme Court yesterday Evan Clarke claimed the reward of £1000 offered by the Crown for information leading to the arrest and conviction of persons who…

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Britain's Coal Trade

The Sun · Sunday 13 March 1927 · page 13

Great Britain's coal exports for January and February totalled in value £8,273,488, as compared with £7,846,962 for the corresponding period of 1926.--…

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